Alex Lynn

For the Australian musician, see Alex the Astronaut.

Alex Lynn
Cadillac WEC factory driver Alex Lynn
Nationality	British
Born	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 Romford, England
WEC career
Current team	Cadillac Racing
Car number	2
Former teams	Manor Motorsport, G-Drive Racing, Aston Martin Racing, United Autosports
Starts	34
Wins	3
Poles	4
Fastest laps	3
Formula E career
Debut season	2016–17
Car number	94
Former teams	Virgin Racing, Jaguar Racing, Mahindra Racing
Starts	42
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Poles	2
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	12th in 2020–21
Finished last season	12th (78 pts)
Previous series
2015 2014 2012–13 2012 2011 2011, 13 2010–11 2009–10	GP2 Series GP3 Series European F3 British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault UK Formula Renault UK Winter Cup
Championship titles
2023 2014 2011 2010	European Le Mans Series GP3 Series Formula Renault UK Formula Renault UK Winter Cup

Alex Lynn (born 17 September 1993) is a British racing driver who was born in Romford, Essex and now lives in London. He is currently a factory driver for Cadillac Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Previously Lynn has won the Le Mans 24 Hours for Aston Martin Racing, Sebring 12 Hours for Cadillac and is the reigning European Le Mans Series Champion. In 2021 Lynn won the London round of the Formula E series driving for Mahindra Racing.

Career

Formula Renault

In 2010 Lynn won the Formula Renault Graduate Cup and went on to win both the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup and the 2011 main series with a dominant 15 wins combined. At the Formula Renault Eurocup round at Silverstone, Lynn took pole position and finished second

Lynn racing in Formula Renault.

Formula Three

2012 saw Lynn race for Fortec Motorsports in British Formula 3, finishing the season in 4th place, with a race win at Silverstone and 5 podium places, as well as being the first rookie to ever earn pole position at the Macau Grand Prix.

Racing for Prema Powerteam in 2013, Lynn placed 3rd overall in the championship with 3 race wins, 14 podiums and 5 pole positions. In November that year, Lynn returned to the Macau Grand Prix dominating the weekend winning from pole position and becoming the first Briton to win since 2007.

GP3 Series

Lynn at Silverstone Circuit in 2014.

Lynn won the  GP3 Series in 2014 as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team programme, winning on his debut at the Circuit de Catalunya and going on to dominate the championship.

GP2 Series

In two years with DAMS, Lynn won five races, scored two poles and finished sixth in the championship both years.

Formula One

As a Williams test and development driver for 2015 and 2016, Lynn drove both the FW37 and FW38, testing at Catalunya and Silverstone.

Formula E

Making his debut for DS Virgin Racing in New York, Lynn put the car on pole position. Between 2016 and 2021 Lynn drove for Jaguar and Mahindra achieving one win, three podiums and two pole positions.

Lynn racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

World Endurance Championship (WEC)

The #2 Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Lynn, Bamber and Westbrook at the 2023 6 Hours of Portimão

Since 2016 Lynn has driven successfully in every professional category of the WEC, winning 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020 for Aston Martin Racing in the GTE Pro Category and qualifying on pole on his LMP2 debut at Le Mans for G-Drive.

In 2022 Lynn signed for Cadillac Racing as a factory driver after a successful stint in the IMSA Championship - including his second win at the 12 Hours of Sebring with Earl Bamber and Neel Jani. Driving the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R in the 2023 WEC season with the season’s highlight being third place at the 100th Le Mans driving alongside Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook.

Racing record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2006	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — ICA Junior		12th
	Super 1 National Championship — ICA Junior		29th
2007	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — ICA Junior		21st
	Easykart International Grand Finals — 100cc	Easykart UK	DNF
	Super 1 National Championship — ICA Junior		16th
2008	Copa Campeones Trophy — KF2	Ricky Flynn Motorsport	DNF
	Silver Cup — KF2		5th
	Bridgestone Cup Europe — KF2		15th
	Trofeo delle Industrie — KF2	Ricky Flynn Motorsport	6th
	Super 1 National Championship — KF3		11th
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3	Savani Competition Srl	17th
2009	Super 1 National Championship — KF2		6th
	Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2	Ricky Flynn Motorsport	19th
	South Garda Winter Cup — KF2		DNF
	WSK International Series — KF2		34th

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Fortec Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	40	10th
2010	Formula Renault UK	Fortec Motorsport	20	0	0	0	1	210	10th
	Formula Renault UK Winter Series		6	3	1	1	3	40	1st
2011	Formula Renault UK	Fortec Motorsport	20	12	14	10	15	521	1st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		4	0	1	0	1	26	14th
	Toyota Racing Series	Giles Motorsport	12	1	0	1	3	514	9th
2012	British Formula 3 International Series	Fortec Motorsports	28	1	2	5	9	253	4th
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship		10	0	0	0	2	N/A	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	1	0	1	N/A	3rd
2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Prema Powerteam	30	3	5	4	14	339.5	3rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix	Theodore Racing by Prema	1	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
	Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	15	3	4	3	9	803	2nd
2014	GP3 Series	Carlin	18	3	2	3	8	207	1st
	Formula One	Lotus F1 Team	Test driver
2015	GP2 Series	DAMS	22	2	2	3	4	110	6th
	Formula One	Williams Martini Racing	Development driver
2016	GP2 Series	DAMS	22	3	0	0	5	124	6th
	Formula One	Williams Martini Racing	Development driver
	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Manor	3	0	1	2	0	4.5	30th
2016–17	Formula E	DS Virgin Racing	2	0	1	0	0	3	23rd
2017	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	G-Drive Racing	5	1	3	0	1	54	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2		1	0	1	0	0	N/A	DNF
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype	Wayne Taylor Racing	1	1	0	0	1	35	29th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9	BMW Team Schnitzer	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2017–18	Formula E	DS Virgin Racing	12	0	0	0	0	17	16th
2018	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8	AMR Performance Centre	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing	8	1	0	0	1	66	8th
	Formula E	Panasonic Jaguar Racing	7	0	0	0	0	10	18th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	R-Motorsport	3	0	0	1	1	38	6th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2019–20	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing	7	1	0	1	5	142	4th
	Formula E	Mahindra Racing	6	0	0	0	0	16	17th
2020	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing	1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
2020–21	Formula E	Mahindra Racing	15	1	0	0	3	78	12th
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi	Cadillac Racing	10	1	0	1	4	3191	4th
	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	United Autosports USA	5	0	0	0	1	75	7th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar	Cadillac Racing	7	0	0	0	1	72	5th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP		1	0	0	0	0	306	21st
	European Le Mans Series – LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	6	2	2	0	5	113	1st
2024	FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar	Cadillac Racing
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	AWA	1	0	0	0	0	117	21st*

^† As Lynn was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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	DC	Points
2012	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 4	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 7	BRH 1	BRH 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	NOR 1 19	NOR 2 9	SPA 1 6	SPA 2 5	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 3											NC†	0†
2013	Prema Powerteam	Mercedes	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 6	MNZ 3 3	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 6	SIL 3 3	HOC 1 15	HOC 2 7	HOC 3 6	BRH 1 1	BRH 2 2	BRH 3 Ret	RBR 1 7	RBR 2 12	RBR 3 8	NOR 1 3	NOR 2 1	NOR 3 3	NÜR 1 14	NÜR 2 7	NÜR 3 6	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 2	ZAN 3 3	VAL 1 3	VAL 2 1	VAL 3 4	HOC 1 4	HOC 2 2	HOC 3 8	3rd	339.5

† – As Lynn was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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	17	18	Pos	Points
2014	Carlin	CAT FEA 1	CAT SPR 18	RBR FEA 1	RBR SPR 20	SIL FEA 2	SIL SPR 6	HOC FEA 2	HOC SPR 3	HUN FEA 4	HUN SPR 4	SPA FEA 8	SPA SPR 1	MNZ FEA 6	MNZ SPR 2	SOC FEA 7	SOC SPR 5	YMC FEA 5	YMC SPR 2	1st	207

Complete GP2 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	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2015	DAMS	BHR FEA 19	BHR SPR 15	CAT FEA 5	CAT SPR 1	MON FEA 13	MON SPR 11	RBR FEA 3	RBR SPR 20	SIL FEA 5	SIL SPR 6	HUN FEA 1	HUN SPR 9	SPA FEA 11	SPA SPR 8	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 10	SOC FEA Ret	SOC SPR 10	BHR FEA 8	BHR SPR 3	YMC FEA 8	YMC SPR C	6th	110
2016	DAMS	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 1	MON FEA 4	MON SPR 5	BAK FEA Ret	BAK SPR 9	RBR FEA 11	RBR SPR 3	SIL FEA 16	SIL SPR 14	HUN FEA 12	HUN SPR Ret	HOC FEA 7	HOC SPR 1	SPA FEA 3	SPA SPR 10	MNZ FEA 12	MNZ SPR 5	SEP FEA 4	SEP SPR 12	YMC FEA 8	YMC SPR 1	6th	124

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2016	Manor	LMP2	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ 11	SHA 9	BHR 10	30th	4.5
2017	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 5	SPA 1	LMS Ret	NÜR	MEX 4	COA 8	FUJ	SHA	BHR	15th	54
2018–19	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	SPA 6	LMS 13	SIL 4	FUJ 9	SHA 4	SEB 8	SPA 1	LMS 14		8th	66
2019–20	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	SIL 3	FUJ 3	SHA 4	BHR 3	COA 4	SPA 3	LMS 1	BHR		4th	142
2022	United Autosports USA	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB	SPA 6	LMS 5	MNZ 5	FUJ 5	BHR 2				7th	75
2023	Cadillac Racing	Hypercar	Cadillac V-LMDh	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	SEB 4	ALG 4	SPA 5	LMS 3	MNZ 10	FUJ 10	BHR 11			5th	72

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year	Entrant	No.	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2017	Wayne Taylor Racing	10	P	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB 1	LBH	COA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET	29th	35
2022	Cadillac Racing	02	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	DAY 6	SEB 1	LBH 2	LGA 5	MDO 4	DET 3	WGL 4	MOS 4	ELK 2	PET 5	4th	3191
2023	Cadillac Racing	02	GTP	Cadillac V-LMDh	Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8	DAY 4	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	PET		21st	306
2024	AWA	13	GTD	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	DAY 21	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET	21st*	117*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	20	DNF	DNF
2018	Aston Martin Racing	Jonathan Adam Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Pro	327	37th	13th
2019	Aston Martin Racing	Jonathan Adam Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Pro	325	44th	12th
2020	Aston Martin Racing	Harry Tincknell Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Pro	346	20th	1st
2021	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Paul di Resta	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	9th	4th
2022	United Autosports USA	Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	368	10th	6th
2023	Cadillac Racing	Earl Bamber Richard Westbrook	Cadillac V-Series.R	Hypercar	341	3rd	3rd

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Points
2016–17	DS Virgin Racing	Spark SRT01-e	DS Virgin DSV-02	HKG	MRK	BUE	MEX	MCO	PAR	BER	BER	NYC Ret	NYC Ret	MTL	MTL				23rd	3
2017–18	DS Virgin Racing	Spark SRT01-e	DS Virgin DSV-03	HKG 8	HKG 9	MRK 9	SCL Ret	MEX 10	PDE 6	RME Ret	PAR 14	BER 16	ZUR 16	NYC Ret	NYC 14				16th	17
2018–19	Panasonic Jaguar Racing	Spark SRT05e	Jaguar I-Type 3	ADR	MRK	SCL	MEX	HKG	SYX	RME 12	PAR Ret	MCO 8	BER Ret	BRN 7	NYC Ret	NYC 16			18th	10
2019–20	Mahindra Racing	Spark SRT05e	Mahindra M6Electro	DIR	DIR	SCL	MEX	MRK	BER 12	BER 11	BER 17	BER 9	BER 5	BER 8					17th	16
2020–21	Mahindra Racing	Spark SRT05e	Mahindra M7Electro	DIR Ret	DIR Ret	RME 8	RME 17	VLC DSQ	VLC 3	MCO 9	PUE 10	PUE 6	NYC 11	NYC 9	LDN 3	LDN 1	BER 20	BER 13	12th	78

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 5	LEC 1	ARA 3	SPA 1	POR 2	ALG 2	1st	113
2024	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	LEC	IMO	SPA	MUG	ALG

External links

• Official website
• Alex Lynn career summary at DriverDB.com