Max Taylor (racing driver)

Max Taylor
Nationality	American
Born	(2007-10-01) October 1, 2007 (age 17) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2025
Current team	HMD Motorsports
Car number	18
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Velocity Racing Development
Car number	88
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2024 2023–24 2023–24 2023	GB3 Championship USF2000 Championship USF Juniors F4 US Championship
Championship titles
2024	USF Juniors

Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports, and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship and the 2024 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. Taylor is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion. ^{[4] [5]}

Racing career

USF Juniors

2023

On November 17, 2022, Taylor announced that he would be making his open-wheel racing debut in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. ^[6] He would get his maiden win in the series in the third race at the Road America round. Taylor would finish sixth in the championship.

2024

Taylor would return to the series for the 2024 season once again with Velocity Racing Development. ^[7] He would be in title contention all season with rival Liam McNeilly.

USF2000 Championship

2023

Alongside his full season campaign in USF Juniors, Taylor would make select starts in the 2023 USF2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. ^[8] He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	USF Juniors	Velocity Racing Development	16	1	0	2	3	236	6th
	Formula 4 United States Championship		3	0	0	0	0	4	25th
	USF2000 Championship		11	0	0	0	0	86	18th
2024	USF Juniors	Velocity Racing Development	15	3	3	3	9	329	1st
	USF2000 Championship		18	4	1	2	8	343	3rd
	GB3 Championship	Arden Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	22	26th
2025	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Velocity Racing Development
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports

* Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2024	Arden Motorsport	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3	DON 1 11	DON 2 11	DON 3 14	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	26th	22

American open-wheel racing results

USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2023	Velocity Racing Development	SEB 1 13	SEB 2 13	SEB 3 4	ALA 1 7	ALA 2 5	VIR 1 4	VIR 2 11	VIR 3 3	MDO 1 11	MDO 2 6	ROA 1 13	ROA 2 15	ROA 3 1	COA 1 2*	COA 2 14	COA 3 6	6th	236
2024	Velocity Racing Development	NOL 1 3	NOL 2 5	NOL 3 2	ALA 1 8	ALA 2 5	VIR 1 1	VIR 2 5	VIR 3 3	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 5	ROA 1 1*	ROA 2 6	ROA 3 3	POR 1 3	POR 2 2	POR 3 DNS	1st	329

Formula 4 United States Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2023	Velocity Racing Development	NOL 1	NOL 2	NOL 3	ROA 1 12	ROA 2 6	ROA 3 15	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	NJM 1	NJM 2	NJM 3	VIR 1	VIR 2	VIR 3	COA 1	COA 2	COA 3	25th	4

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2023	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1	STP 2	SEB 1	SEB 1	IMS 1 17	IMS 2 16	IMS 3 8	IRP	ROA 1 6	ROA 2 21	MOH 1 11	MOH 2 21	MOH 3 19	TOR 1	TOR 2	POR 1 11	POR 2 9	POR 3 8	18th	86
2024	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1 18	STP 2 15	NOL 1 5	NOL 2 6	NOL 3 3	IMS 1 1*	IMS 2 2	IRP 17	ROA 1 3	ROA 2 1	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 5	MOH 3 1*	TOR 1 2	TOR 2 5	POR 1 17	POR 2 4	POR 3 6	3rd	343

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Position	Points
2025	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1	STP 2	LOU 1	LOU 2	LOU 3	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	ROA 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	POR 1	POR 2

* Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2025	HMD Motorsports	STP	BAR	IMS	IMS	DET	GMP	RDA	MDO	IOW	LAG	LAG	POR	MIL	NSH

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Max Taylor". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
2. Wood, Ida (2025-01-29). "Max Taylor to contest part-time Indy Nxt campaign with HMD". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
3. "Max Taylor Takes Next Step with VRD Racing, Moving to USF Pro 2000 for 2025". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
4. "Max Taylor Advances to USF2000 with VRD Racing in 2024". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
5. "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
6. "Max Taylor Joins the VRD Racing USF Juniors Program for 2023". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
7. "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
8. "USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis - Entry List" (PDF). usf2000.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.