Montego Maassen (born 9 November 2007) is a German racing driver competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Forch Racing by Atlas Ward.
Career Maassen began karting in 2019, competing until 2023. During his karting career, Maassen most notably finished runner-up in the Mini and Senior classes of Rotax Max Challenge Germany in 2020 and 2023, respectively. In late 2023, Maassen made his single-seater debut by competing in the Trophy Event of the 2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship in Bahrain.
Moving to single-seaters on a full-time basis in 2024, Maassen joined the FFSA Academy-centrally run French F4 Championship as one of two drivers part of the ADAC Formula 4 Junior Team. Starting off the season with an eighth-place finish in race three at Nogaro, Maassen didn't score points until four rounds later at Magny-Cours, in which he finished fifth and fourth in races one and three, respectively. Maassen then scored his maiden podiums the following round at Dijon by finishing second in race two and third in race three, before ending the year with a third-place finish in race two at Le Castellet to finish the season eighth in points.
The following year, Maassen remained in the French F4 Championship as part of the ADAC Formula 4 Junior Team for the second consecutive year. Following a no-score round at Nogaro, Maassen scored two third-place finishes in the following round at Dijon, before finishing second in race one at Spa. In the following three rounds, Maassen scored a best result of fifth in race one at Dijon as he ended his sophomore year tenth in points. In late 2025, Maassen participated in the European Le Mans Series rookie test at Algarve, and also made a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Cup Sprint Championship at Monza for MRNC12 in the Division 2 Pro-Am class.
Continuing in sportscar racing for 2026, Maassen joined Forch Racing by Atlas Ward to make his debut in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. At the start of the year, Maassen also made a one-off appearance in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Absolute Racing.
Personal life Maassen is the son of Sascha Maassen, a former Porsche factory driver and 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2019Rotax Max Challenge Germany - MicroNees RacingNCRotax Max Challenge Clubsport - MicroNC 2020Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Mini2nd2021Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Junior8thBNL Karting Series - Rotax Max Junior23rdRotax Max Euro Trophy - JuniorNees Racing43rdRotax MAX Euro Golden Trophy - Junior18th 2022Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Junior3rd2023Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup - Senior MaxKraft Motorsport27thRotax Max Euro Trophy - Senior Max19thRMC International Trophy - Senior Max7thRotax Max Challenge Germany - Senior2ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2023 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship – Trophy Event Altawkilat Meritus.GP 4 0 0 0 0 NC 2024 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 0 0 2 3 79 8th2025 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 0 0 0 3 80 10th Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT Cup Div.2 Pro-Am MRNC12 2 1 0 0 2 35 NC2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Forch Racing by Atlas Ward Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Absolute Racing Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10Car Collection Motorsport Sources:
Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2024NOG1NOG2NOG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3SPA1SPA2SPA3 NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3MAG1MAG2MAG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3LEC1LEC2LEC3 8th 79 2025NOG1NOG2NOG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3SPA1SPA2SPA3MAG1MAG2MAG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3LMS1LMS2LMS3 10th 80
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