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Max Verstappen Trading Cards

Almost every Max Verstappen trading card in circulation comes out of the Topps Formula 1 licence. That licence started in 2020, which is why his Topps rookie cards are dated 2020 rather than 2015 — a mismatch that catches out most people searching for a "Verstappen rookie card" for the first time.

From there the cards fan out into a handful of distinct types, and the type matters far more than the driver on the front: a base card, a serial-numbered refractor parallel, an on-card autograph and a graded slab of the same card are four different things to buy. This page is the map — what each type is, which set it comes from, and where to read the detail.

Verstappen card types at a glance

Card type What it is Read more
Rookie cards Verstappen's first licensed Formula 1 trading cards. Topps did not hold the F1 licence during his 2015 debut season, so his Topps rookie cards are the 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 issues — not 2015 cards.
Chrome & refractors Chromium-stock base cards plus the colour-parallel ladder printed on top of them. Most colours are serial-numbered; the numbering is stamped on the card itself.
Autographs Signed cards, split between on-card signatures and sticker autographs, with numbered parallels of each. The distinction drives most of the price gap between two otherwise similar autos.
Graded slabs Raw cards encapsulated and assigned a numeric grade by PSA, SGC or BGS. The slab certifies condition and authenticity; the underlying card is unchanged.
Sealed boxes & packs Unopened product — hobby boxes, blasters and Turbo Attax packs. You are buying the odds of pulling the cards above, not the cards themselves.
Supplies Sleeves, toploaders, one-touch holders and semi-rigids. Grading submissions have their own holder requirements, so supplies and grading decisions are linked.

Card types and set structure only — this site never publishes estimated card values. For what cards are actually selling for, use the live eBay listings below.

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Which set is the card from?

The year printed on a Verstappen card tells you which season it documents, and the set name tells you what the card is made of. Each release below has a full review here.

Year Set Why it matters
2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Rookie year — his first Topps F1 cards
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 First world championship
2022 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Second title, record single-season wins
2023 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Third title, record 19-win season
2024 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Fourth consecutive title
Multi Topps Chrome F1 Sapphire Sapphire-stock parallel set with its own numbering
Multi Is there a Topps F1 paper flagship? No — Chrome is the F1 base set. What the programme actually contains

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