Alex Brundle

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Alex Brundle
Alex Brundle at 2019 24h Le Mans.jpg
Brundle in 2019
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990 (age 33)
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Related to Martin Brundle (father)
Robin Brundle (uncle)
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Previous series
2012
2009, 2011
2010
200708
2006–07
2006
GP3 Series
FIA Formula Two
British Formula 3
Formula Palmer Audi
FPA Autumn Trophy
T Cars

Alexander Brundle (born 7 August 1990) is a British racing driver and broadcaster. He was the 2016 European Le Mans Series champion (LMP3) [1] and is the son of Formula One driver-turned-commentator Martin Brundle. [2] He attended Oakham School in Rutland.

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Career

Karting and T Cars

Brundle drove a kart for the first time at the age of eight. [3] He began his car racing career in 2006 by competing in the T Cars championship, a saloon car-based series for drivers aged 14 to 17. 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. [4]

FIA Formula Two Championship

Brundle signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] The season followed the European leg of the Formula One Championship and was 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. [9] He then subsequently achieved 8th place in the sprint race the following day. [10]

On 29 July 2012 Brundle took his first GP3 podium finish in race 2 of the Budapest event [11]

Formula E

Alex Brundle signed on 12 February 2014 to become part of the Formula E Drivers Club in the new FIA championship for electric vehicles. [12]

Sportscars

Brundle during qualifying for the 2012 Petit Le Mans PLM12 1 Greaves Zytek Alex Brundle 1.jpg
Brundle during qualifying for the 2012 Petit Le Mans

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. [13] 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 [14]

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. [15] Brundle won the Total Pole Award for the most pole positions scored in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season [16]

Brundle returned to the European Le Mans Series in 2016 winning the championship with United Autosports scoring a pole, three wins and two further podiums on his way to championship victory. [17] Brundle also joined G-Drive racing for the last five rounds of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season winning the last three races of the series and taking one further podium. [18]

Historic racing

Brundle also often competes in historic racing events, mostly driving a Lola T70 Mk3B in Masters Sports Car Legends competition. [19]

Broadcasting

During his racing career Brundle has also served as a commentator for various motorsport series when not racing himself. He is best known for his commentary on select rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship and FIA Formula 3 Championship, working alongside lead commentator Alex Jacques.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 T Cars PalmerSport Junior 1800 ?2868th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy THB Clowes600 ?01421st
2007 Formula Palmer Audi THB Clowes2000 ?016011th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 60000578th
2008 Formula Palmer Audi Nasstar2001032406th
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 160000519th
2010 British Formula 3 Championship T-Sport3000001117th
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 1601031127th
2012 GP3 Series Carlin 1600011916th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Greaves Motorsport 30001483rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A8th
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 OAK Racing 80106132.52nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10101N/A2nd
2014 European Le Mans Series - GTC ART Grand Prix 500003814th
United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 1000016922nd
OAK Racing 50202
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A5th
2015 United SportsCar Championship Krohn Racing 100001932nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pegasus Racing Team Total by DC Racing 100000NC†
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 63125109.51st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 63004986th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 900117711th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10001N/A2nd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 300001234th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Jackie Chan DCR JOTA 100005236th
United Autosports 10000
24 Hours of Le Mans CEFC TRSM Racing 10000N/ADNF
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship CEFC TRSM Racing 100000NC
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6000137.512th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A14th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T AMR Performance Centre 11001N/A1st
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 51002702nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A13th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 60001846th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A5th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 500002015th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A13th
2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 Mühlner Motorsport 10100N/A6th
2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2 Mühlner Motorsport

As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2009 VAL
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
2011 SIL
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 British Formula 3 International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2010 T-Sport OUL
1

15
OUL
2

10
OUL
3

9
SIL1
1

13
SIL1
2

11
SIL1
3

20
MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

12
MAG
3

Ret
HOC
1

15
HOC
2

14
HOC
3

10
ROC
1

16
ROC
2

12
ROC
3

15
SPA
1

18
SPA
2

17
SPA
3

21
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

11
THR
3

10
SIL2
1

16
SIL2
2

18
SIL2
3

8
SNE
1

13
SNE
2

11
SNE
3

19
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

10
BRH
3

Ret
17th11

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516D.C.Points
2012 Carlin CAT
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

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordóñez
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP234015th8th
2013 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP23288th2nd
2014 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough
Flag of Russia.svg Mark Shulzhitskiy
Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP23549th5th
2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing Flag of the United States.svg David Cheng
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23633rd2nd
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CEFC TRSM Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey
Ginetta G60-LT-P1-Mecachrome LMP1137DNFDNF
2019 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP234819th14th
2020 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP235917th13th
2021 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236010th5th
2022 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236517th13th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456RankPoints
2012 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
4
DON
7
PET
3
3rd48
2014 ART Grand Prix GTC McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L V8 SIL
5
IMO
4
RBR
4
LEC
8
EST
Ret
14th38
2016 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
1
IMO
1
RBR
1
LEC
3
SPA
2
EST
11
1st109.5
2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
12
MNZ
3
CAT
8
SIL
8
SPA
9
ALG
4
12th37.5
2020 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
1
SPA
5
LEC
8
MNZ
2
ALG
4
2nd70

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2012 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS
13
SIL
12
73rd1.5
OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 SÃO
Ret
BHR
Ret
FUJ SHA
2013 OAK Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
2
LMS
2
SÃO
6
COA
6
FUJ
3
SHA
2
BHR
2
2nd132.5
2015 Pegasus Racing Team Total
by DC Racing
LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA
5
BHR NC0
2016 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR
Ret
MEX
7
COA
3
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
1
6th98
2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
8
SPA
10
LMS
2
NÜR
5
MEX
6
COA
5
FUJ
Ret
SHA
8
BHR
8
11th77
2018–19 CEFC TRSM Racing LMP1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6 SPA
WD
LMS
Ret
SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS NC0
2021 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
5
ALG
5
MNZ
4
LMS
3
BHR
9
BHR
5
6th84
2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA
Ret
LMS
8
MNZ
4
FUJ
11
BHR
NC
15th20

As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2014 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing P Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DAY
5
15th169
OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 SEB
4
LBH LGA
8
DET WGL
2
MOS IMS ELK
Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo COA
2
PET
9
2015 Krohn Racing P Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DAY
13
SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 32nd19
2018 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
5
36th52
United Autosports Ligier JS P217 SEB
5
LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET

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Sporting positions
Preceded by European Le Mans Series
LMP3 Champion

2016
With: Mike Guasch & Christian England
Succeeded by
Sean Rayhall
John Falb