Máximo Cortés

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 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, 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 still in progress

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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.

External links

• Máximo Cortés career summary at DriverDB.com