| Alex Davison | |
|---|---|
 Davison in 2016 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 3 November 1979 (1979-11-03) (age 46) |
| Related to | Lex Davison (grandfather) Will Davison (brother) James Davison (cousin) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Current team | Dick Johnson Racing (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 166 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| 2020 position | 23rd (794 pts) |
Alexander Davison (born 3 November 1979) is aracing driver fromAustralia. He was the2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia champion.
Starting inkarts at a young age, he progressed toFormula Ford in1998 racing a used 1995Van Diemen RF95.[1] With sponsorship fromWynn's and OAMPS Insurance, Davison upgraded to a year old Van Diemen RF98 for1999[2] and finished third in one of the most competitive Australian Formula Ford seasons behind championGreg Ritter. He had tied on points withSteve Owen in second, but on a countback of race wins, lost second place to Owen, who had five wins to Davison's four.[3] After two years of Formula Ford, Davison's eyes turned to Europe.
Unable to break into an open-wheel series, Davison found a role with German Sports Car teamManthey Racing. After initially racingPorsche Carrera Cup in the German national series, Davison was promoted to thePorsche Supercup, a pan-European series supporting several legs of theFormula 1 World Drivers' Championship and finished sixth, including one victory atIndianapolis. Two more years with Manthey in the German series saw no significant improvement and Davison returned home to Australia during 2003.
Back in Australia, Davison made some appearances in the2003Australian Carrera Cup Championship. After breaking through for a round win at the end of 2003, Davison dominated the2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, taking his first and only major championship title to date. Despite having competed in selectedV8 Supercars events in 2004 and 2005, Davison was unable to find a full-time role in V8 Supercars, and returned to the Australian Carrera Cup in 2006, joiningPaul Cruickshank Racing. He took the seat of outgoing championFabian Coulthard and finished second toCraig Baird in the2006 season. Into 2007, Davison took over the seatJim Richards vacated from his own team, as Richards concentrated on other series. Davison again finished runner-up this time toDavid Reynolds.
In 2008, an opportunity to return to Europe beckoned and Davison took up a drive withTeam Felbermayr-Proton in the2008 Le Mans Series season. Despite not winning a single race, Davison and co-driverMarc Lieb finished runner-up in the GT2 class in theirPorsche 997 GT3-RSR behindFerrari F430 GT2 driverRob Bell. With the same team, Davison also contested the2008 edition of the24 Hours of Le Mans, driving withHorst Felbermayr, Sr. andWolf Henzler. They finished fifth in class. Some guest drives in theAmerican Le Mans Series also cropped up, though to no significant success.
In2012, Davison drove the Simjen 'Silver Bullet' in a return to Australian Carrera Cup. Davison won the first round of the season at theAdelaide Street Circuit before eventually finishing third in the championship.
In2016, Davison once again entered the Australian Carrera Cup Championship full-time, winning two of the first four rounds atAlbert Park andHidden Valley Raceway.[4]
Davison's Carrera Cup form led to him join thePerkins Motorsport V8 Supercars team for the2004 endurance races, sharingTony Longhurst's regular season car withJamie Whincup. The pair finished a creditable 9th at the2004 running of theBathurst 1000.[5] Davison later replaced Longhurst for the final two sprint events of the year when the veteran left the team. This in turn led to a full-time seat with Perkins in 2005 but with results not forthcoming Davison too found himself replaced before season's end.[6]
Having returned from his European racing exploits, Davison returned to a full-time V8 Supercar seat withStone Brothers Racing in2009.[7] The year was largely disappointing, and he finished the year 17th in the standings, with the highlight being a second-place finish at Hidden Valley thanks to a favourable soft tyre strategy.2010 saw Davison fail to improve, with a ninth-place finish in the opening race of the season at theClipsal 500 becoming one of only three top ten finishes for the year. He did, however, achieve his maiden pole position on his return to Hidden Valley, but a potential podium finish was scuppered by an electrical failure. Davison improved to finish 11th in the2011 season, including his second career podium at the opening race of the year at theYas Marina Circuit inAbu Dhabi.[6] Despite his better season, Davison was replaced byLee Holdsworth for 2012.[citation needed]
After spending 2012 in Carrera Cup, Davison was recalled to V8 Supercars in2013 to drive forTeam 18, a newly formed satellite team operating withFord Performance Racing equipment.[8] Davison had an above average season, finishing 13th overall, peaking with a third place at thePhillip Island event.[citation needed]
Davison has competed in V8 Supercars as an endurance co-driver on several occasions. In 2006, 2007 and 2012 he raced withDick Johnson Racing while in 2008 he raced forPaul Cruickshank Racing. On all four occasions, he achieved top ten results at the Bathurst 1000.[5] In 2014 and 2015, Davison entered the endurance races, now combined to form theEnduro Cup, withErebus Motorsport, who ironically had bought out his former team Stone Brothers Racing.[9] This provided Davison with the opportunity to co-drive with his brother Will Davison and included a 4th-place finish at the2014 Bathurst 1000. Davison also entered the final sprint round of the2015 season, theSydney 500, for Erebus Motorsport as a replacement forAshley Walsh.[10]
After James Courtney's departure from Team Sydney by Tekno, Alex was drafted in by Jonathon Webb to drive the #19 Local Legends Holden ZB Commodore from the Eastern Creek Round onwards. He would partner Chris Pither (#22) As of 28 November, it is unknown if Davison will remain in his drive for 2021
Davison is the son ofAustralian Formula 2 champion Richard Davison, grandson of four timesAustralian Grand Prix winnerLex Davison and brother toWill Davison. His uncle Jon Davison, and cousinsJames Davison and Charlie Davison also are linked with the sport.He has 2 children Luke Davison and Lily Davison and has been married to Melanie Davison since 2010.
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Victorian Junior Karter of the Year award | 1st |
| 1995 | Victorian Junior Kart Championship | 1st |
(Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | HP Racing Team | ITA1 | ESP | AUT | MON | GER1 5 | GBR | GER2 | NC | 0 | |||||
| Carlin | HUN 5 | BEL | ITA2 | USA1 | USA2 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Manthey Racing | ITA1 19 | ESP DNS | AUT Ret | MON 9 | GER1 Ret | GBR 4 | GER2 7 | HUN 2 | BEL 6 | ITA2 2 | USA1 1 | USA2 3 | 6th | 117 |
| 2003 | Walter Lechner Racing | ITA1 | ESP 6 | AUT | MON | GER1 | GBR | GER2 | HUN | BEL | ITA2 | USA1 | USA2 | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | P. K. Sport | GT | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | SEB | ATL | SON 15 | TRO 13 | MOS | AME 14 | MON | MIA | PET | NC | - | ||
| 2008 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT3 RSR | SEB 2 | STP | 17th | 34 | |||||||||
| Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | LNB 5 | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET | MON |
† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Team Felbermayr-Proton |  Horst FelbermayrWolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 309 | 27th | 5th |
| 2018 |  Gulf Racing | Mike WainwrightBen Barker | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am | 283 | 40th | 10th |
FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]
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