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Max Chilton
Chilton in 2009.Nationality British
Born 21 April 1991
Reigate (England)Related to Tom Chilton (brother) 2011 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
2005–06GP2 Asia Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British Formula Three
Le Mans Series
Star Mazda Championship
T Cars Autumn Trophy
T CarsMax 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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Career
Karting
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]
T Cars
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.
Formula Three
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.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
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.
GP2 Series
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.
Racing record
Career summary
Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Position 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 Complete GP2 Series results
(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 2010 Ocean Racing Technology ESP
FEA
18ESP
SPR
16MON
FEA
RetMON
SPR
14TUR
FEA
9TUR
SPR
11VAL
FEA
RetVAL
SPR
11GBR
FEA
19GBR
SPR
19GER
FEA
19GER
SPR
16HUN
FEA
17HUN
SPR
16BEL
FEA
17BEL
SPR
11ITA
FEA
8ITA
SPR
5ABU
FEA
12ABU
SPR
1224th 3 2011 Carlin TUR
FEA
RetTUR
SPR
17ESP
FEA
12ESP
SPR
11MON
FEA
7MON
SPR
6VAL
FEA
RetVAL
SPR
RetGBR
FEA
RetGBR
SPR
19GER
FEA
17GER
SPR
6HUN
FEA
18HUN
SPR
RetBEL
FEA
15BEL
SPR
16ITA
FEA
RetITA
SPR
1820th 4 Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(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 2009–10 Barwa Addax Team ABU1
FEA
16ABU1
SPR
17BHR1
FEA
18BHR1
SPR
12BHR2
FEA
19BHR2
SPR
1518th 2 Ocean Racing Technology ABU2
FEA
8ABU2
SPR
62011 Carlin ABU
FEA
12ABU
SPR
18ITA
FEA
22ITA
SPR
1522nd 0 References
- ^ "British Championship ICA Junior 2005". Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/267-2005/. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Mills, Peter (2009-05-12). "Chilton joins Comtec for Monaco". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75278. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Chilton for GP2 Asia". Autosport 197 (13): p. 27. September 24, 2009. "British F3 race winner Max Chilton will graduate to GP2 Asia this winter. Chilton, 18, will test for Barwa Addax in early October before heading to Abu Dhabi for the season opener at the end of the month."
- ^ Anderson, Ben (2009-09-25). "Chilton to race for Addax in Asia". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78854. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2010-02-24). "Ocean recalls Buurman for Bahrain". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81672. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Ocean Racing Technology teams up with Leimer and Chilton". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 2010-01-15. http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/01/15/Ocean-Racing-Technology-teams-up-with-Leimer-and-Chilton. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
Teams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season iSport Arden ART Super Nova DAMS Coloni Ocean Addax Trident Rapax Racing Eng. Carlin Air Asia 1 Ericsson
2 Bird3 Král
4 Palmer5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Fauzy
8 Cecotto, Jr.9 Grosjean
10 Varhaug11 Herck
12 Jakes14 Turvey
15 Caldarelli16 Pic
17 van der Garde18 Coletti
19 González20 Leimer
21 Leal22 Berthon
23 Clos24 Aleshin
25 Chilton26 Razia
27 ValsecchiTeams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Series season Rapax Addax ART Racing Eng. iSport DAMS Arden Super Nova Coloni Trident Ocean Carlin Air Asia 1 Leimer
2 Leal3 Pic
4 Van der Garde5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Clos
8 Vietoris9 Bird
10 Ericsson11 Grosjean
12 Varhaug14 Král
15 Palmer16 Fauzy
17 Carroll18 Herck
19 Filippi20 Coletti
21 González22 Hartley
23 Cecotto, Jr.24 Chilton
25 Aleshin26 Razia
27 ValsecchiCategories:- 1991 births
- Old Ardinians
- Living people
- English racecar drivers
- People from Reigate
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- Le Mans Series drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series drivers
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