| Nationality | French |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 16 February 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Angers, France |
| Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Erik Raymond Jean Alain Maris (born 16 February 1964) is a French businessman, racing driver and navigator.
Business ventures
A Graduate of HEC Paris, Maris began working at Morgan Stanley in 1988, before joining Lazard in 1991.[1] During his time at Lazard, Maris specialized in telecommunications and media and became the company's co-head of its consulting practice in late 2009,[2] but was demoted to managing partner the following June by Kenneth M. Jacobs.[1]
In 2010, Maris and Jean-Marie Messier co-founded Messier Maris et Associés, an M&A advisory boutique first established in 2003 as Messier Partners.[3] His tenure at the company lasted until September 2020, when he left following several disagreements with Messier.[4][5] The following month, Maris joined Advent International, a private equity fund, as an advisory partner.[6] In late 2024, Maris joined Perella Weinberg France as vice-chairman.[7][8]
Sailing career
Maris was introduced to sailing in the late 1960s and competed in the Tour de France à la voile as well as the Admiral's Cup in 1987, before returning to the sport from 2002 to 2012.[9] Five years later, Maris resumed his sailing career as he entered the GC32 Racing Tour,[10] and still competes as of July 2025.[11]
Racing career
Maris made his car racing debut in 2011, in the V de V Challenge Endurance VHC.[12][13] Two years later, Maris joined OAK Racing to make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in LMP2.[14] The following year, Maris finished on the A6-Am podium of the Dubai 24 Hour for Spirit of Race,[15] before joining IMSA Performance for the rest of the year to compete in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, driving a Porsche 997 GT3-RSR.[16] During 2014, Maris also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the same team in LMGTE Am.[17][18]
Maris then returned to OAK Racing and LMP2 competition for 2015, racing with them in the first three rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he placed eleventh.[19][20] A season in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series and a third appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, for SO24! by Lombard Racing in LMP2, then ensued,[21][22] before returning to the French enduro for a fourth consecutive time, now with Eurasia Motorsport, in 2017.[23]
In 2018, Maris switched to IDEC Sport to race in select rounds of the European Le Mans Series in LMP2,[24] as well as joining Ebimotors to race in the LMGTE Am class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans,[25] in which he finished sixth at the wheel of a Porsche 911 RSR.[26] Another part-time season in ELMS with IDEC Sport then followed in 2019,[27] during which he raced at the Road to Le Mans for United Autosports in LMP3, as well as the 24 Hours of Spa for BMW-fielding Boutsen Ginion.[28] Maris then made a one-off appearance in the following year's Le Mans Cup for IDEC Sport in GT3,[29] and also raced for EuroInternational at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2,[30] before switching his attention to classic races.[31]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | OAK Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27th |
| 2014 | Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Am | Spirit of Race | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3rd | |
| European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | |||
| Le Mans Classic – Plateau 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | ||
| 2015 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | OAK Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | |||
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | OAK Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | SO24! by Lombard Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | ||
| Le Mans Classic – Plateau 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th | ||
| 2017 | V de V Endurance Series – LMP3 | Duqueine Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | Eurasia Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | ||
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 29th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am | Ebimotors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | ||
| Le Mans Classic – Plateau 6 | 0 | 79th | |||||||
| Group C Racing – Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12th | ||
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 35th |
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | United Autosports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am | Boutsen Ginion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Classic Endurance Racing – GT1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.5 | 22nd | ||
| Classic Endurance Racing – GT2 | 7 | 31st | |||||||
| Heritage Touring Cup – TC2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 72nd | ||
| Group C Racing – Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42.5 | 5th | ||
| 2020 | Le Mans Cup – GT3 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | EuroInternational | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | ||
| Endurance Racing Legends – GT2A | 4.5 | 7th | |||||||
| Heritage Touring Cup – TC2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23rd | ||
| Group C Racing – Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5th | ||
| 2025 | Le Mans Classic – Endurance Racing Legends GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Sources:[32][33] | |||||||||
† As Maris was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OAK Racing | LMP2 | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA 8 | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 27th | 4 |
| 2015 | OAK Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 5 | SPA 6 | LMS 6 | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 14th | 34 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | IMSA Performance Matmut | LMGTE | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 12 | IMO 11 | RBR 12 | LEC 11 | EST 10 | 24th | 3 | |
| 2016 | OAK Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 12 | IMO 14 | RBR 16 | LEC 12 | SPA 14 | EST 12 | 28th | 3 |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | MNZ 12 | RBR 16 | SIL | SPA 14 | ALG | 29th | 1.25 |
| 2019 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | MNZ 16 | CAT | SIL | SPA Ret | ALG | 35th | 0.5 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Éric Hélary Jean-Marc Merlin | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | LMGTE Am | 317 | 34th | 13th |
| 2015 | OAK Racing | Jean-Marc Merlin Jacques Nicolet | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 328 | 29th | 11th |
| 2016 | SO24! by Lombard Racing | Vincent Capillaire Jonathan Coleman | Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 328 | 32nd | 14th |
| 2017 | Eurasia Motorsport | Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 341 | 15th | 13th |
| Ebimotors | Fabio Babini Christina Nielsen | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 332 | 31st | 6th | |
| 2020 | EuroInternational | Christophe D'Ansembourg Adrien Tambay | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 26 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | LEC | MNZ | LMS 1 14 | LMS 2 25 | CAT | SPA | ALG | NC† | 0† |
| 2020 | IDEC Sport | GT3 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | LEC1 Ret | SPA | LEC2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | MNZ | ALG | NC | 0 |
Complete GT World Challenge results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boutsen Ginion | BMW M6 GT3 | Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 60 | SPA 12H 54 | SPA 24H 46 | CAT | 28th | 4 |
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