🇷🇺 Maksimilian Popov

Maksimilian Popov is a professional single-seater racing driver competing in Italian Formula 4 for Van Amersfoort Racing. He is in his second season in the series, having moved up from a brief spell in Formula Regional European in 2026. His rating of 4,247 places him among professional drivers competing regularly against graded professionals and semi-professional entrants in mixed-grade national championships.[1]

Popov scored four podiums across the 2024 and 2025 Italian F4 seasons, finishing eighth in the 2025 championship standings after 20 rounds. His record in Italian F4 shows him closely matched with entry-level professional Alex Powell and regularly competitive against other established drivers in the field, though he typically finishes behind 2025 Italian F4 champion Kean Nakamura-Berta. Popov has beaten established professional Freddie Slater, the 2024 Italian F4 champion and 2025 Formula Regional European champion, twice across their meetings.[2]

Van Amersfoort Racing, which fielded Max Verstappen among its 109 drivers on record, has accumulated 133 wins across the index; Popov's tenure with the team has spanned his Italian F4 campaign. He races in a field that regularly includes multiple champions and drivers moving between the Italian and European regional championships.