Salvador de Alba

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Salvador de Alba
Nationality Flag of Mexico.svg Mexican
BornSalvador de Alba Jr.
(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2024
Current team Andretti Global
Car number2
Starts11
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish5th in 2024
Previous series
2022
201721
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 Global. [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.

Contents

Racing record

Career summary

de Alba Jr. in his 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio DeAlba MidOhio 2024.jpg
de Alba Jr. in his 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Formula 4 Sudamericana 200001221st
2017 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 12020138012th
2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 1214034196th
2019 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 1235054752nd
2020 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 1222054454th
2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 1244073941st
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development [3] 1721242898th
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota 1214233925th
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1810242913rd
NASCAR Mexico Sidral Aga Racing Team Toyota
2024 Indy NXT Andretti Cape Indy NXT 1400023315th
2025 Indy NXT Andretti Global

American open–wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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
8th289
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
3rd291

Indy NXT

(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)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2024 Andretti Cape Indy NXT STP
9
BAR
10
IMS
11
IMS
9
DET
7
ROA
21
LAG
11
LAG
5
MDO
16
IOW
3
GTW
4
POR
12
MIL
3
NSH
5
5th331
2025 Andretti Global STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MDO IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH

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References

  1. "Salvador de Alba". USF Pro 2000 Championship . 18 January 2024.
  2. "Dreiver: Salvador de Alba Jr". 14 May 2022.
  3. "NASCAR Mexico champion Salvador de Alba to race in IP2000". 16 February 2022.