Sascha Maassen

Sascha Maassen
Maassen in 2010
Nationality German
Born (1969-09-28) 28 September 1969
Aachen, Germany
RelativesMontego Maassen (son)
Racing licence FIA Platinum (until 2014)[1]
FIA Gold (2015–2024)
FIA Silver (2025–)[2]
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2000 – 2004, 2008 – 2009
TeamsSkea Racing International,
Dick Barbour Racing,
Freisinger Motorsport,
Alex Job Racing,
White Lightning Racing,
Team Essex,
NAVI Team Goh
Best finish10th (2004)
Class wins2 (2003, 2004)

Sascha Maassen (born 28 September 1969 in Aachen, Germany) is a veteran sports car driver.

Early career

Maassen began his career in karts, and moved to cars in 1989, in Formula Ford 1600. During the early 1990s, he raced in the German Formula 3 series. His F3 career includes a win at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 1994. From 1995 to 1997, he raced touring cars for Nissan in the Super Tourenwagen Cup.

Sports car career

In 1998, Maassen moved to the FIA GT Championship, where he raced a Porsche 911 GT2 for Roock Racing, along with Bruno Eichmann. In 1999, he competed in Porsche Supercup. He also drove for Alex Job Racing at Petit Le Mans, where he won the GT class with Cort Wagner and Dirk Müller.

2000

In 2000, Maassen joined Porsche as a factory driver. His primary job was driving a Porsche GT3-R in the American Le Mans Series. He partnered with fellow factory driver Bob Wollek at Dick Barbour Racing. The duo would win five races, including Maassen's second straight Petit Le Mans victory. He also finished second in the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Skea Racing International. Maassen also raced sparingly in Supercup, and raced in the 24 Hours Nürburgring, and one race in the Sports Racing World Cup.

2001

In 2001, Maassen was paired with Lucas Luhr at Alex Job Racing. They would win at Texas and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the GT class in a season otherwise dominated by the BMW M3 GTRs. Maassen also raced prototypes, at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Champion Racing, and for Dick Barbour Racing at Le Mans.

2002

Maassen started 2002 by finishing fourth at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Champion Racing. Maassen and Luhr dominated the GT class of the ALMS, winning seven of ten races en route to the championship. These victories included second straight Sebring win, and third career Petit Le Mans win.

2003

2003 saw Maassen and Luhr win the championship again, and win Sebring for the third year in a row. Maassen also notched his 20th class win in the ALMS at Miami. He also won the Grand-Am round at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in a Brumos Racing Fabcar-Porsche.

2004 & 2005

In 2004, Maassen acted mainly as a third driver for the longer endurance races, winning at Sebring and Petit Le Mans for Alex Job, and winning the GT class at Le Mans with Petersen Motorsports. 2005 saw him focus mainly on the development of the new Porsche RS Spyder, including racing in the car's debut at Laguna Seca.

2006

In 2006, Maassen would race the RS Spyder and win the LMP2 championship with Lucas Luhr. Maassen and Luhr would drive together for the first six races of the season, including one win (at Miller Motorsports Park) and an overall 2nd place (at Mid-Ohio). Maassen the partnered with Timo Bernhard for the remainder of the season, collecting two wins.

2007

Maassen continued driving for Penske in the ALMS.

2008

Maassen continued driving for Penske in the ALMS, and competed in the 2008 edition of 24 hour Le Mans with Team Essex where he finished second in the LMP2 class together with John Nielsen and Casper Elgaard.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2000 Skea Racing International Johnny Mowlem
David Murry 		Porsche 911 GT3-R GT 304 17th 2nd
2001 Dick Barbour Racing Didier de Radiguès
Hideshi Matsuda 		Reynard 01Q-LM-Judd LMP675 95 DNF DNF
2002 Freisinger Motorsport Romain Dumas
Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 321 17th 2nd
2003 Alex Job Racing
Petersen Motorsports 		Emmanuel Collard
Lucas Luhr 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 320 14th 1st
2004 White Lightning Racing Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 327 10th 1st
2008 Team Essex Casper Elgaard
John Nielsen 		Porsche RS Spyder Evo LMP2 347 12th 2nd
2009 Navi Team Goh Seiji Ara
Keisuke Kunimoto 		Porsche RS Spyder Evo LMP2 339 DNF DNF
Sources:[3][4]

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
1995 Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera ZOL
1
23 		ZOL
2
9 		SPA
1
11 		SPA
2
14 		ÖST
1
14 		ÖST
2
Ret 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
8 		SAL
1
Ret 		SAL
2
13 		AVU
1
11 		AVU
2
Ret 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		14th 128
1996 Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera ZOL
1
15 		ZOL
2
13 		ASS
1
Ret 		ASS
2
14 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
11 		SAC
1
17 		SAC
2
12 		WUN
1
15 		WUN
2
20 		ZWE
1
Ret 		ZWE
2
DNS 		SAL
1
9 		SAL
2
6 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
10 		17th 165
1997 Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
Ret 		ZOL
1
8 		ZOL
2
7 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
8 		SAC
1
7 		SAC
2
11 		NOR
1
9 		NOR
2
20 		WUN
1
Ret 		WUN
2
8 		ZWE
1
15 		ZWE
2
12 		SAL
1
18 		SAL
2
12 		REG
1
13 		REG
2
9 		NÜR
1
18 		NÜR
2
11 		10th 263
Source:[5]

Accolades

References

  1. ^ "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ Klein, Jamie (9 October 2024). "LMGT3 Stars Headline FIA Driver Rating Adjustments". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Sascha Maassen Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Sascha Maassen". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sascha Maasseen race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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