Alex O'Grady

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Alex O'Grady
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O'Grady in 2024
Born
Alex O'Grady

(2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 (age 16)
Loughrea, Ireland
Nationality Flag of Ireland.svg Irish

Alex O'Grady (born 19 December 2008) is an Irish racing driver currently competing for KMR Sport in the GB4 Championship.

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Career

O'Grady began karting at the age of five, competing until 2022. [1] In his karting career, O'Grady most notably won the Irish Cadet Championship in 2018, [2] and won the 2019 IAME International Final in the Mini class. [3] [4] O'Grady then passed to Junior karts in 2021 and stayed in it for two years, most notably finishing sixth in the 2022 IAME Warriors Final. [5]

After reaching the finals in the 2023 FEED Racing Shootout, in which he missed out on a fully-funded seat in French F4, [6] O'Grady made his single-seater debut in that series the following year. [7] After missing out on points at Nogaro, [8] O'Grady took his first podium of the season at the following round at Lédenon by finishing third in race two. [9] O'Grady repeated the same feat two rounds later at the Nürburgring, [10] before scoring just four points finished in the following three rounds as he ended the year 12th in points. [11] During the season, O'Grady missed many Thursday test sessions due to limited funding and faced uncertainty over his single-seater career at the end of the year. [12] [13]

Despite this, O'Grady moved to the GB4 Championship the following year, becoming the 20th signing on that year's grid when he joined KMR Sport. [14] Finishing no higher than 12th on his debut round at Donington Park, [15] O'Grady scored his first top tens the following round at Silverstone, [16] before taking his maiden single-seater win in race one at Oulton Park. [17] O'Grady then finished second in race two, [18] which was his best result across the following three rounds, as he finished no higher than fifth at both Snetterton and Silverstone and no higher than sixth at Brands Hatch. [19] [20] [21]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018Motorsport Ireland Karting – IAME CadetDaly Motorsport1st
2019British Kart Championship – IAME CadetFusion Motorsport18th
IAME International Final – Mini1st
2020IAME Euro Series – X30 MiniFusion Motorsport10th
2021IAME Warriors Final – X30 JuniorFusion Motorsport28th
2022 WSK Super Master Series – OK-J Forza Racing57th
Champions of the Future Winter Series – OK-J 29th
Champions of the Future – OK-J 78th
European Karting Championship – OK-J 98th
WSK Euro Series – OK-J 39th
Italian Karting Championship – OK-J 24th
Karting World Championship – OK-J 28th
WSK Open Cup – OK-J 28th
Trofeo delle Industrie – OK-J 9th
IAME Warriors Final – X30 JuniorFusion Motorsport6th
Sources: [22] [23]

Racing record

Racing creer summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 2000025612th
2025 GB4 Championship KMR Sport171002231*5th*
Sources: [24] [22]

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024 NOG
1
12		 NOG
2
C		 NOG
3
22		 LÉD
1
11		 LÉD
2
3		 LÉD
3
8		 SPA
1
7		 SPA
2
7		 SPA
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
3
10		 MAG
1
9		 MAG
2
7		 MAG
3
7		 DIJ
1
23		 DIJ
2
17		 DIJ
3
13		 LEC
1
4		 LEC
2
11		 LEC
3
15		12th56

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2025 KMR Sport DON
1
15		 DON
2
12		 DON
3
1312		 SIL1
1
13		 SIL1
2
8		 SIL1
3
94		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
14		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
10		 SIL2
1
13		 SIL2
2
5		 SIL2
3
18		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
C		 DON2
1 		DON2
2 		DON2
3 		5th*231*

References

  1. ↑ "Loughrea motorsport fanatic Alex (16) has set his sights on Formula 1". connachttribune.ie. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alex O'Grady". gb-4.net. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "In the driving seat: Galway boy wins cadet kart race". rte.ie. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Laps of honour: Galway's Alex O'Grady (10) crowned world kart champion". independent.ie. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Loughrea's Alex O'Grady 6th in IAME World Karting Finals 2022". discoverloughrea.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "The 12 semi-finalists". feedracing.fr. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "French F4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Jules Caranta takes French F4 points lead with Nogaro win". formulascout.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Chester Kieffer and Frank Porte Ruiz win at Ledenon in French F4". formulascout.com. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Yani Stevenheydens stuns at the Nurburgring in French F4". formulascout.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Stevenheydens clinches French F4 title in dramatic Paul Ricard finale". formulascout.com. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tight title fight and many surprises: French F4 season review". feederseries.net. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "French F4: Who's going where in 2025?". feederseries.net. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "GB4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ary Bansal leads Elite Motorsport podium lockout in GB4 race two". formulascout.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Phelps and Guinchard take GB4 victories on day two at Silverstone". formulascout.com. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "GB4: O'Grady masters wet conditions in Oulton Park opener". kartxpress.com. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Guinchard leads Hillspeed 1-2 at slippery Oulton Park". formulascout.com. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ary Bansal climbs GB4 standings with Snetterton victory". formulascout.com. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Taylor recovers from pitlane start to grab another GB4 win at Silverstone". formulascout.com. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Phelps boosts GB4 title hopes with third win at Brands Hatch". formulascout.com. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Alex O'Grady | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  23. ↑ Kartcom. "O Grady Alex" . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Alex O'Grady Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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