Max Taylor (racing driver)

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Max Taylor
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2007-10-01) October 1, 2007 (age 17)
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
USF2000 Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current teamVelocity Racing Development
Car number3
Starts23
Wins4
Podiums7
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish18th 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]

Contents

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. [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.

2024

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.

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. [6] He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 USF Juniors Velocity Racing Development1610232366th
Formula 4 United States Championship 30000425th
USF2000 Championship 1100008618th
2024 USF Juniors Velocity Racing Development1533393291st
USF2000 Championship 1841283433rd
GB3 Championship Arden Motorsport 300002226th
2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development
Indy NXT HMD Motorsports

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

Formula 4 United States Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
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
25th4

USF Juniors

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
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
6th236
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
1st329

USF2000 Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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
18th86
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
3rd343

* Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
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

26th22

* Season still in progress.

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References

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  2. "Max Taylor Advances to USF2000 with VRD Racing in 2024". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  4. "Max Taylor Joins the VRD Racing USF Juniors Program for 2023". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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  6. "USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis - Entry List" (PDF). usf2000.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.