Maxime Oosten

Maxime Oosten (born 13 November 2003 in Beetsterzwaag ) is a Dutch racing driver set to compete in GT World Challenge Asia for GTO Racing Team KRC and HRT Ford Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He is the 2022 BMW M2 Cup Germany champion.

Early career 2019 Following two years in karting, Oosten stepped up to the Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands and the Dutch Supercar Challenge. As the youngest driver in both championships, Oosten became Junior class champion in the former and Supersport 2 champion in the latter.

2020 Oosten returned to Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands for his sophomore season, finishing third in the overall standings. In August of that year, Oosten made his Porsche Supercup debut with Bas Koeten Racing. Following a test at Vallelunga organized by Lamborghini's Giorgio Sanna, Oosten was included in Lamborghini's Young Driver Programme for 2021. One month after the announcement, Oosten made his Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe debut in the final round at Paul Ricard.

2021 For the 2021 season, Oosten returned to Johan Kraan Motorsports to compete on a full-time basis in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. After finishing second in the season opening race at Monza, Oosten moved to Bonaldi Motorsport for the following round at Paul Ricard. In the following round at Zandvoort, Oosten scored his second podium of the season by finishing second in race one. After scoring further podiums at Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburgring, Oosten finished fourth in the standings.

2022 Having made a part-time campaign in the BMW M2 Cup Germany the year prior, Oosten returned to the championship, racing on a full-time basis. He won eight races on his way to the title. He also won the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux, becoming the first driver to win in two BMW M2 championships in the same year. During the year, Oosten made his GT3 debut, racing in the 2022 24 Hours of Spa with Samantha Tan Racing. Despite a diffuser problem during the race, Oosten finished ninth in the Silver class. As a reward for winning the BMW M2 Cup Germany, Oosten participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain for Team Project 1, where he set the fastest time in LMGTE Am during the morning session.

GT career 2023

Oosten continued with Team Project 1, stepping up to ADAC GT4 Germany for 2023. He scored two podiums, both being second-place finishes, and ended the season 15th in the standings. In September, it was announced that Oosten would make his ADAC GT Masters debut in the Red Bull Ring round. Racing alongside Bruno Spengler, the pair finished third on debut, but were later promoted to first after the top-two was disqualified. At the end of the year, Oosten made his Asian Le Mans Series debut with Project 1 in the GT class.

2024 In early 2024, it was announced that Oosten would join FK Performance Motorsport alongside Leon Köhler for that year's ADAC GT Masters. The Dutchman started off the season with a pole and a win at Oschersleben. After finishing no lower than fifth in the next two races, Oosten won race two at Zandvoort. Following two podiums at the Nürburgring and a fourth-place finish in race one at Spa, Oosten took his third win of the season in race two to stay in the title fight. Taking two more podiums at the Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring, Oosten finished his maiden ADAC GT Masters season as runner-up in the standings. Ahead of the Fuji round of the GT World Challenge Asia championship, Oosten joined Team KRC for the final four rounds of that season. He scored four class podiums, with a best finish of fifth overall in the second race at Suzuka. Before the 3 Hours of Monza, it was announced that Oosten would join Robin Frijns and Marco Wittmann on his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut. However in qualifying, the Dutchman crashed in the second round of qualifying and the car was withdrawn from the race.

2025 The following year, Oosten joined Paradine Competition to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, as well as remaining with Team KRC to race in GT World Challenge Asia. In the former, Oosten scored four Silver Cup podiums to end the season fourth in points, whereas in the latter, Oosten scored three overall podiums and five class wins to secure the Silver-Am title at the end of the year. During 2025, Oosten also raced for Paradine in the 24 Hours of Spa.

2026 In 2026, Oosten remained with Team KRC to remain in GT World Challenge Asia, as well as joining HRT Ford Racing to return to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Personal life Oosten is the son of Veno Wood Flooring founder and amateur race car driver Hielke Oosten. He is one of the tallest drivers in racing, at .

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2019 BMW Continent Cup - Zilhouettes and DTC Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands - Junior Cup Johan Kraan Motorsport 12 3 1 2 8 194 1st Supercar Challenge - Supersport 2 Veno Racing 14 7 ?? ?? 13 281 1st2020 Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands 9 1 0 1 5 131 3rd Porsche Supercup Bas Koeten Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Johan Kraan Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2021 VRM BMW M2 Cup Powered by Hankook Bas Koeten Racing Team 10 1 1 ?? 4 117 3rd BMW M2 Cup Germany Team Project 1 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 11th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Johan Kraan Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1755th Bonaldi Motorsport 8 0 0 0 32022 Dutch Winter Endurance Series BMW M2 Cup Benelux Bas Koeten Racing 12 11 ?? ?? 11 257 1st BMW M2 Cup Germany Team Project 1 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 214 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ST Racing1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 0 2 29th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP 10 Four Motors Bioconcept-Car 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Project 1 12 0 0 0 2 53 15th ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport 2 1 0 1 1 31 20th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP 10 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT(-G) Four Motors Bioconcept-Car 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT3 Team Project 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36th2024 ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport 12 3 1 3 6 205 2nd ADAC GT4 Germany 2 0 0 0 0 7 24th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP 10 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st GT World Challenge Asia Team KRC8 0 0 0 0 19 30th GT World Challenge Asia - Silver-Am 0 0 0 4 94 10th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROWE Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCSupercar Challenge – SupersportAKG Motorsport 7 0 3 ? 2 72 9th2025 GT World Challenge Asia Team KRC12 0 0 0 3 92 5th GT World Challenge Asia - Silver-Am 5 2 0 10 2301st GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Paradine Competition10 0 0 0 0 6 21st GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 0 0 1 4 76 4thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup1 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 0 8 34th Intercontinental GT Challenge Paradine CompetitionTeam KRC 2 0 0 0 0 4 30thSupercar Challenge - Supersport+Bas Koeten Racing 7 3 0 ? 6 1313rd2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge GTO with KRC ** HRT Ford Racing Team KRC GT World Challenge Asia GTO with KRC GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup HRT Ford Racing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M2 Racing Ravenol Motorsport Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 FK Performance Motorsport Sources:

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 Points 2020 Bas Koeten Racing TeamRBR RBR HUN SIL SIL CAT SPA MNZNC†0 As Oosten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score 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 Europe Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 4th 76

Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2023 Project 1 BMW M4 GT4 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 15th 53 2024 FK Performance Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 OSC1 OSC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 24th 7

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2023 FK Performance Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 20th 31 2024 FK Performance Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 2nd 205

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2023–24 Team Project 1 GT BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 ABU1 ABU2 36th 0

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2024 Team KRC BMW M4 GT3 Silver-Am SEP1 SEP2 BUR1 BUR2 FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ1 SUZ2 OKA1 OKA2 SHA1 SHA2 10th 94 2025 Team KRC BMW M4 GT3 Evo Silver-Am SEP1 SEP2 MAN1 MAN2 BUR1 BUR2 FUJ1 FUJ2 OKA1 OKA2 BEI1 BEI21st230 2026 GTO with KRC BMW M4 GT3 Evo Silver-Am SEP1 SEP2 MAN1 MAN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 OKA1 OKA2 BEI1 BEI2 SHA1 SHA23rd*100*