Max Taylor (racing driver)
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Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the Indy NXT for Andretti Global. He previously competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. Taylor is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion.
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. 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. 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. He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.
2024
Taylor would contest the full USF2000 Championship for 2024, remaining with Velocity Racing Development.
GB3 Championship
2024
Taylor competed in a one-off round in Donington Park during the 2024 GB3 Championship, driving for Arden Motorsport.
2025
Taylor had another one-off round in GB3 for 2025, driving for new entrants Racelab in Donington Park once more.
USF Pro 2000 Championship
In 2025, Taylor stepped up to the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development.
Indy NXT
2025
Alongside his USF Pro 2000 campaign, Taylor also raced part-time in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports.
2026
Taylor made a full promotion to Indy NXT in 2026, driving for Andretti Global. He secured his first Indy NXT victory at the Grand Prix of Arlington in March 2026.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USF Juniors | Velocity Racing Development | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 236 | 6th |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25th | ||
| USF2000 Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18th | ||
| 2024 | USF Juniors | Velocity Racing Development | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 329 | 1st |
| USF2000 Championship | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 343 | 3rd | ||
| GB3 Championship | Arden Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26th | |
| 2025 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 6th |
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 20th | |
| GB3 Championship | Race Lab | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26th | |
| 2026 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 92* | 1st* |
* Season still in progress.
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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Velocity Racing Development | SEB 1 13 | SEB 2 13 | SEB 3 4 | ALA 1 7 | ALA 2 5 | VIR 1 4 | VIR 2 11 | VIR 3 3 | MOH 1 11 | MOH 2 6 | ROA 1 13 | ROA 2 15 | ROA 3 1 | COA 1 2* | COA 2 14 | COA 3 6 | 6th | 236 |
| 2024 | Velocity Racing Development | NOL 1 3 | NOL 2 6 | NOL 3 2 | ALA 1 8 | ALA 2 5 | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 5 | VIR 3 3 | MOH 1 1* | MOH 2 5 | ROA 1 1* | ROA 2 6 | ROA 3 3 | POR 1 3 | POR 2 2 | POR 3 DNS | 1st | 329 |
Formula 4 United States Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Velocity Racing Development | NOL 1 | NOL 2 | NOL 3 | ROA 1 12 | ROA 2 6 | ROA 3 15 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | NJM 1 | NJM 2 | NJM 3 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | COA 1 | COA 2 | 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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 | STP 2 | SEB 1 | SEB 1 | IMS 1 17 | IMS 2 16 | IMS 3 8 | IRP | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 21 | MOH 1 11 | MOH 2 21 | MOH 3 19 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | POR 1 11 | POR 2 9 | POR 3 8 | 18th | 86 |
| 2024 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 18 | STP 2 15 | NOL 1 5 | NOL 2 6 | NOL 3 3 | IMS 1 1* | IMS 2 2 | IRP 17 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 1 | MOH 1 1* | MOH 2 5 | MOH 3 1* | TOR 1 2 | TOR 2 5 | POR 1 17 | POR 2 4 | POR 3 6 | 3rd | 343 |
USF Pro 2000 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 5 | STP 2 4 | NOL 1 7 | NOL 2 5 | NOL 3 3 | IMS 1 3 | IMS 2 10 | IMS 3 19 | IRP 8 | ROA 1 8 | ROA 2 5 | ROA 3 1* | MOH 1 3 | MOH 2 8 | TOR 1 DSQ | TOR 2 19 | POR 1 4 | POR 2 11 | 6th | 268 |
* 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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR 7 | IMS | IMS | DET 19 | GMP | RDA | MOH | IOW 10 | LAG 16 | LAG 4 | POR | MIL 10 | NSH | 20th | 123 | |||
| 2026 | Andretti Global | STP 2 | ARL 1 | BAR 19 | BAR 2 | IMS | IMS | DET | GAT | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | NSS | POR | MIL | LAG | LAG | 2nd* | 144* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | Arden Motorsport | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | DON 1 11 | DON 2 11 | DON 3 14 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 26th | 22 |
| 2025 | Racelab | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 10 | DON 2 9 | DON 3 88 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | 26th | 39 |