Maxime Soulet
Soulet at the Circuit of the Americas in 2019
NationalityBelgian
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983
Uccle, Belgium
Previous series
2018–20
2016–20
2011–13, 15–20
2008–09, 11		GT World Challenge America
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Blancpain Endurance Series
Belcar
Championship titles
2023

2011
2011
2004
2004		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup
Belcar Endurance Championship
Belcar – GT3
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium

Maxime Soulet (born 26 July 1983) is a Belgian racing driver.[1]

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.[2] In 2015, Soulet was signed as a Bentley factory driver in the then-Blancpain GT Series.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] Two years later, Soulet was part of the Bentley Team M-Sport team that won the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] Also in 2022, Soulet took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux with August Racing by NGT.[9] He would finish ninth in the overall championship, scoring 65 points.[10]

In 2023, Soulet joined HAAS RT, initially competing in the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour.[11] 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.[12] After winning their class in the first two races of the season, Baert and Soulet claimed the Gold Cup championship at season's end.[13]

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 Abt 1 0 ? ? 1 N/A 3rd
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 2 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th
2021 GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Selleslagh Racing Team 6 0 0 0 3 83 5th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Getspeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2022 Stock Car Brasil Crown Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux August Racing by NGT Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Classic & Modern Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing 5 0 0 0 0 8 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 5 2 0 1 3 104 1st
Middle East Trophy - GT3 HAAS RT 2 0 ? ? 1 56 2nd
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro/Am CP Racing 2 0 ? ? 1 0 N/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
42		 BAR MIA JER DET MDO ELK WGL IMS WGL MON LGA LIM 68th 16

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Australia David Russell
Spain Andy Soucek		 Bentley Continental GT3 AP 293 7th 6th
2017 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek		 Bentley Continental GT3 APP 283 12th 5th
2018 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek		 Bentley Continental GT3 APP 58 46th 12th
2019 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek		 Bentley Continental GT3 APP 312 6th 6th
2020 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport France Jules Gounon
South Africa Jordan Pepper		 Bentley Continental GT3 A-GT3 Pro 314 1st 1st

Stock Car Brasil results

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
17		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 VCA
1		 VCA
2		 RIO
1		 RIO
2		 BRA
1		 BRA
2		 BRA
1		 BRA
2		 INT
1		 INT
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 VCA
1		 VCA
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 BRA
1		 BRA
2

† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

  1. ↑ "Driver Maxime Soulet Career Statistics". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Maxime Soulet, 2020". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bentley Motorsport announces full 2015 schedule". motorsport.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Maxime Soulet (Bentley Team M-Sport) : "On sait ce qu'on a à faire"" [Maxime Soulet (Bentley Team M-Sport): "We know what we have to do"]. Endurance Info (in French). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "K-PAX Racing Signs Two Bentley M-Sport Drivers to its Roster". kpaxracing.com. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bentley takes glory at thrilling 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race". motoringresearch.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "41 Cars For GT4 European Series At Spa". dailysportscar.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021. Centri Porsche Ticino drivers Max Busnelli and Ivan Jacoma are third in the standings with the #718 Porsche, followed by young Italian driver Luca Bosco (#34 Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG), who will be joined for the trip to Spa by local expert and former Bentley factory driver Maxime Soulet.
  8. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (26 July 2022). "Soulet Back in Bentley for 24H Spa Pro-Am Drive". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Maxime Soulet joins August Porsche Addiction in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux". Porsche Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Standings - Carrera Cup Benelux". Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Dricot, Dominique (22 November 2022). "Maxime Soulet : « On ne part pas d'une feuille blanche »" [Maxime Soulet: “We are not starting from scratch”]. Auto Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Comtoyou Racing presents full Fanatec GT Europe line-up for three-car Audi Sport assault". GT World Challenge Europe. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (1 October 2023). "ASP Defends Endurance Cup Title; Ferrari Takes Barcelona 1-2". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 December 2023. It was the Comtoyou Racing Audi duo of Nicolas Baert and Maxime Soulet who secured the Endurance Cup class title...
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