Alex Albon | |
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อเล็กซ์ อัลบอน | |
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| Born | Alexander Philippe Albon Ansusinha (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (age 29) Westminster, London, England |
| Partners | Muni "Lily" He (2019–present) |
| Parent | Nigel Albon (father) |
| Relatives | Mark Albon (uncle) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Thai |
| 2025 team(s) | Williams-Mercedes[1] |
| Car number | 23 |
| Entries | 128 (126 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Careerpoints | 313 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 2019 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 16th (12 pts) |
| Previous series | |
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| Website | www |
Alexander Philippe Albon Ansusinha (Thai:อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์;[a] born 23 March 1996) is a Thai and Britishracing driver who competesunder the Thai flag inFormula One forWilliams.
Born inWestminster and raised inSuffolk, Albon is the son of English racing driverNigel Albon and his Thai wife, as well as the nephew ofMark Albon. After a successfulkarting career—culminating in his victories at thejunior direct-driveKarting World Cup andKarting European Championship in 2010—Albon graduated tojunior formulae. Following three seasons in theFormula Renault Eurocup from2012 to2014, Albon progressed to theFIA Formula 3 European Championship in2015. He moved to theGP3 Series for2016, finishing runner-up toCharles Leclerc in his rookie season withART. Graduating toFIA Formula 2 in2017, Albon finished third in the championship thefollowing season withDAMS.
Previously a member of theRed Bull Junior Team in 2012, Albon signed forToro Rosso in2019, making his Formula One debut at theAustralian Grand Prix; after 12 races, he was promoted to parent teamRed Bull, replacingPierre Gasly to partnerMax Verstappen. In2020, he took his maiden podium finishes at theTuscan andBahrain Grands Prix, becoming thefirst Thai driver to achieve a podium in Formula One. Replaced bySergio Pérez in2021, Albon continued as a reserve driver for Red Bull and the re-brandedAlphaTauri, contesting theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters withRed Bull AF Corse alongsideLiam Lawson. Albon signed forWilliams in2022 to replaceGeorge Russell, ending his association with Red Bull at the conclusion of his first season. He has remained at Williams through the2025 season.
As of the2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Albon has achieved two podium finishes in Formula One. Albon is contracted to remain at Williams until at least the end of the 2026 season.[2]
Alexander Philippe Albon Ansusinha was born at thePortland Hospital in theCity of Westminster, London, England, on 23 March 1996.[3] His father,Nigel Albon is a British former racing driver who participated in theBritish Touring Car Championship andPorsche Carrera Cup.[4] His mother, Kankamol "Minky" Albon (née Ansusinha), originates from Thailand. His uncle,Mark Albon, is a former racing driver who competed in one round ofInternational Formula 3000.
Growing up inBures,Suffolk alongside a younger brother, Luca, and three sisters, Chloe, Zoe and Alicia,[5] Albon attendedIpswich School before leaving to pursue his professional racing career,[6][7] citingMichael Schumacher andValentino Rossi as being inspirational figures when he was younger.[5]
Albon started competitively racing karts in 2005 at the age of 8, competing locally and winning his localHoddesdon Championship atRye House Kart Circuit. In 2006 Albon started racing in the cadet class, finishing 1st at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and participating in theSuper 1 National Honda Cadet Championship finishing 1st in 2006 and 2nd in 2007. In 2008 he moved up to theKF3 class where he stayed until 2010. During this time Albon won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix,Formula Kart Stars Championship, KF Winter Series, Super 1 National KF3 Championship,CIK-FIA World Cup, andCIK-FIA European Championship. In 2011 Albon graduated toKF1 placing 2nd in theWSK Euro Series and 2nd at theCIK-FIA World Championship.
From karting, Albon graduated to theFormula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series where he drove forEPIC Racing in 2012 alongsideKevin Giovesi,Konstantin Tereschenko,Kevin Jörg, Dennis Wusthoff and Christof von Grunigen and finished 38th out of 49 in the championship after having a tough year and being unable to score points. Albon was signed to theRed Bull Junior Team throughout the year, but was dropped at the end of 2012.[8][9]
In 2013, Albon joinedKTR to race in theEurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season alongsideYu Kanamaru and Ignazio D'Agosto finishing 16th out of 36 in the championship. Albon managed to secure one fastest lap and one pole position in the 2013 season, both of them coming at theRed Bull Ring inAustria. He finished the 2013 season with 22 points.
In 2014, Albon raced alongsideGregor Ramsay,Jules Gounon and Callan O'Keefe and enjoyed a much more successful year. He was once again unable to find a win at any of the 14 races but managed to get one pole position at theNürburgring and finished 3rd in the drivers' championship with 117 points.
In 2015, Albon switched toFIA European Formula 3, racing atSignature with teammateDorian Boccolacci. He finished seventh overall, with two pole positions (scored at theNorisring), 5 podiums (including four rookie wins), and 187 points overall.
In December 2015, Albon partook in post-season testing withART Grand Prix. In 2016, Albon raced for ART in theGP3.[10] Albon claimed four wins and finished as runner-up in the championship to teammateCharles Leclerc.
In 2017, Albon graduated to theFIA Formula 2 Championship, withART.[11] His teammate for the season would beNobuharu Matsushita, who at the time was also signed as adevelopment driver forMcLaren. He made his debut inBahrain, where he started in 9th place on the starting grid for the feature race and finished 6th. For the sprint race, Albon qualified 3rd on the grid, behindLuca Ghiotto and his teammate, Matsushita. However, mechanical problems forced Matsushita to start from the pitlane promoting Albon to second. Albon struggled for grip for the majority of the race and finished in 7th position.[12]
At theSpanish round, Albon placed 3rd on the provisional starting grid for the feature race.Charles Leclerc led into turn one, but found himself under fire from Ghiotto and Albon after locking up. Leclerc began to pull away from Ghiotto, who began to fall into the clutches of Albon, who subsequently made a move into turn one and took second place from Ghiotto. Leclerc pitted on lap seven, along with Matsushita, leaving Albon with the lead of the race.Sergio Canamasas ground to a halt on lap 10 owing to problems with the car. Despite this, he did not pull off the track to retire – instead remaining on the track and gesturing to the marshals asking for a push-start. The dangerous position of the car initially brought out the virtual safety car and eventually, the safety car itself. As the race resumed, Leclerc and Ghiotto began to scythe through the pack.Oliver Rowland eventually pressured Albon into a mistake to take the lead of the race, although both still had an impending pitstop to make. With the fresh rubber, Albon and Rowland were staging a comeback with both drivers challenging for the podium toward the latter stages of the race, Albon later finished the race in 5th position. In the sprint race, Albon started 4th on the grid and enjoyed a well-fought battle with Leclerc for the majority of the race and after battling for several laps, Leclerc finally passed Albon for fifth place. Later in the race however Albon dropped back, finishing the race in 8th position.
At theMonaco round, Albon qualified second on the grid with a time of 1:19.321 seconds. In qualifying, the grid was separated into two Groups due to safety concerns over the short and tight nature of the circuit. Albon was part of the 'Group B' qualifying and managed to gain the fastest time in that group, only qualifying 12 hundredths of a second behind Leclerc who qualified in Group A. After an aborted start due toAntonio Fuoco andSean Gelael's enginesstalling on the grid, Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Albon. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. Later in the race, Albon found himself stuck behind the slower movingNorman Nato andJordan King, which eventually caused him to lose places, finishing the race in a disappointing 4th position. In the Sprint Race, Albon started 5th on the grid, and after a very tight race, he dropped back to finish in 6th position. Albon missed theBaku round of the Championship due to injury. Albon had sustained a broken collarbone whilst out on a mountain biking training ride, and was unable to compete due to the over-the-shoulder seat belts used inFormula 2.[13][14]
Albon was back in action for the fifth round of the championship, stating that his initial feeling on returning to action after breaking his collarbone was "a lot better" than he expected. He confirmed that the bone was still "clearly broken" following an x-ray on the Tuesday before the race weekend, and explained that the main issue he is having in the car is a "numb feeling" from the scar he received during successful surgery after the crash.[15] Albon finished the practice session in 8th, which showed that despite the injury, the chance for his first podium in Formula 2 was a possibility. Albon qualified in 4th for the Feature Race, however, he was later promoted to third on the provisional starting grid afterSérgio Sette Câmara was disqualified after the qualifying session after failing to provide the required 1 litre fuel sample.[16] Albon finished the Feature Race in 5th position, after losing places to Oliver Rowland and Nicholas Latifi (both racing forDAMS) whose car proved to have a lot of pace. For the Sprint Race, Albon started the race 4th on the grid and managed to move up the grid to clinch his first podium in Formula 2, finishing behindArtem Markelov. He would later score another podium at the sprint race at the season finale inAbu Dhabi, finishing in second after being overtaken by Leclerc on the final lap. He finished 10th in the drivers' championship in his first F2 season, scoring 86 points.
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In April 2018,DAMS announced that they signed Albon for the2018 season to partnerNicholas Latifi. While initially only confirmed for the opening round, he was later confirmed as a full-time driver for the team the following month. He started the season with fourth place in the feature race inBahrain before finishing thirteenth in the sprint race.
For the next round in Baku, Albon started from pole for the feature race and followed it up with his first win in F2, while in the sprint race he finished thirteenth again.
At the next two rounds inBarcelona andMonaco, Albon took two more pole positions but finished fifth in the feature race in Spain after getting away slowly while in the sprint he finished second behindJack Aitken. In Monaco, however, it was a weekend to forget for the Thai driver, as in the feature race, he collided withNyck de Vries as he was entering the pitlane, spinning him around in the pitlane entrance, while in the sprint race he collided withCampos'Roy Nissany approaching the Nouvelle Chicane.
Another retirement would follow in the feature race atLe Castellet after Albon suffered an engine failure. In the sprint race, he finished seventh, one place ahead of Latifi. After finishing fifth in both races at the Red Bull Ring, Albon won the feature race atSilverstone, before collecting two more wins at the sprint race atthe Hungaroring, and the feature race atSochi. A stall on the grid in the feature race at Abu Dhabi ended his title chances; he finished fourteenth in the feature race and eighth in the sprint race, leaving him third in the drivers' championship behind fellow future F1 driversGeorge Russell andLando Norris.
On 26 November 2018,Nissan e.dams terminated theirFormula E contract with Albon after rumours he was to sign forScuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One. On the same day, Toro Rosso announced Albon would join the team for2019 alongsideDaniil Kvyat and thus Albon's relationship with Red Bull Racing, which had ended seven years prior, was restored. He is the secondThai driver to compete in Formula One[17] and the first sincePrince Birabongse Bhanudej competed in1954.[18]
Albon qualified thirteenth and finished fourteenth in his debut race, theAustralian Grand Prix. He scored his first points at the following race, theBahrain Grand Prix, finishing ninth. A heavy crash in practice for theChinese Grand Prix forced him to miss qualifying and start the race from the pit lane. He recovered in the race to finish tenth and win theDriver Of The Day award.[19] He reached the third qualifying session (Q3) for the first time at theMonaco Grand Prix and finished the race eighth. Damage caused by contact withAntonio Giovinazzi on the first lap of theCanadian Grand Prix later led to Albon's first race retirement.
Albon's best qualifying result with Toro Rosso came at theBritish Grand Prix with ninth place, although he failed to score points in the race. Albon started theGerman Grand Prix in sixteenth place. He and Toro Rosso took advantage of changing weather conditions to run as high as fourth and eventually finish sixth, albeit behind teammate Kvyat who claimed the team's first podium finish in over ten years. At this stage of the season, Albon had scored 16 points to Kvyat's 27.
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After theHungarian Grand Prix,Red Bull Racing announced that Albon would be replacingPierre Gasly and partneringMax Verstappen at the team from theBelgian Grand Prix onwards,[20] with Gasly returning to Toro Rosso. On the mid-season change, Red Bull stated: "The team will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex's performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020."[21][22]
At the Belgian Grand Prix, Albon was forced to start from seventeenth place due to a power unit change. He recovered to finish fifth in the race after passingSergio Pérez on the final lap. After sixth-place finishes at theItalian andSingapore Grands Prix, Albon finished fifth at theRussian Grand Prix having crashed in qualifying and started from the pit lane. Albon and Verstappen set identical lap times in qualifying at theJapanese Grand Prix and Albon finished a career-best fourth in the race. He finished fifth at both theMexican andUnited States Grands Prix, despite taking damage on the opening lap and making three pit stops at the latter. He was in second place on the penultimate lap of theBrazilian Grand Prix, but was hit byLewis Hamilton during an overtaking attempt, dropping Albon to fourteenth place at the finish. He finished sixth at theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix to close out the season.
Albon ended his debut season eighth in the World Drivers' Championship with 92 points. He scored 76 points during his nine races at Red Bull, compared to 97 for Verstappen over the same period. Albon received theRookie of the Year award at theFIA Prize Giving Ceremony.
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Albon continued racing for Red Bull alongside Verstappen in2020.[23] In the closing stages of the season-openingAustrian Grand Prix, Albon was in third place at thesafety car restart on newsoft-compound tyres, behind the leadingMercedes cars on older hard tyres. Albon attempted to overtake Lewis Hamilton but the two made contact, sending Albon into the gravel. Albon later retired with an electrical failure which engine supplierHonda blamed on the collision.[24][25] He came under pressure fromRacing Point's Sergio Pérez in the final laps of theStyrian Grand Prix but maintained fourth place after the drivers made contact, damaging Pérez's front wing.[26] Red Bull commented that they were unsure why Albon lacked pace in the race.[27] He started thirteenth and recovered to fifth at theHungarian Grand Prix.[28]
Albon crashed heavily in practice for theBritish Grand Prix and went on to qualify twelfth. He received a penalty in the race for causing a collision withKevin Magnussen and dropped to the back of the field before ultimately finishing eighth. He qualified fifth for theBelgian Grand Prix but finished sixth after being passed byRenault'sEsteban Ocon on the final lap.[29] He was fifteenth at theItalian Grand Prix having taken collision damage and a time penalty on the opening lap.[30] Albon took his maiden Formula One podium at theTuscan Grand Prix by overtakingDaniel Ricciardo in the closing laps, the first podium for aThai Formula One driver.[31]
Albon claimed only a single point over the next four races; he finished tenth at theRussian Grand Prix, collided with former teammate Daniil Kvyat and later retired with a damaged radiator at theEifel Grand Prix,[32] was lapped by Verstappen and finished twelfth at thePortuguese Grand Prix and dropped to fifteenth at theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a spin with five laps remaining. He led a race for the first time at theTurkish Grand Prix on his way to seventh place, and took his second podium finish at theBahrain Grand Prix after Sergio Pérez retired from third place due to an engine failure, making him the first Asian driver to score more than one podium finish.[33] He finished sixth at theSakhir Grand Prix, having started twelfth, and finished fourth at theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, pressuringLewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the race.
Albon finished the season seventh in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 105 points to Verstappen's 214.
Albon was demoted to the role of test and reserve driver with Red Bull for2021, his race seat being taken by Sergio Pérez.[34] Following his demotion, Albon remarked that "it hurts" but added that he hoped to return to a race seat for2022.[35] After finishing his2021 DTM campaign, he took on a coaching role forAlphaTauri driverYuki Tsunoda starting from the2021 Turkish Grand Prix.[36][37][38]
Albon returned to a Formula One race seat in2022 withWilliams, replacingGeorge Russell and partnering former Formula 2 teammateNicholas Latifi.[39] Red Bull team principalChristian Horner revealed that Albon retained "a link to Red Bull" and that the team had an option to recall him for2023.[40]
In his first race for Williams, theBahrain Grand Prix, Albon out-qualified Latifi and finished the race thirteenth.[41] He was in twelfth place in the final laps of theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix, but failed to finish after a collision withLance Stroll for which Albon was penalised.[42] He scored his first point for Williams at theAustralian Grand Prix by finishing tenth; he started the race from last place and made his mandatory pit stop with one lap remaining.[43] He again started last at theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a brake fire in qualifying,[44] but recovered to finish the race eleventh.[45] Albon qualified eighteenth for the inauguralMiami Grand Prix and was classified ninth, his second points score of the season.[46][47] At theBritish Grand Prix Albon was involved in an opening lap crash with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon after he was hit from behind bySebastian Vettel. He was hospitalised for precautionary checks and suffered no serious injuries.[48][49]
At theBelgian Grand Prix, Albon reached Q3 for the first time with Williams, qualifying ninth and starting sixth due to grid penalties for other drivers.[50] He finished the race tenth, scoring a point.[51] Albon was forced to withdraw from theItalian Grand Prix after suffering fromappendicitis and was replaced byNyck de Vries.[52] Williams later revealed that Albon had sufferedanaesthetic-relatedrespiratory failure following his surgery but was recovering well.[53] He recovered in time for theSingapore Grand Prix, three weeks later,[54] where he retired with damage from colliding with the barriers. He then retired on the opening lap of theJapanese Grand Prix after a collision with Kevin Magnussen. An eighth-place start at theUnited States Grand Prix failed to produce points with a thirteenth-place finish. He qualified eleventh at theSão Paulo Grand Prix but a puncture caused his retirement from the sprint, demoting him to the back of the grid for the race. Albon ended the season nineteenth in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 4 of Williams' 8 points.
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Albon was retained by Williams for2023 on a multi-year contract, partneringLogan Sargeant, who replaced Nicholas Latifi.[55][56] Albon's contract extension marked the end of his Red Bull affiliation, although he stated that he still maintained "a very close relationship" with the team; the logo of Monsoon Valley, a wine brand founded byRed Bull co-ownerChalerm Yoovidhya, features on his race helmet.[57] He qualified fifteenth at the season-openingBahrain Grand Prix, failing to set a time in Q2 due to front wing damage.[58] He recovered in the race to score a point with tenth place. He retired from theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix with a brake failure. He qualified eighth at theAustralian Grand Prix and ran as high as sixth in the opening laps, but crashed heavily on lap six. At theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, he qualified and finished the sprint race in the top ten, but failed to score points after finishing the main race twelfth.
Albon started ninth at theCanadian Grand Prix, executed a successful one-stop strategy and held behind the faster cars of Sergio Pérez and George Russell for much of the race to finish seventh, his best result thus far for Williams. He received praise from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for his performance.[59] Another Q3 appearance came at theAustrian Grand Prix followed by an eleventh-place finish. He qualified in the top ten for the third consecutive race at theBritish Grand Prix and finished ahead of bothFerraris in eighth place. He matched his highest career qualifying position at theDutch Grand Prix, starting fourth.[60] Despite staying onslick tyres during a rain shower in the early laps and dropping to fifteenth place, he recovered to finish eighth.[61] He scored points again at theItalian Grand Prix where he qualified sixth and defended againstLando Norris to finish seventh.[62]
Albon started seventeenth for theQatar Grand Prix sprint and gained ten places to score points in seventh place. He received two penalties for track limits infringements and failed to score in the main race. More points came at theUnited States andMexico City Grands Prix; he finished ninth in both races having started outside the top ten. He was then eliminated in a first-corner collision with Kevin Magnussen at theSão Paulo Grand Prix, having started thirteenth. Albon and teammate Sargeant started fifth and sixth respectively for theLas Vegas Grand Prix, but both failed to score in the race (with Albon finishing 12th), due to the timing of safety car going against them.[63] Albon ended the season thirteenth in the Drivers' Championship. He scored 27 points to Sargeant's one point, securing Williams seventh place in the Constructors' Championship.
Albon continued at Williams alongside Sargeant for2024. He qualified and finished outside the top ten at the season-openingBahrain Grand Prix, with the team stating that both drivers were dealing with engine overheating issues during the race.[64] He and Kevin Magnussen collided at theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix and Albon went on to finish eleventh.[65]
Albon crashed in the first practice session at theAustralian Grand Prix and Williams were unable to repair his car, nor did they have a spare chassis. Team principalJames Vowles described the situation as "a reflection of how behind we were in the winter period".[66] The team decided to withdraw Sargeant from the event and allow Albon to use the one remaining car. He finished the race eleventh. He qualified fourteenth for theJapanese Grand Prix but was eliminated in a first-lap crash with Daniel Ricciardo.[67] On 15 May, Williams confirmed that Albon has signed a multi-year extension to stay with the team.[68]
Albon did not score points in the next three races which included him retiring inImola due to issues putting the tyre on at his pit stop taking him out of the points battle.[69] Looking to bounce back Albon qualified 9th at theMonaco Grand Prix. He then kept hold of his position to finish in 9th place which marked his and Williams first points of the season.[70] Albon then qualified 10th for theCanadian Grand Prix[71] but retired from the race whilst running in the points on lap 52 after Carlos Sainz spun into him sending him into the wall.[72]
After finishing out of the points inSpain andAustria, Albon then earned his second points finish of the season by finishing 9th at theBritish Grand Prix[73] This meant at the halfway point of the season Albon was 17th in the drivers' championship with 4 points. After theDutch Grand Prix,Franco Colapinto became Albon's new teammate from theItalian Grand Prix onwards. AtMonza, Albon scored Williams' third points finish of the season taking another 9th place. During theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, Albon benefitted from a late crash betweenSergio Pérez andCarlos Sainz Jr., which saw Albon finish seventh, allowing Williams to overtake Alpine in theWorld Constructors' Championship.[74]
Albon did not start theSão Paulo Grand Prix after crashing heavily in the third qualifying session; qualifying had been rescheduled to Sunday morning, leaving Williams unable to repair his chassis in time for the race two hours later.[75] A cooling issue forced Albon to retire midway through theLas Vegas Grand Prix, while he finished 15th and 11th in theQatar Grand Prix andAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, respectively.[76][77] Albon finished the season 16th in the Drivers' Championship with 12 points.[78]
Albon partneredCarlos Sainz Jr. starting from2025.[79] He qualified sixth and finished fifth at the rain-affectedAustralian Grand Prix.[80] He then finished seventh at theChinese Grand Prix after disqualifications forCharles Leclerc andLewis Hamilton.[81] He achieved a further points finish with ninth inJapan,[82] before claiming twelfth inBahrain.[83] He returned to ninth at theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix.[84]
Albon finished fifth again in bothMiami andEmilia-Romagna, scoring ten points each.[85][86] Afternot finishing in three straight races–Spain,Canada, andAustria[87][88]–he finished eighth inGreat Britain and sixth inBelgium.[89][90] Later on, he finished fifth again in theNetherlands and seventh atMonza, earning ten and six points respectively.[91][92]
Albon was signed byNissan e.dams alongsideSébastien Buemi as one of its drivers for the2018–19 Formula E season, but he was released before the start of the season to instead drive in the2019 Formula One season forToro Rosso.[93][18]
Albon's place was taken by former F2 colleagueOliver Rowland, who previously competed in the2015 Punta del Este ePrix as an injury replacement forMahindra Racing'sNick Heidfeld.
Albon participated in 14 out of 16 races of the2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, withFormula E driverNick Cassidy taking his place for the final two races at theNorisring. He was driving for the Italian outfitAF Corse alongsideFormula 2 driverLiam Lawson, with financial backing fromRed Bull andAlphaTauri.[94]
On 22 August 2021, Albon won his maiden DTM race at theNürburgring, becoming the first Thai driver to win a DTM race.[95]
Albon holdsdual British and Thai nationality, and races under the Thai flag forsponsorship reasons.[96][97] He is a practicingBuddhist.[98] Albon and his family own a number of pets, consisting of at least twelve cats, a dog and two horses.[99] He has been publicly dating ChineseLPGA golferLily He since 2019.[100]
In interviews, Albon has spoken publicly about the mental pressure during his Formula 1 career. Whilst he was atRed Bull, he stated he was "destroyed mentally" from the pressures and criticism, and later he turned to a psychologist to improve his mental well-being and performance.[101]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet | 1st | |
| Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet | 17th | ||
| Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet | 1st | ||
| 2007 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet | 6th | |
| British Open Championship — Honda Cadet | 3rd | ||
| Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet | 2nd | ||
| MSA British Championship — Cadet | 4th | ||
| 2008 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix —KF3 | 1st | |
| BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Championship —KF3 | 2nd | ||
| Super 1 National Championship —KF3 | 3rd | ||
| 2009 | Formula Kart Stars —KF3 | 1st | |
| Super 1 National Championship —KF3 | 1st | ||
| KF Winter Series —KF3 | 1st | ||
| WSK International Series —KF3 | Mick Barrett Racing | 5th | |
| 2010 | South Garda Winter Cup —KF3 | Intrepid Driver Program | 3rd |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti —KF3 | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series —KF3 | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship —KF3 | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Cup —KF3 | 1st | ||
| Monaco Kart Cup —KF3 | 4th | ||
| 2011 | South Garda Winter Cup —KF2 | Intrepid Driver Program | 4th |
| WSK Super Master Series —KF2 | 10th | ||
| WSK Euro Series —KF1 | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —KF1 | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[102][103] | |||
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | EPIC Racing | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 Ret | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 10 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 6 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 Ret | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 11 | MUG 1 17 | MUG 2 9 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 Ret | 16th | 26 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | EPIC Racing | ALC 1 21 | ALC 2 24 | SPA 1 19 | SPA 2 20 | NÜR 1 23 | NÜR 2 Ret | MSC 1 Ret | MSC 2 DNS | HUN 1 17 | HUN 2 24 | LEC 1 19 | LEC 2 24 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 26 | 38th | 0 |
| 2013 | KTR | ALC 1 22 | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 27 | MSC 1 8 | MSC 2 11 | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 5 | HUN 1 20 | HUN 2 17 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 17 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 7 | 16th | 22 |
| 2014 | KTR | ALC 1 4 | ALC 2 9 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 37 | MSC 1 11 | MSC 2 3 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 13 | HUN 1 7 | HUN 2 6 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 13 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 5 | 3rd | 117 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | KTR | HOC 1 32 | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 23 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 8 | MST 2 9 | MST 3 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | 22nd | 61 |
| 2014 | KTR | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 18 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 5 | ASS 2 Ret | MST 1 2 | MST 2 1 | MST 3 C | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | 17th | 88 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
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| 2015 | Signature | Volkswagen | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 6 | SIL 3 6 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 8 | HOC 3 9 | PAU 1 5 | PAU 2 7 | PAU 3 NC | MNZ 1 21 | MNZ 2 WD | MNZ 3 WD | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 16 | SPA 3 9 | NOR 1 5 | NOR 2 2 | NOR 3 3 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 4 | ZAN 3 8 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 8 | ALG 1 2 | ALG 2 12 | ALG 3 Ret | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 14 | NÜR 3 11 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 2 | 7th | 187 |
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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| 2015 |  Signature | Dallara F312 | 15th | DNF | 13th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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| 2016 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 6 | CAT SPR 1 | RBR FEA 2 | RBR SPR 2 | SIL FEA 1 | SIL SPR 14 | HUN FEA 7 | HUN SPR 1 | HOC FEA 4 | HOC SPR Ret | SPA FEA 9 | SPA SPR 10 | MNZ FEA 6 | MNZ SPR 2 | SEP FEA 1 | SEP SPR 8 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC FEA Ret | 2nd | 177 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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| 2017 | ART Grand Prix | BHR FEA 6 | BHR SPR 7 | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 8 | MON FEA 4 | MON SPR 6 | BAK FEA | BAK SPR | RBR FEA 5 | RBR SPR 2 | SIL FEA 18 | SIL SPR 10 | HUN FEA 8 | HUN SPR 7 | SPA FEA 12 | SPA SPR 18 | MNZ FEA 14 | MNZ SPR 8 | JER FEA 12 | JER SPR 9 | YMC FEA 7 | YMC SPR 2 | 10th | 86 | ||
| 2018 | DAMS | BHR FEA 4 | BHR SPR 13 | BAK FEA 1 | BAK SPR 13 | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 2 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR Ret | LEC FEA Ret | LEC SPR 7 | RBR FEA 5 | RBR SPR 5 | SIL FEA 1 | SIL SPR 7 | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 1 | SPA FEA 5 | SPA SPR 3 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA 1 | SOC SPR 3 | YMC FEA 14 | YMC SPR 8 | 3rd | 212 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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| 2021 | AlphaTauriAF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 7 | LAU 1 5 | LAU 2 11 | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 6 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 1 | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 17 | ASS 1 Ret | ASS 2 5 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 6 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | 6th | 130 |
We have Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon [neither confirmed yet], Jake Hughes, Jack Aitken and Kevin Jorg lining up on the grid and Antonio Fuoco is staying for another season. All these guys are capable of winning races
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| Preceded by | Autosport Awards Rookie of the Year 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA Rookie of the Year 2019 | Succeeded by |
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