Maximilian Hofer (born 23 May 1999 in Vienna) is an Austrian racing driver currently competing for Pure Rxcing in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
A former Audi factory driver, Hofer is the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Gold Cup champion and is a race winner in ADAC GT Masters.
Career Following a brief stint in professional radio-controlled car races, Hofer began karting in 2010. Winning the Austrian Kart Cup that same year, he won two Rotax Max Challenge Eastern Europe titles in 2013 and 2014 in Junior Max before stepping up to the DD2 class for his final year in karts.
Having made his car racing debut in the final round of the 2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship for Lechner Racing, Hofer switched to the Audi Sport TT Cup for 2016 to make his full-time debut in cars. He scored a lone podium, finishing third in the second Zandvoort race, and ended the season seventh in points.
Hofer then moved to the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship for 2017 by joining Prosport Racing alongside Sheldon van der Linde. In his only season in TCR competition, Hofer scored one podium at the season-finale at the Hockenheimring by finishing second behind series champion Josh Files as he ended the season 11th in points.
The following year, Hofer joined Phoenix Racing to make his debut in ADAC GT Masters, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo. In his rookie year in GT3 competition, Hofer won on debut at Oschersleben, which helped him to finish 16th in points after taking two more points finishes in the remaining six rounds of the season.
Remaining in ADAC GT Masters for 2019, Hofer switched to Audi-affiliated Montaplast by Land-Motorsport alongside Christopher Mies. Scoring podiums at Autodrom Most, Zandvoort and both races at Sachsenring, as he won the Junior Class title at season's end despite not taking an overall win.
Having been set to join R-Motorsport for a dual campaign GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, Hofer partnered with Christopher Haase to remain with Montaplast by Land-Motorsport for a third season in ADAC GT Masters. The duo won at the second Lausitzring round and stood on the podium at the first Lausitzring round and at Hockenheimring as they finished fifth in points.
Hofer eventually made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup the following year with Audi factory team Attempto Racing alongside Dennis Marschall and Alex Aka. He scored a lone class podium at the Nürburgring and ended the year fourth in the Silver Class standings, while also making his GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup debut earlier that year for the same team.
The following year, Hofer joined Aust Motorsport to compete in the GTC Race championship, whilst also competing part-time in International GT Open for the same team. Hofer took four wins in the latter to take the GT3 title at season's end, whilst in the latter he took a Pro-Am win at the Red Bull Ring.
Joining the Audi factory programme in 2023, Hofer joined Comtoyou Racing to compete in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Melbourne Performance Centre in GT World Challenge Australia. In the former, Hofer took class wins at Monza and Le Castellet, and scored a further class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa, but missed out on the Gold Cup title as he missed the 3 Hours of Nürburgring. In the latter, Hofer took five wins but was ineligible to score points from round three onwards to end the year 11th in points.
After Audi disbanded its factory programme following 2023, Hofer stayed with Tresor Attempto Racing to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and also joined Team Engstler to compete in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. In the former, Hofer won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Bronze class alongside Alexey Nesov and Andrey Mukovoz, which helped them to finish sixth in class at season's end. In the latter, Hofer teamed up with Luca Engstler as they drove an Audi for all but one rounds as they took Gold Cup wins at Brands Hatch and at Hockenheimring, the only round where they drove a Lamborghini, on their way to the Gold Cup title at season's end.
Hofer remained with Tresor Attempto Racing for 2025 alongside Nesov and Mukovoz in the Bronze class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. In Hofer's second season in the Bronze class, Hofer scored a lone class podium at Barcelona to end the year 20th in the class standings. The following year, Hofer joined Porsche-affiliated Pure Rxcing for his second season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2011Rotax Max Challenge Eastern Europe – Junior Max3rd2012Rotax Max Challenge Eastern Europe – Junior Max2ndRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior Max 37thKarting Academy TrophySpeedworld Academy Team 24th2013Rotax Max Challenge Eastern Europe – Junior Max1stRotax Max Euro Trophy – Junior MaxKMS Hungary 57thRotax International Open – Junior 11thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — 125 JuniorSpeedworld Academy 18th2014Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Junior 44thRotax Max Challenge Eastern Europe – Junior Max1stRotax Max Euro Trophy – Junior MaxKMS Birel MotorsportTeam TKP 10thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior MaxSpeedworld Academy 5th2015Rotax Winter Trophy – DD2Speedworld 16thRotax Max Euro Trophy – DD2 20thRotax Max Challenge World Final — DD2SWA PB KMS 31stSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2015ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipLechner Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 51st 2016Audi Sport TT Cup 14 0 0 0 1 156 7th 2017ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car ChampionshipAC 1927 Mayen e.V. im ADAC 14 0 0 1 1 177 11th2018ADAC GT MastersPhoenix Racing 14 1 1 0 1 39 16thVLN Series – SP9 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Super Taikyu – ST-X Phoenix Racing Asia 1 0 0 0 0 19‡ 9th‡ 2019ADAC GT MastersMontaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 0 1 1 4 134 4th 2020ADAC GT MastersMontaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 127 5th2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Attempto Racing4 0 0 0 0 2 30th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup 0 0 0 1 65 4th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCADAC GT MastersGRT Grasser Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 2 42nd24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-AmPhoenix-IronForce Racing 1 0 0 0 1 2ndNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup 3Teichmann Racing GTX 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCItalian GT Endurance Championship – GT3Easy Race 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2022International GT Open – Pro-AmAust Motorsport 7 1 0 1 2 30 9thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SPXTrue Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring – SPXKTM True Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2023GT World Challenge Australia – GT3 Pro-AmMelbourne Performance Centre 13 5 0 0 10 75 11thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupComtoyou Racing4 0 0 0 0 8 18thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 2 0 1 3 942nd24H GT Series – GT3 ProHAAS RT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC24H GT Series – GT3 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 0 0 NCNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9Audi Sport Team Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 11th2024GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupTresor Attempto Racing5 0 0 0 0 8 23rdGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 1 0 0 2 53 6th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler by One Group10 0 1 0 0 9.5 14th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 2 4 2 9 107.5 1st24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP11Dörr Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 1stADAC GT MastersWolf-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2025GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupTresor Attempto Racing5 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 1 1 1 21 20thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 ProEastalent Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 3 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 5th 2025–2624H Series Middle East - GT3Pure Rxcing 1 0 0 0 0 28 NC2026GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupPure Rxcing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-AmLionspeed GP 1 0 0 0 1 2nd Source:
† As Hofer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2015 Lechner Racing OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3LAU1LAU2LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3SAC1SAC2SAC3OSC1OSC2OSC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 51st 0
Complete TCR ADAC Germany Touring Car Championship 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 DC Points 2017 AC 1927 Mayen e.V. im ADAC Audi RS3 LMS TCR OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 11th 177
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 13 14 DC Points 2018 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 16th 39 2019 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 SAC1 SAC2 4th 134 2020 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo LAU11 LAU12 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 LAU21 LAU22 OSC1 OSC2 5th 127 2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 42nd 2 2024 Wolf-Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 NC† 0
† As Hofer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2021 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 4th 65 2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 2nd 94 2024 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 6th 53 2025 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 20th 21 2026 Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 3rd* 49* *Season still in progress.
Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2021 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 NC 0 2024 LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler by OneGroup Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 1st 107.5 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 HOC1 HOC2
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