Maksimilian Popov is a racing driver from Russia who competes in Formula Regional European for Trident Motorsport. Popov has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 42 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,245 ranks Popov 1176th of 13,563 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Formula Regional European | Trident Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +126 | 3,245 |
| 2025 | Italian F4 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +874 | 3,119 |
| 2024 | Italian F4 | PHM AIX Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −55 | 2,245 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Kean Nakamura-Berta | 4,629 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Alex Powell | 3,291 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 37% |
| 🏳️ Emanuele Olivieri | 2,868 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Kabir Anurag | 1,858 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 74% |
| 🏳️ Luca Viisoreanu | 1,117 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 72% |
| 🏳️ Andrija Kostic | 2,042 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 80% |
| 🇨🇭 Nathanael Berreby | 400 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Oleksandr Savinkov | 1,347 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Reno Francot | 3,517 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 37% |
| 🏳️ Luka Sammalisto | 2,779 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% |
Maksimilian Popov is a Russian racing driver competing under the Italian flag in single-seater motorsport. He has contested 42 starts across Italian F4 and Formula Regional European competition, accumulating four podium finishes without a victory to date. His primary campaign has been in Italian F4 during 2024 and 2025, where he contested 39 races for Van Amersfoort Racing and secured four podium results across 20 rounds in the 2025 season, finishing 29th in the championship standings.[1]
Popov made his move to Formula Regional European in 2026, joining Trident Motorsport for three starts in that series. Currently holding a Racer Rating of 3,245 on an Elo-style scale, he ranks 1,176 among active drivers on the database. His recent performances in Italian F4 included a third-place finish at Misano in May 2025, demonstrating his continued development in the junior formula ranks.[2]