Marvin Kirchhöfer

Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver for McLaren.

Kirchhöfer achieved considerable successes in his junior career, with back-to-back titles in ADAC Formel Masters (2012) and German F3 (2013), a record six GP3 Series wins, and a season in GP2. Kirchhöfer then moved to sports car racing in 2017, taking several victories for Callaway in ADAC GT Masters. He also finished second at the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour and won once in Blancpain for R-Motorsport.

Kirchhöfer signed for McLaren as factory driver in 2022. He won the Goodwood Festival of Speed timed shootout in 2023 in a McLaren Solus GT. In 2025, Kirchhöfer set pole for the 24 Hours of Spa and ended McLaren's GT World Challenge Europe win drought, while also winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in GTD in a Corvette. In 2026, Kirchhöfer led Garage 59 to its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory in LMGT3.

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 saw Kirchhöfer make 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 two poles, three fastest laps and three wins in the three races. He won the championship in his debut year with nine wins and 329 points.

German Formula 3 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 fourth place in the second 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 four races not finishing as the best rookie.

GP3 Series In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix. In his first season, he finished third in the standings with one win. He remained with the team for 2015, again finishing third place, and accumulated six wins and fifteen podiums over his time in the series.

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 † 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 OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 OSC11 OSC12 OSC12 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU11 LAU12 LAU13 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 LAU21 LAU22 LAU23 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 3rd 161 2015 ART Grand Prix CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 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 CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR BAKFEA BAKSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SEPFEA SEPSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 17th 21

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete International GT Open results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2026 Garage 59 Antares Au Tom Fleming McLaren 720S GT3 Evo LMGT3 332 44th 12th