Every Max Verstappen victory in Formula 1

Max Verstappen is touted to be a Formula 1 great. Talented, determined, resiliant, he has all the traits of a World Champion in-waiting.

The youngest ever Formula 1 driver at 17 years old, he has more experience in the cockpit than many of his senior drivers on the grid. He’s taken that experience, and pulled together an impressive string of victories.

In 2021, Formula 1 will be heading to the Netherlands, where we expect Verstappen’s Orange Army to be in full voice for their hero. They will be hoping he’s in pole position to recreate one of his many wins in the sport.

For a taster of what his fans will be expecting at Zandvoort, here’s a complete list of every Max Verstappen win in Formula 1. To be there to see if he can take victory in his home race, be sure to book tickets for the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix now.

2016 Spanish Grand Prix

15th May 2016

A story involving Max Verstappen is never very far from controversy. And that can certainly be said for his first win in Formula 1. Having made his debut with Torro Rosso in 2015, he managed two great 4th-placed finishes in his first year behind the wheel. With the higher-ups at Red Bull looking to mix things up, they decided to swap Max in for their number two Daniil Kvyat.

The move was a masterstroke. Max qualified in P4 just behind new teammate Daniel Ricciardo, but when the battling Mercedes title challengers of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton crashed out on lap one, Max ended the lap in P2.

But when Ricciardo suffered a puncture, it cleared the way for Verstappen. Under pressure from Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, Max held on to take the chequered flag. F1’s youngest-ever driver became the youngest grand Prix winner at 18 years and 228 days, and Verstappen successfully claimed the seat at Red Bull.

2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

1st October 2017

The Flying Dutchman had to wait over a year for his second Formula 1 victory.

He started the last Malaysian Grand Prix from third on the grid – though Kimi Raikkonen’s second-place grid spot was vacant as he started from the pit lane.

After soaking up pressure from Valtteri Bottas, Verstappen disposed of leader Lewis Hamilton within four laps. From there, it was a pretty simple race for Verstappen, who won the his second F1 race just a day after his 20th birthday.

2017 Mexican Grand Prix

29th October 2017

He didn’t have to wait quite so long for his third victory. It came within a month of his second in Mexico City.

A tight three-way battle into turn one saw contact between Verstappen, Vettel and Hamilton. With the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers having to pit after a damaged front wing for the former, and punctured tyre for the latter, Max was the only one of the trio to escape unscathed.

His teammate Ricciardo was forced to retire, and after a mid-race safety car, Verstappen drove to a 20-second lead over 2nd-place Valtteri Bottas to comfortable bring home the win for Red Bull.

While Max won the battle, Hamilton stole the show as he secured his fourth World Championship. A taste, perhaps, of what awaits Max in the future.

2018 Austrian Grand Prix

1st July 2018

When Max Verstappen races in Austria, his Orange Army are always close behind. And in 2018, he was able to reward them with victory at the Red Bull Ring.

Following close battles on the opening laps, and retirements from Bottas and Ricciardo, Verstappen was aided by a Mercedes strategic slip-up. Leaving Lewis out on old tyres and pitting him too late, Mercedes strategist apologised to Hamilton mid-race, taking responsibility for the error.

But what Lewis lost, Verstappen gained. He brought it home from the two Ferraris to send the Dutch fans into raptures.

2018 Mexican Grand Prix

28th October 2018

Max Verstappen’s second Mexican victory was a somewhat more straight affair than the first. His teammate Ricciardo sat on pole, but got an awful start, allowing Max to jump from second to the lead.

Hamilton got a great start, but was unable to overtake both Red Bulls from third. From there, it became a strategic race. Max was warned it wouldn’t be easy, with drivers mixing up pit strategies.

But despite the warnings, he was able to take victory by 16 seconds. But once again, Lewis Hamilton overshadowed Max’s victory, as he clinched yet another world championship.

2019 Austrian Grand Prix

30 June 2019

Some drivers just have their favourite circuits, but when the lights went out in Austria in 2019, it didn’t look like it would be Max Verstappen’s day.

Starting second on the grid, he was seventh by turn one.

With places to make up, and a huge Dutch crowd to please, he asked his team for more power. And they obliged, as he passed Norris and Raikkonen. With 20 laps to go, he moved himself up into the podium positions by sailing past Sebastian Vettel.

Setting his sights on the top step, he closed down race leader Charles Leclerc with only a few laps of the Red Bull Ring remaining. On lap 68 of 71, Verstappen made it past the Ferrari, but was kept behind as he was caught on the straight.

But Verstappen would get another chance, and on the next lap, barged the Monegasque driver off at the third turn, taking the lead with just three laps to go.

The move was investigated, but Verstappen kept his victory – engine supplier Honda’s first in many years.

2019 German Grand Prix

29th July 2019

Sometimes, you’ve just got to stay in the race to win it. And that’s exactly what Max did as he won what many tout as the race of the century.

It was perfect conditions for mayhem. Wet, dry, wet again, then dry again. Everyone struggled as they looked to find grip on the slippery circuit, with many caught out. Even Max took a spin, a complete 360-degree pirouette while leading the race. But his resilience shone through, and he recovered easily.

One-by-one, Verstappen’s rivals dropped out. Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were all caught out by the rain, while a nightmare pitstop put an end to Hamilton’s chances.

Max kept his cool, kept his head down, and stormed to the win.

2019 Brazilian Grand Prix

17th November 2019

Amazingly, Verstappen had only had one pole position before the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. It came during the same season, in Hungary, but he repeated the feat at Interlagos as the season drew to a close.

It looked to be a processional race, and Verstappen would romp to victory. But as he looked to overcut Lewis Hamilton in the pits, Williams’ Roebrt Kubica got in his way in the pit lane. Hamilton would race through to the lead, but a determined Verstappen got his head down, and was back at the front within one lap.

However, when the Ferraris squabbled to a crash, and Bottas’ engine blew up, late safety cars threw a couple of spanners in the works. Max would have to work hard to defend from Lewis Hamilton, which he did.

On the podium, Verstappen was the first to congratulate podium debutant Pierre Gasly, his former teammate who was cruelly removed from the Red Bull team part-way through the season.

70th Anniversary Grand Prix

9th August 2020

Four races into the truncated 2020 Formula 1 season, and there was talk over whether Mercedes could take every win of the season. Spoiler: they did not.

A sweltering Silverstone the week before saw tyre troubles for many, with Verstappen failing to close down Lewis Hamilton, who crossed the line on three wheels.

One week later, and Max knew how to handle his competitors. Chasing down the Silver Arrows, Max was told to hold back for fear of his rising tyre temperatures. “This is our one chance to be close, I’m not going to sit here like a grandma”, was the reply.

And it’s that attitude that sets Verstappen apart from the rest. Convincing his team it was time to “fully send it”, Max coasted to victory, and put himself firmly in contention for the world championship.

2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

13th December 2020

The majority of the 2020 Formula 1 season was dominated by Mercedes. By the time the final race in Abu Dhabi came round, both Championships had been sewn up. But that didn’t mean there was nothing to race for.

It was a race Mercedes had won every edition of throughout the turbo-hybrid era. So when Max Verstappen qualified on pole, at a circuit where overtaking can be hard to come by, Red Bull sniffed an opportunity.

Max led off the line from pole and led every lap on his way from victory. The only blemish came when Daniel Ricciardo stole the fastest lap on the very final tour, but it meant the team laid down a marker for the season to come.

2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

18th April 2021

When the 2021 season came around, it was clear things were going to be different. Red Bull looked stronger, Mercedes looked weaker, and Max and Lewis were set to lock horns. Even more so when Verstappen overtook Hamilton at the first race in Bahrain. But track limits prevailed, and Max relinquished the place back to Hamilton – but the fight was very much on.

At the second race in Imola, Lewis Hamilton took pole but Verstappen would have been disappointed to lose out on the front row to his teammate Sergio Perez.

When the race came around, so did the rain. Advantage Verstappen. The Dutchman has proved he’s a master of the wet at races such as Brazil 2017 or Hockenheim 2019. Once again, he kept his head down during a crazy race to take the win.

Hamilton took the fastest lap, maintaining his championship lead by one point. But the battle was alive and real.