Alex Powell

Alex Powell
Powell in 2024
Born	(2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 17) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American Jamaican via dual nationality
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	R-ace GP
Car number	41
Former teams	Prema
Starts	41
Wins	2
Podiums	10
Poles	2
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	5th in 2024
Previous series
2025 2024 2024 2023–2024	F4 Middle East Euro 4 F4 UAE Italian F4

Alex Powell (born 18 September 2007) is an American and Jamaican racing driver, who competes in the Italian F4 Championship for R-ace GP.

He has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2019. ^[1] He previously contested the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship, finishing runner-up to Emanuele Olivieri. He finished fifth in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing.

Career

Karting

Powell began competing in the karting championships at the age of 8. After completing various championships in the USA and securing great results, he moved to Europe and started racing in Italy in the 60 Mini class. ^[2] He has won the WSK Final Cup, South Garda Winter Cup, Trofeo Andrea Margutti and Champions of the Future. He achieved the 2022 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship vice-champion in the OK category. ^[3] A year, he ranked third in the same championship. ^[4]

Formula 4

2023

Powell driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship

In 2023 Powell made his debut in single-seaters, racing with Prema in the sixth round of the Italian F4 Championship at Mugello, but he did not manage to score any points. ^[5] During the next round at Vallelunga Circuit, the season finale, he finished 10th in race three and ultimately ended up 24th in the standings. ^[6] He also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy round. ^[7]

2024

Powell driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Italian F4 Championship

During pre-season, Powell also competed for the Mumbai Falcons in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[8] He achieved his first single-seater win at Dubai Autodrome during the second race. ^[9] By standing on the podium three other times, Powell finished sixth in the championship. ^[10]

Powell driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euro 4 Championship

Powell remained with Prema Racing to race in the Italian F4 for his first full single-seater season. ^[11] He started the season with a triple runner-up finish in all races in Misano, ^[12] before earning his first Italian F4 pole in Vallelunga. ^[13] That weekend he would score two second places, but would not finish on the podium again until the season finale in Monza. ^{[14] [15]} Despite failing to win during the campaign, Powell finished fifth in the championship with 176 points and six podiums, as well as being crowned the rookie champion. Competing in Euro 4 as well with Prema, ^[16] he earned a win during a messy first race in Monza, allowing him to place ninth in the standings. ^[17]

2025

During pre-season, Powell joined R-ace GP to contest in the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship. ^[18] He began the season with a pole during the opening round in Yas Marina, ^[19] but mechanical difficulties derailed his weekend during the first and third races. ^{[20] [21]} After a pair of podiums the next round, Powell took his first victories of the season in Dubai, most notably pipping Kean Nakamura-Berta by 0.057s in the third race. ^{[22] [23]} A win from pole in the third Yas Marina round kept him in the title fight with teammate Emanuele Olivieri, ^[24] but despite two additional triumphs in the Losail finale, Powell was unable to bridge the mammoth points gap to Olivieri and finished runner-up in the standings by 58 points. ^{[25] [26]}

For his main campaign, Powell remained in Italian F4, but opted to switch to R-ace GP. ^[27]

Powell raced for Saintéloc Racing in the first round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship. ^[28]

Formula Regional

In September 2025, Powell was announced to be racing in the Red Bull Ring round with Prema Racing as a wildcard driver during the Formula Regional European Championship. ^[29]

Formula One

In 2019, Powell was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team. ^[30]

Personal life

Powell grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, where his father, rally driver John Powell, hails from. ^[31] His cousin is 100-meter sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Asafa Powell. ^[2]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2016	SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift		6th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift		14th
2017	SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift		14th
	SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift		14th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift		16th
	Florida Winter Tour — Micro Max		4th
	Florida Winter Tour — Micro ROK		3rd
2018	SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift		17th
	Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK		3rd
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK	Energy Corse	2nd
	SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift		3rd
	SKUSA Winter Series — Mini Swift		9th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ	Energy Corse	1st
2019	Italian Championship — 60 Mini	Energy Corse	3rd
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		5th
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		9th
	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK		1st
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		3rd
	WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini		5th
	ROK Cup Superfinal — Mini ROK		1st
2020	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini	KidiX srl	1st
	Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max		10th
	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Energy Corse	32nd
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		30th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		NC
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ	KR Motorsport	17th
	CIK-FIA Academy Trophy		7th
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	8th
	Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK	AKT Racing	15th
2021	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	14th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		3rd
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		2nd
	Champions of the Future — OKJ		11th
	German Championship — OKJ	SP Motorsport	14th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ	KR Motorsport	4th
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ		7th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		3rd
	SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Senior	Parolin USA	NC
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior		15th
2022	Trofeo Invernal Ayrton Senna — KZ2	King Racing Team	3rd
	Winter Series — OK	KR Motorsport	18th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		10th
	WSK Euro Series — OK		8th
	Champions of the Future — OK		5th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		2nd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		12th
	WSK Open Cup — OK		4th
	WSK Final Cup — OK		7th
2023	South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2	Prema Racing	24th
	WSK Super Master Series — KZ2		47th
	WSK Euro Series — OK		9th
	Champions of the Future — OK		1st
	CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2		5th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		3rd
	CIK-FIA World Cup — KZ2		2nd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		DNF
	WSK Open Series — KZ2		8th
Sources: [32] [33]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Racing	6	0	0	0	0	1	24th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2024	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	14	1	1	1	4	105	6th
	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Racing	21	0	1	0	6	176	5th
	Euro 4 Championship		9	1	0	1	1	49	9th
2025	F4 Middle East Championship	R-ace GP	15	5	4	2	9	281	2nd
	Italian F4 Championship		14	2	1	0	4	125*	4th*
	E4 Championship
	F4 Spanish Championship	Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0*	38th*
	Formula Regional European Championship	Prema Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Pos	Points
2023	Prema Racing	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	IMO 4	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	MUG 1 28	MUG 2 18	MUG 3 Ret	VLL 1 14	VLL 2 22	VLL 3 10		24th	1
2024	Prema Racing	MIS 1 2	MIS 2 2	MIS 3 2	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 29	IMO 3 4	VLL 1 19	VLL 2 2	VLL 3 2	MUG 1 5	MUG 2 6	MUG 3 8	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 9	LEC 3 27	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 7	CAT 3 8	MNZ 1 36	MNZ 2 10	MNZ 3 3			5th	176
2025	R-ace GP	MIS1 1	MIS1 2 11	MIS1 3 8	MIS1 4 11	VLL 1	VLL 2 7	VLL 3 2	VLL 4 4	MNZ 1 16	MNZ 2 6	MNZ 3 18	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 1	MUG 3 1	IMO 1 7	IMO 2 C	IMO 3 7	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	MIS2 1	MIS2 2	MIS2 3	4th*	125*

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2024	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	YMC1 1 4	YMC1 2 10	YMC1 3 14	YMC2 1 2	YMC2 2 6	YMC2 3 23	DUB1 1 10	DUB1 2 1	DUB1 3 8	YMC3 1 3	YMC3 2 7	YMC3 3 23	DUB2 1 3	DUB2 2 11	DUB2 3 DNS	6th	105

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2024	Prema Racing	MUG 1 9	MUG 2 Ret	MUG 3 21	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 13	RBR 3 5	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 6	MNZ 3 14	9th	49

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	YMC1 1 27†	YMC1 2 4	YMC1 3 12	YMC2 1 4	YMC2 2 3	YMC2 3 3	DUB 1 9	DUB 2 1	DUB 3 1	YMC3 1 2	YMC3 2 3	YMC3 3 1	LUS 1 5	LUS 2 1	LUS 3 1	2nd	281

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2025	Saintéloc Racing	ARA 1 35†	ARA 2 WD	ARA 3 WD	NAV 1	NAV 2	NAV 3	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	JER 1	JER 2	JER 3	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	38th*	0*

Complete E4 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 9	LEC 3 4	MUG 1 2	MUG 2 1	MUG 3 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	3rd	75*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2025	Prema Racing	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1 22	RBR 2 21	CAT 1	CAT 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	NC†*	0*

* Season still in progress.

† As Powell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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External links

• Alex Powell career summary at DriverDB.com