Max Taylor | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States | October 1, 2007
USF2000 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Velocity Racing Development |
Car number | 3 |
Starts | 23 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 7 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Best finish | 18th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2023 | Formula 4 United States Championship |
Championship titles | |
2024 | USF Juniors |
Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver. [1] He currently competes in the 2024 USF2000 Championship and the 2024 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. He is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion. [2] [3]
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. [4] 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.
Taylor would return to the series for the 2024 season once again with Velocity Racing Development. [5] He would be in title contention all season with rival Liam McNeilly.
Alongside his full season campaign in USF Juniors, Taylor would make select starts in the 2023 USF2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. [6] He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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.
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
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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 |
* Season still in progress.
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