Max Verstappen Quiz: Red Bull, Four Titles and Records

This Max Verstappen quiz covers the Dutch driver from his racing family and record-breaking debut with Toro Rosso to his first win in Spain, his dramatic 2021 title fight with Lewis Hamilton, four straight championships with Red Bull, his record 2023 season and the 2025 title race against Lando Norris. Fifteen questions.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 15 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 15 Time: 150s

Family
Max Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen, was also what?
Family
Max's mother, Sophie Kumpen, was a successful racer in which kind of motorsport?
Nationality
Max was born in Belgium, but which country does he race for?
Debut
How old was Verstappen when he made his F1 debut in 2015, the youngest driver ever?
First win
At which Grand Prix did Verstappen win his first race, on his debut for Red Bull in 2016?
Titles
In which year did Verstappen win his first world championship?
Titles
How many world titles did Verstappen win in a row from 2021 to 2024?
Records
How many of the 22 races did Verstappen win in 2023, a record for one season?
2025
Who beat Verstappen to the 2025 world championship by just two points?
Teams
Which junior team did Verstappen race for before joining Red Bull?
Fans
What color do Verstappen's Dutch fans famously wear at races?
Hobbies
Verstappen is famous for spending his free time doing what?
Home race
The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2021 at which track, where Verstappen won?
Records
Verstappen holds the record for the most points in one F1 season. Roughly how many did he score in 2023?
Rivals
Which driver was Verstappen's main title rival in 2021?

Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions

Q1: Max Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen, was also what?
Answer: A Formula 1 driver
Jos raced in Formula 1 in the 1990s and 2000s, including as a teammate of Michael Schumacher. He coached Max from childhood.
Q2: Max's mother, Sophie Kumpen, was a successful racer in which kind of motorsport?
Answer: Karting
Sophie Kumpen was one of the best karting drivers of her time and competed against future F1 stars. She is from Belgium.
Q3: Max was born in Belgium, but which country does he race for?
Answer: The Netherlands
He was born in Hasselt, Belgium, to a Dutch father and a Belgian mother. He chose to race under the Dutch flag.
Q4: How old was Verstappen when he made his F1 debut in 2015, the youngest driver ever?
Answer: 17
He was 17 years and 166 days old when he raced in Australia for Toro Rosso. He did not yet have a road driving license.
Q5: At which Grand Prix did Verstappen win his first race, on his debut for Red Bull in 2016?
Answer: Spain
At 18, he became the youngest race winner in F1 history. The two Mercedes cars had crashed into each other on the first lap.
Q6: In which year did Verstappen win his first world championship?
Answer: 2021
He beat Lewis Hamilton in the final race in Abu Dhabi after a safety car allowed him to pass on the last lap. It was a hugely controversial finish.
Q7: How many world titles did Verstappen win in a row from 2021 to 2024?
Answer: Four
He won in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, all with Red Bull. Only a few drivers in history have won four or more straight titles.
Q8: How many of the 22 races did Verstappen win in 2023, a record for one season?
Answer: 19
He won 19 Grand Prix that season, including a record 10 in a row. Red Bull won all but one race.
Q9: Who beat Verstappen to the 2025 world championship by just two points?
Answer: Lando Norris
Norris clinched the title at the final race in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen had come back from a big points deficit during the season.
Q10: Which junior team did Verstappen race for before joining Red Bull?
Answer: Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso was Red Bull's sister team. Red Bull promoted him after only 23 races.
Q11: What color do Verstappen's Dutch fans famously wear at races?
Answer: Orange
Orange is the national color of the Netherlands. Grandstands at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort are filled with it.
Q12: Verstappen is famous for spending his free time doing what?
Answer: Sim racing
He races online with his own sim racing team, sometimes for hours after a real Grand Prix. He is known as one of the best sim racers in the world.
Q13: The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2021 at which track, where Verstappen won?
Answer: Zandvoort
Zandvoort is a seaside circuit near Amsterdam. Verstappen won the race there in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Q14: Verstappen holds the record for the most points in one F1 season. Roughly how many did he score in 2023?
Answer: About 575
He scored 575 points in 2023, more than double the total of his teammate Sergio Pérez. The scoring system had more points per race than older ones.
Q15: Which driver was Verstappen's main title rival in 2021?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
The season was a close battle between Red Bull and Mercedes from the first race. The two drivers even collided at Silverstone and Monza.

Max Verstappen Quiz – Speed in the Family

Max Verstappen grew up surrounded by racing. Born in 1997 in Hasselt, Belgium, he is the son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen and karting star Sophie Kumpen. He races under the Dutch flag and began karting at four, winning major titles before moving to cars.

He broke records almost at once. In 2015 he became the youngest driver in F1 history at 17 with Toro Rosso. In 2016, on his debut for Red Bull, he won the Spanish Grand Prix at 18, becoming the youngest race winner ever. His aggressive driving style and wet-weather skill made him a star.

In 2021 he beat Lewis Hamilton to his first title in a dramatic final race in Abu Dhabi. He then won three more titles in a row, including a record-breaking 2023 season with 19 wins and 575 points. In 2025 he lost the championship to Lando Norris by only two points after a strong comeback. His orange-clad fans, the Orange Army, follow him around the world, turning races from Austria to Belgium into a sea of orange. Many experts rank him among the greatest drivers in the sport's history.

What This Quiz Teaches

His racing parents
His record debut with Toro Rosso
His first win in Spain
The 2021 battle with Hamilton
Four titles and the 2023 records
The 2025 title race and his fans

Quick Facts About Max Verstappen

Born September 30, 1997, in Hasselt, Belgium.
He has raced for Red Bull since 2016.
He has won more than 60 Grand Prix.
He lives in Monaco.
His fans are called the Orange Army.
He is known for excellent driving in the rain.