Maximilian
Kochendörfer
Racing driver from Stuttgart and happiest at the race track.
My story
My name is Maximilian Kochendörfer, and I was born in Berlin in 2003. I have always been passionate about cars and motorsport, even though I never took the traditional route through karting.
My interest started with Formula 1, but as I got older, my focus shifted increasingly towards touring cars like the DTM and various 24-hour endurance races.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, real-world motorsport was on pause, so I turned to sim racing to pursue my passion. In 2022, I joined the Motul sim racing team. Being surrounded by teammates who all had real-world motorsport backgrounds inspired me to take the next step: in 2023, I obtained my racing licence and completed my first test day.
2024 marked my first-ever real racing season, which I finished as vice-champion in my class.
Career
Milestones
TCR European Endurance & NLS
First international season with Wimmer Werk Motorsport in the Cupra León TCR DSG, shared with Aaron Klug. Plus NLS outings on the Nordschleife in a VW Scirocco and a Cupra TCR.
Team vice-champion
A season in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup with MDM Racing, finishing as vice-champion in the team standings. Test drives in the new BMW M2 Cup and a Porsche GT4, plus a start at the 1000 km Hockenheim. In sim racing, with Scherer eSport since January.
Rookie season: vice-champion
Vice-champion in Cup2 of the DMV BMW Challenge with MDM Racing. Races in NATC and RCN, and my Nürburgring Nordschleife permit.
National A licence
Racing licence and first test day, followed by my first contract with MDM Racing in December.
MOTUL eSports
Joined the MOTUL eSports sim racing team, which later became CRZ Simsport. Teammates from real-world motorsport inspired the next step.
Into sim racing
First races on iRacing, with a quick focus on endurance.
Born in Berlin
Grew up with Formula 1, later came the DTM and 24-hour races.
Sim
Sim racing
My rig
Built piece by piece over four years and tuned to feel like the real car. Since January 2025 I've been racing for Scherer eSport.
Among my biggest successes:
- 2026P3 · 24h NürburgringiRacing · TCR · top split
- 2026DNLS vice-championM2 Cup
- 2025Class & overall championsDNLS Community Cup
- Rig
- Sim-Lab GT1 Evo
- Seat
- Sparco GRID-Q
- Wheelbase
- VRS
- Wheel
- Ascher Racing F64 V1
- Pedals
- VRS
- Team
- Scherer eSport
At a glance
- Name
- Maximilian Kochendörfer
- Born
- 2003 in Berlin
- Based in
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Team 2026
- Wimmer Werk Motorsport
- Series 2026
- TCR European Endurance · NLS
- Car
- Cupra León TCR DSG
Come along for the ride.
Partnership, coaching or press enquiry: I look forward to hearing from you.