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. While only becoming the fourth youngest driver to take pole position at the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, he also became the 100th driver to take pole.
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 RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 2014 | Red Bull Junior Team | ||||
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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 | 249 | 4th | Report |
| 2019 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
| Red Bull-Honda | 278 | 3rd | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
Correct as of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
| Entries | 102 |
| Starts | 102 |
| Pole Positions | 2 |
| Front Row Starts | 10 |
| Race Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 31 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Points | 948 |
| Laps Raced | 5272 |
| Distance Raced | 26520 km (16479 mi) |
| Races Led | 19 |
| Laps Led | 500 |
| Distance Led | 2297 km (1427 mi) |
| Doubles | 1 |
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Career ResultsEdit
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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 23.  Alexander Albon · 26.  Daniil Kvyat
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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. · Pierre Gasly · Brendon Hartley | |||
| 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 23. Alexander Albon · 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 · Daniel Ricciardo · Pierre Gasly | |||
| 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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