Dutch- Championship
- 1st2023 champion
- Points
- 575pts22 rounds started
Max Verstappen, a Dutch driver, raced for Red Bull in the 2023 Formula 1 season with car number 1. Verstappen was born on 30 September 1997. Verstappen won the 2023 drivers' championship with 575 points, 19 wins and 21 podiums – 290 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
Verstappen won 19 Grands Prix, the last of them the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen's teammate was Sergio Pérez; Verstappen led their qualifying head-to-head 20–2 and led the race head-to-head 20–2.
Verstappen scored points in all 22 Grands Prix; 45 points came from 6 sprints. Verstappen's average qualifying position was 3.0, with 13 pole positions and 9 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Verstappen gained a net 42 places across 22 classified finishes. Verstappen scored 67% of Red Bull's 2023 total of 860 points.
Final 2023 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
19
win rate
86%
Podiums
21
podium rate
95%
Poles
13
pole rate
Max Verstappen: quick facts
Short answers about Verstappen's 2023 season.
What team did Max Verstappen drive for in 2023?
Max Verstappen drove for Red Bull in the 2023 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Max Verstappen use in 2023?
Max Verstappen raced with car number 1 in 2023. Verstappen's permanent number is 3.
How many points did Max Verstappen score in 2023?
Max Verstappen scored 575 points in 2023 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 290 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
How many races did Max Verstappen win in 2023?
Max Verstappen won 19 Grands Prix in 2023. Verstappen scored 21 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Max Verstappen's teammate in 2023?
Sergio Pérez was Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull in 2023. Verstappen led the qualifying head-to-head 20–2 and led the race head-to-head 20–2.
Max Verstappen biography
Max Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1997 and races under the Dutch flag of his father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. After a single season of car racing in Formula 3, he made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2015 at 17, the youngest driver ever to start a Grand Prix.
Promoted to Red Bull in 2016, he won on his debut for the team in Spain at 18. He became world champion in 2021 and retained the title in 2022, 2023 and 2024, then missed a fifth crown by two points in 2025. He races for Red Bull Racing in 2026 with the number 3.
