Maxime Jousse

Maxime Olivier Philippe Jousse (born 25 June 1991) is a French racing driver. A Porsche one-make specialist, he was the 2010 Formula Palmer Audi runner-up and 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion, as well as a 2016 24 Hours of Spa class winner.

Personal life Jousse is the younger brother of Julien Jousse, a former LMP1 and GT1 driver.

Career Jousse made his single-seater debut in 2007, competing in the Championnat de France FFSA Formule Campus Renault Elf. before Jousse joined Formula Palmer Audi in 2009, scoring a lone win at Silverstone to finish eighth in points. Remaining in the MotorSport Vision centrally-run series for 2010, Jousse scored six wins and four other podiums en route to runner-up honours in the overall standings. Switching to BVM – Target Racing to compete in the Italian Formula Three Championship the following year, Jousse took a lone win at Adria as well as four other podiums to secure sixth in points.

In 2012, Jousse transitioned to sportscar racing, joining Gulf Racing Middle East to race in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. After scoring a best result of tenth at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Jousse left the team and series ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on financial grounds and was replaced by Ludovic Badey. During 2012, Jousse also made one-off appearances in the European Le Mans Series for Status GP, Italian F3 for BVM and Porsche Carrera Cup France for Racing Technology.

Continuing in sportscars for 2013, Jousse joined Sébastien Loeb Racing to make his debut in Porsche Carrera Cup France. In his first season in the series, Jousse scored wins at Pau and Magny-Cours, as well as taking three other podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish. At the end of the year, Jousse was chosen to represent Porsche Carrera Cup France in the Porsche International Cup Scholarship Program in October. Remaining with the team for his second season in the series the following year, Jousse began the season with a win at Lédenon, before taking further wins at Nogaro and Le Castellet to secure runner-up honours. During 2014, Jousse also raced for the same team in select rounds of Porsche Supercup. Staying with Sébastien Loeb Racing for 2015, Jousse began the year with a win at Le Mans, before winning both Magny-Cours races and taking three other podiums to clinch the title. During 2015, Jousse also raced for the team in the Monza round of Porsche Supercup.

Jousse's IMSA Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R at Silverstone in 2016.

Moving to Carrera Cup Asia for 2016 with Kamlung Racing, Jousse took three wins and six other podiums but lost out on the title to Nico Menzel. During 2016, Jousse also raced for IMSA Performance in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, scoring a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa en route to 12th in the Pro-Am standings. Following a varied program in 2017, which was mainly spent in the China GT Championship, Jousse returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Asia the following year, taking four podiums and eighth in the overall standings for Absolute Racing. During 2018, Jousse also made a one-off appearance in the GT300 class of Super GT for est cola by AAS Motorsport at Buriram. After that, Jousse made select appearances in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Kamlung Racing in 2019, before transitioning to a driver coach role for Yevan David and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak at Future Management.

Racing record Racing career summary

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

Complete Italian Formula 3 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 DC Points 2011 BVM – Target Racing FRA1 FRA2 MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ADR1 ADR2 VLL1 VLL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 6th 112 2012 BVM VRT1 VRT2 VRT3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 13th 9

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2012 Gulf Racing Middle East LMP2 Lola B12/80 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 76th 1.5

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 Rank Points 2012 Status GP LMP2 Lola B12/80 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8LEC DON PET NC 0

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 Pts 2014 Sébastien Loeb Racing CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA COA NC† 0† 2015 Sébastien Loeb Racing CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ COA COA NC† 0† † As Jousse was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 2018 est cola by AAS Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R GT300 OKA FUJ1 SUZ BUR FUJ2 AUT SUG MOT NC 0