Max Fewtrell

Maximilian Fewtrell (born 29 July 1999) is a British racing driver, member of the Renault Sport Academy and 2016 British F4 champion. He competed in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix alongside Kiwi Liam Lawson and Norwegian Dennis Hauger, having driven for ART Grand Prix in the 2019 season.

Max Fewtrell
Nationality British
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999
Birmingham, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHitech Grand Prix
Car number4
Former teamsART Grand Prix
Starts28 (28 entries)
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish10th in 2019
Previous series
2019
2017–18
2016
2015–16		F3 Asian Winter Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
F4 British Championship
MRF Challenge
Championship titles
2018
2016		Formula Renault Eurocup
F4 British Championship

Career

Karting

Fewtrell was born in Birmingham, and began karting in 2009 at the age of ten.[1] He went on to take major karting titles in 2013 and 2014.

Lower Formula

In 2015, Fewtrell graduated to single-seaters, partaking in the MRF Challenge where he finished eleventh.

The following year, Fewtrell joined Carlin for a campaign in British F4.[2] He took three victories and claimed the championship in the final race at Brands Hatch.[3]

Formula Renault
Max Fewtrell, Formula Renault 2.0

In December 2016, Fewtrell was named as part of Tech 1 Racing's driver line-up for the 2017 seasons of Formula Renault 2.0.[4] He won race at Red Bull Ring on his way to the rookies' title and the sixth place in the drivers' championship.[5][6]

The following year, Fewtrell switched to reigning team champions R-ace GP.[7] Achieving six wins, including becoming the first driver since Nyck de Vries to claim a double victory across a two race weekend at Hockenheim, and six pole positions, Fewtrell claimed the title in the season finale after a season-long battle with fellow Renault junior Christian Lundgaard.[8][9]

GP3 Series

Fewtrell partook in the post-season test with ART Grand Prix.[10]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In January 2019, Fewtrell joined the championship with ART Grand Prix, alongside Christian Lundgaard and David Beckmann.[11]

Max Fewtrell at 2019 Macau Grand Prix

He finished his season in 10th place after scoring 57 points and finishing on the podium twice, in Austria and at the Hungaroring, both being second-place finishes.

Formula One

In February 2017, Fewtrell was named as part of the Renault Sport Academy's 2017 line-up.[12]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 14 0 0 0 1 51 11th
2016 F4 British Championship Carlin 30 3 3 3 15 358 1st
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 23 1 0 0 1 164 6th
Formula Renault NEC 5 0 0 1 2 48 12th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 20 6 6 6 11 275.5 1st
Formula Renault NEC 10 0 0 3 1 24 15th‡
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 16 0 0 0 2 57 10th
F3 Asian Winter Series Dragon Hitech GP 3 0 0 0 0 20 11th
Macau Grand Prix Hitech Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship 12 5 20th

‡ Fewtrell was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2019 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
5		 CAT
SPR
8		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
18		 RBR
FEA
2		 RBR
SPR
4		 SIL
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
12		 HUN
FEA
2		 HUN
SPR
24		 SPA
FEA
9		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
14		 MNZ
SPR
21		 SOC
FEA
11		 SOC
SPR
11		 10th 57
2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBR
FEA
12		 RBR
SPR
10		 RBR
FEA
14		 RBR
SPR
7		 HUN
FEA
11		 HUN
SPR
11		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
20		 SIL
FEA
16		 SIL
SPR
12		 CAT
FEA
17		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 20th 5

References
  1. "Current Drivers - Infinity Sports Management". Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Fewtrell signs up for MSA Formula with Carlin". 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "FEWTRELL SECURES BRITISH F4 TITLE AT BRANDS FINALE". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. "Tech 1 Racing announces its four drivers for 2017". 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. Allen, Peter (22 July 2017). "Fewtrell wins, Fenestraz gets Eurocup lead as rivals clash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. Wood, Elliot (29 October 2017). "Eurocup Champion Fenestraz prevents Shwartzman triple win in Barcelona finale". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. Jackson, Connor (January 15, 2018). "MAX FEWTRELL TO REMAIN IN EUROCUP FORMULA RENAULT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  8. "Max points for Max Fewtrell at Hockenheim". September 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  9. Hensby, Paul (October 21, 2018). "MAX FEWTRELL CELEBRATING AFTER CLINCHING EUROCUP TITLE IN BARCELONA". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. Paterson, Cameron (November 28, 2018). "FIVE 2018 CHAMPIONS INVOLVED IN GP3 POST-SEASON TESTING". Read Motorsport. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  11. "Lundgaard and Fewtrell join ART Grand Prix". January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  12. "Aitken leads 2017 Renault Sport Academy line-up". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lando Norris
(MSA Formula)		 F4 British Championship
Champion
2016		 Succeeded by
Jamie Caroline
Preceded by
Sacha Fenestraz		 Formula Renault Eurocup
Champion
2018		 Succeeded by
Oscar Piastri
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