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Max van Splunteren
Van Splunteren in 2021
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 30)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
RelativesPaul van Splunteren (father)
Categorisation FIA Silver
Championship titles
2019Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux

Max van Splunteren (born 29 January 1996) is a Dutch racing driver who last competed in the 24H Series for GP Elite.

Personal life

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Van Splunteren is the son of fellow racing driver Paul van Splunteren,[1] who he replaced for the last three rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series.[2]

Career

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Van Splunteren made his single-seater debut in 2012, racing in the Dutch Formula Ford Championship for GT3.nl Junior Team by GEVA Racing.[3] Despite never winning a race throughout the season, Van Splunteren finished on the podium in 11 races en route to a third-place points finish.[4] Continuing in Formula Ford for 2013, Van Splunteren raced in the International North Sea Series, in which he scored his maiden career wins at Snetterton and Zandvoort.[5][6] During 2013, Van Splunteren also raced in select rounds of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux for Porsche Groep Zuid, winning six of the eight races he contested to take eighth in the Cup standings.[7][8]

Switching to sportscars full-time for 2014, Van Splunteren joined GT3.nl by Land Motorsport to continue racing in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux.[9] Competing in select rounds, Van Splunteren won both races at Zolder,[10] before taking further wins at Zandvoort and the second Zolder round to end the season seventh in points.[11] During 2014, Van Splunteren also joined Prospeed Competition to race in the last three rounds of the European Le Mans Series replacing his father Paul, in the GTC class.[2]

Continuing in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux for 2015, Van Splunteren began the season by winning both Spa races and race one at Zolder,[12][13] before scoring a win at Zandvoort and five other podiums to secure runner-up honours in the Pro standings.[14] During 2015, Van Splunteren also joined Bentley Team HTP to race in the final four rounds of the Blancpain Sprint Series, as well as the 24 Hours of Spa.[15][16] Partnering Jules Szymkowiak for his part-time BSS campaign, Van Splunteren took five class wins and a best overall result of sixth at Zandvoort to end the season fourth in Silver Cup points.[17][18]

Van Splunteren's Attempto Lamborghini Huracán GT3 at Monza in 2016.

In 2016, Van Splunteren remained in GT3 competition as he joined Lamborghini-fielding Attempto Racing for a dual campaign in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Sprint Cups,[19] as a member of the Lamborghini Junior Driver Programme.[20] Between the two campaigns, Van Splunteren found more success in the Sprint Cup, taking five Silver podiums alongside Jeroen Mul and finishing sixth in points.[21] Continuing with Attempto for a similar campaign the following year, Van Splunteren once again found more success in the Sprint Cup, scoring three podiums and ending the season sixth in points again.[22]

After racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Lamborghini-affiliated GRT Grasser Racing Team in early 2018,[23] Van Splunteren returned to Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux for the rest of the year with GP Elite.[24] On his return to the series, Van Splunteren scored a lone win at Zandvoort and five other podiums en route to a third-place points finish.[25] Remaining with Team GP Elite for the following season,[26] Van Splunteren took seven wins and four other podiums to seal the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux title.[27][28]

Van Splunteren racing for GP Elite at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Porsche Supercup.

Remaining with GP Elite for 2020, but switching to Porsche Supercup,[29] Van Splunteren took a lone podium at Silverstone in his first full-time season in the series to end the year sixth overall.[30] During 2020, Van Splunteren also raced with Porsche-aligned Proton Competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMGTE Am alongside Horst Felbermayr Jr. and Michele Beretta.[31] Two seasons with GP Elite in both Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup Germany then followed,[32][33] before Van Splunteren only made sporadic appearances over the following two seasons, most notably winning the 2024 12 Hours of Mugello overall with GP Elite.[34]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Dutch Formula Ford Championship GT3.nl Junior Team by GEVA Racing 18 0 1 2 11 244 3rd
British Formula Ford Championship GEVA 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 5th
2012–13 Dutch Winter Endurance Series Equipe Verschuur 1 1 0 0 1 20 17th
2013 Formula Ford International North Sea Series 13 2 1 7 10
Formula Ford Denmark 2 0 0 0 0 6 18th
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux – Cup Porsche Groep Zuid 8 6 1 6 7 124 8th
2014 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux GT3.nl by Land Motorsport 10 4 3 2 6 142 7th
European Le Mans Series – GTC Prospeed Competition 3 0 0 0 0 6 25th
2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux – Pro GT3.nl by Land Motorsport 11 4 3 4 9 114 2nd
Blancpain Sprint Series Bentley Team HTP 7 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Blancpain Sprint Series – Silver 5 3 5 5 77 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 4 27th
Renault Sport Trophy – Prestige Equipe Verschuur 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Renault Sport Trophy – Endurance Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
BMW M235i Cup Belgium Tyreset / Peka Racing 1 0 0 0 0 41 24th
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 29 16th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Silver 8 0 0 4 5 60 6th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 0 4 43rd
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 9 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Silver 0 1 0 3 50 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany MRS GT-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 12 23rd
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 18 57th
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux GP Elite 12 1 0 1 6 161 3rd
2018–19 Porsche GT3 Challenge Middle East 3 0 0 0 0 28 21st
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Team GP Elite 12 7 7 3 11 225 1st
Porsche Supercup 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 Dutch Winter Endurance Series Team GP Elite I 1 0 0 0 0 8 31st
Porsche Supercup Team GP Elite 8 0 0 0 1 77 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 12th
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany GP Elite 10 0 0 0 0 91 11th
Porsche Supercup Team GP Elite 8 0 0 0 0 56 9th
2022 24H GT Series Continents – 992 Team GP Elite 1 1 0 0 1 29 NC
Porsche Supercup 8 0 0 0 0 26 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 11 0 0 0 0 82 8th
2022–23 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Team GP-Elite 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC
2023 25 Hours VW Fun Cup Milo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 15th
2024 24H Series – GT3 GP Elite 1 1 0 0 1 40 19th
Sources:[35][36]

† As Van Splunteren was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2014 Prospeed Competition GTC Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
 IMO
 RBR
8 		LEC
9 		EST
Ret 		25th 6

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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(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 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2015 Bentley Team HTP Bentley Continental GT3 Silver NOG
QR 		NOG
CR 		BRH
QR 		BRH
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		MSC
QR
8 		MSC
CR
10 		ALG
QR
8 		ALG
CR
Ret 		MIS
QR
Ret 		MIS
CR
DNS 		ZAN
QR
7 		ZAN
CR
6 		4th 77
2016 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver MIS
QR
21 		MIS
CR
20 		BRH
QR
24 		BRH
CR
13 		NÜR
QR
22 		NÜR
CR
21 		HUN
QR
21 		HUN
CR
Ret 		6th 60
Pro CAT
QR
17 		CAT
CR
19 		NC 0
2017 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver MIS
QR
Ret 		MIS
CR
DNS 		BRH
QR
Ret 		BRH
CR
26 		ZOL
QR
21 		ZOL
CR
21 		HUN
QR
28 		HUN
CR
20 		NÜR
QR
21 		NÜR
CR
Ret 		6th 50

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2015 Bentley Team HTP Bentley Continental GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
19 		SPA
12H
45 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
 27th 4
2016 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
23 		SIL
44 		LEC
16 		SPA
6H
15 		SPA
12H
26 		SPA
24H
52 		NÜR
49 		16th 29
2017 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
26 		SIL
30 		LEC
Ret 		CAT
33 		43th 4
Pro SPA
6H
50 		SPA
12H
39 		SPA
24H
35 		NC 0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2018 GRT Grasser Racing Team GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 DAY
13 		SEB MDO BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 57th 18

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(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 DC Points
2019 Team GP Elite CAT
10 		MON RBR SIL HOC HUN
15 		SPA
15 		MNZ
12 		MEX MEX NC† 0†
2020 Team GP Elite RBR
15 		RBR
9 		HUN
9 		SIL
2 		SIL
4 		CAT
5 		SPA
8 		MNZ
13 		6th 77
2021 Team GP Elite MON
17 		RBR
5 		RBR
Ret 		HUN
9 		SPA
5 		ZND
7 		MNZ
10 		MNZ
8 		9th 56
2022 Team GP Elite IMO
10 		MON
20 		SIL
20 		RBR
7 		LEC
14 		SPA
13 		ZND
11 		MNZ
21 		15th 26

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2020 Germany Proton Competition Italy Michele Beretta
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr. 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 330 38th 12th
Source:[37]

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