Max Jean is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for March-Ford. Jean has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,178 ranks Jean 7410th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1971-07-04 | Paul Ricard | DNF | −8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | March-Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +1,828 | 3,178 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny HulmeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,318 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie PetersonHigher-rated | 6,242 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro RodríguezHigher-rated | 6,222 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,400 | 🇺🇸 Jim Hurtubise | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,401 | 🇧🇷 Leonardo Sanchez | 24H Series | 3,179 |
| 7,402 | 🇧🇷 Luiz Bueno | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,403 | 🇬🇧 Nick Jones | British GT Championship | 3,179 |
| 7,404 | 🇫🇷 Robert La Caze | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,405 | 🇳🇱 Ruud Olij | 24H Series | 3,179 |
| 7,406 | 🏳️ Antonio Junqueira | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,178 |
| 7,407 | 🏳️ Eric Rhead | ARCA Menards West | 3,178 |
| 7,408 | 🇺🇸 Jay Chamberlain | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,409 | 🇫🇷 Marcel Balsa | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,410 | 🇫🇷 Max Jean | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,411 | 🇨🇴 Sebastian Arias | ARCA Menards Series | 3,178 |
| 7,412 | 🇺🇸 Seth Foley | US F4 | 3,178 |
| 7,413 | 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Gutak | 24H Series | 3,178 |
| 7,414 | 🇫🇷 André Guelfi | Formula 1 | 3,177 |
| 7,415 | 🇱🇹 Audrius Navickas | 24H Series | 3,177 |
| 7,416 | 🇵🇹 Cristiano Maciel | Ferrari Challenge | 3,177 |
| 7,417 | 🇺🇸 David Porcelli | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,177 |
| 7,418 | 🇨🇳 Jiang Nan | TCR World Tour | 3,177 |
| 7,419 | 🇬🇧 Robin Widdows | Formula 1 | 3,177 |
| 7,420 | 🇺🇸 Ross Thompson | Velocity Invitational | 3,177 |
Max Jean is a semi-professional driver with a rating of 3,408, placing him in the competitive amateur band; this level encompasses quick drivers operating at the margins of professional racing, typically in club or regional fields, or making occasional appearances in stronger series. Jean's record consisted of a single Formula 1 start in 1971, driving a March-Ford for Frank Williams Racing Cars at his home Grand Prix. He qualified outside the points-scoring positions and finished 23rd, failing to score championship points in what proved to be his only World Championship appearance.[1]
Jean's Formula 1 entry represented a brief incursion into the sport's top level following success in national racing; he had won the Formule France championship in 1968 and contested multiple Formula Two and Formula Three races before his Grand Prix opportunity. The March team he drove for, across its wider history represented in this database, accumulated no race wins and fielded a peak driver in Niki Lauda, a generational-level competitor. Jean's single-race participation and his positioning in the grid and final classification suggest he was operating well below the standard of established Formula 1 drivers of that era. He retired from racing after 1971 with no wins or podiums on record across his documented career.[2]