Maximilian Popov
| Maximilian Popov | |
|---|---|
.jpg?lang=en) Popov in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  Russian Grenadian Italian[a] |
| Born | 21 August 2008 Sochi, Russia |
Maximilian "Max" Popov[b] (Russian: Максимилиан Попов; born 21 August 2008) is a Russian and Grenadian racing driver who is set to compete under the Italian flag in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Popov began karting at the age of five, competing until 2023.[2] In his karting career, Popov most notably finished runner-up in the 2022 WSK Champions Cup in the OK class with Ward Racing.[3] With the same team, Popov also was third in the 2019 WSK Final Cup and 2021 Champions of the Future in the 60 Mini and OK-J classes, respectively.[4][5]
Formula 4
[edit]2024
[edit]Stepping up to single-seaters for 2024, Popov joined PHM AIX Racing to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[6] In the five-round winter series, Popov scored a best result of 11th in the second race of the second Yas Marina round and ended the season 27th in points.[7] For the rest of the year, Popov stayed with the team to compete in both the Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships.[8][9] In the former, Popov scored a best result of eighth in race one at Barcelona, and ended the year 21st in the standings after taking three more points finishes.[10] In Euro 4, he scored two ninth-place finishes at Mugello and Red Bull Ring to end the season 21st in points.[11][12] During 2024, Popov also raced with the same team in the Red Bull Ring round of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, in which he won race two.[13]
2025
[edit]In 2025, Popov switched to Van Amersfoort Racing for his sophomore season in Formula 4 competition.[14] Starting off the year in Formula Winter Series,[15] Popov finished third in the second race in the season-opening round at Algarve,[16] before repeating the same feat at round later in race three at Valencia.[17] In the following two rounds, Popov finished no higher than fourth as he ended the season sixth in points.[18] In the Italian series, Popov started off the season with two second-place finishes at Misano and a third-place finish at Vallelunga,[19][20][21] before not scoring points at Monza and only scoring a best result of fifth at Mugello to enter the second half of the season seventh in points.[7] In the final three rounds, Popov finished third in race two at Barcelona and repeated the same feat in race one at Misano to end the year sixth in points.[22][23]
Formula Regional
[edit]2025
[edit]At the end of 2025, Popov joined the Eurocup-3 grid to race in Barcelona with GRS Team.[24]
2026
[edit]Popov will join Trident to compete in the 2026 Formula Regional European Championship.[25]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series – 60 Mini | Babyrace Driver Academy | 95th |
| Trofeo Delle Industrie – 60 Mini | 28th | ||
| ROK Cup International Final – Mini Rok | 16th | ||
| WSK Final Cup – 60 Mini | 46th | ||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup – 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 16th |
| South Garda Winter Cup – Mini Rok | 12th | ||
| WSK Final Cup – 60 Mini | 17th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series – 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport Praga Junior Team[c] |
33rd | |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup – 60 Mini | Baby Race Driver Academy | 17th |
| WSK Super Master Series – 60 Mini | 4th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup – Mini Rok | 5th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – 60 Mini | 20th | ||
| ROK Cup International Final – Mini Rok | 17th | ||
| WSK Open Cup – 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup – 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup – OK-J | Ward Racing | 10th |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | 46th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup – OK-J | Ward Racing | 4th |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | 8th | ||
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | 3rd | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | 20th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – OK-J | 25th | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK-J | 7th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup – OK-J | 5th | ||
| WSK Final Cup – OK-J | 4th | ||
| 2022 | WSK Champions Cup – OK | Ward Racing | 2nd |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK | 15th | ||
| Champions of the Future Euro Series – OK | 54th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK | Ward Racing Koski Motorsport[d] |
37th | |
| WSK Euro Series – OK | Koski Motorsport | 25th | |
| Karting World Championship – OK | 29th | ||
| WSK Open Cup – OK | 21st | ||
| WSK Final Cup – OK | 16th | ||
| 2023 | South Garda Winter Cup – OK | Koski Motorsport | 7th |
| WSK Champions Cup – OK | 6th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series – OK | Koski Motorsport KR Motorsport[e] |
27th | |
| Karting European Championship – OK | Koski Motorsport KR Motorsport[f] |
27th | |
| Karting World Championship – OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | NC | |
| Sources:[26][27] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21st | ||
| Formula 4 CEZ Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11th | ||
| Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | ||
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 6th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 143 | 6th | ||
| E4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 8th | ||
| Eurocup-3 | GRS Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2026 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| Sources:[28][26] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | YMC1 1 26 |
YMC1 2 17 |
YMC1 3 22 |
YMC2 1 14 |
YMC2 2 11 |
YMC2 3 14 |
DUB1 1 24 |
DUB1 2 20 |
DUB1 3 23 |
YMC3 1 28 |
YMC3 2 19 |
YMC3 3 25 |
DUB2 1 18 |
DUB2 2 16 |
DUB2 3 26 |
27th | 0 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | MIS 1 21 |
MIS 2 13 |
MIS 3 13 |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 15 |
IMO 3 26 |
VLL 1 28† |
VLL 2 13 |
VLL 3 15 |
MUG 1 18 |
MUG 2 14 |
MUG 3 16 |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 9 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 10 |
CAT 3 21 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 9 |
MNZ 3 27 |
21st | 9 | ||||
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS1 1 |
MIS1 2 2 |
MIS1 3 4 |
MIS1 4 2 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 6 |
VLL 3 3 |
VLL 4 22 |
MNZ 1 17 |
MNZ 2 29 |
MNZ 3 15 |
MUG 1 12 |
MUG 2 26 |
MUG 3 5 |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 C |
IMO 3 6 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 3 |
CAT 3 C |
MIS2 1 3 |
MIS2 2 5 |
MIS2 3 |
MIS2 4 5 |
MIS2 5 8 |
6th | 143 |
Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results
[edit](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 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | BAL 1 |
BAL 2 |
BAL 3 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 1 |
RBR 3 7 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
SVK 3 |
MOS 1 |
MOS 2 |
MOS 3 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
BRN 3 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SAL 3 |
11th | 46 |
Complete Euro 4/E4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | MUG 1 12 |
MUG 2 19 |
MUG 3 9 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 12 |
MNZ 1 20 |
MNZ 2 14 |
MNZ 3 27 |
21st | 4 |
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | LEC 1 24† |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 26† |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 8 |
MUG 3 16 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 14 |
8th | 45 |
Complete Formula Winter Series results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | POR 1 9 |
POR 2 3 |
POR 3 29 |
CRT 1 5 |
CRT 2 5 |
CRT 3 3 |
ARA 1 4 |
ARA 2 4 |
ARA 3 4 |
CAT 1 21 |
CAT 2 Ret |
CAT 3 13 |
6th | 88 |
Complete Eurocup-3 results
[edit](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 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GRS Team | RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR SR |
POR 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC SR |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 19 |
NC† | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
† As Popov was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Popov is Russian-Grenadian and competes under an Italian licence.[1]
- ^ Sometimes spelled Maksimilian Popov.
- ^ Popov competed for Parolin Motorsport in rounds 1–3 and for Praga Junior Team in round 4.
- ^ Popov competed for Ward Racing in rounds 1–3 and for Koski Motorsport in round 4.
- ^ Popov competed for Koski Motorsport in round 1 and for KR Motorsport in round 4.
- ^ Popov competed for Koski Motorsport in round 1 and for KR Motorsport in rounds 3–4.
References
[edit]- ^ "Elenco Verificati (Admitted List)" (PDF). ACI Sport. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Maximilian Popov". vanamersfoortracing.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "WSK Champions Cup : impressionnante victoire finale de Carenini en OK". kartcom.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "MINI: Matveev repeates victory in WSK Final Cup". tkart.it. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "OK/OKJ World Championship Preview in Spain". vroomkart.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "F4 UAE: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b "The late bloomers in Italian F4 making the most of their second seasons". feederseries.net. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Italian F4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Euro 4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Freddie Slater takes 12th Italian F4 triumph of 2024". formulascout.com. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Bohra scores second win to leave Mugello leading Euro 4 standings". formulascout.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Slater pushes past Stolcermanis to dominate and take Euro 4 lead". formulascout.com. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "PHM Racing drivers share wins in F4 CEZ round two at the Red Bull Ring". formulascout.com. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Команда Ф-4 Van Amersfoort Racing объявила о подписании контракта с Максимилианом Поповым". championat.com (in Russian). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Formula Winter Series: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (1 February 2025). "Gomez sees off Robinsons' challenges for second FWinter Series win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (16 February 2025). "Hitech GP's Leo Robinson wins FWinter Series' third Valencia race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Italian F4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Россиянин поднялся на подиум гонки итальянской Формулы-4 в Мизано". championat.com (in Russian). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Nakamura-Berta completes perfect start to Italian F4 season". formulascout.com. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Sebastian Wheldon wins Italian F4's third heat race at Vallelunga". formulascout.com. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Gomez bounces back to take Barcelona Italian F4 win". formulascout.com. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Wheldon wins Italian F4 race one, Nakamura one point away from title". formulascout.com. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 November 2025). "Russian pair Belov and Popov join grid of Eurocup-3 season finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Maximilian Popov completes Trident's 2026 FREC line-up". formulascout.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Maksimilian Popov | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Popov Maksimilian". Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Maksimilian Popov Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Maximilian Popov career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Russian racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Sochi
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- CEZ F4 Championship drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Formula Winter Series drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- PHM Racing drivers
- AIX Racing drivers
- Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
- Trident Racing drivers
- Eurocup-3 drivers