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Podium success in Monza as points-scoring run continues
Another race weekend and another podium for Maximilian Günther: On the second weekend of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship at Monza, the 19-year-old made his second podium appearance of the campaign. Günther drove from sixth to third place in the third race on the Italian Formula 1 circuit. The 2016 Formula 3 runner-up thus…
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Podium for Maximilian Günther in season opener at Silverstone
Maximilian Günther has made a strong start to the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In typically changeable British weather, the Formula 3 runner-up from last year scored a podium finish in the first race. This P3 and two fourth places were enough for Günther to go fourth in the table after the opening weekend…
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Maximilian Günther: Assault on 2017 FIA Formula 3 European championship
Maximilian Günther will contest the FIA Formula 3 European championship once again in 2017. He will be turning out to start his second season as reigning European championship runner-up with Italian racing outfit, Prema. After achieving his big success last year, Günther has set himself a clear goal, to win the championship in the world’s…
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Fitness camp with the Mercedes-AMG DTM Team
Hard work was top of the agenda before the new season gets under way. From the 4th to the 8th of February, the Mercedes-AMG DTM drivers laid the basic foundations for the upcoming DTM year at their traditional fitness camp in La Manga, Spain. Fitness training was, however, only part of the programme for the…
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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…
