Maxime Soulet

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Maxime Soulet
File:Maxime Soulet 2019 (cropped).jpg
Soulet at the Circuit of the Americas in 2019
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 42)
Uccle, Belgium
Racing licenceFile:FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
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

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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

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Career summary

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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
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 HAAS RT 2 0 ? ? 1 56 2nd
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
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro/Am CP Racing 2 0 ? ? 1 0 N/A

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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(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 MOH ELK WGL IMS WGL MON LGA LIM 68th 16

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Germany Bentley Team Abt United Kingdom Steven Kane
United Kingdom Guy Smith 		Bentley Continental GT3 SP9 LG 147 20th 3rd
2020 Germany GetSpeed Performance Finland Markus Palttala
United States Janine Shoffner
United States John Shoffner 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SP9 GT3 79 17th 16th
2021 Germany GetSpeed Performance Germany Moritz Kranz
Finland Markus Palttala
United States John Shoffner 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SP9 GT3 58 14th 14th

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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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

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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(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
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.

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

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

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