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Max Mokarem (R)

#46 Zanella Racing

 

Birthdate:August 3, 2011
Hometown:  Fairfax, Virginia
Residence:Fairfax, Virginia
Website:maxmokarem.com
Instagram:@max.mokarem
Facebook:Max Mokarem
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Sponsors:

 

District Construction Corp. / BFS / Rockefeller Capital / Noir


Nationality: American/Lebanese

Languages spoken: English

Height/weight: 5’7" / 128 lbs.

Education: Student in 8th Grade

Hobbies: Tennis, sim racing, exercise, table tennis

Race track ties: Homestead-Miami – it was the first track I tested a race car

Charity support/work: The Eliza Hope Foundation

Favorite sport to watch: NBA (Washington Wizards)

Favorite sports to play: Sim racing

Training preference: Strength and cardio

Talent I wish I had: I wish I could dunk a basketball

Favorite food: Burger

Guilty food pleasure: Stroopwafels

Best meal I can cook by myself: Steak

Bucket list: Driver in Formula 1

Favorite place to visit: OBX (Outer Banks)/Beach

One person I would most like to meet: Kevin Hart – he's my favorite comedian 

Racing goal: Win the USF Juniors championship

Racing hero: Max Verstappen

Interesting note about me: I can juggle.

 

Career results:

2026

  • Finished 12th in the six-race YACademy Winter Series for USF Juniors at Sebring International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway with a pair of top-six finishes

2025

  • Finished eighth in the Ligier Junior Formula Championship despite missing the final two races
  • Became the first 13-year-old to finish on the podium (third at NOLA Motorsports Park), and added a second-place finish later in the season at VIRginia International Raceway
  • Earned the Omologato Perfectly Timed Pass by gaining the most places (34) from his starting position during the 15-race season
  • Competed in the opening round of the Formula FARA series at Sebring International Raceway, scoring a pair of third-place finishes

2024

  • Finished seventh in Formula FARA

2023

  • Competed in karting.