Max Wissel | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Alzenau (Germany) | 24 November 1989
Superleague Formula career | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Current team | FC Basel 1893 |
Car number | 10 |
Starts | 24 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2009 & 2010 |
Previous series | |
2008 2006–07 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW ADAC |
Maximilian "Max" Wissel (born 24 November 1989) is a German former racing driver.
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.
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2006 | Formula BMW ADAC | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11th |
Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st | ||
2007 | Formula BMW ADAC | GU-Racing International | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 426 | 6th |
2008 | Superleague Formula | FC Basel 1893 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 15th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | GU-Racing International | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18th | |
2009 | Superleague Formula | FC Basel 1893 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 308 | 3rd |
2010 | Superleague Formula | FC Basel 1893 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 667 | 3rd |
2011 | Superleague Formula | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 11th |
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
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2008 | FC Basel 1893 | GU-Racing International | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 15th | 205 | ||||||
9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 17 | |||||
2009 | FC Basel 1893 | GU-Racing International | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 3rd | 308 | ||||||
10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | DN | 11 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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2009 | FC Basel 1893 GU-Racing International | MAG 5 | ZOL N/A | DON 3 | EST DNQ | MOZ N/A | JAR DNQ |
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | NC | 11 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | FC Basel 1893 | GU-Racing International | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI † | NAV | 3rd | 667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | DN | DN | C | 6 | 14 | X |
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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