# Maxime Soulet

Maxime Soulet (born 26 July 1983) is a Belgian racing driver.

## Career

Soulet began his racing career in 2002, competing in two races in the French Formula Renault series. In 2004, Soulet competed in both the Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium and the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 series, winning championship titles in both. In 2015, Soulet was signed as a Bentley factory driver in the then-Blancpain GT Series. Soulet's best overall season with the marque occurred in 2017, when he and co-drivers Vincent Abril and Andy Soucek came within seven points of winning the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. They entered the final round with an eight-point advantage, but retired during the final race while their closest competitor finished third. For 2018, Soulet signed with K-Pax Racing alongside fellow factory driver Soucek. Two years later, Soulet was part of the Bentley Team M-Sport team that won the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. After Bentley's factory GT3 program wound down at the end of 2020, Soulet joined Selleslagh Racing Team for the final three rounds of the 2021 GT4 European Series. Soulet returned to the wheel of a Bentley Continental GT3 in 2022, joining customer team CMR's entry into the 2022 24 Hours of Spa. Also in 2022, Soulet took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux with August Racing by NGT. He would finish ninth in the overall championship, scoring 65 points.
In 2023, Soulet joined HAAS RT, initially competing in the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour. Additionally, Soulet returned full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, competing with Comtoyou Racing in the Gold Cup category alongside Nicolas Baert and Max Hofer. After winning their class in the first two races of the season, Baert and Soulet claimed the Gold Cup championship at season's end.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | CD Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2004 | Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium | J.M. Martin | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | 7 | 176 | 1st |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium | Thierry Boutsen Racing | 14 | 3 | ? | ? | 11 | 176 | 1st |
| 2005 | Formula BMW USA | Gelles Racing | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | 5 | 98 | 7th |
| 2006 | Formula A3 Volkswagen | N/A | 2 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | NC |
| 2006 | FIA GT Championship | SRT Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2007 | THP Spider Cup | Boutsen Energy Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 9th |
| 2007 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Boutsen Energy Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2007 | GT4 European Cup | GPR Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 4th |
| 2007 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Matech Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th |
| 2007 | FIA GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 24th |
| 2008 | Belgian GT Championship | N/A | 11 | 3 | ? | ? | 5 | 117 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Belgian Touring Car Series - S2 | Street Machine | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 62 | 7th |
| 2008 | French GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2008 | FIA GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21st |
| 2008 | Formula Volkswagen South Africa | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2009 | Belgian GT Championship | First Motorsport Barwell Motorsport | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 15 | 25th |
| 2009 | FIA GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| 2010 | FIA GT3 European Cup | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2011 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Prospeed Competition | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 126 | 1st |
| 2011 | Belcar - GT3 | Prospeed Competition | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1st |
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Prospeed Competition | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 12th |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 34th |
| 2011 | Belgian Touring Car Series - S1 | Delahaye Racing Team 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Prospeed Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18th |
| 2012 | European Le Mans Series - GTE Am | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3rd |
| 2012 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Racers Edge Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68th |
| 2013 | International GT Open - GTS | GPR Racing | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 5th |
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Prospeed Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st |
| 2014 | International GT Open - Super GT | Selleslagh Racing Team SRT | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 81 | 4th |
| 2014 | European Le Mans Series - GTC | Prospeed Competition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th |
| 2014 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | Allure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20th |
| 2014 | Belgian Racing Car Championship | SRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Bentley Team M-Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10th |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 8th |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Bentley Team M-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7th |
| 2016 | VLN Series - SP9 | Bentley Team ABT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23rd |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Endurance Sprint Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Bentley Team M-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7th |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9-LG | Bentley Team Abt | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2018 | Pirelli World Challenge - GT Pro | K-Pax Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 13th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26th |
| 2018 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Bentley Team M-Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge America | K-Pax Racing | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 140 | 4th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Bentley Team M-Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15th |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Bentley Team M-Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Bentley K-Pax Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23rd |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Bentley Team M-Sport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7th |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | K-Pax Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7th |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | GetSpeed Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2021 | GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | Selleslagh Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 5th |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Getspeed Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th |
| 2022 | Stock Car Brasil | Crown Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux | August Racing by NGT Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Classic & Modern Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | HAAS RT | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 56 | 2nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 1st |
| 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro/Am | CP Racing | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | N/A |

### Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
| 2012 | Racers Edge Motorsports | GT | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | DAY 42 | BAR | MIA | JER | DET | MDO | ELK | WGL | IMS | WGL | MON | LGA | LIM | 68th | 16 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2006 | Renstal Excelsior | Chris Buncombe David Hart Geoffroy Horion | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GT1 | 52 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Selleslagh Racing Team | Damien Coens Marc Duez Steve Van Bellingen | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GT1 | 502 | 10th | 8th |
| 2008 | Selleslagh Racing Team | Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen Christophe Pillon | Chevrolet Corvette C6-R | GT1 | 12 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Selleslagh Racing Team | Oliver Gavin Bert Longin James Ruffier | Chevrolet Corvette C6-R | GT1 | 485 | 15th | 5th |
| 2010 | Prospeed Competition | Jos Menten Julien Schroyen Oskar Slingerland | Porsche 997 GT3-R | GT3 | 488 | 15th | 7th |
| 2011 | Prospeed Competition | Marc Goossens Jan Heylen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 331 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | Prospeed Competition | Frédéric Bouvy Dylan Derdaele Paul Van Splunteren | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Pro-Am | 485 | 13th | 8th |
| 2013 | Prospeed Competition | Marc Hennerici Xavier Maassen | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Pro Cup | 550 | 9th | 5th |
| 2015 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Maximilian Buhk Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 258 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Wolfgang Reip Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 530 | 4th | 4th |
| 2017 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 546 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2018 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 349 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Alex Buncombe Markus Palttala | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 118 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | K-Pax Racing | Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro Cup | 525 | 10th | 10th |
| 2022 | Classic and Modern Racing | Nigel Bailly Antonin Borga Stéphane Lémeret | Bentley Continental GT3 | Gold Cup | 187 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Comtoyou Racing | Nicolas Baert Max Hofer | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold Cup | 534 | 21st | 3rd |

### Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2017 | Bentley Team Abt | Steven Kane Guy Smith | Bentley Continental GT3 | SP9 LG | 147 | 20th | 3rd |
| 2020 | GetSpeed Performance | Markus Palttala Janine Shoffner John Shoffner | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | SP9 GT3 | 79 | 17th | 16th |
| 2021 | GetSpeed Performance | Moritz Kranz Markus Palttala John Shoffner | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | SP9 GT3 | 58 | 14th | 14th |

### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2016 | Bentley Team M-Sport | David Russell Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | AP | 293 | 7th | 6th |
| 2017 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 283 | 12th | 5th |
| 2018 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 58 | 46th | 12th |
| 2019 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 312 | 6th | 6th |
| 2020 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper | Bentley Continental GT3 | A-GT3 Pro | 314 | 1st | 1st |

### Stock Car Brasil results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Crown Racing | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 17 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | RIO 1 | RIO 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | | |
$^†$ Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2005 | BPO Racing | Bernard André Jonathan Moury Ryan Campbell | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | G | | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Selleslagh Racing Team | Tom Cloet David Hart Marc Duez | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | 1 | 828 | 1st | 1st |
| 2007 | GPR Racing | Guillaume Dumarey Maxime Dumarey Marc Goossens | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Belcar 1 | 798 | 1st | 1st |
| 2008 | GPR Racing | Gregory Franchi Christian Kelders Bas Leinders | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | Belcar 1 | | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Delahaye Racing Team | Marc Goossens Anthony Kumpen Ludovic Sougnez | Renault Mégane Trophy | 4A | | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Prospeed Competition | Marc Goossens David Loix Markus Palttala | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTO+ | 800 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2012 | Prospeed Competition | Frédéric Bouvy Marc Goossens Bert Redant | Porsche 997 GT3-R | GT-1 | 855 | 2nd | 2nd |