Iradj Alexander

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Iradj Alexander-David (born September 17, 1975 in Locarno) is a race car driver.

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From 2001 until 2004 he competed in the FIA GT Championship for JMB Ferrari, although 2002 was his only full season. He also competed in the American Le Mans Series (2003), French GT Championship (2001) and Barber Dodge Pro Series (1999). In 1996 he won his only championship, coming out on top in Swiss Formula Ford.

In 2007 Iradj Alexander races in the Le Mans Series, engaged by the new team Swiss Spirit. Alexander joins Jean-Denis Delétraz and Marcel Fässler in Monza.

Alexander fulfills Lola B07 Audi's search to represent each linguistic area of Switzerland.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year123456789101112RankPoints
1998 SEB LRP DET WGI CLE GRA MDO ROA LS1 ATL
7
HMS
21
LS2
19
30th9
1999 SEB
27
NAZ
12
LRP
17
POR
20
CLE
2
ROA
19
DET
2
MDO
6
GRA
18
LS
4
HMS
5
WGI 11th69

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Spirit Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Denis Delétraz
Lola B07/18-Audi LMP162DNFDNF
2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Speedy Racing Team Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andrea Chiesa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Leuenberger
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-RGT272DNFDNF

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