Who is Max Verstappen's girlfriend?

In 2020, Piquet and Verstappen released the news that they were in a relationship. The two are madly in love and regularly show that on social channels. Piquet's Instagram, in particular, is full of photos of the couple. Verstappen is a bit scarcer with sharing his personal life as usual.

Daughter of Nelson Piquet senior

It is no big surprise that Piquet and Verstappen met. Kelly grew up with F1 as the daughter of Nelson Piquet. The Brazilian F1 legend made his name especially in the 1980s when he won the Formula 1 world title three times. Kelly did not experience the world titles herself because the Brazilian was born in 1988, one year after Piquet senior's last title.

Kelly was born in Homburg on December 7, 1988. However, she would not spend most of her time in Germany. Kelly grew up in the south of France. At 12, she moved to Brazil, and between the ages of 15 and 17, she also studied in England. This was also followed by a period in New York at Marymount Manhattan College.

As a model, Piquet made her name for PatBO and Lucas Boccalão. In addition, she also walked on several catwalks. In 2015, she switched to racing when she started covering social media for Formula E.

From Kvyat to Verstappen

In 2017, it was announced that Piquet was in a relationship with F1 driver Daniil Kvyat. The Russian, then driving for Toro Rosso, had a child along with Kelly in July 2019. Penelope is their daughter's name. However, at the end of 2019, it became known that the two had ended their relationship.

After Kvyat lost his seat at Red Bull Racing to Max Verstappen, he also lost his girlfriend to the same driver. A year after the breakup, Verstappen and Piquet announced that they were in a relationship. Since then, Kelly has been featured regularly in Red Bull's pit box, gets a kiss from her lover after races and was the one who was able to hug Verstappen after his first world title in 2021.

Verstappen also has a good relationship with his stepdaughter Penelope, who regularly passes by in his live stream. During several online sessions, Kelly's daughter has interrupted to ask if Max is coming to play with her. Verstappen is a sim race fanatic, but everything gives way to 'P'. Then Verstappen turns everything off and makes time for the girl.

For Verstappen, Kelly Piquet is not his first girlfriend. Read here about Verstappen's ex-girlfriends.