Max Hesse

Max Hesse
Max Hesse
Nationality	German
Born	23 July 2001 (age 22); Germany
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2022
Current team	ROWE Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Starts	6 (6 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in 2022
Previous series
2020–22; 2017–19	Nürburgring Endurance Series; ADAC TCR Germany
Championship titles
2019	ADAC TCR Germany

Max Hesse (born 23 July 2001) is a German racing driver driving for ROWE Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.^[1] The German has been part of the BMW M Motorsport works driver staple since 2023.^[2]

Racing record

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	ADAC TCR Germany	Aust Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	0	43rd
2018	ADAC TCR Germany	PROsport Performance^[3]	14	0	0	0	0	247	6th
2018	GT4 International Cup	Phoenix Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2019	ADAC TCR Germany	Hyundai Team Engstler^[4]	14	4	2	2	9	438	1st
2020	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP8T	FK Performance Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	11.25	4th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP8T	Walkenhorst Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	11.25	4th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup 5	FK Performance Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	11.67	28th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup 5	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	11.67	28th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2021	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	BMW Team RMG^[5]	7	2	0	0	4	39.22	2nd
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	BMW Junior Team Shell^[6]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	24H GT Series - P4	BMW M Motorsport^[7]	1	1	0	0	1	0	NC†
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing^[8]	5	0	0	0	0	36	11th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	BMW Junior Team^[9]	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	BMW Junior Team Shell	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022-23	Middle East Trophy - GT3	KFC VR46 Team WRT
2023	24H GT Series - GT3	Team WRT	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Team WRT	2	1	1	1	2	0	NC†
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	ROWE Racing^[10]	5	0	0	0	1	33	10th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro	BMW Junior Team	3	1	0	0	2	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	BMW Junior Team	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	ROWE Racing
2024	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	BMW M Team RMG

^† As Hesse was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

(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	DC	Points
2017	Aust Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	OSC 1	OSC 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	SAC 1 24	SAC 2 28	HOC 1 23	HOC 2 25	43rd	0
2018	PROsport Performance	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	OSC 1 25†	OSC 2 12	MST 1 7³	MST 2 6	RBR 1 8³	RBR 2 7	NÜR 1 4²	NÜR 2 7	ZAN 1 8⁵	ZAN 2 21	SAC 1 8	SAC 2 8	HOC 1 9⁴	HOC 2 8	6th	247
2019	Hyundai Team Engstler	Hyundai i30 N TCR	OSC 1 2¹	OSC 2 3	MST 1 2³	MST 2 5	RBR 1 11	RBR 2 5	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 9	NÜR 1 2¹	NÜR 2 1	HOC 1 2³	HOC 2 1	SAC 1 8⁵	SAC 2 1	1st	438

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Ovr. Pos.	Class Pos.
2020	Walkenhorst Motorsport	Dan Harper Neil Verhagen	BMW M4 GT4	SP8T	78	19th	1st
2021	BMW Junior Team Shell	Augusto Farfus Dan Harper Neil Verhagen	BMW M6 GT3	SP9	54	DNF	DNF
2022	BMW Junior Team Shell	Dan Harper Neil Verhagen	BMW M4 GT3	SP9	86	DNF	DNF
2023	BMW Junior Team	Dan Harper Neil Verhagen	BMW M4 GT3	SP9	96	DNF	DNF

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2022	ROWE Racing	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	IMO 15	LEC 4	SPA 6H 11	SPA 12H 2	SPA 24H 5	HOC 9	CAT 13	11th	36
2023	ROWE Racing	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	MNZ 2	LEC 6	SPA 6H 4	SPA 12H 53†	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR 11	CAT 12	10th	33
2024	ROWE Racing	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	LEC 1	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	NÜR	MNZ	JED	1st*	25*

^*Season still in progress.

^ "ROWE Racing Confirms World Challenge Europe & N24 Plans | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Nach drei Jahren als BMW Junior Team: Dan Harper, Max Hesse und Neil Verhagen sind BMW M Werksfahrer". www.press.bmwgroup.com (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Sandro Kaibach and Max Hesse at PROsport Performance in 2018". TouringCars.Net. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Max Hesse joins Théo Coicaud at Team Engstler". TouringCarTimes. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "GT News Notebook: ADAC GT Masters, N24 & NLS". Dailysportscar. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (5 May 2021). "Defending Winner BMW Names N24 Driver Lineups". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2021). "IMSA Pair, Junior Team Members in M4 GT3 for 24H Sebring". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 February 2022). "BMW Junior Team Enters Endurance Cup with ROWE". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ Goodwin, Graham (12 April 2022). "Seven BMW M4 GT3s For Nürburgring 24 Hours". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (2 March 2023). "ROWE Sets Lineups for Two-Car Efforts in Endurance Cup, N24". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 March 2023.