Máximo Cortés
| Máximo Cortés | |
|---|---|
Cortés in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 13 April 1988 |
| Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | MIK Corse |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2006-2007 2008 2009 2010 | Master Junior Formula Spanish Formula Three Formula Renault 3.5 Series LeMans Series Championship of Spain Gran Turismo - Spanish Resistance Cup - Superleague Formula |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Spanish Formula Three |
Máximo Cortés (born 13 April 1988 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish former racing driver.
Career
Formula Three
After a first successful season in the Master Junior Formula, finishing the season as runner-up, Cortés graduated to the Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2006 with Spanish team Escuderia TEC-Auto. A strong third place in the standings in his rookie year boosted him as the favourite for the following season.
Cortés continued with TEC Auto into the 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 Formula Renault 3.5 Series alongside fellow Spanish Formula Three teammate Marcos Martínez.[2][3]
After only seven races in the championship, Cortés 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 | 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 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
- ^ "Máximo Cortés is the new Champion". formula3.cc. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Marcos Martínez y Máximo Cortés, con Pons Racing" (in Spanish). terra.net. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
- ^ "Pons announces Cortes and Martinez". italiaracing.net. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Alcaraz joins Pons". crash.net. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
External links
- Máximo Cortés career summary at DriverDB.com