# Marvin Kirchhöfer

Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver who currently competes in IMSA for AWA in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.

## Career
### Karting

Born in Leipzig, Saxony, Kirchhöfer began karting in 1999 and mainly raced in Germany, working his way up from the junior ranks (Bambini-B) to the KF2 category by 2010. In 2011, he won the German Kart Championship (KF1), winning all five final races.

### ADAC Formel Masters - 2012

2012 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with Lotus. He was able to win the first race in Oschersleben and scored two wins from pole position at the following race weekend in Zandvoort. He finished the season with a perfect round at the Hockenheim with 2 poles, 3 fastest laps and 3 wins in the 3 races. He won the championship in his debut year with 9 wins and 329 points.

### German Formula 3 - 2013

In 2013 Kirchhöfer debuted in the German Formula 3 Championship. He dominated the series, taking 25 podiums in 26 races, including 13 wins. He finished on 511 points with second place, team-mate Artem Markelov, on less than 350. His only non podium finish was a 4th place in the 2nd race of the year. He also set the fastest race lap in 17 of the races. His team Lotus won the team's championship while Kirchhöfer won the rookie cup with only 4 races not finishing as the best rookie.

### GP3 Series

In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in the series with ART Grand Prix. He remained with the team for two seasons, finishing with two consecutive third places and accumulating six wins and fifteen podiums.

### GP2 Series

In March 2016, it was announced Kirchhöfer would graduate to GP2 with Carlin.

### McLaren factory driver

In 2023, Kirchhöfer embarked on a full-season campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, joining Danish drivers Benjamin Goethe and Nicolai Kjærgaard in Garage 59's Pro class entry.

### Goodwood Festival of Speed

In July 2023, the McLaren Solus GT made its dynamic debut at the 30th Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the timed shootout, Kirchhöfer set the fastest time in the Solus GT, finishing the hillclimb in 45.34 seconds. This made him the first German driver to win the shootout since Nick Heidfeld in 1999.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | Lotus | 23 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 329 | 1st |
| 2013 | German Formula 3 Championship | Lotus | 26 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 511 | 1st |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 161 | 3rd |
| 2014 | British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 8th |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 200 | 3rd |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Carlin | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17th |
| 2017 | ADAC GT Masters | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 15th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Falcon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am | Black Falcon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7th |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Callaway Competition | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 3rd |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32nd |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - A6 | R-Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | Callaway Competition | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 105 | 8th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | R-Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39.5 | 8th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am | Garage 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13th |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | R-Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | Callaway Competition | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 10th |
| 2021 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Garage 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 14th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Garage 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.5 | 7th |
| 2022 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Jota Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Garage 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18th |
| 2023 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Garage 59 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16th |
| 2023 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Optimum Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Inception Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 326 | 48th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Pfaff Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2689 | 7th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Optimum Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AWA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 365 | 1st* |
$^†$ As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2012 | Lotus | OSC 1 1 | OSC 2 17 | OSC 3 5 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 1 | ZAN 3 3 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 4 | SAC 3 C | NÜR1 1 3 | NÜR1 2 2 | NÜR1 3 2 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 7 | RBR 3 1 | LAU 1 3 | LAU 2 10 | LAU 3 6 | NÜR2 1 1 | NÜR2 2 1 | NÜR2 3 2 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 1 | 1st | 329 |

### Complete German Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | Lotus | OSC1 1 1 | OSC1 2 4 | OSC1 2 1 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 3 | NÜR1 1 2 | NÜR1 2 C | NÜR1 3 1 | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 2 | SAC 3 1 | LAU1 1 2 | LAU1 2 3 | LAU1 3 1 | NÜR2 1 2 | NÜR2 2 2 | NÜR2 3 1 | LAU2 1 3 | LAU2 2 1 | LAU2 3 2 | OSC2 1 1 | OSC2 2 2 | OSC2 3 1 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 1 | 1st | 511 |

### Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2014 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 5 | RBR FEA 5 | RBR SPR DNS | SIL FEA 3 | SIL SPR 4 | HOC FEA 1 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA 11 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA DNS | SPA SPR 17 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 3 | SOC FEA 2 | SOC SPR 3 | YMC FEA 2 | YMC SPR 11 | 3rd | 161 |
| 2015 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 1 | RBR FEA 6 | RBR SPR 2 | SIL FEA 1 | SIL SPR 8 | HUN FEA 3 | HUN SPR 5 | SPA FEA 3 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 1 | SOC FEA 9 | SOC SPR 7 | BHR FEA 1 | BHR SPR 6 | YMC FEA 1 | YMC SPR 7 | 3rd | 200 |

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2016 | Carlin | CAT FEA 15 | CAT SPR 15 | MON FEA 7 | MON SPR 2 | BAK FEA Ret | BAK SPR 10 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR 19 | SIL FEA 12 | SIL SPR 8 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 13 | HOC FEA 10 | HOC SPR 14 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 14 | MNZ FEA 18 | MNZ SPR 8 | SEP FEA 15 | SEP SPR 11 | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | 17th | 21 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | Black Falcon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | MON | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 14 | SPA 12H 12 | SPA 24H 12 | CAT 30 | 7th | 47 |
| 2018 | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro | MON 9 | SIL 5 | LEC 38 | SPA 6H 17 | SPA 12H 17 | SPA 24H 35 | CAT 19 | 32nd | 13 |
| 2019 | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro | MON 19 | SIL DNS | LEC 4 | SPA 6H 5 | SPA 12H 25 | SPA 24H 19 | CAT 2 | 6th | 38 |
| 2020 | Garage 59 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Pro-Am | IMO | NÜR | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | LEC 20 | | 13th | 33 |
| 2021 | Garage 59 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Pro-Am | MON | LEC | SPA 6H 23 | SPA 12H 47 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR | CAT | 26th | 10 |
| 2022 | Jota Sport | McLaren 720S GT3 | Pro | IMO 10 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 9 | SPA 12H 7 | SPA 24H 8 | HOC Ret | CAT 10 | 27th | 10 |
| 2023 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | MNZ 19 | LEC 12 | SPA 6H 10 | SPA 12H 59† | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 13 | CAT 8 | 24th | 4 |
| 2024 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC | SPA 6H 46 | SPA 12H 42 | SPA 24H 39 | NÜR | MNZ | JED | 28th* | 1* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe

(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 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2019 | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 7 | BRH 2 5 | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 13 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 18 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 1 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 19 | 8th | 39.5 |

### 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 |
| 2022 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 2 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | NC† | 0† |
| 2023 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 11 | OUL 2 3 | SIL 1 33 | DON 1 Ret | SNE 1 16 | SNE 2 WD | ALG 1 Ret | BRH 1 | | 16th | 24 |
| 2023 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | | | | | | | | | DON 1 7 | 16th | 24 |
$^†$ As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

### 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 | Pos. | Points |
| 2023 | Inception Racing | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 3 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 48th | 326 |
| 2024 | Pfaff Motorsports | GTD Pro | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 10 | SEB 12 | LGA 2 | DET 8 | WGL 2 | MOS 6 | ELK 7 | VIR 5 | IMS 10 | PET 9 | | 7th | 2689 |
| 2025 | AWA | GTD | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | 1st* | 365* |
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$^*$ Season still in progress.