Maximilian Günther


Maximilian Günther is a German racing driver currently competing in FIA Formula E for BMW i Andretti Motorsport.

Career

Born in Oberstdorf, Günther began his racing career in karting 2007. He remained in karting until 2010.
In 2011, Günther competed in open-wheel racing, in Formula BMW Talent Cup.
In 2013, Günther competed in ADAC Formel Masters from ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V., he ended the season second. In 2014, he also finished second.
In 2015, Günther débuted in the European Formula 3 with kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Günther made his Formula 2 debut in with Arden., partnering Nirei Fukuzumi, who graduated from GP3. He scored his maiden podium in only his second race and went on to claim his first F2 victory in the Silverstone sprint race. For the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, he was replaced by Red Bull junior driver Dan Ticktum.

FIA Formula E Championship

Günther joined the Dragon Racing team as test and reserve driver, participating in the Marrakesh rookie test in 2018 and pre-season testing for season five. After Jerome d'Ambrosio departed to move to Mahindra Racing, Günther was promoted to a race seat and made his debut in the Ad Diriyah E-Prix in December 2018.
After finishing his rookie season 17th in the standings with a best race finish of fifth in Paris and Bern, he was signed to race for BMW i Andretti after Antonio Felix da Costa moved to reigning champion team DS Techeetah. The second race of the season in Diriyah saw Günther take a maiden podium in second place behind teammate Alexander Sims, but was demoted to 11th after passing Lucas di Grassi under safety car conditions.
At the next race in Santiago, Günther claimed his maiden Formula E victory after a last lap pass on da Costa.

Personal life

Günther currently resides in Kempten. He holds dual German and Austrian nationality.
In addition to his native German, Günther speaks English, French, and Spanish.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2015kfzteile24 Mücke MotorsportMercedesSIL
1
9
SIL
2
12
SIL
3
21
HOC
1
5
HOC
2
4
HOC
3
5
PAU
1
4
PAU
2
18
PAU
3
2
MNZ
1
Ret
MNZ
2
Ret
MNZ
3
10
SPA
1
13
SPA
2
7
SPA
3
8
NOR
1
4
NOR
2
1
NOR
3
Ret
ZAN
1
29
ZAN
2
7
ZAN
3
12
RBR
1
20
RBR
2
14
RBR
3
19
ALG
1
14
ALG
2
14
ALG
3
Ret
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
8th150
2015Prema PowerteamMercedesHOC
1
4
HOC
2
4
HOC
3
6
8th150
2016Prema PowerteamMercedesLEC
1
5
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

1
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

1
HUN
3

Ret
PAU
1
3
PAU
2
14
PAU
3
13
RBR
1
3
RBR
2
6
RBR
3
3
NOR
1
Ret
NOR
2
3
NOR
3
5
ZAN
1
4
ZAN
2

2
ZAN
3

1
SPA
1
2
SPA
2
7
SPA
3
6
NÜR
1
2
NÜR
2

2
NÜR
3

1
IMO
1
12
IMO
2
Ret
IMO
3
12
HOC
1
2
HOC
2
8
HOC
3
9
2nd320
2017Prema PowerteamMercedesSIL
1
3
SIL
2
4
SIL
3
4
MNZ
1
7
MNZ
2
4
MNZ
3
3
PAU
1
3
PAU
2

1
PAU
3
1
HUN
1

1
HUN
2
6
HUN
3
6
NOR
1
1
NOR
2
3
NOR
3

2
SPA
1
3
SPA
2
3
SPA
3
Ret
ZAN
1
3
ZAN
2
7
ZAN
3
3
NÜR
1
12
NÜR
2
13
NÜR
3
7
RBR
1
3
RBR
2
7
RBR
3
5
HOC
1
10
HOC
2
2
HOC
3

1
3rd383

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
BWT ArdenBHR
FEA
8
BHR
SPR
2
BAK
FEA
Ret
BAK
SPR
15†
CAT
FEA
Ret
CAT
SPR
12
MON
FEA
11
MON
SPR
6
LEC
FEA
12
LEC
SPR
11
RBR
FEA
15
RBR
SPR
12
SIL
FEA
8
SIL
SPR
1
HUN
FEA
16
HUN
SPR
Ret
SPA
FEA
9
SPA
SPR
16
MNZ
FEA
12
MNZ
SPR
16
SOC
FEA
16†
SOC
SPR
10
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
14th41

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results

YearTeamChassisPowertrain12345678910111213PosPoints
2018–19GEOX DragonSpark SRT05ePenske EV-3ADR
15
MRK
12
SCL
Ret
MEXHKGSYXRME
19†
PAR
5
MCO
Ret
BER
14
BRN
5
NYC
Ret
NYC
19
17th20
2019–20BMW i Andretti MotorsportSpark SRT05eBMW iFE.20DIR
18
DIR
11
SCL
1
MEX
11
MRK
2
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
4th*44*

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.