Marvin Kirchhöfer

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Marvin Kirchhöfer
Kirchhöfer in 2012
NationalityGermany German
Born (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 30)
Leipzig, Germany
GP2 Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamCarlin
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number19
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2016
Previous series
2014-15
2013
2012		GP3 Series
German Formula Three
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2013
2012		German Formula Three
ADAC Formel Masters

Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Born in Leipzig, Saxony, Kirchhöfer began karting in 1999 and mainly raced in Germany, working his way up from the junior ranks (Bambini-B) to the KF2 category by 2010. In 2011, he won the German Kart Championship (KF1), winning all five final races.[1]

Marvin Kirchhöfer during practice at Oschersleben 2012

ADAC Formel Masters - 2012[edit]

2012 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with Lotus.[2] He was able to win the first race in Oschersleben[3] and scored two wins from pole position at the following race weekend in Zandvoort.[4] He finished the season with a perfect round at the Hockenheim with 2 poles, 3 fastest laps and 3 wins in the 3 races. He won the championship in his debut year with 9 wins and 329 points.

German Formula 3 - 2013[edit]

In 2013 Kirchhöfer debuted in the German Formula 3 Championship. He dominated the series, taking 25 podiums in 26 races, including 13 wins. He finished on 511 points with second place, team-mate Artem Markelov, on less than 350. His only non podium finish was a 4th place in the 2nd race of the year. He also set the fastest race lap in 17 of the races. His team Lotus won the team's championship while Kirchhöfer won the rookie cup with only 4 races not finishing as the best rookie.

GP3 Series[edit]

In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in the series with ART Grand Prix. He remained with the team for two seasons, finishing with two consecutive third places and accumulating six wins and fifteen podiums.

GP2 Series[edit]

In March 2016, it was announced Kirchhöfer would graduate to GP2 with Carlin.[5]

McLaren factory driver[edit]

In 2023, Kirchhöfer embarked on a full-season campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, joining Danish drivers Benjamin Goethe and Nicolai Kjærgaard in Garage 59's Pro class entry.[6]

Goodwood Festival of Speed[edit]

In July 2023, the McLaren Solus GT made its dynamic debut at the 30th Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the timed shootout, Kirchhöfer set the fastest time in the Solus GT, finishing the hillclimb in 45.34 seconds.[7] This made him the first German driver to win the shootout since Nick Heidfeld in 1999.

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Podiums Points Position
2012 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 23 9 7 8 16 329 1st
2013 German Formula 3 Championship Lotus 26 13 13 17 25 511 1st
2014 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 16 1 2 4 7 161 3rd
British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports 3 2 0 2 3 54 8th
2015 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 5 1 1 8 200 3rd
2016 GP2 Series Carlin 20 0 0 0 1 21 17th
2017 ADAC GT Masters Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 13 0 0 0 2 60 15th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Black Falcon 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 2 1 0 0 1 47 7th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 2 2 5 123 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 5 0 1 0 0 13 32nd
24H GT Series - A6
2019 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 12 3 1 2 3 105 8th
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe R-Motorsport 10 1 0 1 1 39.5 8th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 4 0 0 1 1 38 6th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 33 13th
Intercontinental GT Challenge R-Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 1 0 0 2 95 10th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT Garage 59 4 0 0 0 0 4.5 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Garage 59 4 0 0 0 1 27.5 7th
British GT Championship - GT3 1 0 0 1 1 0 NC†
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Jota Sport 5 0 0 0 0 10 27th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 5 0 0 1 0 0 NC
Asian Le Mans Series - GT 2 0 0 0 0 4 18th
British GT Championship - GT3 6 0 1 1 1 24 16th
Optimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Inception Racing 1 0 0 0 1 326 48th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Pfaff Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 449 12th*

† As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results[edit]

(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
2012 Lotus OSC
1
1 		OSC
2
17 		OSC
3
5 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
1 		ZAN
3
3 		SAC
1
2 		SAC
2
4 		SAC
3
C 		NÜR1
1
3 		NÜR1
2
2 		NÜR1
3
2 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
7 		RBR
3
1 		LAU
1
3 		LAU
2
10 		LAU
3
6 		NÜR2
1
1 		NÜR2
2
1 		NÜR2
3
2 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
1 		HOC
3
1 		1st 329

Complete German Formula Three Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points
2013 Lotus OSC1
1
1 		OSC1
2
4 		OSC1
2
1 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
3 		SPA
3
3 		NÜR1
1
2 		NÜR1
2
C 		NÜR1
3
1 		SAC
1
1 		SAC
2
2 		SAC
3
1 		LAU1
1
2 		LAU1
2
3 		LAU1
3
1 		NÜR2
1
2 		NÜR2
2
2 		NÜR2
3
1 		LAU2
1
3 		LAU2
2
1 		LAU2
3
2 		OSC2
1
1 		OSC2
2
2 		OSC2
3
1 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
3 		HOC
3
1 		1st 511

Complete GP3 Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2014 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
5 		CAT
SPR
5 		RBR
FEA
5 		RBR
SPR
DNS 		SIL
FEA
3 		SIL
SPR
4 		HOC
FEA
1 		HOC
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
11 		HUN
SPR
9 		SPA
FEA
DNS 		SPA
SPR
17 		MNZ
FEA
3 		MNZ
SPR
3 		SOC
FEA
2 		SOC
SPR
3 		YMC
FEA
2 		YMC
SPR
11 		3rd 161
2015 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
5 		CAT
SPR
1 		RBR
FEA
6 		RBR
SPR
2 		SIL
FEA
1 		SIL
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
5 		SPA
FEA
3 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
4 		MNZ
SPR
1 		SOC
FEA
9 		SOC
SPR
7 		BHR
FEA
1 		BHR
SPR
6 		YMC
FEA
1 		YMC
SPR
7 		3rd 200

Complete GP2 Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Carlin CAT
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
15 		MON
FEA
7 		MON
SPR
2 		BAK
FEA
Ret 		BAK
SPR
10 		RBR
FEA
Ret 		RBR
SPR
19 		SIL
FEA
12 		SIL
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
14 		HUN
SPR
13 		HOC
FEA
10 		HOC
SPR
14 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
14 		MNZ
FEA
18 		MNZ
SPR
8 		SEP
FEA
15 		SEP
SPR
11 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		17th 21

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
5 		MIS
1
4 		MIS
2
13 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
18 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
1 		HUN
1
10 		HUN
2
19 		8th 39.5

Complete British GT Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2022 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1
2 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SPA
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		NC† 0†
2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
3 		SIL
1
33 		DON
1
Ret 		SNE
1
16 		SNE
2
WD 		ALG
1
Ret 		BRH
1 		16th 24
Optimum Motorsport DON
1
7

† As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points
2023 Inception Racing GTD McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
3 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 48th 326
2024 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
10 		SEB
12 		LGA
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 12th* 449*
Source:[8]

* Season still in progress.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Erfolge" (in German). cmv-sportmedia.de. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Kirchhöfer is official Lotus junior driver" (in German). cmv-sportmedia.de. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Kirchhöfer wins first race" (in German). adac-formel-masters.de. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Kirchhöfer wins second race in Zandvoort" (in German). adac-formel-masters.de. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Marvin Kirchhofer joins 2016 GP2 grid with Carlin". 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2023). "Garage 59 Confirms Pro Return With Updated McLaren". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ Ostler, Simon (16 July 2023). "2023 Festival of Speed Timed Shootout results | GRR". goodwood.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Marvin Kirchhöfer Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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