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Max Taylor (racing driver)

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 2007)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

|name=Max Taylor

|image=

|wins=0

|year=2025

|best finish=

|fastest laps=0

|starts=0

|nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American

|car number=18

|current team=HMD Motorsports

|first year=2025

|current series=Indy NXT|birth_place=Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2007|10|01}}

|podiums=0

|former teams=

|poles=0|birth_name=|module={{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes

| current series=USF Pro 2000 Championship

| first year=2025

| current team= Velocity Racing Development

| former teams=

| car number= 88

| starts = 0

| wins=0

| podiums=0

| fastest laps=0

| poles=0

| best finish=

| year=2025

| prev series=GB3 Championship
USF2000 Championship
USF Juniors
F4 US Championship

| prev series years=2024
2023–24
2023–24
2023

| titles=USF Juniors

| title years=2024

}}}}

Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports, and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development.{{Cite web |title=Max Taylor |url=https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/max-taylor-(r) |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.usf2000.com}}{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2025-01-29 |title=Max Taylor to contest part-time Indy Nxt campaign with HMD |url=https://formulascout.com/max-taylor-to-contest-part-time-indy-nxt-campaign-with-hmd/127957 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Max Taylor Takes Next Step with VRD Racing, Moving to USF Pro 2000 for 2025 |url=https://www.usfpro2000.com/news/max-taylor-takes-next-step-with-vrd-racing-moving-to-usf-pro-2000-for-2025 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.usfpro2000.com}} He previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship and the 2024 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. Taylor is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion.{{Cite web |title=Max Taylor Advances to USF2000 with VRD Racing in 2024 |url=https://www.usf2000.com/news/max-taylor-advances-to-usf2000-with-vrd-racing-in-2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.usf2000.com}}{{Cite web |title=NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend |url=https://www.usfjuniors.com/news/nola-motorsports-park-set-for-busy-usf-pro-championships-weekend |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.usfjuniors.com}}

Racing career

= USF Juniors =

== 2023 ==

On 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.{{Cite web |title=Max Taylor Joins the VRD Racing USF Juniors Program for 2023 |url=https://www.usfjuniors.com/news/max-taylor-joins-the-vrd-racing-usf-juniors-program-for-2023 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.usfjuniors.com}} 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 ==

Taylor would return to the series for the 2024 season once again with Velocity Racing Development.{{Cite web |title=NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend |url=https://www.usfjuniors.com/news/nola-motorsports-park-set-for-busy-usf-pro-championships-weekend |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.usfjuniors.com}} He would be in title contention all season with rival Liam McNeilly.

= USF2000 Championship =

== 2023 ==

Alongside his full season campaign in USF Juniors, Taylor would make select starts in the 2023 USF2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development.{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2023 |title=USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis - Entry List |url=https://www.usf2000.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/usf2000-entry-listb33de37d339f6ec495b1ff0000570f88.pdf?sfvrsn=7fa28d31_0 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=usf2000.com}} He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="3" |2023

| align="left" |USF Juniors

| rowspan="3" align="left" |Velocity Racing Development

|16

|1

|0

|2

|3

|236

|6th

align="left" |Formula 4 United States Championship

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|25th

align="left" | USF2000 Championship

|11

|0

|0

|0

|0

|86

|18th

rowspan="3" |2024

| align="left" | USF Juniors

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Velocity Racing Development

|15

|3

|3

|3

|9

|329

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |USF2000 Championship

|18

|4

|1

|2

|8

|343

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd

align=left| GB3 Championship

|align=left| Arden Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|22

|26th

rowspan="2" |2025

|align=left| USF Pro 2000 Championship

|align=left| Velocity Racing Development

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align="left" |Indy NXT

| align="left" |HMD Motorsports

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

* Season still in progress.

= Complete GB3 Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

!nowrap| Arden Motorsport

| style="background:#;" |OUL
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |OUL
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |OUL
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL1
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL1
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL1
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SPA
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SPA
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SPA
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |HUN
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |HUN
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |HUN
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ZAN
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ZAN
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ZAN
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL2
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL2
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SIL2
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON
3
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#;" |BRH
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |BRH
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |BRH
3
{{small|}}

! 26th

! 22

|}

= American open-wheel racing results =

== USF Juniors ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!Rank

!Points

2023

!nowrap|Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SEB
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SEB
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SEB
3
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ALA
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ALA
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |VIR
1
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |VIR
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |VIR
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MDO
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MDO
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |ROA
3
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |COA
1
{{small|2*}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |COA
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |COA
3
{{small|6}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" |6th

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" |236

2024

!nowrap|Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |NOL
1
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |NOL
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |NOL
3
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ALA
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ALA
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |VIR
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |VIR
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |VIR
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |MOH
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MOH
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |ROA
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |ROA
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |POR
1
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |POR
2
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |POR
3
{{small|DNS}}

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 329

== Formula 4 United States Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!Pos

!Points

2023

!nowrap|Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#;" |NOL
1

| style="background:#;" |NOL
2

| style="background:#;" |NOL
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ROA
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
3
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#;" |MOH
1

| style="background:#;" |MOH
2

| style="background:#;" |MOH
3

| style="background:#;" |NJM
1

| style="background:#;" |NJM
2

| style="background:#;" |NJM
3

| style="background:#;" |VIR
1

| style="background:#;" |VIR
2

| style="background:#;" |VIR
3

| style="background:#;" |COA
1

| style="background:#;" |COA
2

| style="background:#;" |COA
3

!25th

!4

== USF2000 Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!Rank

!Points

2023

!nowrap|Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#;" | STP
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" | STP
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" | SEB
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SEB
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IMS
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | IMS
2
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" | IMS
3
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#;" | IRP
{{small|}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ROA
1
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ROA
2
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MOH
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOH
2
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOH
3
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#;" | TOR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" | TOR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |POR
2
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |POR
3
{{small|8}}

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 18th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 86

|-

|2024

!nowrap|Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | STP
1
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | STP
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NOL
1
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" | NOL
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | NOL
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | IMS
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | IMS
2
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | ROA
1
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ROA
2
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MOH
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOH
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MOH
3
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOR
1
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
2
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR
3
{{small|6}}

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 343

|}

== USF Pro 2000 Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Position

! Points

2025

!nowrap| Velocity Racing Development

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |STP
1
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |STP
2
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |LOU
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |LOU
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |LOU
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#;" |IMS
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |IMS
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |IMS
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |IRP
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |MOH
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |MOH
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
2
{{small|}}

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd*

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 89*

|}

* Season still in progress.

== Indy NXT ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Rank

! Points

2025

!nowrap|HMD Motorsports

| style="background:#;"| STP

| style="background:#;"| BAR

| style="background:#;"| IMS

| style="background:#;"| IMS

| style="background:#;"| DET

| style="background:#;"| GMP

| style="background:#;"| RDA

| style="background:#;"| MDO

| style="background:#;"| IOW

| style="background:#;"| LAG

| style="background:#;"| LAG

| style="background:#;"| POR

| style="background:#;"| MIL

| style="background:#;"| NSH

! style="background:#;"|

! style="background:#;"|

* Season still in progress.

References

{{Reflist}}

{{HMD Motorsports}}

{{Indy NXT Series teams}}

{{USF Pro 2000 Championship teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Max}}

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Category:BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers

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