Salvador de Alba | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Salvador de Alba Jr. 11 December 1999 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Indy NXT career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Andretti Cape Indy NXT |
Car number | 2 |
Starts | 10 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2022 2017–21 2014 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series Formula 4 Sudamericana |
Championship titles | |
2021 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series |
Salvador de Alba Jr. (born 11 December 1999 [1] ) is a Mexican racing driver who competes full-time in Indy NXT, driving for Andretti Cape Indy NXT. [2] He is a two-time NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series champion, winning it in 2021 and 2023 and four-time Gran turismo (SuperCopa) Mexico champion, winning it in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2014 | Formula 4 Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st | |
2017 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 380 | 12th |
2018 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 419 | 6th |
2019 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 475 | 2nd |
2020 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 4th |
2021 | NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 394 | 1st |
2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development [3] | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 289 | 8th |
NASCAR PEAK Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 392 | 5th | |
2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 291 | 3rd |
NASCAR Mexico | Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota | ||||||||
2024 | Indy NXT | Andretti Cape Indy NXT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118* | 12th* |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | Jay Howard Driver Development | STP 1 9 | STP 2 15 | ALA 1 15 | ALA 2 8 | IMS 1 1* | IMS 2 6 | IMS 3 16 | IRP 8 | ROA 1 4 | ROA 2 3 | MOH 1 2 | MOH 2 5 | TOR 1 14 | TOR 2 DNS | GMP 1 | POR 1 8 | POR 2 6 | POR 3 7 | 8th | 289 |
2023 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 1 7 | STP 2 17 | SEB 1 7 | SEB 2 16 | IMS 1 6 | IMS 2 2 | IRP 1* | ROA 1 14 | ROA 2 10 | MOH 1 10 | MOH 2 4 | TOR 1 2 | TOR 2 5 | COTA 1 8 | COTA 1 5 | POR 1 6 | POR 2 11 | POR 3 2 | 3rd | 291 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | Andretti Cape | STP 9 | BAR 10 | IMS 11 | IMS 9 | DET 7 | ROA 21 | LAG 11 | LAG 5 | MDO 16 | IOW 3 | GTW | POR | MIL | NSH | 8th* | 216* |
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