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Max Verstappen
Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch: Max Emilian Verstappen, pronounced: [ˈmɑks fɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; September 30, 1997 -) is a Dutch racing driver who currently drives for the Red Bull Racing Team. Verstappen won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and holds records for the most wins in a single season, the longest consecutive wins, and the longest consecutive pole position in Formula One. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. Verstappen competed in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014 and joined Toro Rosso in 2015, becoming the youngest Formula One driver at the age of 17 years and 166 days. He was promoted to Red Bull Racing after completing the first four races of the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Toro Rosso, and then won his first race championship at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Formula One race winner at the age of 18 years and 228 days.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- 1997-09-30
- Wikidata
- Q2239218