Máximo Cortés

Máximo Cortés Chávarri (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.

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.

After only seven races in the championship, Cortés was replaced by Aleix Alcaraz due to financial problems; 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 26th 5