Max Verstappen driving the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 on track during day one of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on February 21, 2024 in Bahrain.
Max Verstappen poses for a portrait during Red Bull Racing 2024 Season Launch RB20 in London, UK on January 30, 2024.

Max
Verstappen

Netherlands

Netherlands

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F1

The son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen, Max Verstappen is the youngest race-winner in F1 history and a three-time world champion.

Date of birth

September 30, 1997

Birthplace

Hasselt, Belgium

Age

26

Nationality

Netherlands

Netherlands

Career start

2015

Disciplines

Formula 1

As well as a famously fast father, Max Verstappen's mother, Sophie, was also a successful kart driver.

Born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1997, it wasn’t long before the young Max hit the race track and by 2003 he was karting regularly in Genk, Belgium. In 2005, things got serious and he took part in his first championship, the Belgium Championship Mini (VAS), where he won all 21 races. By 2013, Max had won just about everything karting had to offer, winning the 2013 World KZ Championship at Varennes-sur-Allier in France. His single-seater debut came in the inaugural Florida Winter Series, but he was soon snapped up by Van Amersfoort to take part in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. At just 16, Max took the F3 championship by storm, winning his sixth race before going on to win an incredible six consecutive victories in the series and placing third in the overall rankings.