Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the Indy NXT for Andretti Global. He previously competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. Taylor is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion.
Racing career
USF Juniors
2023 On November 17, 2022, Taylor announced that he would be making his open-wheel racing debut in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. He would get his maiden win in the series in the third race at the Road America round. Taylor would finish sixth in the championship.
2024 Taylor would return to the series for the 2024 season once again with Velocity Racing Development. He would be in title contention all season with rival Liam McNeilly.
USF2000 Championship
2023 Alongside his full season campaign in USF Juniors, Taylor would make select starts in the 2023 USF2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. He had a best finish of sixth in race one at Road America.
2024 Taylor would contest the full USF2000 Championship for 2024, remaining with Velocity Racing Development.
GB3 Championship 2024 Taylor competed in a one-off round in Donington Park during the 2024 GB3 Championship, driving for Arden Motorsport.
2025 Taylor had another one-off round in GB3 for 2025, driving for new entrants Racelab in Donington Park once more.
USF Pro 2000 Championship In 2025, Taylor stepped up to the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development.
Indy NXT 2025 Alongside his USF Pro 2000 campaign, Taylor also raced part-time in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports.
2026 Taylor made a full promotion to Indy NXT in 2026, driving for Andretti Global. He secured his first Indy NXT victory at the Grand Prix of Arlington in March 2026.
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2023USF JuniorsVelocity Racing Development 16 1 0 2 3 236 6thFormula 4 United States Championship 3 0 0 0 0 4 25th USF2000 Championship 11 0 0 0 0 86 18th2024 USF Juniors Velocity Racing Development 15 3 3 3 9 3291stUSF2000 Championship 18 4 1 2 8 3433rd GB3 Championship Arden Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 22 26th2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development 18 1 0 0 4 268 6thIndy NXTHMD Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 123 20thGB3 ChampionshipRace Lab 3 0 0 0 0 39 26th 2026Indy NXTAndretti Global 17 1 2 3 5 470 4th * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
USF Juniors (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints2023Velocity Racing DevelopmentSEB1SEB2SEB3ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2ROA1ROA2ROA3COA1COA2COA36th2362024Velocity Racing DevelopmentNOL1NOL2NOL3ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2ROA1ROA2ROA3POR1POR2POR3 1st 329
Formula 4 United States Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints2023Velocity Racing DevelopmentNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2COA325th4
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2023Velocity Racing Development STP1 STP2 SEB1SEB1 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2POR1POR2POR3 18th 862024Velocity Racing Development STP1 STP2 NOL1 NOL2 NOL3 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 POR3 3rd 343
USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points2025 Velocity Racing DevelopmentSTP1STP2NOL1NOL2NOL3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 6th 268 * Season still in progress.
Indy NXT (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points2025HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 20th 123 2026 Andretti Global STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 4th 470 * Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2024 Arden MotorsportOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3 26th 22 2025 RacelabSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 26th 39
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