Bent Max Calvin Viscaal (born 18 September 1999 in

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) is a

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racing driver who is set compete in the

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with

Prema Racing Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

. He last competed in the

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for Algarve Pro Racing. He competed in the

2021 Formula 2 Championship The 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that was sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was the fifty-fifth season of Formula 2 racing and the fifth ...

driving for

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, having previously raced in the

FIA Formula 3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 W ...

for

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...

. He is the runner-up of the

2018 Euroformula Open Championship The 2018 Euroformula Open Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by ...

as well as the

2017 F4 Spanish Championship The 2017 F4 Spanish Championship was the second season of the Spanish F4 Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, taking place in Spain, F ...

. Viscaal resides in a small Dutch town called

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Career

Karting career

Viscaal made his motor racing debut in karting in 2010 in the Dutch Mini Juniors Championship. In 2011, he became champion in the Mini Juniors class of the Euro Wintercup, and in 2012 he finished second in the Dutch KF3 Championship. From that season he also participated in foreign races, especially in Germany. In 2014 he made his debut in international karting in the European KF Junior Championship. In 2015 he became champion in the German Junior Championship. In 2016, he drove his last season in karts, in which he finished sixth in the OK class of the European Championship.

Lower formulae

In 2017, Viscaal made the switch to formula racing and made his debut in Formula 4 in both the SMP and Spanish Formula 4 Championships for

. In the SMP championship, he won four races at the

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, the

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and the

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(twice), finishing second in the final standings with 218 points behind

Christian Lundgaard Christian Lundgaard (born 23 July 2001) is a Danish professional racing driver who is driving the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar Series. He was the 2022 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year, and was a member of the A ...

. In the Spanish championship, he won five races at the

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, the

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stands ...

, the

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(twice) and the

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, yet again finishing second in this championship behind Lundgaard with a 266 points deficit.

Euroformula Open Championship

In 2018, Viscaal switched to the

Euroformula Open Championship The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...

to make his Formula 3 debut for the

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team. In a season dominated by

Felipe Drugovich Felipe Drugovich Roncato (born 23 May 2000) is a Brazilian-Italian racing driver of Austrian descent who last competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport. He is the 2018 Euroformula Open champion and the 2022 Formula 2 champion. ...

, he won a race at

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and finished on the podium in eleven other races, finishing second behind Drugovich with 246 points. He did win the rookie championship with fourteen wins, one second place and one retirement in sixteen races. The Euroformula Open also hosted the Spanish Formula 3 championship, in which Viscaal was also second behind Drugovich with five second places.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In 2019, Viscaal switched to the new

, where he raced for the

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team. He had a reasonable debut season, but only managed to score a fifth place at the

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. With 10 points, he finished fifteenth in the championship. At the end of the year, he drove in a race weekend of the MRF Challenge at the Bahrain International Circuit, winning two of the four races and finishing on the podium in another. In 2020, Viscaal remained in FIA F3, but this time with

. At the

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he earned his first podium finish after a time penalty from

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. In the second race of this weekend, he originally took victory, but after two time penalties of five seconds each and a late safety car phase, he was classified seventeenth in the final results. At

Viscaal scored his first victory after a last-lap battle with

Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli (born 18 October 1999 in Bochum) is a German racing driver of Macedonian-Albanian descent who is set to compete in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. He last competed as a substitute driver for Campos ...

. With 40 points, the Dutchman finished thirteenth in the final standings.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2021, Viscaal switched to the

Formula 2 Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebranding of the lo ...

with

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, partnering

Marino Sato is a Japanese racing driver who most recently raced for Virtuosi Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. He is the 2019 Euroformula Open champion. He is not related to former Formula One driver Takuma Sato. Racing career Formula 4 In 20 ...

. He scored his first points in round three at the

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where he finished fourth, giving Trident their best race finish in the modern F2 era. Following a point-less round at

Viscaal finished seventh after having started from 18th in a chaotic first sprint race at

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, thus propelling him to fourth on the starting grid for the second race. He managed to move up to second by the checkered flag and scored his first ever Formula 2 podium, which was also Trident's first in the

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era. The following round at the

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Viscaal was forced to retire in both races after collisions in the opening laps. After a two-month break Viscaal returned to race in the final two rounds of the series. Having stated that the

Jeddah Corniche Circuit The Jeddah Corniche Circuit ( ar, حلبة كورنيش جدة) is a motor racing circuit built in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia. The circuit staged the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on 5 December 2021 as the penultimate ...

, which hosted the penultimate round of the season, was " ..one of the best tracks e'dever driven", Viscaal finished the sprint race in ninth place and ended race 2 in second place. Viscaal left Trident and the series following the season.

Endurance racing

2022 season

For 2022, Viscaal switched to endurance racing, citing the high costs of running in formula cars as his main reason. Viscaal starred in his debut race, the opening race of the

season, by finishing in second position, des having no more endurance experience than a handful of testing laps. Due to his outstanding performances, Viscaal was invited to participate in the

2022 24 Hours of Le Mans The 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 90e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour endurance racing (motorsport), automobile endurance event for Le Mans Hypercar (Hypercar), Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and LM GTE, Le Mans Grand Touring Enduranc ...

with

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, recording the fastest 50-lap average pace of all 24 Hours race debutants.

2023 season

In 2023, Viscaal will participate in the

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with

in the

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category, teaming up with

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Andrea Caldarelli Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990 in Pescara) is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Three Euroseries, GP2 Asia, the GP3 Series and the Super Formula series. He undertook ...

and

Filip Ugran Filip-Ioan Ugran (born 12 September 2002) is a Romanian race car driver who last competed in the 2022 European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing. He previously competed in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. ...

in the No.9 car.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

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