Max Wissel

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Max Wissel
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Max Wissel in 2010
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Born (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34)
Alzenau (Germany)
Superleague Formula career
Debut season 2008
Current team FC Basel 1893
Car number10
Starts24
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish3rd in 2009 & 2010
Previous series
2008
200607
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula BMW ADAC

Maximilian "Max" Wissel (born 24 November 1989) is a German former racing driver.

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Since 2008 he has raced in the Superleague Formula and has raced for FC Basel 1893 in the 2008 season and 2009 season.

Nowadays, Wissel is a sim-racing driver, competing in the Formula One video racing games series.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Formula BMW ADAC GU-Racing Motorsport Team 1800014511th
Formula BMW World Final 10000N/A21st
2007 Formula BMW ADAC GU-Racing International 1810124266th
2008 Superleague Formula FC Basel 1893 12000020515th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC GU-Racing International 800009318th
2009 Superleague Formula FC Basel 1893 1410343083rd
2010 Superleague Formula FC Basel 1893 3111376673rd
2011 Superleague Formula South Korea300017111th

Superleague Formula

2008-2009

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamOperator123456PositionPoints
2008 FC Basel 1893 GU-Racing International DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER 15th205
9791345181412151117
2009 FC Basel 1893 GU-Racing International MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR 3rd308
1034813DN1191458

2009 Super Final Results

YearTeam123456
2009 FC Basel 1893
GU-Racing International
MAG
5
ZOL
N/A
DON
3
EST
DNQ
MOZ
N/A
JAR
DNQ

2010

YearTeamOperator12345678910NC11PositionPoints
2010 FC Basel 1893 GU-Racing International SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI NAV 3rd667
56231351713474854746611X472744226DNDNC614X
† Non-championship event.

Sim Racing


Wissel has competed in the esports community scene in the Formula One video racing games series. Currently racing for TF10 Racing [1] , Wissel competes in the Premier Sim Gaming Leagues (PSGL) PC racing league, in the highest tier, F1. He became a race winner on January 31, 2024, taking the win in the Season 36 Barcelona round, making Wissel the oldest race winner in PSGL's history. [2]

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