Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑks vɛrˈstɑ.pə(n)]; born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian and Dutch[3] racing driver competing in Formula One under the Dutch flag for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2023 with Red Bull.
Verstappen is the son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen, and former go-kart racer Sophie Kumpen . He had a successful run in karting and single-seater categories—including FIA European Formula 3—breaking several records.
At the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, when he was aged 17, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula One. After spending the 2015 season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, Verstappen started his 2016 campaign with the Italian team before being promoted to parent team Red Bull Racing after four races. At the age of 18, he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix on his debut for Red Bull Racing, becoming the youngest-ever driver and the first Dutch driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.[4][5]
After winning ten Grands Prix during the 2021 season, Verstappen became Formula One World Drivers' Champion for the first time, being the first Dutch driver and the 34th driver to do so.[6] He won the next two consecutive Formula One championships in 2022 and 2023.
As of the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen has had 61 victories, 40 pole positions and 32 fastest laps. In addition to being the youngest Grand Prix winner, he holds and shares several Formula One records, including the most wins in a season (19), the most podium finishes in a season (21), the most consecutive wins (10), and the most consecutive pole positions (8, shared with Ayrton Senna). Verstappen is set to remain at Red Bull until at least the end of the 2028 season after signing a contract extension.[7] Verstappen was listed in the 2024 issue of Time as one of the 100 most influential people globally.
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