Max Chilton | |
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Chilton in 2009. |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 21 April 1991 Reigate (England) |
Related to | Tom Chilton (brother) |
2012 GP2 Series | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Carlin |
Car no. | 24 |
Former teams | Ocean Racing Technology |
Starts | 38 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 20th in 2011 |
Previous series | |
2009–10-2011 2009 2007–09 2007 2007 2005 2005–06 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series British Formula Three Le Mans Series Star Mazda Championship T Cars Autumn Trophy T Cars |
Max Alexander Chilton (born 21 April 1991 in Reigate, Surrey) is a British racing driver who currently races for Carlin in the GP2 Series. He attended Ardingly College, West Sussex from 1999 to 2008. His brother Tom is also a racing driver, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship.
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Chilton's karting career was satisfactory, but failed to break into the top ten of the major Super 1 championship at both Cadet and Junior TKM level and also the British ICA Junior Championship. His best result was 11th in that 2005 British ICA Junior series, which was won by Formula Renault UK driver Will Stevens.[1]
He dovetailed his 2005 karting season with a season in the T Cars championship, for drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age. He finished eighth in his first season, before going on to finish third in the Autumn Trophy. He continued in T Cars in 2006, where he would finish runner-up to Luciano Bacheta by just three points. He won seven races to Bacheta's six, but more retirements cost him in the end.
Max made his debut at the second round of the 2007 British Formula Three season for Arena International, as he was below the required age of 16 to take part in the season opener. He could not break into the points however, with his best result being eleventh, in Bucharest and at Brands Hatch. He also made one appearance in the Star Mazda Championship, at Laguna Seca – having been turned away from the American Le Mans Series race due to being too young – qualifying fourth, and finishing fifteenth. As he was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. He also drove in the 2007 1000km of Silverstone, with brother Tom for Arena, and they finished sixth overall, eight laps down on the winning Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Nicolas Minassian and Marc Gené.
Chilton returned for a second season, this time moving to David Hayle's Hitech Racing, and improved to tenth place in the championship. He recorded two pole positions at Monza and Rockingham, and scored two podiums – 2nd in the opening race at Oulton Park and third at Rockingham. He moved to Carlin Motorsport for the 2009 season, scoring three pole positions in the first four races of the season. Chilton took his first win at the 60th attempt, finishing as the best-placed British runner behind guest drivers Jules Bianchi and Sam Bird at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. He added a second win in his final Formula Three race, at Brands Hatch.
Chilton made his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Comtec Racing at the Monaco Grand Prix-supporting round of the championship. He replaced Alexandre Marsoin, who left the team during the previous round, at Spa-Francorchamps.[2] This appearance was a one-off, as Jon Lancaster took his place for the succeeding round.
Chilton graduated to the GP2 Asia Series for the 2009–10 season, driving for Barwa Addax.[3][4] However, after one round at Addax, Chilton moved to Ocean temporarily during the Asia Series. This was to allow Addax's 2010 main series driver Giedo van der Garde to learn the Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of the main series finale at the track in November.[5] Chilton returned to Addax to partner Sergio Pérez, and then Rodolfo González. He joined Fabio Leimer in the 2010 GP2 Series, driving for Ocean Racing Technology.[6] He finished 25th in the drivers' championship.
Chilton moved to the Carlin team, which he had previously driven for in F3, for the outfit's first foray into GP2 in 2011. Partnered variously by reigning Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Mikhail Aleshin and Álvaro Parente, he finished 22nd in the Asia series and 20th in the main series.
In November 2011 Max drove for the Force India team in the Young Driver test at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, this was his second time driving F1 machinery, after a straight line aero test for the team earlier in the year.
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Position |
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2005 | T Cars | 8th | |||||
T Cars Autumn Trophy | 106 | 3rd | |||||
2006 | T Cars | Tomax | 20 | 7 | 7 | 167 | 2nd |
2007 | British Formula Three Championship | Arena Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
Le Mans Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th | ||
Star Mazda Championship | Velocity Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2008 | British Formula Three Championship | Hitech Racing | 22 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 10th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st | ||
2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
British Formula Three Championship | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 1 | 171 | 4th | |
Macau Grand Prix | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa Addax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
Ocean Racing Technology | |||||||
2010 | GP2 Series | Ocean Racing Technology | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25th |
2011 | GP2 Asia Series | Carlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
GP2 Series | Carlin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2010 | Ocean Racing Technology | ESP FEA 18 |
ESP SPR 16 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 14 |
TUR FEA 9 |
TUR SPR 11 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 11 |
GBR FEA 19 |
GBR SPR 19 |
GER FEA 19 |
GER SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 17 |
HUN SPR 16 |
BEL FEA 17 |
BEL SPR 11 |
ITA FEA 8 |
ITA SPR 5 |
ABU FEA 12 |
ABU SPR 12 |
24th | 3 |
2011 | Carlin | TUR FEA Ret |
TUR SPR 17 |
ESP FEA 12 |
ESP SPR 11 |
MON FEA 7 |
MON SPR 6 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR 19 |
GER FEA 17 |
GER SPR 6 |
HUN FEA 18 |
HUN SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 15 |
BEL SPR 16 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 18 |
20th | 4 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2009–10 | Barwa Addax Team | ABU1 FEA 16 |
ABU1 SPR 17 |
BHR1 FEA 18 |
BHR1 SPR 12 |
BHR2 FEA 19 |
BHR2 SPR 15 |
18th | 2 | ||
Ocean Racing Technology | ABU2 FEA 8 |
ABU2 SPR 6 |
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2011 | Carlin | ABU FEA 12 |
ABU SPR 18 |
ITA FEA 22 |
ITA SPR 15 |
22nd | 0 |
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