The Oracle Red Bull Racing team celebrate after Max Verstappen of the Netherlands is crowned 2024 F1 World Drivers Champion in the Paddock after the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas.
Race winner Max Verstappen celebrates after the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 3, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Max
Verstappen

Netherlands

Netherlands

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F1

Already considered one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history, Dutch ace Max Verstappen is now a four-time Formula One world champion.

Date of birth

September 30, 1997

Birthplace

Hasselt, Belgium

Age

27

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.