🇺🇸 Max Esterson

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, RLL Team McLaren.

Driver facts

Full name

Max Esterson

Born

9 October 2002(b. 2002)

Nationality

United States

Current team

RLL Team McLaren

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,144

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,144

RANK 919 / 12,255 INDEXED · +86 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Silver

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Max Esterson is an American racing driver competing for RLL Team McLaren in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Before moving into sports car racing, Esterson came up through the European single-seater ladder, competing in FIA Formula 3 with Jenzer Motorsport and later stepping up to FIA Formula 2 with Trident, experience that gave him a grounding in high-level international competition prior to his current program. He has also been active in esports racing alongside his physical motorsport career.[1]

Across 55 career starts in IMSA competition, Esterson has recorded two wins and two podium finishes, and he has yet to win a championship. His Racer Rating of 3,144 places him 919th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting a career still building toward the sport's upper echelon. In the 2026 season, Esterson has started five rounds without a win or podium, sitting P132 in the standings, as he continues to develop his position within the RLL Team McLaren lineup.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Max Esterson is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for RLL Team McLaren. Esterson has recorded 2 wins and 2 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,144 ranks Esterson 919th of 12,255 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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	RLL Team McLaren	5	0	0	P132	+86	3,144
2025	Formula 2	TRIDENT	22	0	0	P8	−153	3,058
2024	Formula 3	Jenzer Motorsport	20	2	2	P14	−446	3,211
	Formula 2	Trident	4	0	0	P28	−86
2023	Formula 3	Carlin	4	0	0	P32	−57	3,743

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES ESTERSON FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Dino Beganovic	4,807	50	18	32	36%
🇩🇰 Oliver Goethe	4,144	48	12	36	25%
🇬🇧 Luke Browning	5,166	46	6	40	13%
🇮🇹 Gabriele Minì	5,149	46	8	38	17%
🏳️ Leonardo Fornaroli	4,564	46	10	36	22%
🇬🇧 Cian Shields	2,563	46	34	12	74%
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya	3,651	44	12	32	27%
🇮🇪 Alexander Dunne	5,685	42	10	32	24%
🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad	5,572	42	6	36	14%
🇫🇷 Sami Meguetounif	3,987	42	10	32	24%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia