Alex Brundle


Alex Brundle is a British racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with United Autosports. He was the 2016 European Le Mans Series champion and is the son of Formula One driver-turned-commentator Martin Brundle. He attended Oakham School in Rutland.

Career

Karting and T Cars

Brundle drove a kart for the first time at the age of eight. He began his car racing career in 2006 by competing in the T Cars championship, a saloon car-based series for drivers aged fourteen to seventeen. He finished eighth in the championship,

Formula Palmer Audi

In the closing months of 2006, Brundle moved to open-wheel racing by taking part in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, in which he finished 21st overall. For 2007, he stayed in the category for the season's main championship, finishing eleventh, and also returned to the Autumn Trophy afterwards, improving to eighth.
In 2008, he returned to FPA for a second season, taking a pole position and three podium finishes on his way to sixth position in the championship. His father Martin, inspired by his son's progress, also raced in the round of the championship held at Spa-Francorchamps.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Brundle signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009. He drove car number 5 in the series, and joined Jolyon Palmer and Jack Clarke in graduating to it from the previous year's FPA championship. He finished nineteenth in the championship, amassing five points.

British Formula Three

Brundle competed in the 2010 British Formula 3 Championship, driving for the T-Sport team. He finished 17th after contesting all 30 rounds, scoring 11 points with a best finish of 8th.

Return to FIA Formula Two Championship

Brundle returned to Formula Two for the 2011 season. He struggled during his first race weekend of the season at Silverstone, but took pole position for the first race at Magny Cours, and secured a podium finish in both of the weekend's races. Brundle later got a third podium finish with a 3rd place at race one at Monza. Brundle finished the season 7th in the standings making him the most successful British driver of the 2011 Formula Two season.

GP3 Series

On 3 February 2012, Brundle was signed to race in the 8 round 2012 GP3 Series by Carlin Motorsport. The season will follow the European leg of the Formula One Championship and is considered a stepping stone into the GP2 Series.
On 13 May 2012, Brundle obtained points in his debut race with a 10th-place finish at the Feature Race of the Spanish Grand-Prix. He then subsequently achieved 8th place in the sprint race the following day.
On 29 July 2012 Brundle took his first GP3 podium finish in race 2 of the Budapest event

Formula E

Alex Brundle signed on 12 February 2014 to become part of the Formula e drivers Club in the new Formula E, the FIA championship for electric vehicles.

Sportscars

Brundle made his Le Mans debut in 2012, piloting a Greaves Motorsport-run Zytek-Nissan LMP2 alongside his father. He also contested the Le Mans Series for the team, who enter 2012 as reigning champions. Martin and Alex won the Woolf Barnato Trophy for becoming the highest finishing British drivers in a British car in the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
Brundle competed in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, finishing second in the championship for OAK Racing in LMP2 class and second in the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class.
After finishing fifth at the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona while driving for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, he returned to OAK for the rest of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season North American Endurance Cup events at Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International, and Road Atlanta, respectively. Brundle won the Total Pole Award for the most pole positions scored in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season
Brundle returned to the European Le Mans Series in 2016 winning the championship with United Autosports scoring a pole, 3 wins and 2 further podiums on his way to championship victory Brundle also joined G-Drive racing for the last 5 rounds of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season winning the last 3 races of the series and taking one further podium

Racing record

Career summary

† As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2009VAL
1
8		VAL
2
23		BRN
1
11		BRN
2
Ret		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
5		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
11		DON
1
14		DON
2
Ret		OSC
1
Ret		OSC
2
11		IMO
1
17		IMO
2
Ret		CAT
1
15		CAT
2
12		19th5
2011SIL
1
19		SIL
2
Ret		MAG
1
3		MAG
2
2		SPA
1
5		SPA
2
7		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
5		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
17		RBR
1
4		RBR
2
Ret		MON
1
3		MON
2
4		CAT
1
8		CAT
2
5		7th112

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516Points
2012CarlinCAT
FEA
10		CAT
SPR
8		MON
FEA
10		MON
SPR
Ret		VAL
FEA
16		VAL
SPR
14		SIL
FEA
7		SIL
SPR
10		HOC
FEA
DSQ		HOC
SPR
13		HUN
FEA
15		HUN
SPR
3		SPA
FEA
19		SPA
SPR
11		MNZ
FEA
DSQ		MNZ
SPR
10		16th19

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

† As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2014Muscle Milk Pickett RacingPOreca 03Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8DAY
5		15th169
2014OAK RacingPMorgan LMP2Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8SEB
4		LBHLGA
8		DETWGL
2		MOSIMSELK15th169
2014OAK RacingPLigier JS P2Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 TurboCOA
2		PET
9		15th169
2015Krohn RacingPLigier JS P2Judd HK 3.6 L V8DAY
13		SEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKCOAPET32nd19
2018Jackie Chan DCR JOTAPOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
5		36th52
2018United AutosportsPLigier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8SEB
5		LBHMDODETWGLMOSELKLGAPET36th52