Max Taylor (racing driver)

Max Taylor
Nationality	American
Born	(2007-10-01) October 1, 2007 (age 18) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Andretti Global
Car number	18
Former teams	HMD Motorsports
Starts	6
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	20th in 2025
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Velocity Racing Development
Car number	88
Starts	18
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	6th in 2025
Previous series
2025 2024 2023–24 2023–24 2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship 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 is set to compete in the Indy NXT for Andretti Global. He previously competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. ^{[1] [2] [3]} 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.

2024

Taylor would contest the full USF2000 Championship for 2024, remaining with Velocity Racing Development. ^[9]

GB3 Championship

2024

Taylor competed in a one-off round in Donington Park during the 2024 GB3 Championship, driving for Arden Motorsport. ^[10]

2025

He had another one-off round in GB3 for 2025, driving for new entrants Racelab in Donington Park once more. ^[11]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

In 2025, Taylor stepped up to the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. ^[12]

Indy NXT

2025

Alongside his USF Pro 2000 campaign, Taylor also raced part-time in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports. ^[13]

2026

Taylor made a full promotion to Indy NXT in 2026, driving for Andretti Global. ^[14]

Racing record

Racing 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	18	1	0	0	4	268	6th
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	6	0	0	0	0	123	20th
	GB3 Championship	Race Lab	3	0	0	0	0	39	26th
2026	Indy NXT	Andretti Global	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

* Season still in progress.

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	MOH 1 11	MOH 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 6	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 5	STP 2 4	NOL 1 7	NOL 2 5	NOL 3 3	IMS 1 3	IMS 2 10	IMS 3 19	IRP 8	ROA 1 8	ROA 2 5	ROA 3 1*	MOH 1 3	MOH 2 8	TOR 1 DSQ	TOR 2 19	POR 1 4	POR 2 11	6th	268

* 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 7	IMS	IMS	DET 19	GMP	RDA	MOH	IOW 10	LAG 16	LAG 4	POR	MIL 10	NSH	20th	123

* 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
2025	Racelab	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	DON 1 10	DON 2 9	DON 3 88	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	26th	39

References

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