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Max becomes official test and reserve driver for Mercedes-AMG DTM team
Maximilian Günther continues to climb the career ladder. The 2016 ADAC Junior Motorsport Athlete of the Year will assume the role of official test and reserve driver for the Mercedes-AMG DTM team. Günther will accompany the team during the 2017 season as the seventh driver in the touring car series which enjoys international popularity. The…
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“Could this be the next German Formula 1 world champion?”
“Could this be the next German Formula 1 world champion?” This was the headline in BILD am SONNTAG on 18th December 2016. The subject of the speculation was Maximilian Günther, who finished the recent FIA Formula 3 European Championship as runner-up. The 19-year-old has already been in close proximity to the Formula 1 championship trophy…
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DTM Young Driver Test: Two mega cool days!
As the year draws to a close, the DTM booked the track at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain for a week of testing (29/11/16 – 02/12/16). In addition to preparations for the 2017 DTM season, this year’s Young Driver Tests were also on the agenda, and the Mercedes-AMG DTM Team brought Maximilian Günther and…
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Max voted ‘Germany’s Motorsport Young Talent of 2016’
The path to a successful career in motor racing is now open. Maximilian Günther has been voted ‘Germany’s Motorsport Young Talent of 2016’. The 19-year-old secured victory overall at the Deutsche Post Speed Academy. This was Günther’s second victory on Germany’s most successful motor racing sponsorship programme after his win in 2014. He booked second…
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Max with Mercedes-AMG DTM Team at Young Driver Test in Jerez
The Mercedes-AMG DTM Team are giving Maximilian Günther his first chance to try a DTM racing car. Max will test the Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM as part of the official Young Driver Test in Jerez de la Frontera from 29th November to 2nd December 2016. With this test in Spain, Max is being rewarded for…
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Strong performance on Macau debut goes unrewarded
Maximilian Günther lined up this weekend in the world’s most famous Formula 3 race, the FIA F3 World Cup Macau Grand Prix. The Formula 3 European championship runner-up drove for well-established racing team SJM Theodore Racing by Prema, who have already won the street race in China eight times, including once back in 1983 with…
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FIA F3 2016 World Cup Macau: Everything you need to know
Maximilian Günther is set to line up for the first time in the legendary Macau Grand Prix, China (17th – 20th November 2016). The race will be run this year for the 63rd time on the Guia street circuit where the world’s 29 best Formula 3 drivers will compete for the FIA F3 World Championship.…
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Max voted ADAC Junior Motorsport Athlete of 2016
Maximilian Günther has been voted ADAC Junior Motorsport Athlete of 2016. A distinguished panel of media representatives and ADAC officials conferred the award on the 19-year-old on Wednesday evening. He beat Mick Schumacher in the final round of voting. The panel paid tribute to Günther’s outstanding performances during the past season. The ADAC Sports Foundation…
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Maximilian Günther is Formula 3 championship runner-up
Maximilian Günther is the 2016 Formula 3 championship runner-up. He took second place overall in the world’s strongest junior formula racing series during the season finale at the Hockenheimring. In front of 142,000 spectators over the weekend, Günther drove to second place in the first of the three races, laying the foundations for the runner’s-up…
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Out of luck on Imola debut – Focus now turns to nailing runner-up spot
Since the start of the season, Maximilian Günther has been one of the main contenders for the FIA Formula 3 European Championship title. After the penultimate race weekend of the season at Imola in Italy, victory in the drivers’ championship is now a mathematical impossibility. Prema team-mate and Formula 1 junior driver Lance Stroll has…