🇬🇧 Max Chilton

Max Chilton is an established professional who raced single-seaters and open-wheel series across 15 seasons from 2007 to 2021. He competed in Formula 1 for Marussia in 2013 and 2014, took 35 starts in the championship; in GP2 he took two wins and four podiums for Carlin across three seasons; and in IndyCar he made 83 starts over six years, racing a mix of road courses and ovals. He holds FIA Platinum grading, the full-professional classification in sportscar and endurance racing. His most recent indexed appearance was a single World Endurance Championship start in 2015 for Nissan Motorsports.[1]

Chilton's career peaked in the junior open-wheel categories. He won six podiums in Indy NXT across 14 starts in 2015, including one victory, and took podiums in GP2 Series at Carlin between 2010 and 2012. His Formula 1 tenure yielded no points finishes. He raced 30 of his 83 IndyCar starts on ovals, competing on road and street courses for the remainder of his time in the series.[2]

Chilton's strongest result came against elite professional company. He finished ahead of Alex Palou, a driver who went on to win the IndyCar championship five times, on six occasions across their shared races. Against his regular opponents in IndyCar, established professionals Josef Newgarden and Marcus Ericsson, both FIA Platinum graded, he consistently finished lower in the order. His record suggests he was a capable mid-field entrant in a top-tier single-seater series rather than a front-running force, and his later career move toward endurance racing reflected that positioning.