1. Max Wilson won the Stock Car Brasil title in 2010, claimed seven podiums at the International Formula 3000 Championship, and competed in CART and V8 Supercars.
17 Facts About Max Wilson
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Max Wilson started his motor racing career in 1985 in go-karts.
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Max Wilson moved into single-seaters in 1993, when he was offered a ride in the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship.
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Again, Max Wilson graduated up a level into Formula Three Sudamericana for the 1995 season.
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Max Wilson finished 5th and 6th in the double-header event.
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Max Wilson moved to Munich at the beginning of 1996 to race in the German Formula Three Championship.
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Willi Weber had sold his WTS-F3-Team to aspiring team owner Georgis Tokmakidis, and Max Wilson was signed to race with Dutchman Tom Coronel as a team-mate.
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Max Wilson then decided to join the Italian Prema Power F3 Team as a team mate to Andre Couto from mid-season on, and managed to win one championship round in wet conditions at Diepholz, despite the car having an underpowered Fiat engine.
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Max Wilson was offered a drive with Porsche to contest the 1997 FIA GT1 championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours but turned down the offer to prioritise Formula 3000 and, ultimately, Formula 1.
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Max Wilson finished 5th in the championship, 19 points behind champion Ricardo Zonta after 10 rounds.
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Max Wilson stayed on at Edenbridge for the 1998 season, and became a test driver for the Williams F1 team.
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Max Wilson spent 2000 as an F1 test driver for Michelin as the tyre manufacturer prepared to re-enter Formula One competition in 2001.
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Unable to secure a full-time Formula One ride for the 2001 season, Max Wilson returned to the United States and joined the Arciero-Blair Racing team to contest the CART FedEx Championship Series.
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Max Wilson led the second race for a while, eventually finishing in 2nd.
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In 2005, a last-minute arrangement saw Max Wilson compete in the championship with Team Dynamik after his former Briggs Motor Sport team mate Tony Longhurst became the entrant for one of the team's Holden Commodore VZs.
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For 2006, Max Wilson moved to the WPS Racing team, but immediately prior to the 2008 season the team folded, leaving Max Wilson without a drive.
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Max Wilson returned to his native Brazil but did drive the Australian enduro season with Brad Jones Racing, finishing fifth with Brad Jones at the Bathurst 1000 having led the race in parts.