1. Maxwell Esterson was born on October 9,2002 and is an American racing driver and esports driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Trident.
25 Facts About Max Esterson
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Max Esterson previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport and in the GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports.
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Max Esterson is a former Red Bull Junior Team member.
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Max Esterson then went on to become one of the top sim-racers in the world, including finishing in 7th place in the 2019 VRS Pro GT Championship.
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Max Esterson followed this by winning the 2021 Road to Indy TireRack.
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Max Esterson made his single-seater racing debut in 2020, competing in the F1600 Championship Series with Team Pelfrey.
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Max Esterson took one victory and finished the season in fifth.
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Max Esterson contested a single race in the F2000 Championship Series at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, which he won, setting at the time the track-record.
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In 2021 Max Esterson competed in the BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship for Low Dempsey Racing where he scored two wins and finished third in the Championship.
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Max Esterson then went on to finish second in the 50th Anniversary BRSCC Formula Ford Festival and won the 2021 Walter Hayes Trophy as part of the Team USA Scholarship.
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Max Esterson returned to the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy with Ammonite Motorsport in 2022.
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Max Esterson led every lap of the Final and was then awarded victory as the race was shortened due to torrential weather conditions.
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In 2022 Max Esterson progressed to the GB3 Championship, partnering Tommy Smith and Marcos Flack at Douglas Motorsport.
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Max Esterson started out by taking his first top ten finish in Race 3 at the season opener in Oulton Park, before scoring a pair of fourth places at Silverstone.
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The third round of the season at Donington Park would prove to be his most successful one, as Max Esterson achieved his maiden podium in the first race, before winning Race 2 from pole position, thus securing his first win in slicks-and-wings machinery.
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Max Esterson's qualifying was hampered by a red flag at Spa, followed by a technical failure in race two after a strong drive to fourth.
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Max Esterson's woes were exacerbated in the second Silverstone round, where he had two engine failures during free practice, and an underpowered engine for qualifying, despite this, he was able to recover well across the weekend, recovering to 10th and 9th in the first and second races respectively, from 18th on the grid.
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Max Esterson finished the season in 11th, four places lower than the previous year.
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Max Esterson finished a highest finish of 18th place in Budapest.
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Max Esterson returned to his GB3 duties following that, and was replaced in his seat by Euroformula Open racer Francesco Simonazzi for the final two rounds.
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Max Esterson was classified 35th, albeit last in the standings.
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In 2024, Max Esterson joined FIA Formula 3 on a full-time basis, teaming up with Jenzer Motorsport.
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Max Esterson finished 21st in the standings, highest of all Jenzer drivers.
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Max Esterson is set to continue with Trident for the 2025 Formula 2 season.
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Max Esterson grew up in New York City going to the Allen-Stevenson School and attended Regis High School, graduating in 2021.