| Max Hesse | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 23 July 2001 Wernau, Germany |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | ROWE Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (until 2022) FIA Gold (2023–) |
| Car number | 998 |
| Starts | 11 (11 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020–22 2017–19 | Nürburgring Endurance Series ADAC TCR Germany |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | ADAC TCR Germany |
Max Hesse (born 23 July 2001) is a German racing driver driving for ROWE Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [1] The German has been part of the BMW M Motorsport works driver staple since 2023. [2]
Contents
- Racing record
- Racing career summary
- Complete ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship results
- Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
- Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
- References
- External links
Hesse began his car racing career in the TCR touring car scene, making his ADAC TCR Germany debut in 2017 before embarking on a full season with PROsport Performance in 2018. [3] Following a sixth-place finish in the standings and the Rookie Trophy title, the German moved to Hyundai Team Engstler ahead of the 2019 season. [4] He took his first podiums in the opening three races before going on a run of four victories in the final eight races, narrowly winning the title against defending champion Harald Proczyk. [5] As a consequence of his title-winning season, Hesse was named the ADAC Junior Motorsportsman of the year. [6]
Hesse switched his focus to the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie from 2020 onward as a newly-minted BMW junior driver, racing in multiple events in the SP8T and Cup 5 classes. [7] [8] The former would see Hesse attain success, with him winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Walkenhorst Motorsport. [9] In 2021, he and N24-winning teammates Dan Harper and Neil Verhagen went on to drive in the NLS's SP9 category, the highest-placed GT class, under the Team RMG banner. [10] With two wins, the trio finished second in the standings, though they were forced to retire from the Nürburgring 24 Hours. [11]
The trio remained together for the next two years, competing with Rowe Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [12] [13] Their highlight performance came with a second place at the 2023 season-opener at Monza, in the first year which Hesse, Harper, and Verhagen contested as full BMW factory drivers. [14] [15] Further successes included an overall race win in the NLS and a personal success for Hesse, who won the second race of the Road to Le Mans event alongside Valentino Rossi. [16] [17] [18]
Hesse and Harper both returned to the Endurance Cup and Rowe Racing in 2024, this time partnering Augusto Farfus. [19] At the first race in Le Castellet, an impressive performance by both Hesse and Harper enabled the team to come out victorious. [20] Hesse added to his accolades at the end of May by taking pole position for the Nürburgring 24 Hours, making him the youngest polesitter in the history of the race. [21] [22] In a rain-shortened event, Hesse, Harper, and Charles Weerts ended up third. [23]
