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]
| Max Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | October 1, 2007 Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
| 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 |
Racing career
editUSF Juniors
edit2023
editOn 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
editTaylor 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
edit2023
editAlongside 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
editCareer summary
edit| 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 |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
editFormula 4 United States Championship
edit(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 |
USF Juniors
edit(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 |
USF2000 Championship
edit(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 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results
edit(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 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Max Taylor". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Max Taylor Advances to USF2000 with VRD Racing in 2024". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Max Taylor Joins the VRD Racing USF Juniors Program for 2023". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis - Entry List" (PDF). usf2000.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.