Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver born September 30, 1997, in Hasselt, Belgium, the son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen. He won four consecutive Formula One World Drivers' Championships from 2021 to 2024 while driving for Red Bull Racing, taking his first title in 2021 by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the season's last race and becoming the first Dutch champion. His 2024 title made him the first driver in 41 years to win the championship for a team that finished third in the constructors' standings.
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NationalityAlso holds Belgian nationality through his mother, Sophie Kumpen; races under the Dutch flag in Formula One. Career HighlightFour-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, winning consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, with 71 Grand Prix wins across 12 seasons. 1 Classification
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia: Max Verstappen
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born 30 September 1997
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born 30 September 1997
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is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing.
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Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, and has won 71 Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
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Born in Hasselt and raised in Maaseik, Verstappen is the son of Dutch former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen and Belgian former kart racer Sophie Kumpen.
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