Max Esterson

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Max Esterson
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 21)
New York City, United States
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamDouglas Motorsport
Car number42
Starts24 (24 entries)
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish7th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2020
2020		National Formula Ford
F2000 Championship Series
F1600 Championship Series

Max Esterson (born 9 October 2002) is a racing driver and sim-racing driver from the United States currently competing in the GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports. He is a Red Bull athlete.[1]

Career

Sim racing

Esterson started his sim racing career on iRacing at the age of 11.[2][3] In 2020 he became champion of the Formula Race Promotions iRacing Challenge.[4]

Karting

Esterson started karting when he was almost 16.[5] In 2019 he contested his first full season in karting at Oakway Valley Race Park.[3][6]

Formula Ford

Esterson made his single-seater racing debut in 2020, competing in the F1600 Championship Series with Team Pelfrey.[3][5] He took one victory and finished the season in fifth.[5][7] He also contested a single race in the F2000 Championship Series at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, which he won.[1][5] At the end of the year Esterson made his debut at the Formula Ford Festival and the Walter Hayes Trophy.[5][6]

In 2021 Esterson competed in the BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship for Low Dempsey Racing where he scored two wins and finished third in the Championship.[8][9][10] He then went on to finish second in the 50th Anniversary BRSCC Formula Ford Festival and win the 2021 Walter Hayes Trophy as part of the Team USA Scholarship.[2][11][12][13]

He returned to the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy with Ammonite Motorsport in 2022.[14] At the Formula Ford Festival he took taken pole. Esterson was then awarded victory as the race was cancelled after a few laps due to torrential weather conditions.[15][16] In the Walter Hayes Tropyh Esterson initially finishedin first but he was then dropped to fifth after receiving a 4.5-second penalty for a collision with Tom Mills.[17][5]

GB3 Championship

In 2022 Esterson progressed to the GB3 Championship, partnering Tommy Smith and Marcos Flack at Douglas Motorsport.[18][19] He started out by taking his first top ten finish in Race 3 at the season opener in Oulton Park, before scoring a pair of fourth places at Silverstone. The third round of the season at Donington Park would prove to be his most successful one, as Esterson achieved his maiden podium in the first race, before winning Race 2 from pole position, thus securing his first win in slicks-and-wings machinery.[20][21] He finished the season in seventh.[5]

In 2023 he joined Fortec Motorsports in the GB3 Championship.[1][5]

FIA Formula 3

At the end of 2022, Esterson took part in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[22]

Personal life

Esterson grew up in New York City and attends Regis High School.[3][5][23]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey[3] 15 1 3 3 4 423 5th
F2000 Championship Series Ubs Financial Services 1 1 0 1 1 52 16th
National FF1600 Championship Low Dempsey Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
Walter Hayes Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2021 National Formula Ford Championship Low Dempsey Racing 20 2 1 4 13 414 3rd
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Walter Hayes Trophy 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2022 GB3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 1 1 2 3 292.5 7th
Formula Ford Festival Ammonite Motorsport 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Walter Hayes Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2023 GB3 Championship Fortec Motorsports

*Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results

(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
2022 Douglas Motorsport OUL
1
19 		OUL
2
11 		OUL
3
81 		SIL1
1
4 		SIL1
2
4 		SIL1
3
105 		DON1
1
3 		DON1
2
1 		DON1
3
117 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
10 		SNE
3
75 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
3 		SPA
3
173 		SIL2
1
9 		SIL2
2
10 		SIL2
3
Ret 		BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
18 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON2
1
11 		DON2
2
8 		DON2
3
18 		7th 292.5

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wood, Ida (2022-11-28). "Max Esterson signs with Fortec for second GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Max Esterson". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Max Esterson Confirmed as Championship Contender for Team Pelfrey in 2020". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Rivard and Christie Win at VIR During Final Rounds of FRP iRacing Challenge Presented by Hoosier Tire". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Whitfield, Steve (2022-12-23). "How Esports and FFord helped Max Esterson become a GB3 race-winner". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Max Esterson Racing". Max Esterson Racing. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Results". Max Esterson Racing. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2021-06-20). "Esterson wins shortened National FF1600 Silverstone race three". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  9. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2021-06-19). "Esterson triumphs in frenetic National FF1600 battle at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  10. ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-10-30). "The 2021 Formula Ford Festival spotter's guide". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  11. ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-10-01). "Andre Castro and Max Esterson named as 2021 Team USA scholars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  12. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2021-10-31). "Maclennan excluded from Festival runner-up spot, Castro gets podium". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  13. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2021-11-07). "Team USA scholar Max Esterson wins the Walter Hayes Trophy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  14. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2022-10-18). "GB3 race-winner Max Esterson to defend Walter Hayes Trophy win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  15. ↑ "Esterson worthy winner as Formula Ford Festival ends in farce". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  16. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2022-10-23). "Esterson declared Formula Ford Festival winner after rain deluge". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  17. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2022-11-06). "Foster gets record fourth Walter Hayes win after Esterson penalty". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  18. ↑ "Douglas Motorsport Sign Max Esterson For 2022 GB3 Championship". Douglas Motorsport. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  19. ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-12-01). "Team USA scholar Max Esterson to GB3 with Douglas Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  20. ↑ "ESTERSON STORMS TO MAIDEN GB3 WIN IN DONINGTON PARK RACE TWO". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  21. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2022-05-29). "Esterson takes maiden GB3 win in race two at Donington". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  22. ↑ "ESTERSON BUOYED BY STRONG FIA F3 TEST SHOWING". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  23. ↑ "FRP's F1600 driver - Max Esterson - gets recognition in the WSJ as a sim racer and coach". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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