Maximilian Buhk

Maximilian Buhk
Maximilian Buhk
Nationality	German
Born	9 December 1992; Reinbek, Germany
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Strakka Racing
Car number	43
Former teams	HTP Motorsport
Starts	23
Wins	3
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	1st in 2013
Previous series
2017-18; 2014-18; 2017; 2012-15; 2013; 2012; 2010–11	ADAC GT Masters; Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup; Blancpain GT Series Asia; ADAC GT Masters; FIA GT Series; FIA GT3 European Championship; ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2016; 2015; 2013; 2012	Blancpain GT Series; Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup; Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup; FIA GT3 European Championship

Maximilian Buhk (born 9 December 1992 in Reinbek) is a German racing driver.

Career

Karting

Buhk began karting in 2004 and raced only in his native Germany for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009, when he finished on fifth position in ADAC Kart Masters.[1][2]

ADAC Formel Masters

2010 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with KUG Motorsport.[3] Buhk finished twelfth in the championship with 12 point-scoring finishes.[4] He remained in series for 2011 but switched to ma-con after five rounds with KUG Motorsport. The switch open road to the podium step at Lausitz and Assen and progress to ninth in the championship.[5]

Sports car racing

For 2012 Buhk moved into the Sports car racing, competing in both 2012 ADAC GT Masters and 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship.[6] Andreas Simonsen was Buhk's teammate in the ADAC series, where they finished eleventh. With Dominik Baumann they dominated the main category of the FIA GT3 European Championship, winning half of the races and the drivers' title on their Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.[7]

In 2013, FIA GT3 European Championship was merged with FIA GT1 World Championship to form FIA GT Series, where Buhk continued to race. He was paired with Alon Day in HTP Motorsport, they was victorious at Zandvoort, but was only seventh in the championship.[8] He remained in the ADAC GT Masters where he participated with Maximilian Götz. They won race at Nürburgring and ended third in the standings.[9] Also he expanded his programme to compete in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Despite missing two opening rounds, he won 2013 24 Hours of Spa as well as the season finale at Nürburgring, which brought him title in the series.[10][11]

In 2014, the Buhk kept his three-championship programme with HTP. FIA GT Series was renamed into the Blancpain Sprint Series. He again shared Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with Götz and was set to claim another championship title after three wins but was forced to miss Slovakia Ring round and the remainder of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters season due to his suspension for non-compliance with safety car regulations in the same circuit in the ADAC GT Masters event.[12] But later his racing license was restored, allowing him return to racing.[13] In the Blancpain Endurance Series he had just one podium an ended the season fourth. Also for the first time Sprint and Endurance series formed Blancpain GT Series in which Buhk finished as runner-up to Laurens Vanthoor.

Bentley Continental GT3 car of Abril-Buhk during the Nogaro weekend of the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series

For 2015, Buhk concentrated on Blancpain GT Series programme, where he was again runner-up, this time to Robin Frijns. His team HTP decided to use Bentley Continental GT3 car and make Vincent Abril as his teammate in the Sprint Series.[14] They won three races and clinched the championship title.[15] But in the Endurance Series, Buhk raced with M-Sport team with Andy Soucek and Maxime Soulet as his teammates. They finished the season tenth finishing in point all races but 2015 24 Hours of Spa.

In 2016, Baumann returned as Buhk's teammate (Jazeman Jaafar was the third driver in the Endurance Cup), while HTP Motorsport bought new-for Mercedes-AMG GT3 car.[16] Their pair overscored Rob Bell by ten points in the GT Series to take the title. While in the Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup they was second and third respectively with one race win in the both championships. Also he make his debut in the 2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, but his squad wasn't able to finish the race.

For 2017, Buhk got Franck Perera as a teammate for GT Series campaign while Jimmy Eriksson was the third driver in the Endurance Cup. Buhk got his third runner-up spot in the GT Series. He and his teammates was third in the both Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup. In the Sprint cup Buhk with Perera was more successful as they won main Misano race.[17] He repeated 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, but once again his car haven't seen a checkered flag.

In 2018, HTP Motorsport left Blancpain GT Series in the favour of 2018 ADAC GT Masters, where Buhk is a teammate of the Indy Dontje.[18] While in 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup he joined Götz and Álvaro Parente at Strakka Racing.[19]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	ADAC Formel Masters	KUG Motorsport	21	0	0	0	0	34	12th
2011	ADAC Formel Masters	KUG Motorsport	24	0	0	1	2	87	9th
2011	ADAC Formel Masters	ma-con	24	0	0	1	2	87	9th
2012	FIA GT3 European Championship	Heico Gravity-Charouz Team	12	6	5	2	8	214	1st
2012	ADAC GT Masters	Heico Junior Team	16	0	0	0	0	72	11th
2013	Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro Cup	HTP Motorsport	3	2	0	0	2	81	1st
	ADAC GT Masters	Polarweiss Racing	16	1	1	0	6	165	3rd
	FIA GT Series - Pro	HTP Gravity Charouz	10	1	0	1	4	70	7th
2014	Blancpain GT Series	HTP Motorsport	16	3	0	2	8	190	2nd
	Blancpain Sprint Series - GT3 Pro Cup		12	3	0	2	7	126	2nd
	Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro Cup		4	0	0	0	1	64	4th
	ADAC GT Masters		10	2	0	0	4	90	10th
2015	Blancpain GT Series	HTP Motorsport	17	4	1	1	8	166	2nd
	Blancpain GT Series	Bentley Team M-Sport	17	4	1	1	8	166	2nd
	Blancpain Sprint Series - GT3 Pro Cup	Bentley Team HTP	12	4	1	1	8	135	1st
	ADAC GT Masters	Bentley Team HTP	10	0	0	0	0	12	32nd
	Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro Cup	Bentley Team M-Sport	5	0	0	0	0	31	10th
2016	Blancpain GT Series	HTP Motorsport	15	2	1	0	4	134	1st
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		5	1	1	0	2	67	2nd
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	1	0	0	2	67	3rd
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2017	Blancpain GT Series	Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	15	3	3	0	3	120	2nd
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	3	3	0	1	68	3rd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	2	52	3rd
	ADAC GT Masters		1	0	0	0	0	6	35th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Asia	GruppeM Racing Team	8	2	0	3	4	100	4th
2018	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing	4	0	0	0	1	31	9th
	Blancpain GT Series	Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing	7	0	0	0	1	24	38th
	ADAC GT Masters	Mann-Filter Team HTP	14	1	0	0	2	84	5th
2019	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing	5	0	1	1	2	58	3rd
2019	Blancpain GT Series	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	44th

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References

"About Maxi Buhk". maximilian-buhk.de. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
"Starterfeld des ADAC Formel Masters nimmt Form an". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
"ADAC Formel Masters 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"Round 1 (Nogaro) Entry List" (PDF). FIA.com. FIA. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
"2012 FIA CHAMPIONS". fia.com. FIA. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Watkins, Gary (7 July 2013). "Zandvoort FIA GT: Mercedes gets first win of 2013 with Buhk and Day". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"Mercedes-Benz victory for Buhk & Götz". adac-gt-masters.de. ADAC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"Buhk, Schneider, Götz claim overall win in 24 Hours of Spa". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Simmons, Marcus (22 September 2013). "Nurburgring Blancpain: HTP Mercedes wins to crown Buhk champion". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
ten Caat, Marcel (21 August 2014). "Buhk Suspended for Slovakia Ring After GT Masters Incident". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Watkins, Gary (3 September 2014). "Blancpain Sprint Series frontrunner Buhk to return after case dropped". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"Double programme pour Vincent Abril" [Double programme for Vincent Abril]. AUTOhebdo.fr (in French). Grouppe Hommel. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
Wouters, Vincent (11 October 2015). "Buhk, Abril Claim Blancpain Sprint Title in Zandvoort Thriller". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Wouters, Vincent (6 April 2016). "Monza Entry List Update: 4.6". sportscar365.com. Sportscar 365. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
Morson, Lucy (2 April 2017). "Buhk and Perera complete Misano Blancpain sweep". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"HTP Motorsport with two mambas and strong drivers". adac-gt-masters.de. ADAC. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
Goodwin, Graham (16 March 2018). "Strakka Reveal Blancpain Endurance Cup Driver Squads". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links

Official website (in German and English)
Maximilian Buhk career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Francesco Castellacci Federico Leo	FIA GT3 European Champion 2012 With: Dominik Baumann	Succeeded by Championship merged into the FIA GT Series
Preceded by Christopher Haase Christopher Mies Stéphane Ortelli	Blancpain Endurance Series Champion 2013	Succeeded by Laurens Vanthoor
Preceded by Maximilian Götz	Blancpain Sprint Series Champion 2015 With: Vincent Abril	Succeeded by Enzo Ide
Preceded by Robin Frijns	Blancpain GT Series Champion 2016 With: Dominik Baumann	Succeeded by Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart

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[1] "About Maxi Buhk". maximilian-buhk.de. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[2] "ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[3] "Starterfeld des ADAC Formel Masters nimmt Form an". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.

[4] "ADAC Formel Masters 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[5] "ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[6] "Round 1 (Nogaro) Entry List" (PDF). FIA.com. FIA. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

[7] "2012 FIA CHAMPIONS". fia.com. FIA. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[8] Watkins, Gary (7 July 2013). "Zandvoort FIA GT: Mercedes gets first win of 2013 with Buhk and Day". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[9] "Mercedes-Benz victory for Buhk & Götz". adac-gt-masters.de. ADAC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[10] "Buhk, Schneider, Götz claim overall win in 24 Hours of Spa". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[11] Simmons, Marcus (22 September 2013). "Nurburgring Blancpain: HTP Mercedes wins to crown Buhk champion". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[12] ten Caat, Marcel (21 August 2014). "Buhk Suspended for Slovakia Ring After GT Masters Incident". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[13] Watkins, Gary (3 September 2014). "Blancpain Sprint Series frontrunner Buhk to return after case dropped". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[14] "Double programme pour Vincent Abril" [Double programme for Vincent Abril]. AUTOhebdo.fr (in French). Grouppe Hommel. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

[15] Wouters, Vincent (11 October 2015). "Buhk, Abril Claim Blancpain Sprint Title in Zandvoort Thriller". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[16] Wouters, Vincent (6 April 2016). "Monza Entry List Update: 4.6". sportscar365.com. Sportscar 365. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[17] Morson, Lucy (2 April 2017). "Buhk and Perera complete Misano Blancpain sweep". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[18] "HTP Motorsport with two mambas and strong drivers". adac-gt-masters.de. ADAC. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[19] Goodwin, Graham (16 March 2018). "Strakka Reveal Blancpain Endurance Cup Driver Squads". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 16 March 2018.