- Máximo Cortés
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Máximo Cortés Nationality Spanish
Born April 13, 1988
Móstoles, Madrid (Spain)2011 Le Mans Series Debut season 2009 Current team MIK Corse Car no. 23 Starts 3 Wins 0 Poles 0 Fastest laps 0 Previous series 2005
2006-2007
2008
2009
2010Master Junior Formula
Spanish Formula Three
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
LeMans Series
Championship of Spain Gran Turismo - Spanish Resistance Cup - Superleague FormulaChampionship titles 2007 Spanish Formula Three Máximo Cortés (born April 13, 1988 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in single seater formulae.
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Career
Formula Three
After a first successful season in the Master Junior Formula, finishing the season as runner-up, Cortés graduated to Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2006 with Spanish team Escuderia TEC-Auto. A strong third place in the standings in his rookie year boost him as the favorite for the followed season.
Cortés continued with TEC Auto into the 2007 season. During the season he took nine podiums, including six race wins, to won the drivers' title ahead of his team-mate Marco Barba, winning the title by just four points.[1]
World Series by Renault
In 2008, Cortés signed with Pons Racing in order to participated in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series alongside fellow Spanish Formula Three teammate Marcos Martínez.[2][3]
After only 7 races in the championship, Máximo was replaced by Aleix Alcaraz due to financial problems,[4] during his short stint in the championship, Cortés finish two times in the points positions, being an seven in Spa his best result.
Racing Record
Season Series Team Car No. Races Poles Wins FLaps Points Position 2009 Le Mans Series LMP2 Q8 Oils Hache Team
43 3 0 0 0 0* N/A* 2008 Spanish Formula Three emiliodevillota.com
22 2 1 1 0 0 N/A Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing
14 7 0 0 0 5 26th 2007 Spanish Formula Three Escuderia TEC-Auto
1 16 4 6 9 117 1st 2006 Spanish Formula Three Escuderia TEC-Auto
13 16 2 2 3 93 3rd 2005 Master Junior Formula Escuela de Pilotos Emilio de Villota
20 10 469 2nd - * Season in Progress
World Series by Renault Record
Year Team MOZ
SPR
MOZ
FEA
SPA
SPR
SPA
FEA
MON
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
HUN
SPR
HUN
FEA
NUR
SPR
NUR
FEA
LMS
SPR
LMS
FEA
EST
SPR
EST
FEA
BAR
SPR
BAR
FEA
Pos Points 2008 Pons Racing
17 16 7 13 10 14 17 23rd 5 References
- ^ "Máximo Cortés is the new Champion". formula3.cc. 2007-11-12. http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/21389/485/. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Marcos Martínez y Máximo Cortés, con Pons Racing". terra.net. 2008-02-27. http://motor.terra.es/ultimas-noticias-actualidad/deportes/articulo/marcos_martinez_maximo_cortes_pons_40769.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-02.(Spanish)
- ^ "Pons announces Cortes and Martinez". italiaracing.net. 2008-02-27. http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=18151&cat=5. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Alcaraz joins Pons". crash.net. 2008-07-03. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/renault/news/165746-0/alcaraz_joins_pons.html. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
External links
- Máximo Cortés career statistics at Driver Database
Sporting positions Preceded by
Ricardo RisattiSpanish Formula Three Champion
2007Succeeded by
Germán SánchezTeams and drivers competing in the 2011 Superleague Formula season Azerti Motorsport Atech Reid Grand Prix 1 Neel Jani (R.S.C. Anderlecht)
2 Yelmer Buurman (PSV Eindhoven)
3 Tristan Gommendy (Girondins de Bordeaux)4 Filip Salaquarda (AC Sparta Prague)
5 Frédéric Vervisch (Luxembourg)
6 Earl Bamber / Chris van der Drift (New Zealand)
7 Duncan Tappy / Robert Doornbos (Japan)
8 Robert Doornbos (Netherlands)
17 Mikhail Aleshin (Russia)EmiliodeVillota Motorsport Alan Docking Racing 9 María de Villota / Andy Soucek (Atlético de Madrid)
10 Andy Soucek / Duncan Tappy (Galatasaray S.K.)
11 Ho-Pin Tung (China)
19 Max Wissel (South Korea)14 Antônio Pizzonia (Brazil)
24 John Martin (Australia)
31 Craig Dolby (England)This biographical article related to European auto racing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.