Max Garcia (racing driver)
| Max Garcia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Garcia at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | Max Garcia March 17, 2009 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Pabst Racing |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 16 (16 entries) |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023–24 | USF2000 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2025 | USF2000 Championship USF Pro 2000 Championship |
Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009)[1] is an American racing driver who competes the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, driving for Pabst Racing. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship champion.
Career
Karting
Garcia began karting at the age of seven, winning championships including the SKUSA Micro National Championship in 2018 and the United States Pro Kart Mini National Championship in 2020.[2]
USF2000 Championship
Garcia competed in the USF2000 Championship in 2023 and 2024, both with Pabst Racing, winning the championship during his second season.[3][4][5]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship continuing with Pabst Racing.[6] After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two.[7] Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA, and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio.[8] Garcia extended his championship lead with a podium at Indianapolis,[9] and went on to win two races of the three races during the Road America round.[10][11] Garcia won both races at the Mid-Ohio round, claiming 66 points (the maximum for the round), helping Pabst Racing win the teams' championship.[12][13] By winning the first race in Toronto, Garcia clinched the drivers' championship with three races to spare.[14]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift class by Parolin | KartSport North America | 3rd |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift | 1st | ||
| 2019 | SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift | 5th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 12th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Mini | 18th | ||
| 2020 | SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift | 1st | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK | Kart Republic North America | 27th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior | MPG Motorsports | 2nd |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ | DPK Racing | NC |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 Junior | MPG Motorsports | 3rd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Junior | 13th | ||
| Source:[15][16] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USF2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 9th |
| 2024 | USF2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 428 | 1st |
| 2025 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 16 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 430* | 1st |
| Source:[16] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
American open–wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
SEB 1 6 |
SEB 1 7 |
IMS 1 18 |
IMS 2 11 |
IMS 3 4 |
IRP 7 |
ROA 1 15 |
ROA 2 3 |
MOH 1 20 |
MOH 2 5 |
MOH 3 7 |
TOR 1 2 |
TOR 2 15 |
POR 1 6 |
POR 2 18 |
POR 3 5 |
9th | 207 |
| 2024 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 1 |
STP 2 1* |
NOL 1 1* |
NOL 2 3 |
NOL 3 4 |
IMS 1 6 |
IMS 2 1 |
IRP 7 |
ROA 1 4* |
ROA 2 6 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 4 |
MOH 3 4 |
TOR 1 3 |
TOR 2 4 |
POR 1 2 |
POR 2 1 |
POR 3 2 |
1st | 428 |
| Source:[17][18] | |||||||||||||||||||||
USF Pro 2000 Championship
(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 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 2 |
STP 2 1* |
LOU 1 2 |
LOU 2 2 |
LOU 3 1* |
IMS 1 4 |
IMS 2 3 |
IMS 3 4 |
IRP 4 |
ROA 1 1* |
ROA 2 1* |
ROA 3 4 |
MOH 1 1* |
MOH 2 1* |
TOR 1 1* |
TOR 2 9 |
POR 1 1* |
POR 2 1* |
1st | 495 |
| Source:[19][20] | |||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Max Garcia". USF Pro 2000 Championship. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Pearson, Chris (April 18, 2023). "Fourteen year-old Max Garcia sets his sights on the Indy 500". miami's community newspapers. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "PABST RACING SIGNS GARCIA FOR USF2000 IN 2024". USF2000 Championship. December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Max Garcia Utilizes Patience in USF2000 Title Pursuit". USOPENWHEELNATION. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (August 25, 2024). "Max Garcia returns to winning ways to clinch USF2000 crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "Pabst Racing and Max Garcia Ready for 2025 USF Pro 200 Season". USF Pro 2000 Championship. November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (March 2, 2025). "Garcia wins second St. Petersburg race to lead USF Pro 2000 points". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (April 13, 2025). "Garcia and de Tullio's USF Pro 2000 title fight starts to get into gear". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Albertini, Marco (May 5, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 08–11 May". Feeder Series. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (June 21, 2025). "Garcia grows USF Pro 2000 lead with dominant Road America win". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ McClure, Michael (June 24, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 20–22 June (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Albertini, Marco (July 8, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 04–06 July (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (July 5, 2025). "Max Garcia leaves Mid-Ohio with another USF Pro 2000 victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "Garcia's perfection secures USF Pro championship". Racer.com. July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "Garcia Max". Kartcom. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "Max Garcia". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "USF2000 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "USF2000 2024". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "USF Pro 2000 2025". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Season Standings". USF Pro 2000 Championship. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
External links
- Max Garcia career summary at DriverDB.com