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Marussia Officially Confirms Max Chilton For 2014

Max Chilton has officially been confirmed as Marussia's racing driver for the 2014 season. Team President and Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon officially announced the 22 year old as the team's racing driver for the upcoming season at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham.

Marussia's official statement about the Brit's confirmation came one day after the FIA released the entry list for this year's F1 World Championship. All teams and drivers are listed, with Chilton being the lastest driver added on the sheet and Caterham the only team yet to confirm its full driver line-up.

Chilton, who scored his best result (14th) in Formula 1 at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2013 will once again race alongside Frenchman Jules Bianchi at the Anglo-Russian team.

"I am really happy to be continuing with the Marussia F1 Team into a second season, the Surrey-born said. "Continuity is important for the Team but also for me as a driver. You learn such a lot in your debut season, but the second year is when you can really pull all of those new experiences together and show your true potential."

"That has always been the case for me in the junior categories and I’ll be aiming for a similar step in my second year of F1 competition. I would like to thank the Marussia F1 Team for their continued faith and support."

"They are a great bunch of people who are extremely hard-working and ambitious and I can’t wait to embark on our 2014 season challenge together."

Graeme Lowdon, Marussia Team President and Sporting Director commented: “We are delighted to announce Max directly to an audience of Formula 1 fans at the Autosport International Show today. Judging by the warm reaction we received at the Show, they felt it was well worth the wait to hear the news first hand and we at the Marussia F1 Team felt it was a fitting reward for the incredible support we receive from them."

"Keeping the fans at the heart of our sport is critical to its continued success. It was great to see Max and Jules developing during their debut season last year, rewarding our confidence in such a young but obviously talented line-up."

"I’m sure the fans are as excited as we are to see what our drivers can go on to achieve in their second season with us."

John Booth, Marussia F1 Team Principal said: "We are pleased to confirm that Max will continue with the Team into the 2014 season. In view of next year’s regulation changes, continuity is key, so it is highly beneficial to our technical team that we retain the same driver line-up moving forward."

"Max had an impressive debut season last year and, of course, achieved a new rookie record for finishing all 19 races. He can be justifiably proud of the progress he made through the course of 2013. With our race driver line-up complete we can now focus all of our attentions on our 2014 car and moving the Marussia F1 Team to the next level."

"After our success in achieving 10th place in the Constructors’ Championship, we have set our sights on a bigger and better 2014 campaign."



2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 29)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Andrea AntonelliMercedes72
2George RussellMercedes63
3Charles LeclercFerrari49
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari41
5Lando NorrisMcLaren25
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren21
7Oliver BearmanHaas17
8Pierre GaslyAlpine15
9Max VerstappenRed Bull12
10Liam LawsonRacing Bulls10
11Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls4
12Isack HadjarRed Bull4
13Carlos SainzWilliams2
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi2
15Franco ColapintoAlpine1
16Esteban OconHaas1
17Valtteri BottasCadillac0
18Nico HülkenbergAudi0
19Sergio PerezCadillac0
20Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
21Lance StrollAston Martin0
22Alexander AlbonWilliams0
PTeamPoints
1Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team135
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 3
2Scuderia Ferrari HP90
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3McLaren Mastercard F1 Team46
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4TGR Haas F1 Team18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5BWT Alpine F1 Team16
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Oracle Red Bull Racing16
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Visa Cash App Racing Bulls14
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Audi Revolut F1 Team2
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Atlassian Williams F1 Team2
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Cadillac F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 29)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing81
2Jorge MartinAprilia Racing77
3Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM60
4Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4650
5Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo45
6Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing40
7Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing37
8Alex MarquezGresini Racing28
9Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo25
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol23
11Enea BastianiniKTM Tech322
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM17
13Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4614
14Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR13
15Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing13
16Diogo MoreiraPro Honda LCR9
17Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha6
18Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha3
19Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol3
20Toprak RazgatlıoğluPramac Racing1
21Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech30
22Jack MillerPramac Racing0
23Michele PirroGresini Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Aprilia Racing158
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 3
2Red Bull KTM Factory Racing77
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Trackhouse MotoGP Team77
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Ducati Lenovo Team70
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team64
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP41
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda HRC Castrol26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Red Bull KTM Tech322
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda LCR MotoGP22
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP9
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing1
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0