Maximilian Paul


Maximilian "Max" Paul is a German racing driver who currently competes in the DTM for his own team Paul Motorsport.

Career

Karting

Paul started karting in 2011. He has competed in the KZ2 category of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and WSK Super Master Series as a factory driver of DR Racing Kart.

Sports car racing

In 2017, Paul made his car racing debut by competing in a round of the DMV BMW Challenge.
In 2018, Paul competed in the Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup.
In 2019, Paul returned to the championship, competing in four races which he all won. That he also made his debut in the ADAC GT Masters. He competed for the T3 Motorsport team from Dresden and finished the season in 34th.
In 2020, Paul remained in the ADAC GT Masters with T3-HRT-Motorsport. Together with his teammate Niels Langeveld he finished the season in 30th. Paul also made an appearance in the Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup, where he won both races at Autodrom Most and TT Circuit Assen.
In 2021, Paul started his third season with T3 Motorsport in the ADAC GT Masters. He started the season with Hugo Sasse as his teammate. Later in the season Sasse was replaced first by Marco Mapelli and then Luca Ghiotto. Paul finished the season in 22nd. In 2021 he also joined his team for a guest start in the Red Bull Ring round of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He finished the races in thirteenth and eleventh.
In 2022, Paul was announced as a Lamborghini Junior. He remained in the ADAC GT Masters with the same team once again. He also joined the team to compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The team finished the race eight in the GTD class. In the ADAC GT Masters Paul's teammate would be Marco Mapelli. During the season the team hit financial troubles and was at risk of insolvency. From the fourth round at the Nürburgring onwards Maximilian Paul and Marco Mapelli started under the name Paul Motorsport with the help of Maximilian's father Tobias Paul and his main sponsor Meyle Autoteile. In the second race at the Nürburgring the pair finally took their first podium of the season. Three more podiums throughout the season enabled the pair to finish the season in eleventh after a poor start.
In 2023, Paul joined Oregon Team to compete in the International GT Open with Pierre-Louis Chovet as his teammate. The pair took their first race win at the Hungaroring. At Circuit Paul Ricard they took their second race win of the season.
Paul also completed a guest start in the ADAC GT Masters with his fathers's team Paul Motorsport and teammate Simon Connor Primm.
Paul then joined GRT Grasser Racing Team in the 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters as a replacement for Mick Wishofer. He won the wet second race on his first weekend at the Nürburgring.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019T3 MotorsportAudi R8 LMS EvoOSC
1
23		OSC
2
Ret		MST
1
25		MST
2
Ret		RBR
1
19		RBR
2
Ret		ZAN
1
22		ZAN
2
27		NÜR
1
24		NÜR
2
Ret		HOC
1
8		HOC
2
25		SAC
1
DNS		SAC
2
18		34th8
2020T3-HRT-MotorsportAudi R8 LMS EvoLAU1
1
12		LAU1
2
21		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
23		HOC
1
23		HOC
2
19		SAC
1
27		SAC
2
11		RBR
1
12		RBR
2
17		LAU2
1
11		LAU2
2
22		OSC
1
Ret		OSC
2
Ret		30th22
2021T3 MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoOSC
1
20		OSC
2
15		RBR
1
18		RBR
2
18		ZAN
1
15		ZAN
2
21		LAU
1
11		LAU
2
Ret		SAC
1
8		SAC
2
15		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
12		NÜR
1
6		NÜR
2
8		22nd37
2022T3 MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoOSC
1
11		OSC
2
18		RBR
1
8		RBR
2
15		ZAN
1
7		ZAN
2
20†		11th106
2022Paul MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoNÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
10		LAU
1
33		LAU
2
5		SAC
1
19†		SAC
2
3		HOC
1
3		HOC
2
3		11th106
2023Paul MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoHOC1
1		HOC1
2		NOR
1		NOR
2		NÜR
1
33		NÜR
2
7		SAC
1		SAC
2		RBR
1		RBR
2		HOC2
1		HOC2
2		14th*26*

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearEntrantChassis12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2021T3 MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoMNZ
1		MNZ
2		LAU
1		LAU
2		ZOL
1		ZOL
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		RBR
1
13		RBR
2
11		ASS
1		ASS
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		NOR
1		NOR
2		NC†0†
2023GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2OSC
1		OSC
2		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		NOR
1		NOR
2		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
1		LAU
1
19		LAU
2
Ret		SAC
1		SAC
2		RBR
1		RBR
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		21st28
2024Paul MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2OSC
1
17		OSC
2
DSQ		LAU
1
12		LAU
2
Ret		ZAN
1
Ret		ZAN
2
91		NOR
1
10		NOR
2
Ret		NÜR
1
15		NÜR
2
16		SAC
1
15		SAC
2
Ret		RBR
1
62		RBR
2
14		HOC
1
16		HOC
2
14		18th38
2025Paul MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2OSC
1
12		OSC
2
19		LAU
1
Ret		LAU
2
19		ZAN
1
3		ZAN
2
18		NOR
1
16		NOR
2
Ret		NÜR
1
11		NÜR
2
Ret		SAC
1
12		SAC
2
14		RBR
1
Ret		RBR
2
Ret		HOC
1
16		HOC
2
10		19th37

† As Paul was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete International GT Open results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2023Oregon TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoPRT
1
10		PRT
2
10		SPA
1
8		HUN
1
3		HUN
2
1		LEC
1
15		LEC
2
1		RBR
1
1		RBR
2
17		MNZ
1
1		MNZ
2
3		CAT
1
3		CAT
2
5		4th104
2024Oregon TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoALG
1		ALG
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		SPA
1		HUN
1
7		HUN
2
7		LEC
1		LEC
2		RBR
1		RBR
2		CAT
1		CAT
2		MNZ
1		25th8

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2022T3 Motorsport North AmericaGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
8		SEBLBHLGAMDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRPET57th239
2024Iron LynxGTD ProLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAYSEBLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMS
13		PET44th202