Max Emilian Verstappen (born 30 September 1997 in Hasselt, Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium) is a Belgian-born Dutch racing driver who currently drives for Red Bull.[1] He made his début, aged 17, for Toro Rosso at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver in F1 by nearly two years. He competed in the first practice session at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, which he set the 12th fastest time of the session. His move to Red Bull in mid-2016 saw him become the youngest winner in F1 history aged just 18 years old at his first race for the team, the Spanish Grand Prix. In Belgium, he became the youngest front row starter up until the 2017 Italian Grand Prix when Lance Stroll beat him by 23 days, and the first Dutchman to start on the front row; and in Brazil, he became the youngest to set a fastest lap.
He is the son of Jos Verstappen, and was the first driver born after the death of Ayrton Senna.
Formula One Career
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Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit
Formula One RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 2014 |  Scuderia Toro Rosso
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| 2015 | Scuderia Toro Rosso
| Toro Rosso-Renault | 49 | 12th | Report |
| 2016 | Scuderia Toro Rosso
| Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 204 | 5th | Report |
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| 2017 | Red Bull Racing
| Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 168 | 6th | Report |
| 2018 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
| Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 234 | 5th | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
Correct as of the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix
| Entries | 80 |
| Starts | 80 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 5 |
| Race Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 21 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Points | 655 |
| Laps Raced | 4021 |
| Distance Raced | 20359 km (12650 mi) |
| Races Led | 13 |
| Laps Led | 323 |
| Distance Led | 1519 km (944 mi) |
Race WinsEdit
| Win Number | Grand Prix |
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| 1 | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 2 | 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 | 2017 Mexican Grand Prix |
| 4 | 2018 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 5 | 2018 Mexican Grand Prix |
Career ResultsEdit
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
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NotesEdit
- ↑ "New line-up for Spain". redbullracing.com (Red Bull Racing). 5 May 2016. http://www.redbullracing.com/article/new-line-spain. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External linksEdit
| V T E |  Scuderia Toro Rosso
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| Drivers 10.  Pierre Gasly · 28.  Brendon Hartley
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| Personnel Franz Tost · Alex Hitzinger · James Key · Dietrich Mateschitz | |||
| Former drivers Jaime Alguersuari · Sébastien Buemi · Sébastien Bourdais · Sebastian Vettel · Scott Speed · Vitantonio Liuzzi · Daniel Ricciardo · Jean-Éric Vergne · Max Verstappen · Carlos Sainz, Jr. · Daniil Kvyat | |||
| Cars STR1 · STR2 · STR2B · STR3 · STR4 · STR5 · STR6 · STR7 · STR8 · STR9 · STR10 · STR11 · STR12 · STR13 | |||
| See also Red Bull | |||
| V T E |  Red Bull Racing
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| Drivers 3.  Daniel Ricciardo · 33.  Max Verstappen Sébastien Buemi
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| Personnel Christian Horner · Adrian Newey · Dietrich Mateschitz · Helmut Marko | |||
| Former drivers Mark Webber · David Coulthard · Scott Speed · Robert Doornbos · Vitantonio Liuzzi · Christian Klien · Sebastian Vettel · Daniil Kvyat | |||
| Cars RB1 · RB2 · RB3 · RB4 · RB5 · RB6 · RB7 · RB8 · RB9 · RB10 · RB11 · RB12 · RB13 · RB14 | |||
| See also Toro Rosso · Red Bull Ring | |||
| Full Results | |||
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