# Maximilian Götz

Maximilian Götz (born 4 February 1986) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula Master and the Formula 3 Euro Series. He won the 2003 Formula BMW ADAC season, taking six victories. He also won the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, in a highly controversial fashion, by finishing three points ahead of Liam Lawson in the drivers' championship.

## Career
### IMSA SportsCar Championship

On January 5, 2022, Alegra Motorsports announced that Götz would compete alongside Linus Lundqvist, Daniel Morad and Michael de Quesada in the #28 Mercedes for the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona.

### FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2023, Goetz began a partnership with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, appearing as a guest of the team at the pre-season WEC Prologue.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2002 | Formula BMW ADAC | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 183 | 2nd |
| 2003 | Formula BMW ADAC | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 259 | 1st |
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Maximilian Götz | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th |
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team Kolles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th |
| 2004 | Masters of Formula 3 | TME Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 32nd |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | HBR Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14th |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ASM Formule 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14th |
| 2007 | Formula 3 Euro Series | RC Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2007 | International Formula Master | ISR Racing | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10th |
| 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | RC Motorsport powered by Volkswagen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd |
| 2009 | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | Lamborghini München Team Holzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 7th |
| 2010 | ADAC GT Masters | s-Berg Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | ADAC GT Masters | Oliver Mayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20th |
| 2011 | ADAC GT Masters | Maximilian Mayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20th |
| 2011 | ADAC GT Masters | MS-Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 20th |
| 2012 | ADAC GT Masters | kfzteile24 MS Racing Team | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 167 | 1st |
| 2013 | ADAC GT Masters | Polarweiss Racing | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 165 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series | HTP Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 2nd |
| 2014 | ADAC GT Masters | HTP Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 136 | 5th |
| 2014 | Blancpain GT Sprint Series | HTP Motorsport | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 1st |
| 2014 | Blancpain Endurance Series | HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16th |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th |
| 2015 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Petronas Mercedes-AMG | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22nd |
| 2015 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Haribo Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2016 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20th |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | AMG - Team HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29th |
| 2016 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | AMG - Team HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12th |
| 2016 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Haribo Racing Team - AMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2017 | ADAC GT Masters | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 16th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Asia | GruppeM Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | 24H Series - SP2 | Mercedes-AMG Testteam Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Haribo Racing Team - Mercedes-AMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Mann-Filter Team HTP | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 117 | 4th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19th |
| 2018 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8th |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | Mann-Filter Team HTP | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 3rd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22nd |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2nd |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | Mann-Filter - Team HTP-Winward | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 9th |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13th |
| 2020 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | HTP Winward Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11th |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2021 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 230 | 1st |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | HubAuto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | HubAuto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2022 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 11th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | AKKodis ASP Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 12th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alegra Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 46th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | WeatherTech Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 29th |
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | Madpanda Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | BWT AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18th |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13th |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG GruppeM Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2023 | ADAC GT Masters | Haupt Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 9th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | AKKodis ASP Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 21st |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Korthoff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 59th |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14th |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Boutsen VDS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 5th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Boutsen VDS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12th |
| 2024 | British GT Championship - GT3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 7th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Korthoff/Preston Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 52nd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Korthoff Competition Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 10th* |
$^†$ Guest driver ineligible to score points $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record

(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2004 | Maximilian Götz | Dallara F303/001 | TOM's | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 11 | EST 1 17 | EST 2 Ret | ADR 1 10 | ADR 1 13 | PAU 1 14 | PAU 2 9 | NOR 1 11 | NOR 1 10 | MAG 1 16 | MAG 2 13 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 22 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 16 | BRN 1 19 | BRN 2 24 | | | 19th | 3 |
| 2004 | Team Kolles | Dallara F303/012 | HWA-Mercedes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 15 | 19th | 3 |
| 2005 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F305/040 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 13 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 DSQ | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 11 | MON 1 13 | MON 2 7 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | | | 14th | 13 |
| 2005 | ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305/059 | HWA-Mercedes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 18† | 14th | 13 |
| 2007 | RC Motorsport | Dallara F306/038 | Volkswagen | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 9 | CAT 1 20† | CAT 2 10 | NOG 1 11 | NOG 2 9 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 Ret | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2008 | RC Motorsport powered by Volkswagen | Dallara F308/077 | Volkswagen | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 8 | MUG 1 22 | MUG 2 22 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 20 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | BUG 1 | BUG 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 22nd | 3 |
$^†$ Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. $^‡$ As Götz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete GT World Challenge Sprint Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro | NOG QR 5 | NOG CR 1 | BRH QR 2 | BRH CR 2 | ZAN QR 2 | ZAN CR 4 | SVK QR 3 | SVK CR 4 | ALG QR 2 | ALG CR 1 | ZOL QR 6 | ZOL CR 1 | BAK QR 9 | BAK CR Ret | 1st | 142 |
| 2022 | AKKodis ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MAG 1 10 | MAG 2 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | | | | | 12th | 12.5 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | BRH 1 DNS | BRH 2 3 | MIS 1 9 | MIS 2 9 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 4 | MAG 1 19 | MAG 2 3 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 5 | | | | | 5th | 52 |

### Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2015 | Mücke Motorsport | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 16 | LAU 1 15 | LAU 2 16 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 16 | SPL 1 20 | SPL 2 7 | MSC 1 16 | MSC 2 18 | OSC 1 16 | OSC 2 18 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 6 | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 13 | 22nd | 25 |
| 2016 | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 12 | SPL 1 15 | SPL 2 22 | LAU 1 16 | LAU 2 Ret | NOR 1 8 | NOR 2 12 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 Ret | MSC 1 4 | MSC 2 16 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 23 | HUN 1 21 | HUN 2 17 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 19 | 20th | 17 |
| 2021 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 10 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 1 | ZOL 1 7 | ZOL 2 2 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 4 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 3 | ASS 1 4 | ASS 2 6 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 3 | NOR 1 1 | NOR 2 1 | | | 1st | 230 |
| 2022 | Mercedes-AMG Team Winward | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | ALG 1 11 | ALG 2 5 | LAU 1 10 | LAU 2 15 | IMO 1 20 | IMO 2 9 | NOR 1 6 | NOR 2 6 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 5 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 15 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 20 | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 Ret | | | 11th | 74 |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | Alegra Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 20 | SEB 9 | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | | 46th | 379 |
| 2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | | | | | | | | | | | | PET 6 | 29th | 275 |
| 2023 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 15 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | 59th | 192 |
| 2024 | Korthoff/Preston Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | | 52nd | 273 |
| 2025 | Korthoff Competition Motors | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 9 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | | 10th* | 230* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 13 | OUL 2 10 | SIL 1 12 | DON 1 7 | SPA 1 1 | SNE 1 9 | SNE 2 1 | DON 1 12 | BRH 1 Ret | 7th | 75 |