Alexander Albon F1 Statistics and Results

Career by Team — Alexander Albon
Team	Races	Podiums	Points
red bull racing	26	2	181
williams	103	0	121
alphatauri	12	0	16

Alexander Albon – Biography, Career and Results

Quick facts

Full name	Alexander Philippe Albon Ansusinha
Date of birth	23 March 1996
Place of birth	London, England
Nationality	Thai (of British-Thai descent, races under the Thai flag)
Active motorsport career	2004–present (currently a Formula 1 driver for Williams)

Who is Alexander Albon?

Alexander Albon is one of the few Formula 1 drivers who was once dropped from the system, only to return years later and build a lasting F1 seat for himself. Born in London to a British father and a Thai mother, on track he has always raced under the Thai flag, and back home he is regarded as something of a national hero.

His career has been anything but a straight-line success story: Red Bull's junior programme once let him go, and he essentially had to start rebuilding his name from the bottom of the single-seater ladder. He finished as a championship contender in both GP3 and Formula 2 without ever taking the title, and then, in the middle of a Formula E contract, unexpectedly landed a Formula 1 seat.

Since then he has raced in F1 in two separate spells, and along the way also tried his hand at one of the toughest touring car series in the world, the DTM – winning on his very first attempt.

Early years

Albon received his first go-kart from his father at the age of seven, who took him to his first track half a year later, at seven and a half. In the early period his father acted as both his racing coach and his mechanic – the start of a career spanning almost two decades, during which Albon says he collected several hundred trophies across various local, regional and national karting championships.

He began competitive karting at the age of eight, and in 2008 joined the Red Bull Junior Team, where he raced in the KF3 category until 2010. During this period he won the CIK-FIA Karting World Cup and European Championship, and also won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and the Super 1 national KF3 championship.

Junior single-seater career

In 2012 Red Bull ended the partnership and Albon was dropped from the junior programme – as he later put it, from that point on he knew he would have to take a much harder road to reach Formula 1. That same year he made his debut in Formula Renault 2.0, where his first outing at the Alps round in Monza began with a serious crash.

He improved steadily over the following seasons: in 2013, driving for KTR as a member of the Lotus F1 Academy, he finished 16th, and then in 2014, in his third Formula Renault season, he finished 3rd in the Eurocup standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries.

In 2015 he stepped up to Formula 3: with the then-rookie Signature team he finished 7th in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, scoring a large share of the team's points on his own. The same grid also featured Charles Leclerc, Lance Stroll and George Russell.

In 2016, racing in GP3 Series for ART Grand Prix, he reached the front of the field with four race wins and fought for the title against teammate Charles Leclerc right down to the final round in Abu Dhabi – he took pole position, but was eliminated after a collision with Jack Aitken, ultimately finishing runner-up in the championship.

In his first Formula 2 season in 2017, with ART, he finished 10th after having to miss the Baku round with a broken collarbone. The 2018 season was far stronger: at DAMS, alongside teammate Nicholas Latifi, he won four races and stayed in title contention until the final round against George Russell and Lando Norris, eventually finishing 3rd behind them.

The road to Formula 1

In the autumn of 2018, on paper Albon was no longer heading towards Formula 1 at all: he signed for the Nissan Formula E team for the 2018/19 season. But before he could start a single Formula E race, his Red Bull background and strong F2 season brought him the opportunity he had waited years for.

Six years after being dropped from the junior programme, Red Bull gave him a second chance – Albon later specifically thanked the team and Helmut Marko for their trust. His contract with Nissan was dissolved by mutual agreement, and Albon signed for Toro Rosso for 2019 alongside Daniil Kvyat – so instead of a Formula E seat, his childhood dream of Formula 1 finally came true.

Formula 1 career

Albon made his Formula 1 debut in 2019 at the Australian Grand Prix with Toro Rosso, and midway through the season, after twelve races, was promoted to Red Bull Racing – putting him straight into a top team. He performed so well as Max Verstappen's teammate in his first full season that he was named Rookie of the Year.

In 2020, at the Tuscan Grand Prix, he took his first Formula 1 podium finish – becoming the first Thai driver ever to stand on an F1 podium. At the end of the season, however, Red Bull replaced him with Sergio Pérez, and Albon stayed on with the team as reserve driver, a role in which, in 2021, he supported both Red Bull and AlphaTauri and also mentored young Yuki Tsunoda.

He returned to the grid in 2022, now with Williams. In the seasons since, he has become one of the team's key, experienced drivers: in the summer of 2026, with his 96th start, he took over the record for the most Formula 1 starts ever made in Williams colours from Nigel Mansell, and then completed his 100th race for the team at the Hungarian Grand Prix. That same year, Williams signed him to a new contract, securing his place on the grid through 2027.

Racing alongside Formula 1

After losing his Red Bull race seat for 2021, Albon did not sit idle: he raced in the DTM for Red Bull AF Corse in an AlphaTauri-liveried Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo (2020 model), alongside rookie teammate Liam Lawson. He scored several podiums during the season, and then, in August 2021 at the Nürburgring round, took a commanding win from pole position – securing his first DTM race win, all while still officially serving as Red Bull's Formula 1 reserve driver.

Notable results outside Formula 1

Year	Series / event	Team	Result
2010	CIK-FIA Karting World Cup and European Championship (KF3)	–	World and European Championship title
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	KTR	3rd in the standings
2015	FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Signature	7th place
2016	GP3 Series	ART Grand Prix	2nd place (four race wins)
2018	FIA Formula 2 Championship	DAMS	3rd place (four race wins)
2021	DTM, Nürburgring round	Red Bull AF Corse	Race win from pole position

Career timeline

2008 – Joins the Red Bull Junior Team
2010 – Karting World and European Championship title in KF3
2012 – Dropped from the Red Bull junior programme; makes his Formula Renault 2.0 debut
2014 – 3rd place in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
2015 – 7th place in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with Signature
2016 – Championship runner-up in GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix
2018 – 3rd place in Formula 2 with DAMS; signs with the Nissan Formula E team, then takes the Toro Rosso Formula 1 seat
2019 – Formula 1 debut with Toro Rosso, promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season
2020 – First Formula 1 podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix, as the first Thai driver to do so
2021 – Red Bull reserve driver; DTM race win at the Nürburgring for Red Bull AF Corse
2022 – Returns to the Formula 1 grid with Williams
2026 – Contract extension with Williams through 2027, while taking over the record for the most Williams starts from Nigel Mansell

Interesting facts about Alexander Albon's career

He is of British-Thai descent through his father and mother, but has raced under the Thai flag since the start of his career, and is regarded as a national hero in Thailand.
His father was his first racing coach and mechanic during his karting years.
He was dropped from the Red Bull junior programme in 2012, only to be given another chance six years later, in 2018, with a Formula 1 seat.
At the end of 2018 he officially signed with the Nissan Formula E team for the 2018/19 season, but never started a single race for them, because he received the Toro Rosso F1 seat in the meantime.
In 2020, at the Tuscan Grand Prix, he claimed the first-ever Formula 1 podium finish by a Thai driver.
In 2021, while serving as Red Bull's F1 reserve driver, he raced an AlphaTauri-liveried Ferrari in the DTM and won his very first race in the series from pole position.
In 2026, his 96th start in Williams colours broke Nigel Mansell's record for the most starts ever made for the team.

Frequently asked questions about Alexander Albon's career

When did Alexander Albon start racing?

He received his first go-kart at the age of seven, began competitive karting at eight, and from 2008 was already a Red Bull Junior Team driver.

What championship did Albon win before Formula 1?

In 2010, in karting, he won the CIK-FIA World Cup and European Championship in the KF3 category. In single-seaters, he went on to finish on the championship podium in GP3 (2016) and Formula 2 (2018), without ever winning the title.

How did Albon make it to Formula 1?

Red Bull dropped him from its junior programme in 2012, but on the strength of his GP3 and Formula 2 performances he was given a new chance in 2018: despite already having signed with the Nissan Formula E team, he ultimately became a Toro Rosso driver for 2019.

Did Albon race in other series during his Formula 1 career?

Yes, in 2021, after losing his Red Bull Racing seat, he raced in the DTM in a Red Bull AF Corse Ferrari while remaining Red Bull's reserve driver.

Did Albon win a race in the DTM?

Yes, in August 2021 he won the Nürburgring round from pole position.

Did Albon ever race in Formula E?

He officially signed with the Nissan Formula E team for the 2018/19 season, but left the team before making his debut in order to take the Toro Rosso Formula 1 seat, so he never started a Formula E race.

Which team does Albon currently race for?

He drives for Williams, which he returned to in 2022, and with whom the team extended his contract through 2027 in 2026.

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