Son of Jos, and grandson of Paul Kumpen, the former sportscar driver. Aided by his father, Max took up karting in 2004, and then in 2012, cemented an eight-year stay in the category by winning the World Championship. Moved into Formula 3 in 2014, and his peformances led to him joining Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2015, which made him, by some two years, the youngest driver ever in Formula 1. In 2016, after some stellar performances, he moved to Red Bull, and won in his first race for the team to become the youngest winner ever of a Grand Prix and the first Dutchman to win a World Championship Formula 1 race. In 2021, he won his first World Championship title in an epic battle with Lewis Hamilton and took his second title in 2022. He took a dominant third title in 2023 and that year saw him announce that he would look to manage a GT3 team in the future. He won his fourth title in a row in 2024.

Biography last updated 8 Dec 2024