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Alex Albon F1 Profile & Career Stats
Driver Profile
Super Licence Penalty Points
1of 12 points
Eleven more inside twelve months would mean a one race ban.
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- 12025 Las Vegas F1 GPCollision with Lewis Hamilton
12 expired points
- 22025 Azerbaijan F1 GPCausing a collision with Franco Colapinto
- 22024 Qatar F1 GPCar 23 caused a collision with Car 20 in turn 1. Infringement Breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 d) of the FIA International Sporting Code.
- 12022 USA F1 GPCar 23 left the track at T12 and re-joined but retained its position.
- 22022 Austrian F1 GPForcing another driver off the track.
- 12022 Monaco F1 GPCar 23 left the track at Turn 10 and gained a lasting advantage.
- 12022 Spanish F1 GPLeaving the track without a justifiable reason multiple times.
- 22022 Saudi Arabian F1 GPCollision with Car 18 in turn 1 of lap 48.
- 22020 Eifel F1 GPCausing a collision with Car 26 after Turn 14.
- 12020 Russian F1 GPFailure to follow Race Director’s Instruction in turn 2.
- 22020 Italian F1 GPT1 incident with car.
- 22020 British F1 GPIncident between car 23 and car 20 in turn 18
- 12019 Italian F1 GPGaining an advantage
Highest ever: 7 on
Full Career Statistics
| Drivers' Titles | 0 |
| Grand Prix Entries | 145 |
| Grand Prix Starts | 143 |
| Total Points | 318.00 |
| Avg. Points per GP | 2.19 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Avg. GP Grid | 12.7 |
| GP Podiums | 2 (1,4%) |
| GP Fastest Laps | 1 (0,7%) |
| GP Points Finish | 52 (35,9%) |
| Avg. GP Position | 10.8 |
| GP DNFs | 28 (19,3%) |
| Total GP Laps | 7.616 |
| Sprint Starts | 26 |
| Sprint Wins | 0 |
| Sprint Podiums | 0 |
| Sprint Points | 5 |
F1 Career Team History
Key Career Landmarks
Race
2019 Australian F1 Grand Prix2019 AUS F1 GP 22 years, 359 days22y, 359d
2026 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2026 BHR F1 GP 30 years, 195 days30y, 195d
2019 Australian F1 Grand Prix2019 AUS F1 GP 22 years, 359 days22y, 359d2026 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2026 BHR F1 GP 30 years, 195 days30y, 195dPodium
2020 Tuscan F1 Grand Prix2020 ITA F1 GP 24 years, 174 days24y, 174d2020 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2020 BHR F1 GP 24 years, 251 days24y, 251d
2020 Tuscan F1 Grand Prix2020 ITA F1 GP 24 years, 174 days24y, 174d2020 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2020 BHR F1 GP 24 years, 251 days24y, 251dPoints finish2019 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2019 BHR F1 GP 23 years, 8 days23y, 8d
2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2026 MON F1 GP 30 years, 76 days30y, 76d
2019 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2019 BHR F1 GP 23 years, 8 days23y, 8d2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2026 MON F1 GP 30 years, 76 days30y, 76dF1 Career Finishing Positions
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Bio
Alex Albon Biography
Alexr Albon prepares to drive in the garage during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 12, 2019
Karting
Alex(ander) Albon started karting at the age of 8 back in 2005. He started competing in his local Hoddesdon karting championship. In 2006 Albon took part in the cadet class and finished 1st at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix.
He also participated in the Super National Honda Cadet Championship and finished 1st in 2006 and was 2nd in 2007. From 2008 till 2010 he drove at the KF3 karting class and won a lot of prices during this period. He won the Kartmasters British GP, the Formula Kart Stars Championship, the KF Winter Series, the Super 1 National KF3 title, the CIK-FIA European Championship and even the CIK-FIA World Cup.
In 2011 Albon took part in the KF1 class. He finished 2nd in the WSK Euro Series and also ended up 2nd in the CIK-FIA World Championship behind the Dutch talented driver Nyck de Vries.
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2012 Albon stepped up to open-wheel racing for the EPIC racing team in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series. He ended up 38th out of 49 drivers who participated in this championship and had a tough season without scoring any points. He also became part of the Red Bull Junior programme.
He stayed in the series for the next 2013 season but switched teams. He could drive for KTR and was more successful this season. He scored 1 pole position and drove one fastest lap during a venue on the Red Bull Ring in Austria. He ended up as 13th in his second season with 22 points in the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 season.
In 2014 he was getting the hang of it and finished 3rd in the championship with 117 points and a pole position on the Nürburgring.
Alex Albon with Sir Jackie Stewart at the Hungaroring on August 04, 2019 (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
European F3
The next 2015 season he drove F3 at the Signature team. He won 4 races and scored 187 points to finish 7th in this championship.
GP3 Series & F2
Albon again stepped up to the GP3 series to drive for ART Grand Prix in 2016. He became a teammate of Charles Leclerc who won the championship. Albon was 2nd with 4 race wins and would also drive for ART the following season in F2. He ended up in the 2017 F2 championship as 10th with 86 points.
In 2018 Albon also took part in the F2, but switched teams and drove for the DAMS team. He won 4 races and 3 poles that season to score 8 podiums and 212 points, which gave him P3 in the championship.
Formula E & F1
Alexander Albon of Thailand driving the (23) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on September 01, 2019 in Spa, Belgium.
Albon signed a contract to race for the Nissan E-DAMS team in 2018/19 to be the teammate of Sébastien Buemi in Formula E. On the 26th of November the news got out that he was released by the Nissan team and would become Formula 1 driver for Toro Rosso F1 Team next to Daniil Kvyat during the 2019 F1 season.
Albon showed his racing abilities with good performances during the first half of the 2019 season, especially in China and Germany. In Shanghai he had to start from the pit-lane because he wrecked his STR14 in FP3 and the team couldn't fix it on time for qualifying. He drove a great race and finished 10th. In the rain-hit German Grand Prix, he drove an F1 car in the wet for the first time and finished sixth. The best result of his career at the pinnacle of motorsport so far.
After scoring points in five of the first 12 races in 2019 for Toro Rosso, Red Bull announced on the 12th of August that the Thai driver was promoted to the Milton Keynes squad. He will drive alongside Max Verstappen to replace the underperforming Pierre Gasly starting from the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix to the end of the season.
In the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, his debut race for Red Bull, Albon had to start from 17th place due to penalties for exceeding PU elements. The Thai racer drove a brilliant Grand Prix at Spa and secured the first top-five finish of his F1 career.
Albon produced an amazing overtake against Racing Point's Sergio Perez in the final lap which gave him the fifth position. Albon overtook the Mexican after the Eau Rouge-Raidillon section even with his right-hand tyres on the grass.
Both drivers were called by the stewards but the situation was deemed as a racing incident.
In the 2019 Italian Grand Prix, the Thai driver lined up ninth in qualifying after he could not set a time during a weird Q3 at Monza.
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing.
Brazilian Grand Prix, Friday 11th November 2022. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Albon started the race and had a hard fight with McLaren's Carlos Sainz, with the Spanish driver squeezing Albon out of the track at the first Lesmo turn. Albon was able to recover and took advantage of Sebastian Vettel spinning out of the points and Sainz's retirement to finish in a solid sixth place.
In the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, he started from sixth place and finished in the same position. Then, he crashed during qualifying for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix, which forced him to start the race from the Pit-Lane. However, he had a great Sunday, finishing fifth after making great overtaking moves.
In his first seven races for Red Bull Racing, he finished in the top six. During the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix, he ran third in the early part of the race before a two-stop strategy threw away his chance of a first-ever podium. Then, at Brazil, he was running second with less than a handful of laps remaining and Lewis Hamilton crashed into him, which again took away the possibility of his first podium in F1.
He finished 2019 in eighth in the WDC with 92 points. He showed decent pace with Red Bull and consistently put the car in at least in the top six, where it belonged. Although he did not have particularly stunning performances, the team announced on the 12th of November that Albon was staying with them for the 2020 season.
In the 2020 Formula 1 season, Albon had a shot to win the inaugural race of the revised calendar, the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix after a late Safety Car. However, he collided with Lewis Hamilton while fighting for P2 and his chances disappeared.
In the following seven races, Albon had three Top-5 finishes before achieving the first podium of his career in the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello on the 13th of September.
In the remaining eight races after the Tuscan Grand Prix, Albon struggled. Even though he scored another podium, in Bahrain, Albon's seat was under study by Red Bull. Ultimately, Albon lost his seat to Sergio Pérez, as the team announced the signing of the Mexican driver on December 18th, 2020.
Albon returned to Formula 1 with Williams in 2022 and scored points in three races with solid drives at Australia, Miami and Spa-Francorchamps. Albon scored four points and led Williams in 2022, although the team could not replicate its 2021 results and finished 10th in the World Constructors' Championship.
The 2023 Formula 1 season was great for Albon at Williams, helping the team show true development and emerge as the best driver for the squad in years. Albon finished 2023 in 13th place in the WDC, which was the best finish for a Williams driver in the standings since 2017.
(L to R): Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing and Carlos Sainz (ESP) Atlassian Williams Racing at the drivers' start of season group photograph.
16.03.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Race Day.
Albon scored points in seven Grands Prix in 2023 and had a season-best finish of seventh twice, in Canada and Italy.
He finished the campaign with 27 points of the team's 28 points overall, which put Williams in seventh place among Constructors, the best result for the team since their fifth place in 2017.
In 2024, he finished 16th in the World Drivers' Championship with 12 points, helping Williams to avoid another last-place finish among constructors. The team scored 17 points in the season.
The 2025 F1 season saw a consistent Alex Albon in the early stages, easily outperforming his new teammate, Carlos Sainz. However, things became tougher for Albon, and he only scored points in three races of the second half of the season.
It was a big contrast with the first half, where he scored points in eight races, including three finishes in fifth place. Sainz, meanwhile, had a great second half, even finishing twice on the podium.
At the end of the season, Albon finished eighth among drivers, one spot ahead of his teammate (73 to 64 points).
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Helmets
Alex Albon F1 Helmets
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Cars
Alexander Albon F1 Cars
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- Alexander Albon driving the (23) Williams FW48 on track during day two of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on February 12, 2026 (Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images)
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- Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47. 05.07.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Qualifying Day. (2025)
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- Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW46. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday 3rd November 2024. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Alex Albon (THA), Williams FW45 First Run (2023) Monday 13th February 2023, Silverstone, England
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- Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW44. Formula One Testing, Thursday 10th March 2022. Sakhir, Bahrain.
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- Alexander Albon driving the Red Bull RB16 on theHungaroring on July 19, 2020 in Budapest
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- Alexander Albon driving the (23) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 Honda on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 12, 2019
Seasons
Alexander Albon Championship Results
| Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
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| 2026 |
 Williams |
 Mercedes | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 717 | 0 | 0.33 | 5 |
| 2025 |
Williams |
Mercedes | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1273 | 1 | 3.04 | 73 |
| 2024 |
Williams |
Mercedes | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138 | 0 | 0.52 | 12 |
| 2023 |
Williams |
Mercedes | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1149 | 0 | 1.23 | 27 |
| 2022 |
Williams |
Mercedes | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1100 | 0 | 0.19 | 4 |
| 2020 |
 Red Bull |
 Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 994 | 0 | 6.18 | 105 |
| 2019 |
Red Bull Toro Rosso |
Honda Honda | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1245 | 0 | 4.38 | 92 |
Results
Alexander Albon F1 GP Classifications
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Alexander Albon F1 GP Results
Podiums
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Teammates
News
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Alex Albon — Frequently Asked Questions
When did Alex Albon start racing in Formula 1?
Alex Albon started racing in Formula 1 in 2019.
Is Alex Albon still racing in Formula 1?
Yes, Alex Albon is currently competing in the 2026 Formula 1 season for Williams.
Who does Alex Albon race for in 2026?
Alex Albon drives for Williams in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
How many F1 podiums does Alex Albon have?
Alex Albon has finished on the podium 2 times in Formula 1.
What nationality is Alex Albon?
Alex Albon is Thai.
Which teams has Alex Albon driven for in Formula 1?
Alex Albon has driven for Toro Rosso, Red Bull and Williams in Formula 1.
How many F1 races has Alex Albon entered?
Alex Albon has competed in 145 Formula 1 Grands Prix.
