Maxime Martin and BMW, the story of a falling out

Although he was already registered by BMW in WEC, in the LMGT3 category, the Belgian decided not to renew his contract with the Bavarian manufacturer in order to respond to the requests of Mercedes. The Star offers him a very extensive program in the same category.

Published 15/12/2024 à 13:00

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Maxime Martin and BMW, the story of a falling out

Maxime Martin will no longer wear the BMW colours - Photo: DPPI

It's the end-of-year transfer that's causing a lot of ink to flow. While we saw him end his career with the WRT BMW team, Maxime Martin preferred to change air. In 2025, it's on a Mercedes-AMG GT3 that he will speak. A big surprise, when you know how closely the Martin family is linked to BMW. Jean-Michel, Maxime's father, won two of his four victories at the Spa 24 Hours in a Bavarian car, in 1987 and 1992. Once his racing career was over, he made a remarkable career change by building a large network of BMW dealerships in the Brussels region. As for Maxime's collaboration with WRT, Vincent Vosse, the boss, had been dreaming of it since 2012 when