Máximo Cortés

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Máximo Cortés
Nationality
Spanish Formula Three

Máximo Cortés (born 13 April 1988 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in single seater formulae.

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

2007 season. During the season he took nine podiums, including six race wins, to win the drivers' title ahead of his teammate Marco Barba, winning the title by just four points.[1]

World Series by Renault

In 2008, Cortés signed with Pons Racing in order to participate in the

After only seven races in the championship, Máximo was replaced by Aleix Alcaraz due to financial problems;[4] during his short stint in the championship, Cortés finished two times in the points positions, a seven in Spa being his best result.

Racing record

Season Series Team Car No. Races Poles Wins FLaps Points Position
2009
Le Mans Series LMP2
Spain Q8 Oils Hache Team 43 3 0 0 0 0* N/A*
2008
Spanish Formula Three
Spain emiliodevillota.com 22 2 1 1 0 0 N/A
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Spain Pons Racing 14 7 0 0 0 5 26th
2007
Spanish Formula Three
Spain Escuderia TEC-Auto 1 16 4 6 9 117 1st
2006
Spanish Formula Three
Spain Escuderia TEC-Auto 13 16 2 2 3 93 3rd
2005 Master Junior Formula Spain Escuela de Pilotos Emilio de Villota 20 10 469 2nd
  • * Season still in progress

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (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 Pos Points
2008
Pons Racing
MNZ
1

17
MNZ
2

16
SPA
1

7
SPA
2

13
MON
1

10
SIL
1

14
SIL
2

17
HUN
1
HUN
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
LMS
1
LMS
2
EST
1
EST
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
26th 5

References

  1. ^ "Máximo Cortés is the new Champion". formula3.cc. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ "Marcos Martínez y Máximo Cortés, con Pons Racing" (in Spanish). terra.net. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ "Pons announces Cortes and Martinez". italiaracing.net. 2008-02-27. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  4. ^ "Alcaraz joins Pons". crash.net. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-06.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Spanish Formula Three Champion

2007
Succeeded by