Christmas has come early for Aston Martin Racing, as the team received a special delivery in the form of Belgian GT and DTM ace, Maxime Martin. The 31-year old has joined Aston Martin Racing to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship 'super season', which starts in Spring 2018.

Following in the wheel tracks of his father - four-time Spa 24 Hours winner, Jean-Michel Martin - Maxime started his own racing career in the MINI Cooper Challenge where he won the 2005 World Cup. After a brief spell in single-seaters, he found his feet in GT racing, working his way up via the Megane Trophy where he was Vice Champion in 2008 and the Clio Cup France where he was crowned champion that same year.

Maxime first came to Aston Martin's attention in 2010 when he competed against Aston Martin Racing in a Ford GT in the FIA GT1 World Championship. The following year saw his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans where he finished seventh overall in the Marc VDS Lola Aston Martin DBR1-2. As a BMW factory driver since 2013, Maxime has been a constant in many of the world's best GT series and in the German DTM Championship.