| Maxime Soulet | |
| Nationality: |  Belgian |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Uccle, Belgium |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Gold |
| Prev Series: | GT World Challenge America Intercontinental GT Challenge Blancpain Endurance Series Belcar |
| Prev Series Years: | 2018–20 2016–20 2011–13, 15–20 2008–09, 11 |
| Titles: | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup Belcar Endurance Championship Belcar – GT3 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium |
| Title Years: | 2023 2011 2011 2004 2004 |
Maxime Soulet (born 26 July 1983) is a Belgian racing driver.[1]
Soulet began his racing career in 2002, competing in two races in the French Formula Renault series. In 2004, Soulet competed in both the Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium and the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 series, winning championship titles in both.[2] In 2015, Soulet was signed as a Bentley factory driver in the then-Blancpain GT Series.[3] Soulet's best overall season with the marque occurred in 2017, when he and co-drivers Vincent Abril and Andy Soucek came within seven points of winning the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. They entered the final round with an eight-point advantage,[4] but retired during the final race while their closest competitor finished third. For 2018, Soulet signed with K-Pax Racing alongside fellow factory driver Soucek.[5] Two years later, Soulet was part of the Bentley Team M-Sport team that won the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour.[6] After Bentley's factory GT3 program wound down at the end of 2020, Soulet joined Selleslagh Racing Team for the final three rounds of the 2021 GT4 European Series.[7] Soulet returned to the wheel of a Bentley Continental GT3 in 2022, joining customer team CMR's entry into the 2022 24 Hours of Spa.[8] Also in 2022, Soulet took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux with August Racing by NGT.[9] He would finish ninth in the overall championship, scoring 65 points.[10]
In 2023, Soulet joined HAAS RT, initially competing in the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour.[11] Additionally, Soulet returned full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, competing with Comtoyou Racing in the Gold Cup category alongside Nicolas Baert and Max Hofer.[12] After winning their class in the first two races of the season, Baert and Soulet claimed the Gold Cup championship at season's end.[13]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Bentley Team M-Sport |  David RussellAndy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | AP | 293 | 7th | 6th | |||
| 2017 | Bentley Team M-Sport |  Vincent AbrilAndy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 283 | 12th | 5th | |||
| 2018 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 58 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 46th | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 12th | |
| 2019 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek | Bentley Continental GT3 | APP | 312 | 6th | 6th | |||
| 2020 | Bentley Team M-Sport |  Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper | Bentley Continental GT3 | A-GT3 Pro | 314 | align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st | align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st |