Max Wilson was born on August 22, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany. He is a racing driver. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Alster Lake at dusk Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ...

He started his motor racing career in 1985 in go-karts. His tenacious racing style led him to move into single-seaters in 1993, when he was offered a ride in the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship. This article is about the year. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 1994 he moved to the Brazilian Formula Chevrolet Championship and finished 2nd overall, behind Felipe Giaffone. Again, Wilson graduated up a level into the South American Formula 3 Championship for the 1995 season. Again he finished 2nd in the championship, this time behind Ricardo Zonta. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Felipe Giaffone (born January 22, 1975 in Sao Paulo) is a driver in the Indy Racing League. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zonta qualifying in place of an injured Ralf Schumacher at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Ricardo Zonta (born March 23, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Formula One race car driver. ...

Wilson moved to Europe in 1996 to find a drive. He ended up in German F3 and finished 10th in the championship. But in 1997, Edenbridge Racing chose him to drive one of their Formula 3000 cars, alongside Werner Lupberger. He finished 5th in the championship, albeit only 19 points behind champion Ricardo Zonta after 10 rounds. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zonta qualifying in place of an injured Ralf Schumacher at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Ricardo Zonta (born March 23, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Formula One race car driver. ...

He stayed on at Edenbridge for the 1998 season, and also became a test driver for the WilliamsF1 team. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula 1 (F1) motor racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ...

At the end of 1999, Wilson was offered a drive with the ailing Minardi team but a lack of financial backing saw him lose the ride at the last minute to a less experienced but more financially solvent driver. But all was not lost, after an impressive stint at Williams, Wilson spent 2000 as an F1 test driver for Michelin as the tyre manufacturer prepared to re-enter Formula One competition. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Unable to secure a full-time Formula One ride for the 2001 season, Wilson returned to the United States and joined the Arciero-Blair Racing Team to contest the Champ Car World Series. In his rookie year, he posted some inspiring results against the likes of Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi and Kenny Brack. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Michael Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional racing driver who now runs a team in the Indy Racing League. ... Christian Fittipaldi (born January 18, 1971, São Paulo, Brazil) is the son of former Grand Prix driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi, and the nephew of two-time Formula One and Indianapolis 500 Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. ... Kenny Bräck (b. ...

Failing to raise a full Champ Car budget for 2002, Wilson packed his bags and headed for Australia where he joined the Briggs Motorsport V8 Supercar team. Keeping in mind he had never driven anything but an open-wheeler, the extra weight, right hand drive and sheer size of a V8 Supercar seemed a significant challenge for the young Brazilian. But Wilson had other ideas. Greg Murphy in a Holden Commodore leads 3 other cars at Bathurst V8 Supercar is the most popular category of domestic motorsport in Australia, and one of the worlds biggest and most professional racing championships. ...

In just his second outing in a V8 Supercar, Wilson managed to snare fifth position on the grid at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. His trend for setting the pace during qualifying continued throughout the year, qualifying inside the top 15 starters in 11 of the 14 events during his debut year in the championship.

Wilson continued his impressive qualifying form with Dick Johnson Racing in 2003 where he capped off the year with his first podium finish in the championship at the final round of the year. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Two thousand and four was a tough year for Wilson when he failed to finish five of the rounds due to a variety of reasons while in a position for some solid results whilst driving for Triple 8 Racing.

A last-minute arrangement last year saw Wilson compete in the championship with Team Dynamik. During his 2005 campaign he again showed glimpses of his true potential which included a fifth place in the final race in China and a top ten finish at the Oran Park round. Oran Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

For 2006, Wilson moved to the WPS Racing team. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He finished 8th and 16th in the Clipsal 500 opener of the season. The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. ...

He currently resides on the Gold Coast. Gold Coast is a city located in the south east corner of Queensland, Australia. ...