Maxime Jousse (born 25 June 1991) is a French racing driver. A Porsche one-make specialist, he was the 2010 Formula Palmer Audi runner-up and 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion, as well as a 2016 24 Hours of Spa class winner.
| Maxime Jousse | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Jousse in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 25 June 1991 Les Issambres, France |
| Relatives | Julien Jousse (brother) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (2012–2015) FIA Gold (2016–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup France |
Personal life
editJousse is the younger brother of Julien Jousse, a former LMP1 and GT1 driver.[2]
Career
editJousse made his single-seater debut in 2007, competing in the Championnat de France FFSA Formule Campus Renault Elf.[3] A season in the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup for Pole Services then followed,[4] before Jousse joined Formula Palmer Audi in 2009,[5] scoring a lone win at Silverstone to finish eighth in points.[6] Remaining in the MotorSport Vision centrally-run series for 2010,[7] Jousse scored six wins and four other podiums en route to runner-up honours in the overall standings.[8][9][10] Switching to BVM – Target Racing to compete in the Italian Formula Three Championship the following year,[11] Jousse took a lone win at Adria as well as four other podiums to secure sixth in points.[12]
In 2012, Jousse transitioned to sportscar racing, joining Gulf Racing Middle East to race in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[13] After scoring a best result of 10th at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Jousse left the team and series ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on financial grounds and was replaced by Ludovic Badey.[14] During 2012, Jousse also made one-off appearances in the European Le Mans Series for Status GP,[15] Italian F3 for BVM and Porsche Carrera Cup France for Racing Technology.[16][17]
Continuing in sportscars for 2013, Jousse joined Sébastien Loeb Racing to make his debut in Porsche Carrera Cup France.[18] In his first season in the series, Jousse scored wins at Pau and Magny-Cours, as well as taking three other podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish.[19][20] At the end of the year, Jousse was chosen to represent Porsche Carrera Cup France in the Porsche International Cup Scholarship Program in October.[21] Remaining with the team for his second season in the series the following year,[22] Jousse began the season with a win at Lédenon,[23] before taking further wins at Nogaro and Le Castellet to secure runner-up honours.[24] During 2014, Jousse also raced for the same team in select rounds of Porsche Supercup.[25] Staying with Sébastien Loeb Racing for 2015,[26] Jousse began the year with a win at Le Mans,[27] before winning both Magny-Cours races and taking three other podiums to clinch the title.[28] During 2015, Jousse also raced for the team in the Monza round of Porsche Supercup.[29]
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Moving to Carrera Cup Asia for 2016 with Kamlung Racing,[30] Jousse took three wins and six other podiums but lost out on the title to Nico Menzel.[31] During 2016, Jousse also raced for IMSA Performance in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup,[32] scoring a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa en route to 12th in the Pro-Am standings.[33] Following a varied program in 2017, which was mainly spent in the China GT Championship, Jousse returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Asia the following year, taking four podiums and eighth in the overall standings for Absolute Racing.[34] During 2018, Jousse also made a one-off appearance in the GT300 class of Super GT for est cola by AAS Motorsport at Buriram.[35] After that, Jousse made select appearances in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Kamlung Racing in 2019,[36] before transitioning to a driver coach role for Yevan David and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak at Future Management.[37]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Championnat de France FFSA Formule Campus Renault Elf | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 7th | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | Pole Services | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21st |
| Formula Junior FR2.0 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | ||
| 2009 | Formula Palmer Audi | MotorSport Vision | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 204 | 8th |
| 2010 | Formula Palmer Audi | MotorSport Vision | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 335 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Italian Formula Three Championship | BVM – Target Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 6th |
| 2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | Gulf Racing Middle East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 76th |
| European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Status GP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | BVM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Racing Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19th | |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 4th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| V de V Michelin Endurance Series – GT | AB Sport Auto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 23rd | |
| V de V Endurance GT Tourisme – GTV2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12th | ||
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 184 | 2nd |
| Porsche Supercup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Belgian Racing Car Championship – Pro | WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V | AB Sport Auto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 12th | |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 176 | 1st |
| Porsche Supercup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V | AB Sport Auto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.5 | 10th | |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Kamlung Racing | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 195 | 2nd |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | IMSA Performance | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12th | |
| Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V | AB Sport Auto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 127.5 | 9th | |
| 2017 | 24H Series – A6 | IMSA Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| V de V Endurance Series – GTV1 | V de V / AB Sport Auto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.5 | 19th | |
| China GT Championship – GT3 | JRM JiaRui-TengDa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16th | |
| China GT Championship – GTC | JRM Elite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Asia – Pro-Am | est cola Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th | |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Absolute Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 8th |
| Super GT Series – GT300 | est cola by AAS Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro | Kamlung Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 3rd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Pro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Sources:[38][3] | |||||||||
† As Jousse was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Italian Formula 3 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BVM – Target Racing | FRA 1 2 |
FRA 2 11 |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 5 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 Ret |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 2 |
ADR 1 5 |
ADR 2 1 |
VLL 1 12 |
VLL 2 5 |
MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 10 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 7 |
6th | 112 | ||||||||
| 2012 | BVM | VRT 1 |
VRT 2 |
VRT 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 5 |
MUG 3 4 |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 6 |
MIS 3 4 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
VAL 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
13th | 9 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
editComplete European Le Mans Series results
editComplete Porsche Supercup 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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | CAT |
MON 12 |
RBR |
SIL |
HOC |
HUN |
SPA 11 |
MNZ |
COA |
COA |
NC† | 0† | |
| 2015 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | CAT |
MON |
RBR |
SIL |
HUN |
SPA |
SPA |
MNZ 14 |
MNZ 14 |
COA |
COA |
NC† | 0† |
† As Jousse was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editComplete GT World Challenge Asia results
editComplete Super GT results
editReferences
edit- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (7 December 2015). "2016 FIA Driver Categorisation Completed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Dufeu, Antoine (4 December 2008). "F2: Julien Jousse, 1er Français engagé!". caradisiac.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Maxime Jousse | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Valencia results confirmed". racecar.com (in French). 25 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Guérin, Marius (27 July 2009). "Formula Palmer Audi: Tristant Vautier solide leader". caradisiac.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Broomhead, James (4 October 2009). "Formula Palmer Audi Title To Be Decided At Last Round". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Pettit, Vince (7 May 2010). "Formula Palmer Audi Heads To Brands Hatch For Season Opener". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Dufeu, Antoine (22 April 2010). "FPA: Maxime Jousse au top". caradisiac.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Maxime Jousse a épaté à Snetterton". autohebdo.fr (in French). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Tassel, Pierre (7 October 2010). "Max Jousse peut s'approcher du titre". autohebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Tassel, Pierre (4 February 2011). "Maxime Jousse en F3 italienne". autohebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "F3 Italie : Max Jousse gagne à Adria". autohebdo.fr (in French). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Deux nouvelles recrues chez Gulf Racing Middle East". endurance-info.com (in French). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Le Mans: UAE based 'Gulf Racing Middle East' team makes history at 24hr of Le Mans". circuitprodigital.com. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Silverstone : Les frères Jousse rempilent chez Status GP". motorsport.nextgen-auto.com (in French). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "F3. MAXIME JOUSSE RAPPELÉ PAR BVM TARGET EN F3 ITALIA !". autonewsinfo.fr (in French). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Max Jousse en Carrera Cup". autohebdo.fr (in French). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP 2013 : LE SEBASTIEN LOEB RACING AVEC LAPIERRE, BOTTEMANNE ET MAXIME JOUSSE". autonewsinfo.fr (in French). 25 January 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pau, Course 1 : Maxime Jousse de bout en bout". endurance-info.com (in French). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Magny-Cours, 1 : Maxime Jousse de main de maître". endurance-info.com (in French). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Maxime Jousse au Porsche International Cup Scholarship Program". autohebdo.fr (in French). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sébastien Loeb Racing et @LoebRacing dévoilent leurs pilotes". autohebdo.fr (in French). 7 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Porsche Carrera Cup France : Laurent Pasquali en force à Lédenon". lesvoitures.fr. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Porsche : ce qu'il faut savoir de la finale de la Carrera Cup France !". lepoint.fr (in French). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Charman, James (6 May 2014). "Sebastien Loeb Racing Enter Porsche Supercup". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Gauther, Stéphane (16 April 2015). "Porsche Carrera Cup France : Présentation Ledenon". racingforever.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Mercier, Laurent (3 May 2015). "Le Mans, Course 1 : Maxime Jousse s'illustre sous la pluie". endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sport auto : Maxime Jousse champion Porsche Carrera Cup France 2015". turbo.fr (in French). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Martinez, Sergio (5 September 2015). "Ammermüller y Cairoli se reparten la pole en Monza". revistasafetycar.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ragginger picks up victory in Round Nine of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia". sgcarmart.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nico Menzel siegt beim Carrera Cup Asia". wochenspiegellive.de (in German). 17 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Wouters, Vincent (9 March 2016). "IMSA Performance Confirms Blancpain Endurance Program". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Annetta, Ghislain (5 August 2016). "Automobile : un succès pour Raymond Narac aux 24 Heures de Spa". lecourriercauchois.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Maxime Jousse revient en Porsche Carrera Cup Asia". endurance-info.com (in French). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ O'Connell, RJ (26 June 2018). "Super GT Chang Preview: The Kings Of Speed Return To Thailand". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Brundson, Stephen (8 September 2019). "Gama Racing duo takes Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia win in Shanghai". autosport.com. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Mercier, Laurent (19 January 2024). "Maxime Jousse : « Me servir de ma propre expérience pour guider les jeunes »". endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Maxime Jousse Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
External links
edit- Maxime Jousse career summary at DriverDB.com