Max Esterson
American racing driver
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2025 | Esterson continued racing in the Formula 2 championship with Trident, partnering with Sami Meguetounif for the full season. |
2024 | Participated in FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident, finishing 31st overall. |
2024 | Max Esterson was announced to make his Formula 2 debut with Trident for the final two rounds of the season, replacing Richard Verschoor who had replaced Dennis Hauger at MP Motorsport. |
2024 | Joined Jenzer Motorsport for a full-time FIA Formula 3 season. Qualified tenth and finished sixth in the Sakhir Formula 3 Sprint Race, holding off Gabriele Minì. |
2024 | Secured a seventh-place finish in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race and qualified second during a wet-weather session at Silverstone. Finished 21st in the championship standings, the highest-placed Jenzer driver. |
2023 | Participated in post-season tests with Jenzer Motorsport and competed in the Macau Grand Prix with the team. |
2023 | Joined Rodin Carlin in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, replacing Hunter Yeany for the Silverstone and Budapest rounds. Achieved a highest finish of 18th place in Budapest. |
2023 | At Silverstone, suffered two engine failures during free practice and an underpowered engine for qualifying, but still recovered to 10th and 9th places in the first two races. |
2023 | At Spa, had qualifying disrupted by a red flag and suffered a technical failure in race two after a strong drive to fourth place. |
2023 | Experienced multiple challenges including mechanical failures and difficult racing conditions throughout the season. |
2023 | Experienced an electrical failure at Snetterton during qualifying, forcing him to start at the back of the grid for all three races. |
2023 | Finished the GB3 Championship season in 11th place, four positions lower than the previous year. |
2023 | Joined Fortec Motorsports in the GB3 Championship. |
2023 | At the final race in Donington Park, scored his only podium of the season with a third place in race two. |
2022 | Participated in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. |
2022 | At Donington Park, Esterson achieved his maiden podium in the first race and won Race 2 from pole position, securing his first win in slicks-and-wings machinery. |
2022 | Scored a pair of fourth places at Silverstone. |
2022 | Max Esterson progressed to the GB3 Championship, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside teammates Tommy Smith and Marcos Flack. |
2022 | Finished the GB3 Championship season in seventh place. |
2022 | Achieved his first top ten finish in Race 3 at the Oulton Park season opener. |
2022 | At the Formula Ford Festival with Ammonite Motorsport, Esterson took pole position by 0.8 seconds, won his heat and semifinal, and won the Final after leading every lap in challenging torrential weather conditions. |
2022 | At the Walter Hayes Trophy, Esterson qualified on pole, won his heat race and semifinal, and led every lap of the Grand Final. He initially finished first but was controversially penalized 4.5 seconds and dropped to fifth place due to a collision with another driver. |
2021 | Graduated from Regis High School in New York City after previously attending the Allen-Stevenson School during his earlier education. |
2021 | Won the Walter Hayes Trophy as part of the Team USA Scholarship. |
2021 | Finished second in the 50th Anniversary BRSCC Formula Ford Festival. |
2021 | Competed in the BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship for Low Dempsey Racing, scoring two wins and finishing third in the Championship. |
2021 | Won the Road to Indy TireRack.com eSeries championship. |
2020 | Participated in the Formula Ford Festival with Low-Dempsey Racing, qualifying 2nd in his heat and finishing 6th in the Grand Final. |
2020 | Competed in the Walter Hayes Trophy with Low-Dempsey Racing, marking his debut at one of the world's biggest racing events. |
2020 | Made his single-seater racing debut in the F1600 Championship Series with Team Pelfrey, winning one race and finishing the season in fifth place. |
2020 | Competed in a single race in the F2000 Championship Series at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, winning the race and setting the track record at the time. |
2020 | Won the Formula Race Promotions iRacing Challenge championship. |
2019 | Max Esterson began his karting career, competing in a partial season at Oakland Valley Race Park with McAleer Racing team when he was almost 16 years old. |
2019 | Finished 7th place in the VRS Pro GT Championship, and was ranked within the top 35 road course drivers globally and top 4 in the US on iRacing. |
2011 | Max Esterson began his sim racing career on iRacing at the age of 11. |
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