Alexander Rossi (racing driver)
| Alexander Rossi | |
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 Alexander Rossi at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round |
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| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 25, 1991 Auburn (United States) |
| 2012 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Fortec Motorsport |
| Car no. | 7 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2009–10 2009 2008 2007–08 2006 2006 2005–06 |
GP3 Series GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW USA/Americas Skip Barber Race Series Formula TR 2000 Pro Series S. Barber Western Regional |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2008 2006 |
Formula BMW World Final Formula BMW Americas S. Barber Western Regional |
Alexander Rossi (born September 25, 1991 in Auburn, California) is an American racing driver who competes in single seater formulae. He is currently competing in in the 2011 World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Skip Barber
In 2005, after becoming IKF Grand National Champion in the 100cc Yamaha class, Rossi was semi-finalist in the Red Bull Formula One American Drivers search with a top 5 finish overall out of over 2,000 nationwide candidates.
In 2006 he was awarded the Skip Barber National Scholarship from Skip Barber Racing School to compete in the 2006 Skip Barber National Championship, where he finished third overall and became the youngest winner in Skip Barber National Championship history, at age 14.
[edit] Formula BMW
Rossi competed in the Formula BMW USA series in 2007, finishing third overall in the championship, with three wins and five podiums while driving for Team Apex Racing, USA.
For 2008, Rossi returned for a sophomore year with the two-time Formula BMW championship winning team EuroInternational. He won the overall championship, becoming the first American Formula BMW Champion in the Americas Championship, with ten wins from the fifteen races run.
Rossi completed the season as World Champion, winning the 2008 Formula BMW World Final at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico City, beating the rookie Michael Christensen. Rossi was awarded a Formula One test with BMW Sauber F1 Team,[1][2] along with European champion Esteban Gutiérrez.
[edit] International Formula Master
Rossi decided to cross the Atlantic in order to compete in Europe in 2009. He chose to compete in the International Formula Master with Hitech Racing.[3] After two rounds, Rossi moved over to ISR Racing for the remainder of the season. Rossi won three races over the course of the season, all coming during reverse-grid races. The wins at Brno, Spa and Imola gave Rossi the second-highest tally of victories during the 2009 season, with Fabio Leimer (seven) winning more. Coupled with Pål Varhaug's sixth place in the final race at Imola, Rossi moved up to fourth overall in the championship, and the highest-placed rookie driver.
[edit] GP2 Series
Rossi competed in the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. Having competed for Ocean Racing Technology at the first Abu Dhabi round, Rossi moved to Team Meritus for the remaining rounds.[4] Rossi made a strong impression immediately finishing fourth in his début race, from thirteenth on the grid. Rossi was only the second American to compete at GP2 level, preceded by Scott Speed who raced in Formula One with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2006 and 2007. He finished ninth in the championship standings.
[edit] Formula One
Rossi was one of three drivers linked to US-based Formula One team US F1 along with José María López and James Rossiter. Rossi was contracted to be the reserve and test driver before the team folded. He has also tested the 2009-spec BMW Sauber F1.09 Formula One car as part of Formula One's young driver test in Jerez. This was earned for winning the Formula BMW World Final. This test earned Rossi his FIA Super License and is currently the only American to hold one.
[edit] GP3 Series
In 2010, Rossi made the move to the new GP3 Series, competing for multiple championship winning team ART Grand Prix. He joined Pedro Nunes and Esteban Gutiérrez at the team, winning twice and finishing fourth in the series.[5]
[edit] World Series by Renault
After a season in GP3, Rossi moved on to compete in the 2011 World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport. He is joined on the team by Brazilian driver and 2010 Italian Formula Three Champion César Ramos.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | FLaps | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Skip Barber National | Skip Barber Racing School | 14 | 2 | 3 | 613 | 3rd | |
| Skip Barber Western Regional | Skip Barber Racing School | 10 | 7 | 538 | 1st | |||
| Formula TR 1600 Pro Series | Odyssey Motorsports | 11 | 4 | 469 | 2nd | |||
| 2007 | Formula BMW Americas | Team Apex Racing | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 410 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Formula BMW Americas | EuroInternational | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 249 | 1st |
| Formula BMW Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A† | N/A† | ||
| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2009 | International Formula Master | Hitech Racing | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 4th |
| ISR Racing | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Ocean Racing Technology | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9th |
| MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | ||||||||
| 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | ISR Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4th | |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Fortec Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 3rd |
† - As Rossi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
[edit] Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA 8 |
ESP SPR 1 |
TUR FEA 4 |
TUR SPR 3 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 5 |
GBR SPR 2 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 1 |
BEL FEA 13 |
BEL SPR 2 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 15 |
4th | 38 |
[edit] Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Ocean Racing Technology | ABU1 FEA 4 |
ABU1 SPR 5 |
9th | 12 | ||||||
| MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | ABU2 FEA 6 |
ABU2 SPR 9 |
BHR1 FEA Ret |
BHR1 SPR Ret |
BHR2 FEA 11 |
BHR2 SPR 5 |
[edit] Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ISR Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 Ret |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC | 0 |
| 2011 | Fortec Motorsport | ALC 1 1 |
ALC 2 2 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 7 |
MNZ 1 17 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MON 1 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 5 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 DSQ |
LEC 1 16 |
LEC 2 1 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 7 |
3rd | 156 |
[edit] References
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-07-31). "Rossi, Gutierrez get BMW F1 test". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77447&type=news&id=77447. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Rossi wins BMW Sauber F1 test". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 2008-12-08. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/204414/rossi-wins-bmw-sauber-f1-test/. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Rossi, American World Champion Signs with Hi Tech Junior Team". alexanderrossi.com (Alexander Rossi). 2009-05-13. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/news/120/. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ English, Steven (2010-01-27). "Rossi switches to Meritus for GP2 Asia". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81075. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "ART Grand Prix announces complete GP3 Series 2010 Line-up". gp2series.com (GP2 Series). 2010-01-13. http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2675. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Alexander Rossi career statistics at Driver Database
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tim Traver |
Skip Barber Western Regional Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Tom Roberts |
| Preceded by Daniel Morad |
Formula BMW Americas Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Chaves |
| Preceded by Philipp Eng |
Formula BMW World Final Winner 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Placer County, California
- American racing drivers
- Kart racing drivers
- Formula BMW USA drivers
- Formula BMW Europe drivers
- International Formula Master drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- GP3 Series drivers
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series drivers
- FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy drivers
