Max Verstappen
Red Bull · Dutch · #3
Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver who competes in Formula 1 for Red Bull. A 4-time Formula 1 World Champion, he is one of the standout names of his generation.
Max made his Formula 1 debut in 2015. Across 252 Grand Prix starts he has scored 74 race wins, 138 podiums and 50 pole positions, racing under number 3.
Born on 30 September 1997, Max has raced in Formula 1 for Red Bull and Toro Rosso. His victories span 27 different circuits, including Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Sepang International Circuit and Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Verstappen became the youngest driver ever to start a Formula 1 race, debuting for Toro Rosso in 2015 at seventeen. Four rounds into 2016 Red Bull promoted him mid-season, and he won on his very first appearance for the team in Spain - still the sport's youngest race winner. His four consecutive drivers' titles came between 2021 and 2024.
Career statistics
- World titles
- 4
- Race wins
- 74
- Podiums
- 138
- Pole positions
- 50
- Race starts
- 252
- F1 debut
- 2015
- Car number
- 3
- Nationality
- Dutch
Teams
- Red Bull — 229 races
- Toro Rosso — 23 races
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Photo: Steffen Prößdorf (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons. · CC BY-SA 4.0 Career data compiled by Paddockdle. Biographical reference: Wikipedia.