Jaime Alguersuari | |
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 Alguersuari at the2010 Canadian Grand Prix | |
| Born | Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero (1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (age 35) Barcelona, Spain |
| Parent | Jaime Alguersuari Sr. (father) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Active years | 2009–2011 |
| Teams | Toro Rosso |
| Entries | 46 (46 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 31 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Previous series | |
| 2014–2015 2014 2009 2008 2008 2006–2007 2005–2007 2005 | Formula E ADAC GT Masters Formula Renault 3.5 British F3 Spanish F3 Italian Formula Renault Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Junior 1600 Italia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2006 | British F3 Italian Formula Renault |
Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero[a] (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈxajmealɣeɾˈswaɾi]; born 23 March 1990), also known by hisstage nameSquire, is a Spanish formerracing driver,broadcaster andDJ, who competed inFormula One from2009 to2011.
Born and raised inBarcelona, Alguersuari is the son ofmotorcycle road racerJaime Alguersuari, Sr. Alguersuari won the2008 British Formula 3 International Series. Alguersuari became the youngestFormula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the2009 Hungarian Grand Prix – at the age of 19 years, 125 days. This record was broken byMax Verstappen in 2015 who competed at just 17 years of age. After losing his drive with theToro Rosso team in late 2011, Alguersuari joined British radio stationBBC Radio 5 Live to be their expert summariser for the2012 Formula One season, alongside lead commentatorJames Allen. At the age of 25, Alguersuari officially retired from motorsport to concentrate on his DJ career.
Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero was born on 23 March 1990 inBarcelona,Catalonia, Spain.[1]
Alguersuari began hisformula racing career, in the Italian Formula 1600 Junior Series, in 2005.[2] In 2006, he won theItalian Formula Renault Winter Series,[3] before finishing as runner-up toMika Mäki in the main championship the following year.[4]
He moved up to theBritish Formula Three Championship for2008, driving for theCarlin Motorsport alongside teammatesBrendon Hartley,Oliver Turvey and Sam Abay. After a season-long battle between Alguersuari, Hartley, Turvey andSergio Pérez, Alguersuari won the final three races of the season to clinch the championship.[5] He thus became the youngest title winner in championship history, aged 18 years and 203 days. He also deputised for the injuredMark Webber in the2008 Race of Champions event at theWembley Stadium in December 2008.[6]
He competed in theFormula Renault 3.5 Series in2009, continuing with the Carlin team and with Turvey once again as his teammate.[7] At the time of his move toFormula One mid-season, he was eighth in the championship, with one podium finish, and was the second-highest rookie driver in the standings behind Turvey. Despite his promotion to an F1 race seat, he carried on in FR3.5.[8] A week after his Formula One debut, Alguersuari returned to the series at theAutódromo Internacional do Algarve, and scored both his first pole,[9] and his first victory in the series.[10] His 27-point haul for the weekend moved him from eighth to third in the championship standings.[11] Alguersuari eventually ended up sixth,[12] dropping from third in the final race.
Alguersuari took over the role of reserve driver for theRed Bull Racing andScuderia Toro Rosso Formula One teams from fellow Red Bull Junior driverBrendon Hartley in the second half of the2009 Formula One season.[13] Less than two weeks later, race driverSébastien Bourdais left the Toro Rosso team after the2009 German Grand Prix and Alguersuari was immediately expected to be his successor, despite the lack of an official confirmation.[14][15] Four days later, Toro Rosso announced that Alguersuari would drive for the team at the2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.[16] He became the youngest ever Formula One driver at the age of 19 years and 125 days, breaking the record previously held byMike Thackwell. He became only the seventh teenager to start a Grand Prix.[17] Qualifying in last place following a mechanical problem, he finished the race in fifteenth, one place ahead of his teammateSébastien Buemi. Through the rest of the season, he had little success, with his best result coming at the2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, where he managed 14th place. At the remaining 8 races, he only finished 3 of them and retired in the other 5.[citation needed] During the season he also had a huge crash in theJapanese Grand Prix while he was attempting to chase for his first points.[18]
Toro Rosso retained Alguersuari for the2010 season,[19] starting with a career-best finishes of thirteenth inBahrain and eleventh inAustralia including 22 laps battling with the 7 time world champion Michael Schumacher. InMalaysia one week later, Alguersuari scored his first ever Formula One points with a ninth-placed finish. Toro Rosso team principalFranz Tost praised Alguersuari's performance, saying the Spaniard "drove a fantastic race".[20] Alguersuari then scored another point after finishing tenth at hishome Grand Prix. In May, Alguersuari visited the Dominican Republic with his Red Bull team and became one of the first drivers to ever drive a Formula 1 vehicle on the beaches there.[21] In the next 14 races, he only had one more points finish, at the final race of the year inAbu Dhabi.[citation needed]
Toro Rosso confirmed that Alguersuari was to be retained alongsideSébastien Buemi for the 2011 season.[22] After finishing the first two races outside the points, Alguersuari qualified inside the top ten for the first time in Formula One, with a seventh place grid start inChina.[23] Two 16th places and a retirement followed in the next three races, before taking his best Formula One placing of eighth at theCanadian Grand Prix, and then matching that at theEuropean Grand Prix. These results came at a crucial time for Alguersuari, withDaniel Ricciardo being linked to replace Alguersuari for the2012 season.[24] Alguersuari finished tenth at theBritish Grand Prix, giving him a run of three consecutive point scoring finishes. He qualified a career best 6th at theBelgian Grand Prix before being forced to retire during the race after a first corner collision withBruno Senna. Alguersuari finished in seventh place at theItalian Grand Prix, improving upon his previous best of two eighth places earlier in the season. He crashed out on the penultimate lap inSingapore, but was classified in 21st place. InKorea, Alguersuari finished seventh after passingNico Rosberg on the final lap, and added another eighth-place finish inIndia.
Following the last race of the season in Brazil, Alguersuari won theDesafio Internacional das Estrelas karting event, organised byFelipe Massa.[25] On 14 December 2011, Toro Rosso announced that Ricciardo andJean-Éric Vergne would be the team's drivers in2012, replacing Alguersuari and Buemi.[26]
Alguersuari commented by 2013 that he would not be trying to return to Formula One. The same week he contested a round of the CIK-FIA KZ world karting championship.[27]
Later, he became part of theFormula E Drivers' Club, enabling him to be picked by any of the Formula E teams to race with them. In March 2014, Alguersuari announced that he would compete withVirgin Racing, joiningSam Bird for the season. Alguersuari got a best finish of fourth at the2015 Buenos Aires ePrix but only scored points on four occasions throughout the season. He had a single retirement at the2015 Monaco ePrix where he was caught up in the first lap collision. Alguersuari had to miss the final two rounds of the season due to minor health issues which caused him to faint at the end of the2015 Moscow ePrix and was replaced byFabio Leimer. Alguersuari finished the season with 30 points and placed 13th in the championship.
On 1 October 2015, Alguersuari officially retired from all forms of motorsport, explaining that he had "fallen out of love with this girlfriend".[28]
Being in his first season of Formula One Alguersuari also participated in the CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ1 in 2009, where he was 23rd.[29]
Alguersuari also competed in theDesafio Internacional das Estrelas in2010 (where he was sixth),2011 (where he won) and2013 (seventeenth).[30]
In 2013, already out of Formula One, he participated in theCIK-FIA World KZ Championship, where he was ninth.[31]
In 2021, years after announcing his retirement from motorsports, the Spanish driver decided to return to competition, participating in theSpanish karting championship. However, in the first race of the season at the Campillos circuit, he finished third,[32] but suffered a rib fracture that prevented him from participating in most of the season and cut short his aspirations to participate in the world championship and the European karting championship.[33][34] He returned in the last race of the season in Zuera, Zaragoza, in October where he managed to win the race.[35] In November, he participated in the Winter Cup in Lonato, finishing 15th after climbing 10 positions[36]
In 2022, Alguersuari took part of the Margutti trophy, finishing 16th after climbing 14 positions and setting the fastest lap.[37] He also returned to participate in the Spanish karting championship.[38][39][40]
In addition to driving racing cars, Alguersuari has his own recording studio in Barcelona,[41] and is well known in Spain as a DJ, under the stage name Squire (in reference to his second surname Escudero).[42] Alguersuari headlined the 2010 Barcelona Music Conference and has played sets at clubs includingAmnesia inIbiza.[43] His debut albumOrganic Life was released byBlanco y Negro Records on 14 September 2011,[44] and topped the iTunes album chart five days after its release.[45]
In 2019, he released the albumThe Leftovers of Stars Collide in collaboration with Pablo Bolívar[46] and in 2021 Squire releasedSTOP, his new album.[47]
"I'm a Formula One driver but I have another thing in my life, and that is music. It's obviously quite strange to see a Formula One driver having another life but this is who I am. I've always said it's important to follow your instincts: I love music and racing doesn't interfere with that. I love to close the door and produce, compose, play music, listen to music. I couldn't live without it, just as I couldn't live without racing."[48]
Alguersuari is openly gay, and is dating Israel Garcia.[49]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 2005 | Formula Junior 1600 Italia | Tomcat Racing | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 160 | 3rd |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Epsilon Euskadi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Cram Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 10th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12th | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 142 | 1st | ||
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Epsilon Red Bull Team | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 266 | 2nd |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 5th | ||
| 2008 | British Formula 3 International Series | Carlin Motorsport | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 251 | 1st |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | GTA Motor Competición | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 7th | |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 6th |
| Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | |
| 2010 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th |
| 2011 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
| 2012 | Formula One | Pirelli | Test driver | ||||||
| 2013 | Formula One | Pirelli | Test driver | ||||||
| 2014 | ADAC GT Masters | Rowe Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29th |
| 2014–15 | Formula E | Virgin Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13th |
| 2015 | Stock Car Brasil | RZ Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
† As Alguersuari was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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| 2005 | Epsilon Euskadi | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | MNZ 1 24 | MNZ 2 12 | NC | 0 |
| 2006 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 31 | ZOL 2 21 | IST 1 16 | IST 2 9 | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 2 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 31 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 Ret | LMS 1 Ret | LMS 2 Ret | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 16 | 12th | 24 | ||
| 2007 | Epsilon Red Bull Team | ZOL 1 4 | ZOL 2 23 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 9 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 4 | DON 1 5 | DON 2 Ret | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 6 | EST 1 5 | EST 2 27† | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 2 | 5th | 67 | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
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| 2006 | Cram Competition | MUG 1 19 | MUG 2 14 | VLL 1 10 | VLL 2 21 | IMO 1 5 | IMO 2 13 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 3 | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 11 | MIS 1 18 | MIS 2 5 | VAR 12 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 10 | 10th | 56 |
| 2007 | Epsilon Red Bull Team | VLL1 1 12 | VLL1 2 5 | VLL2 1 Ret | VLL2 2 1 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 1 | VAL 1 2 | VAL 2 1 | MIS 1 10 | MIS 2 Ret | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 3 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 2 | 2nd | 266 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 1 | CRO 1 6 | CRO 2 5 | MNZ 1 12 | MNZ 2 6 | ROC 1 3 | ROC 2 2 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 3 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 3 | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 4 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 4 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 6 | BUC 1 3 | BUC 2 1 | DON 1 1 | DON 2 1 | 1st | 251 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
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| 2008 | GTA Motor Competición | JAR 1 1 | JAR 2 5 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ALB 1 | ALB 2 | VSC 1 1 | VSC 2 4 | VF1 | MAG 1 NC | MAG 2 NC | VAL 1 1 | VAL 2 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 7th | 60 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
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| 2009 | Carlin Motorsport | CAT SPR 5 | CAT FEA 16† | SPA SPR 10 | SPA FEA 6 | MON FEA 6 | HUN SPR 5 | HUN FEA 16 | SIL SPR 6 | SIL FEA 9 | BUG SPR 4 | BUG FEA 3 | ALG SPR 3 | ALG FEA 1 | NÜR SPR 5 | NÜR FEA 6 | ALC SPR 8 | ALC FEA 12 | 6th | 88 |
† – Retired, but classified
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
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| 2009 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro RossoSTR4 | Ferrari 056 2.4V8 | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN 15 | EUR 16 | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | SIN Ret | JPN Ret | BRA 14 | ABU Ret | 24th | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro RossoSTR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4V8 | BHR 13 | AUS 11 | MAL 9 | CHN 13 | ESP 10 | MON 11 | TUR 12 | CAN 12 | EUR 13 | GBR Ret | GER 15 | HUN Ret | BEL 13 | ITA 15 | SIN 12 | JPN 11 | KOR 11 | BRA 11 | ABU 9 | 19th | 5 |
| 2011 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro RossoSTR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4V8 | AUS 11 | MAL 14 | CHN Ret | TUR 16 | ESP 16 | MON Ret | CAN 8 | EUR 8 | GBR 10 | GER 12 | HUN 10 | BEL Ret | ITA 7 | SIN 21† | JPN 15 | KOR 7 | IND 8 | ABU 15 | BRA 11 | 14th | 26 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
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| 2014–15 | Virgin Racing | SparkSRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 11 | PUT 9 | PDE 5 | BUE 4 | MIA 11 | LBH 8 | MCO Ret | BER 12 | MSC 13 | LDN | LDN | 13th | 30 |
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| Preceded by | Formula Renault Italia Winter Series Champion 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Formula Three Champion 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Desafio Internacional das Estrelas Winner 2011 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Youngest driver to start a Formula One race 19 years, 125 days (2009 Hungarian Grand Prix) | Succeeded by |
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