Max Defourny (born 9 October 1998) is a Belgian-born professional racing driver based in Luxembourg, currently competing in

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Career

Karting

Born in

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, Defourny began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven and took his first karting title the following year.

Formula 4 Championships

Defourny graduated to single-seaters in 2014, partaking in nine races of the French F4 Championship as a guest driver and three rounds of the

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with Cram Motorsport, finishing 20th in the overall standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2015, Defourny graduated to the

series with the ART Junior Team, taking three victories and fourth place in

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. Defourny remained with his previous outfit in 2016, following its rebadging as R-ace GP, and finished as vice-champion to Lando Norris in the

and third in

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. Defourny stayed in R-ace GP in

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. But he wasn't able to improve his championship position, finishing fourth behind his teammates Will Palmer and Robert Shwartzman. He took only one win at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet after disqualification of Shwartzman. He collected eleven podiums in 2017, three more than in 2016.

Formula V8 3.5

In November 2016, Defourny partook in post-season testing with Fortec Motorsports and AVF.

GP3 Series

Defourny drove at the post-season test at

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with ART Grand Prix and Arden International.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Defourny was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Defourny, Max 1998 births Living people Belgian racing drivers French F4 Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Sportspeople from Liège FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers Koiranen GP drivers Auto Sport Academy drivers Cram Competition drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers R-ace GP drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Strakka Racing drivers