Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and GT World Challenge Europe as a McLaren factory driver.

Kirchhöfer achieved considerable successes in his junior career, with back-to-back titles in ADAC Formel Masters (2012) and German F3 (2013), a record six GP3 Series wins, and a season in GP2. Kirchhöfer then moved to sports car racing in 2017, taking several victories for Callaway in ADAC GT Masters. He also finished second at the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour and won once in Blancpain for R-Motorsport.

Kirchhöfer signed for McLaren as factory driver in 2022. He won the Goodwood Festival of Speed timed shootout in 2023 in a McLaren Solus GT. In 2025, Kirchhöfer set pole for the 24 Hours of Spa and ended McLaren's GT World Challenge Europe win drought, while also winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in GTD in a Corvette. In 2026, Kirchhöfer led Garage 59 to its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory in LMGT3.

Career

Karting 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.

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

German Formula 3 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 fourth place in the second 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 four races not finishing as the best rookie.

GP3 Series In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix. In his first season, he finished third in the standings with one win. He remained with the team for 2015, again finishing third place, and accumulated six wins and fifteen podiums over his time in the series.

GP2 Series In March 2016, it was announced Kirchhöfer would graduate to GP2 with Carlin.

McLaren factory driver

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.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 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. This made him the first German driver to win the shootout since Nick Heidfeld in 1999.

Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition 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 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 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 Cup100000NC 2022 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Garage 594000127.57th 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 - GT20000418th 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 10 0 0 0 2 2689 7th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59200000NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Dörr Motorsport100000NC†2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Optimum Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 35th2025 British GT Championship - GT3 Optimum Motorsport 9 0 1 0 3 127 7th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AWA 1 1 0 1 1 365 55th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Vasser Sullivan Racing 1 0 0 0 0 263 31st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 5 0 1 0 1 39 7th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 2 2 0 4 80 3rdInternational GT Open222123011th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 0 1 0 0 779 18thBathurst 12 HourOptimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNFFIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Garage 59 6 1 1 0 1 38* 13th*GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 18 16th24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Dörr Motorsport10000N/A14th † As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results (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 OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 1st 329

Complete German Formula Three Championship results (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 OSC11 OSC12 OSC12 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU11 LAU12 LAU13 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 LAU21 LAU22 LAU23 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 1st 511

Complete GP3 Series results (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 CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 3rd 161 2015 ART Grand Prix CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 3rd 200

Complete GP2 Series results (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 CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR BAKFEA BAKSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SEPFEA SEPSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 17th 21

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2017 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3OSC1OSC2LAU1LAU2RBR1RBR2ZAN1ZAN2NÜR1NÜR2SAC1SAC2HOC1HOC2 15th 60 2018 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 3rd 123 2019 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2SAC1SAC2 8th 105 2021 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 10th 95

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (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 2017 Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 7th 47 2018 R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 32nd 13 2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 6th 38 2020 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro-Am IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 13th 33 2021 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 26th 10 2022 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 27th 10 2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 24th 4 2024 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ 40th 1 Pro JED NC 0 2025 Garage 59McLaren 720S GT3 EvoPro LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 7th 39 2026 Garage 59McLaren 720S GT3 EvoPro LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 16th* 13* * Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (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 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 8th 39.5 2025 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro BRH1 BRH2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 3rd 80 2026 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 16th 18

Complete British GT Championship results (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 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 NC† 0† 2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 16th 24 Optimum Motorsport DON1 2025 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 DON1 SIL1 OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 DON1 7th 127 † As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2023 Inception Racing GTD McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY 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 SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 7th 2689 2025 AWA GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH 55th 365 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Pro Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 31st 263 2026 Corvette Racing byPratt Miller Motorsports GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 18th 779Source:

Complete International GT Open results (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 2025Garage 59McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 11th 30

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2026 Garage 59 LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 13th* 38* * Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results