Maxime Soulet

Maxime Eric Fabien Marcel Soulet (born 26 July 1983) is a Belgian racing driver.

Career Soulet began his racing career in 2002, competing in two races in the French Formula Renault series. In 2004, Soulet competed in both the Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium and the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 series, winning championship titles in both. In 2015, Soulet was signed as a Bentley factory driver in the then-Blancpain GT Series. Soulet's best overall season with the marque occurred in 2017, when he and co-drivers Vincent Abril and Andy Soucek came within seven points of winning the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. They entered the final round with an eight-point advantage, but retired during the final race while their closest competitor finished third. For 2018, Soulet signed with K-Pax Racing alongside fellow factory driver Soucek. Two years later, Soulet was part of the Bentley Team M-Sport team that won the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. After Bentley's factory GT3 program wound down at the end of 2020, Soulet joined Selleslagh Racing Team for the final three rounds of the 2021 GT4 European Series. Soulet returned to the wheel of a Bentley Continental GT3 in 2022, joining customer team CMR's entry into the 2022 24 Hours of Spa. Also in 2022, Soulet took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux with August Racing by NGT. He would finish ninth in the overall championship, scoring 65 points.

In 2023, Soulet joined HAAS RT, initially competing in the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour. Additionally, Soulet returned full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, competing with Comtoyou Racing in the Gold Cup category alongside Nicolas Baert and Max Hofer. After winning their class in the first two races of the season, Baert and Soulet claimed the Gold Cup championship at season's end.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2002 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup CD Sport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2004 Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium J.M. Martin 15 2 ? ? 7 176 1st Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Racing 14 3 ? ? 11 176 1st 2005 Formula BMW USA Gelles Racing 14 0 ? ? 5 98 7th 2006 Formula A3 Volkswagen N/A 2 1 ? ? ? 0 NC FIA GT Championship SRT Team 1 0 0 ? 0 0 NC 2007 THP Spider Cup Boutsen Energy Racing 7 1 0 2 3 66 9th Eurocup Mégane Trophy 2 0 0 0 0 1 23rd GT4 European Cup GPR Racing 6 1 3 1 3 26 4th FIA GT3 European Championship Matech Racing 2 0 0 0 0 4 17th FIA GT Championship Selleslagh Racing Team 2 0 0 ? 0 2 24th 2008 Belgian GT Championship N/A 11 3 ? ? 5 117 3rd Belgian Touring Car Series - S2 Street Machine ? ? ? ? ? 62 7th French GT Championship Selleslagh Racing Team 4 0 0 1 1 0 NC FIA GT Championship 2 0 0 0 1 6 21st Formula Volkswagen South Africa N/A 2 0 0 1 1 0 NC 2009 Belgian GT Championship First Motorsport Barwell Motorsport 2 0 ? ? 0 15 25th FIA GT Championship Selleslagh Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 4 20th 2010 FIA GT3 European Cup Prospeed Competition 1 0 0 0 0 ? ? 2011 Belcar Endurance Championship Prospeed Competition 6 4 1 1 6 126 1st Belcar - GT3 5 4 0 0 5 48 1st FIA GT3 European Championship 12 2 0 0 2 71 12th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 34th Belgian Touring Car Series - S1 Delahaye Racing Team 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Prospeed Competition 6 0 0 0 0 26 18th European Le Mans Series - GTE Am 1 1 0 0 1 26 3rd Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Racers Edge Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 16 68th 2013 International GT Open - GTS GPR Racing 8 3 1 1 5 44 5th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Prospeed Competition 4 0 0 0 0 14 21st 2014 International GT Open - Super GT Selleslagh Racing Team SRT 14 2 2 2 9 81 4th European Le Mans Series - GTC Prospeed Competition 3 0 0 0 0 2 30th Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux Allure 2 0 0 2 1 26 20th Belgian Racing Car Championship SRT 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Bentley Team M-Sport 5 0 0 0 0 31 10th 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 10 1 0 0 3 47 8th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 1 59 3rd Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 0 0 0 1 25 7th VLN Series - SP9 Bentley Team ABT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 9 0 0 0 0 4 23rd Blancpain GT Endurance Sprint Cup 5 1 0 0 2 79 2nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 0 0 0 1 20 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9-LG Bentley Team Abt10??1N/A3rd 2018 Pirelli World Challenge - GT Pro K-Pax Racing 10 1 1 2 2 170 13th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 5 0 0 0 0 17 26th Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 0 0 0 0 16 15th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America K-Pax Racing 14 2 0 2 11 140 4th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 5 0 0 0 0 17 15th Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 0 0 0 0 10 25th 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Bentley K-Pax Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 23rd Intercontinental GT Challenge Bentley Team M-Sport 2 1 0 0 1 28 7th K-Pax Racing 20000 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance10000N/A16th 2021 GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Selleslagh Racing Team 6 0 0 0 3 83 5th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance10000N/A14th 2022 Stock Car Brasil Crown Racing100000NC† Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux August Racing by NGT Racing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Classic & Modern Racing100000NC2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 HAAS RT20??1562nd 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing50000818th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup520131041st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro/Am CP Racing20??10N/A

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points 2012 Racers Edge Motorsports GT Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.0 L V10 DAY BAR MIA JER DET MOH ELK WGL IMS WGL MON LGA LIM 68th 16

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2006 Renstal Excelsior Chris Buncombe David Hart Geoffroy Horion Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 52 DNF DNF 2007 Selleslagh Racing Team Damien Coens Marc Duez Steve Van Bellingen Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 502 10th 8th 2008 Selleslagh Racing Team Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen Christophe Pillon Chevrolet Corvette C6-R GT1 12 DNF DNF 2009 Selleslagh Racing Team Oliver Gavin Bert Longin James Ruffier Chevrolet Corvette C6-R GT1 485 15th 5th 2010 Prospeed Competition Jos Menten Julien Schroyen Oskar Slingerland Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 488 15th 7th 2011 Prospeed Competition Marc Goossens Jan Heylen Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 331 DNF DNF 2012 Prospeed Competition Frédéric Bouvy Dylan Derdaele Paul Van Splunteren Porsche 997 GT3-R Pro-Am 485 13th 8th 2013 Prospeed Competition Marc Hennerici Xavier Maassen Porsche 997 GT3-R Pro Cup 550 9th 5th 2015 Bentley Team M-Sport Maximilian Buhk Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 258 DNF DNF 2016 Bentley Team M-Sport Wolfgang Reip Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 530 4th 4th 2017 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 546 2nd 2nd 2018 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 349 DNF DNF 2019 Bentley Team M-Sport Alex Buncombe Markus Palttala Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 118 DNF DNF 2020 K-Pax Racing Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper Bentley Continental GT3 Pro Cup 525 10th 10th 2022 Classic and Modern Racing Nigel Bailly Antonin Borga Stéphane Lémeret Bentley Continental GT3 Gold Cup 187 DNF DNF 2023 Comtoyou Racing Nicolas Baert Max Hofer Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold Cup 534 21st 3rd

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Bentley Team Abt Steven Kane Guy Smith Bentley Continental GT3 SP9 LG 147 20th 3rd 2020 GetSpeed Performance Markus Palttala Janine Shoffner John Shoffner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SP9 GT3 79 17th 16th 2021 GetSpeed Performance Moritz Kranz Markus Palttala John Shoffner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SP9 GT3 58 14th 14th

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2016 Bentley Team M-Sport David Russell Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 AP 293 7th 6th 2017 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 APP 283 12th 5th 2018 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 APP 58 46th 12th 2019 Bentley Team M-Sport Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Bentley Continental GT3 APP 312 6th 6th 2020 Bentley Team M-Sport Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper Bentley Continental GT3 A-GT3 Pro 314 1st 1st

Complete Stock Car Brasil 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Rank Points 2022 Crown Racing Chevrolet Cruze INT GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 RIO1 RIO2 BRA1 BRA2 BRA1 BRA2 INT1 INT2SCZ1 SCZ2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 BRA1 BRA2 † Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2005 BPO Racing Bernard André Jonathan Moury Ryan Campbell Porsche 996 GT3 Cup G DNF DNF 2006 Selleslagh Racing Team Tom Cloet David Hart Marc Duez Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 1 828 1st 1st 2007 GPR Racing Guillaume Dumarey Maxime Dumarey Marc Goossens Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Belcar 1 798 1st 1st 2008 GPR Racing Gregory Franchi Christian Kelders Bas Leinders Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Belcar 1 DNF DNF 2009 Delahaye Racing Team Marc Goossens Anthony Kumpen Ludovic Sougnez Renault Mégane Trophy 4A DNF DNF 2011 Prospeed Competition Marc Goossens David Loix Markus Palttala Porsche 996 GT3-RS GTO+ 800 2nd 1st 2012 Prospeed Competition Frédéric Bouvy Marc Goossens Bert Redant Porsche 997 GT3-R GT-1 855 2nd 2nd