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Alex Figge
Alex Figge
Nationality	American
Born	January 29, 1981 (age 43); Davenport, Iowa, United States
Pirelli World challenge career
Debut season	2011
Current team	KPAX Racing
Car number	9
Engine	3.8-liter V8 twin turbo McLaren M838T
Wins	5
Poles	5
Best finish	1 in 2013
Previous series
	US Formula Ford ; Toyota Atlantics; American Le Mans Series; Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series; 2007 Champ Car World Series Season; American Le Mans Series; Pirelli World Challenge

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Alex Figge (pronounced "figgy", born January 29, 1981) is an American race car driver born in Davenport, IA. He started racing professionally in the Star Mazda Championship, capturing one victory at Portland International Raceway in 2000 while driving for World Speed Motorsports.

Career in racing

Figge competed in the US Formula Ford 2000 championship in 2001, running with Lightspeed Motorsports and Cape Motorsports, then moved up to the Toyota Atlantic series where he finished 18th (partial season), 9th, and 7th in the standings during his three year stay from 2002 to 2004.

In 2005 he made 7 starts in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series where he earned one podium and six top five finishes with teammate Ryan Dalziel. In 2005, he also made his Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class debut with Dalziel, where they earned a 6th place finish in their only race of the season.^[1] In 2006 he drove a full Daytona Prototype schedule and earned 3 top-5 finishes and finished 16th in driver points for Pacific Coast Motorsports, which was owned by Tyler Tedevic, Shelly Tedevic and Tom Figge.^[2]

On September 2, 2006, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced that it would enter two cars in the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, one of which was driven by Alex with teammate Dalziel. The team struggled a bit with the new equipment and series but they were generally on race pace. Dalziel was let go from the team with two races remaining in the season. Figge's best finish was 8th place in the first race of the season at Las Vegas, which was fraught with attrition. Figge's struggles continued throughout the season, finishing towards the back of the field in most races.

Transition to Tafel Racing

With the early 2008 merger of Champ Car with the Indy Racing League, Figge left open wheel racing in the U.S and transitioned to Sports Cars by joining Tafel Racing's #73 Ferrari F430 team in the American Le Mans Series' GT2 class, co-driving with team owner Jim Tafel, earning two top-6 finishes.^[3]

In 2011, Figge made his Pirelli World Challenge Debut as a Volvo Factory driver, signing for a partial season with KPAX Racing alongside co driver Randy Pobst. In his three seasons with K-PAX Racing, Figge has celebrated 5 pole positions, 5 wins, and 12 top-five finishes. In February 2014, K-PAX Racing announced the return of Alex Figge with the addition of new teammate Robert Thorne.^[4] The Pirelli World Challenge team also announced the switch from racing Volvos to McLaren MP4-12Cs in the new season.

Motorsports Career Results

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
1999		SEB	ATL	PPI 14	SON 13	POR 34	LV 28			N.C.	N.C.
2000	World Speed Motorsports	AMS 23	SON 7	MOS 13	TEX 7	POR 1	ATL 4	LAG 32	LV 30	7th	189

USF2000 National Championship

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Points
2001	Lightspeed Motorsports	HMS1 10	HMS2 15	HMS3 9	WGI1 19	WGI2 22	IRP 10	MDO1 23	MDO2 27	ROA1 12	ROA2 11	MDO3 11	SEB1 6	SEB2 15	16th	88

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2002	World Speed Motorsports	MTY 11	LBH Ret	MIL 6	LS 13	POR Ret	CHI Ret	TOR Ret	CLE Ret	TRR 11	ROA 17	MTL 10	DEN 15	18th	30
2003	Pacific Coast Motorsports	MTY 6	LBH 5	MIL 7	LS 5	POR 7	CLE Ret	TOR 8	TRR Ret	MDO 8	MTL 8	DEN Ret	MIA 8	9th	87
2004	Pacific Coast Motorsports	LBH Ret	MTY 1	MIL Ret	POR1 6	POR2 Ret	CLE 7	TOR 7	VAN 5	ROA Ret	DEN 8	MTL 3	LS 4	7th	201

Champ Car

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2007	Pacific Coast Motorsports	LVS 8	LBH Ret	HOU INJ	POR 16	CLE Ret	MTT Ret	TOR Ret	EDM 13	SJO Ret	ROA 13	ZOL 14	ASN 16	SRF 13	MXC 11	17th	95

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
2008	Pacific Coast Motorsports	HMS	STP	MOT¹ DNP	LBH¹ 14	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	EDM	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	SRF²	NC	–

¹ Run on same day.

² Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

References

^ GRAND-AM Results Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, GRANDAM Road Racing
^ Pacific Coast Motorsports Website, Pacific Coast Motorsports,
^ Alex Figge to join Tafel Racing from Utah Grand Prix, Planet LeMans, May 1, 2008
^ K-PAX to Run McLaren MP4-12Cs in PWC, SportsCar 365, February 17, 2014

External links

Alex Figge driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Alex Figge at Driver Database

[1] GRAND-AM Results Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, GRANDAM Road Racing

[2] Pacific Coast Motorsports Website, Pacific Coast Motorsports,

[3] Alex Figge to join Tafel Racing from Utah Grand Prix, Planet LeMans, May 1, 2008

[4] K-PAX to Run McLaren MP4-12Cs in PWC, SportsCar 365, February 17, 2014

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 Figge competed in the US [[Formula Ford]] 2000 championship in 2001, running with Lightspeed Motorsports and Cape Motorsports, then moved up to the [[Toyota Atlantic]] series where he finished 18th (partial season), 9th, and 7th in the standings during his three year stay from 2002 to 2004.
-In 2005 he made 7 starts in the GT1 class of the [[American Le Mans Series]] where he earned one podium and six top five finishes with teammate [[Ryan Dalziel]]. In 2005, he also made his [[Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] Daytona Prototype class debut with Dalziel, where they earned a 6th place finish in their only race of the season.<ref>[http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2005_Rolex_DriverPoints.pdf GRAND-AM Results], GRANDAM Road Racing</ref> In 2006 he drove a full Daytona Prototype schedule and earned 3 top-5 finishes and finished 16th in driver points for [[Pacific Coast Motorsports]], which was owned by Tyler Tedevic, Shelly Tedevic and Tom Figge.<ref>[http://champcar-ws.com/pacific_coast_motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports Website], Pacific Coast Motorsports,</ref>
+In 2005 he made 7 starts in the GT1 class of the [[American Le Mans Series]] where he earned one podium and six top five finishes with teammate [[Ryan Dalziel]]. In 2005, he also made his [[Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] Daytona Prototype class debut with Dalziel, where they earned a 6th place finish in their only race of the season.<ref>[http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2005_Rolex_DriverPoints.pdf GRAND-AM Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013453/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2005_Rolex_DriverPoints.pdf |date=2014-02-22 }}, GRANDAM Road Racing</ref> In 2006 he drove a full Daytona Prototype schedule and earned 3 top-5 finishes and finished 16th in driver points for [[Pacific Coast Motorsports]], which was owned by Tyler Tedevic, Shelly Tedevic and Tom Figge.<ref>[http://champcar-ws.com/pacific_coast_motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports Website], Pacific Coast Motorsports,</ref>
 On September 2, 2006, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced that it would enter two cars in the [[2007 Champ Car World Series Season]], one of which was driven by Alex with teammate Dalziel.  The team struggled a bit with the new equipment and series but they were generally on race pace. Dalziel was let go from the team with two races remaining in the season. Figge's best finish was 8th place in the first race of the season at [[Vegas Grand Prix|Las Vegas]], which was fraught with attrition. Figge's struggles continued throughout the season, finishing towards the back of the field in most races.