Alex Quinn (racing driver)

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Alex Quinn
Alex Quinn - 2017 British F4 Knockhill (Sunday, R4 podium).jpg
Quinn in 2017
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)
Truro, United Kingdom
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team AO Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number99
Former teams PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
Starts5 (5 entries)
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish10th (LMP2) in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021
2019–20
2018
2017
2016–17 		U.S. F2000 National Championship
FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
British GT Championship
BRDC British F3 Championship
F4 British Championship

Alex Quinn (born 29 December 2000) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship driving the No. 99 AO Racing LMP2 car. Quinn is the current rookie cup champion in the Formula Renault Eurocup.

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Early career

Karting

Born in Truro and based near Camelford, Quinn started his karting career in 2011. [1] He competed in multiple championships such as the Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship and won multiple national karting championships. [2]

Lower formulae

In 2016, Quinn made his car racing debut in the F4 British Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsport. He won three races and was crowned as the winner of the rookie cup.

The British driver continued to race in the F4 British Championship in 2017, partnering Oscar Piastri and Ayrton Simmons at TRS Arden. [3] He driver would end up finishing fourth in the standings, beating Simmons but finishing behind Piastri, with the Australian becoming vice-champion.

Quinn also made a one-off appearance in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship that same year, scoring a podium at Donington with Lanan Racing. [4]

British GT Championship

In 2018 Quinn competed in six races of the British GT Championship in the GT4 class. Driving for Steller Performance, Quinn scored no points. [5]

Formula Renault Eurocup

At the start of 2019, Quinn wasn't able to find a place in a championship. However, midway through the season he was given the opportunity to make his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for his former F4 team Arden Motorsport. He drove in three weekends, managing to score a podium at the Nürburgring and at Catalunya respectively. Quinn finished 13th in the final standings.

In 2020, Quinn substituted for Jackson Walls, who was unable to travel to Europe due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. [6] Quinn got pole position for the first race of the season, scored a total of five podiums throughout the season and won the second race at Spa, helping him to fourth in the drivers' championship. [7] He also won the rookie title.

Formula Regional European

Quinn racing at the Red Bull Ring in 2021. FREC 2021 Spielberg Nr. 21 Quinn.jpg
Quinn racing at the Red Bull Ring in 2021.

For the 2021 campaign, the Briton remained with Arden, competing in the Formula Regional European Championship. [8] Thanks to second places in Imola and Barcelona respectively, Quinn ended up ninth in the drivers' standings. [9] [10]

U.S. F2000 National Championship

In May 2022, Velocity Racing Development and Arden International announced a collaboration which resulted in Quinn making a one-off appearance in the U.S. F2000 National Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [11] There, he would take victory in all three races of the weekend, a performance he capped off by taking the fastest lap on two occasions. [12] [13]

Sportscar career

Quinn made his debut in sportscar racing at the start of 2023, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona for the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports outfit. [14] With the team's amateur driver Ben Keating having scored pole position in the LMP2 category, Quinn, along with Paul-Loup Chatin and Nicolas Lapierre, finished the race in seventh place. [15] The Briton showed an impressive performance in his first endurance event, setting the fastest lap in class. During the season, Quinn would join Chatin and Keating for the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, helping them towards two podiums at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta that earned the pair the overall LMP2 title. [16]

For the following year, Quinn was initially announced to become the designated Endurance Cup driver in IMSA for United Autosports, however an upgrade of his driver categorization from silver to gold forced the Briton out of the seat. [17] [18]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 3132162487th
2017 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 30414113074th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing300014620th
2018 British GT Championship - GT4 Steller Performance600000NC
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden 600024812th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 2011151834th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 2000021049th
2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship Velocity Racing Development330239317th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4002295010th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 AO Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2016 Fortec Motorsports BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
5		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
6		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
12		 THR
3
7		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
4		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
6		 SNE
3
15		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
4		 KNO
3
3		 ROC
1
2		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
5		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
1		 SIL
3
10		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
11		7th248
2017 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
3		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
DNS		 DON
3
9		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
11		 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
C		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
1		 CRO
3
2		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
3		 SNE
3
5		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
4		 KNO
4
2		 ROC
1
6		 ROC
2
1		 ROC
3
7		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
11		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
1		4th307

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2017 Lanan Racing OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		DON
1
11		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
3		20th46

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2019 Arden MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		MON
1 		MON
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
2		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
Ret		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
11		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		YMC
1 		YMC
2 		12th48
2020 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
Ret		 IMO
1
5		 IMO
2
3		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
9		 MAG
1
5		 MAG
2
5		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
12		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
Ret		 SPA
1
4‡		 SPA
2
1		 IMO
1
2		 IMO
2
4		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
4		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
5		4th183

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2021 Arden Motorsport IMO
1
2		 IMO
2
Ret		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
2		 MCO
1
6		 MCO
2
4		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
21		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
Ret		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
Ret		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
8		 VAL
1
6		 VAL
2
15		 MUG
1
14		 MUG
2
11		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
11		9th104

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567Pos.Points
2023 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
7		 SEB
4		 LGS WGL
3		 ELK IMS PET
3		10th950
2024 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8		 SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 8th*254*

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2024 Algarve Pro RacingLMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4		 LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 4th*12*

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References

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  2. ↑ "Alex Quinn Racing - About". 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Alex Quinn lands Arden seat for first two Eurocup rounds". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 Formula Renault season review". 21 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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