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Alex Albon
อเล็กซ์ อัลบอน
Albon in 2024
Born
Alexander Albon Ansusinha

(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28)
PartnersLily He (2019–present)
ParentNigel Albon (father)
RelativesMark Albon (uncle)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityThailand Thai
2024 teamWilliams-Mercedes[1]
Car number23
Entries103 (101 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Career points240
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2019 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
2023 position13th (27 pts)
Previous series
2021
20172018
2016
2015
20122014
20132014
2012
DTM
FIA Formula 2
GP3 Series
FIA F3 European
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Renault NEC
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Awards
2019FIA Rookie of the Year
Websitewww.alexalbon.com

Alexander Albon Ansusinha (Thai: อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; RTGSAleksandoe Anbon Angsusing, pronounced [ʔà lék saːn dɤː ʔan bɔːn ʔaŋ sùʔ sǐŋ], born 23 March 1996) is a Thai and British racing driver, currently competing under the Thai flag in Formula One for Williams.

Born and raised in London, Albon is the son of English racing driver Nigel Albon and his Thai wife, as well as the nephew of Mark Albon. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victories at the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup and Karting European Championship in 2010—Albon graduated to junior formulae. After three seasons in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 from 2012 to 2014, Albon progressed to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2015. He moved to the GP3 Series for 2016, finishing as runner-up in his rookie season to Charles Leclerc with ART. Graduating to Formula 2 in 2017, Albon finished third in the championship the following season with DAMS.

Previously a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012, Albon signed for Toro Rosso in 2019, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix. After 12 races with Toro Rosso, Albon was promoted to Red Bull to replace Pierre Gasly, partnering Max Verstappen. In 2020, he took his maiden podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix, becoming the first Thai driver to score a podium finish in Formula One; he repeated this feat in Bahrain. Replaced by Sergio Pérez in 2021, Albon continued as a reserve driver for Red Bull and the re-branded AlphaTauri. Albon signed for Williams in 2022 to replace George Russell, ending his association with Red Bull at the conclusion of his first season with the team. He remained at Williams through the 2024 season.

As of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix, Albon has achieved two podiums in Formula One. Albon is set to remain at Williams until at least the end of the 2026 season.[1]

Outside of Formula One, Albon competed in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Red Bull AF Corse alongside Liam Lawson.

Personal life

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Albon was born at the Portland Hospital in London, England on 23 March 1996. His father, Nigel Albon is a British former racing driver who participated in the British Touring Car Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup.[2] His mother, Kankamol, is from Thailand. His uncle, Mark Albon, is a former racing driver who competed in one round of International Formula 3000. Albon and his family own a number of pets, consisting of at least twelve cats, a dog and two horses.[3] He has been publicly dating Chinese LPGA golfer Lily He since 2019.[4]

Growing up in Bures, Suffolk alongside a younger brother, Luca, and three sisters, Chloe, Zoe and Alicia,[5] Albon attended Ipswich School before leaving to pursue his professional racing career,[6][7] citing Michael Schumacher and Valentino Rossi as being inspirational figures when he was younger.[5] Albon holds dual British and Thai nationality, and races under the Thai flag.[8] Albon practises Buddhism.[9]

Early career

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Karting

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Albon started competitively racing karts in 2005 at the age of 8, competing locally and winning his local Hoddesdon Championship. In 2006 Albon started racing in the cadet class, finishing 1st at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and participating in the Super 1 National Honda Cadet Championship finishing 1st in 2006 and 2nd in 2007. In 2008 he moved up to the KF3 class where he stayed until 2010. During this time Albon won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, Formula Kart Stars Championship, KF Winter Series, Super 1 National KF3 Championship, CIK-FIA World Cup, and CIK-FIA European Championship. In 2011 Albon graduated to KF1 placing 2nd in the WSK Euro Series and 2nd at the CIK-FIA World Championship.

Formula Renault 2.0

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EPIC Racing (2012)

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From karting, Albon graduated to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series where he drove for EPIC Racing in 2012 alongside Kevin Giovesi, Konstantin Tereschenko, Kevin Jörg, Dennis Wusthoff and Christof von Grunigen and finished 38th out of 49 in the championship after having a tough year and being unable to score points. Albon was signed to the Red Bull Junior Team throughout the year, but was dropped at the end of 2012.[10][11]

KTR (2013–2014)

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In 2013 Albon joined KTR to race in the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season alongside Yu Kanamaru and Ignazio D'Agosto finishing 16th out of 36 in the championship. Albon managed to secure one fastest lap and one pole position in the 2013 season, both of them coming at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. He finished the 2013 season with 22 points. In 2014 Albon raced alongside Gregor Ramsay, Jules Gounon and Callan O'Keefe and enjoyed a much more successful year. He was once again unable to find a win at any of the 14 races but managed to get one pole position at the Nürburgring and finished 3rd in the drivers' championship with 117 points.

European Formula 3

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Albon at Spa in 2015, European Formula 3 Championship

In 2015, Albon switched to European Formula 3, racing at Signature with teammate Dorian Boccolacci. He finished seventh overall, with two pole positions (scored at the Norisring), 5 podiums (including four rookie wins), and 187 points overall.

GP3 Series

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In December 2015, Albon partook in post-season testing with ART Grand Prix. In 2016, Albon raced for ART in the GP3.[12] Albon claimed four wins and finished as runner-up in the championship to teammate Charles Leclerc.

Formula 2 Championship

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ART Grand Prix (2017)

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In 2017, Albon graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, with ART.[13] His teammate for the season would be Nobuharu Matsushita, who at the time was also signed as a development driver for McLaren. He made his debut in Bahrain, where he started in 9th place on the starting grid for the feature race and finished 6th. For the sprint race, Albon qualified 3rd on the grid, behind Luca Ghiotto and his teammate, Matsushita. However, mechanical problems forced Matsushita to start from the pitlane promoting Albon to second. Albon struggled for grip for the majority of the race and finished in 7th position.[14]

At the Spanish round Albon placed 3rd on the provisional starting grid for the feature race. Charles Leclerc led into turn one, but found himself under fire from Ghiotto and Albon after locking up. Leclerc began to pull away from Ghiotto, who began to fall into the clutches of Albon, who subsequently made a move into turn one and took second place from Ghiotto. Leclerc pitted on lap seven, along with Matsushita, leaving Albon with the lead of the race. Sergio Canamasas ground to a halt on lap 10 owing to problems with the car. Despite this, he did not pull off the track to retire – instead remaining on the track and gesturing to the marshals asking for a push-start. The dangerous position of the car initially brought out the virtual safety car and eventually, the safety car itself. As the race resumed, Leclerc and Ghiotto began to scythe through the pack. Oliver Rowland eventually pressured Albon into a mistake to take the lead of the race, although both still had an impending pitstop to make. With the fresh rubber, Albon and Rowland were staging a comeback with both drivers challenging for the podium toward the latter stages of the race, Albon later finished the race in 5th position. In the sprint race, Albon started 4th on the grid and enjoyed a well-fought battle with Leclerc for the majority of the race and after battling for several laps, Leclerc finally passed Albon for fifth place. Later in the race however Albon dropped back, finishing the race in 8th position.

At the Monaco round, Albon qualified second on the grid with a time of 1:19.321 seconds. In qualifying, the grid was separated into two Groups due to safety concerns over the short and tight nature of the circuit. Albon was part of the 'Group B' qualifying and managed to gain the fastest time in that group, only qualifying 12 hundredths of a second behind Leclerc who qualified in Group A. After an aborted start due to Antonio Fuoco and Sean Gelael's engines stalling on the grid, Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Albon. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. Later in the race, Albon found himself stuck behind the slower moving Norman Nato and Jordan King, which eventually caused him to lose places, finishing the race in a disappointing 4th position. In the Sprint Race, Albon started 5th on the grid, and after a very tight race, he dropped back to finish in 6th position. Albon missed the Baku round of the Championship due to injury. Albon had sustained a broken collarbone whilst out on a mountain biking training ride, and was unable to compete due to the over-the-shoulder seat belts used in Formula 2.[15][16]

Albon was back in action for the fifth round of the championship, stating that his initial feeling on returning to action after breaking his collarbone was "a lot better" than he expected. He confirmed that the bone was still "clearly broken" following an x-ray on the Tuesday before the race weekend, and explained that the main issue he is having in the car is a "numb feeling" from the scar he received during successful surgery after the crash.[17] Albon finished the practice session in 8th, which showed that despite the injury, the chance for his first podium in Formula 2 was a possibility. Albon qualified in 4th for the Feature Race, however, he was later promoted to third on the provisional starting grid after Sérgio Sette Câmara was disqualified after the qualifying session after failing to provide the required 1 litre fuel sample.[18] Albon finished the Feature Race in 5th position, after losing places to Oliver Rowland and Nicholas Latifi (both racing for DAMS) whose car proved to have a lot of pace. For the Sprint Race, Albon started the race 4th on the grid and managed to move up the grid to clinch his first podium in Formula 2, finishing behind Artem Markelov. He would later score another podium at the sprint race at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, finishing in second after being overtaken by Leclerc on the final lap. He finished 10th in the drivers' championship in his first F2 season, scoring 86 points.

DAMS (2018)

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Albon at Red Bull Ring in 2018
Albon on the podium after winning the 2018 Silverstone Formula 2 round

In April 2018, DAMS announced that they signed Albon for the 2018 season to partner Nicholas Latifi. While initially only confirmed for the opening round, he was later confirmed as a full-time driver for the team the following month. He started the season with fourth place in the feature race in Bahrain before finishing thirteenth in the sprint race.

For the next round in Baku, Albon started from pole for the feature race and followed it up with his first win in F2, while in the sprint race he finished thirteenth again.

At the next two rounds in Barcelona and Monaco, Albon took two more pole positions but finished fifth in the feature race in Spain after getting away slowly while in the sprint he finished second behind Jack Aitken. In Monaco, however, it was a weekend to forget for the Thai driver, as in the feature race, he collided with Nyck de Vries as he was entering the pitlane, spinning him around in the pitlane entrance, while in the sprint race he collided with Campos' Roy Nissany approaching the Nouvelle Chicane.

Another retirement would follow in the feature race at Le Castellet after he suffered an engine failure. In the sprint race, he finished seventh, one place ahead of Latifi. After finishing fifth in both races at the Red Bull Ring, Albon won the feature race at Silverstone, before collecting two more wins at the sprint race at the Hungaroring, and the feature race at Sochi. A stall on the grid in the feature race at Abu Dhabi ended his title chances; he finished fourteenth in the feature race and eighth in the sprint race, leaving him third in the drivers' championship behind fellow future F1 drivers George Russell and Lando Norris.

Formula E

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Albon at Formula E testing in Marrakesh, December 2017

Albon was signed by Nissan e.dams alongside Sébastien Buemi as one of its drivers for the 2018–19 Formula E season, but he was released before the start of the season to instead drive in the 2019 Formula One season for Toro Rosso.[19][20]

His place was taken by former F2 colleague Oliver Rowland, who previously competed in the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix as an injury replacement for Mahindra Racing's Nick Heidfeld.

Formula One career

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Toro Rosso (2019)

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2019

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Albon driving for Toro Rosso at the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix

On 26 November 2018, Nissan e.dams terminated their Formula E contract with Albon after rumours he was to sign for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One. On the same day, Toro Rosso announced Albon would join the team for 2019 alongside Daniil Kvyat and thus Albon's relationship with Red Bull Racing, which had ended seven years prior, was restored. He is the second Thai driver to compete in Formula One[21] and the first since Prince Birabongse Bhanudej competed in 1954.[20]

Albon qualified thirteenth and finished fourteenth in his debut race, the Australian Grand Prix. He scored his first points at the following race, the Bahrain Grand Prix, finishing ninth. A heavy crash in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix forced him to miss qualifying and start the race from the pit lane. He recovered in the race to finish tenth and win the Driver Of The Day award.[22] He reached the third qualifying session (Q3) for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix and finished the race eighth. Damage caused by contact with Antonio Giovinazzi on the first lap of the Canadian Grand Prix later led to Albon's first race retirement.

Albon's best qualifying result with Toro Rosso came at the British Grand Prix with ninth place, although he failed to score points in the race. Albon started the German Grand Prix in sixteenth place. He and Toro Rosso took advantage of changing weather conditions to run as high as fourth and eventually finish sixth, albeit behind teammate Kvyat who claimed the team's first podium finish in over ten years. At this stage of the season, Albon had scored 16 points to Kvyat's 27.

Red Bull (2019–2021)

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2019

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Albon driving for Red Bull at the 2019 Italian Grand Prix

After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing announced that Albon would be replacing Pierre Gasly and partnering Max Verstappen at the team from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards,[23] with Gasly returning to Toro Rosso. On the mid-season change, Red Bull stated: "The team will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex's performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020."[24][25]

At the Belgian Grand Prix, Albon was forced to start from seventeenth place due to a power unit change. He recovered to finish fifth in the race after passing Sergio Pérez on the final lap. After sixth-place finishes at the Italian and Singapore Grands Prix, Albon finished fifth at the Russian Grand Prix having crashed in qualifying and started from the pit lane. Albon and Verstappen set identical lap times in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix and Albon finished a career-best fourth in the race. He finished fifth at both the Mexican and United States Grands Prix, despite taking damage on the opening lap and making three pit stops at the latter. He was in second place on the penultimate lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix, but was hit by Lewis Hamilton during an overtaking attempt, dropping Albon to fourteenth place at the finish. He finished sixth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to close out the season.

Albon ended his debut season eighth in the World Drivers' Championship with 92 points. He scored 76 points during his nine races at Red Bull, compared to 97 for Verstappen over the same period. Albon received the Rookie of the Year award at the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony.

2020

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Albon driving for Red Bull in Barcelona in 2020 during pre-season testing

Albon continued racing for Red Bull alongside Verstappen in 2020.[26] In the closing stages of the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, Albon was in third place at the safety car restart on new soft-compound tyres, behind the leading Mercedes cars on older hard tyres. Albon attempted to overtake Lewis Hamilton but the two made contact, sending Albon into the gravel. Albon later retired with an electrical failure which engine supplier Honda blamed on the collision.[27][28] He came under pressure from Racing Point's Sergio Pérez in the final laps of the Styrian Grand Prix but maintained fourth place after the drivers made contact, damaging Pérez's front wing.[29] Red Bull commented that they were unsure why Albon lacked pace in the race.[30] He started thirteenth and recovered to fifth at the Hungarian Grand Prix.[31]

Albon racing at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix, where he achieved his maiden podium

Albon crashed heavily in practice for the British Grand Prix and went on to qualify twelfth. He received a penalty in the race for causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen and dropped to the back of the field before ultimately finishing eighth. He qualified fifth for the Belgian Grand Prix but finished sixth after being passed by Renault's Esteban Ocon on the final lap.[32] He was fifteenth at the Italian Grand Prix having taken collision damage and a time penalty on the opening lap.[33] Albon took his maiden Formula One podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix by overtaking Daniel Ricciardo in the closing laps, the first podium for a Thai Formula One driver.[34]

Albon claimed only a single point over the next four races; he finished tenth at the Russian Grand Prix, collided with former teammate Daniil Kvyat and later retired with a damaged radiator at the Eifel Grand Prix,[35] was lapped by Verstappen and finished twelfth at the Portuguese Grand Prix and dropped to fifteenth at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a spin with five laps remaining. He led a race for the first time at the Turkish Grand Prix on his way to seventh place, and took his second podium finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix after Sergio Pérez retired from third place due to an engine failure, making him the first Asian driver to score more than one podium finish.[36] He finished sixth at the Sakhir Grand Prix, having started twelfth, and finished fourth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, pressuring Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the race.

Albon finished the season seventh in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 105 points to Verstappen's 214.

Albon was demoted to the role of test and reserve driver with Red Bull for 2021, his race seat being taken by Sergio Pérez.[37] Following his demotion, Albon remarked that "it hurts" but added that he hoped to return to a race seat for 2022.[38] After finishing his 2021 DTM campaign, he took on a coaching role for AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda starting from the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix.[39][40][41]

Williams (2022–)

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2022

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Alex Albon at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Albon returned to a Formula One race seat in 2022 with Williams, replacing George Russell and partnering former Formula 2 teammate Nicholas Latifi.[42] Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed that Albon retained "a link to Red Bull" and that the team had an option to recall him for 2023.[43]

In his first race for Williams, the Bahrain Grand Prix, Albon out-qualified Latifi and finished the race thirteenth.[44] He was in twelfth place in the final laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but failed to finish after a collision with Lance Stroll for which Albon was penalised.[45] He scored his first point for Williams at the Australian Grand Prix by finishing tenth; he started the race from last place and made his mandatory pit stop with one lap remaining.[46] He again started last at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a brake fire in qualifying,[47] but recovered to finish the race eleventh.[48] Albon qualified eighteenth for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix and was classified ninth, his second points score of the season.[49][50] At the British Grand Prix Albon was involved in an opening lap crash with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon after he was hit from behind by Sebastian Vettel. He was hospitalised for precautionary checks and suffered no serious injuries.[51][52]

At the Belgian Grand Prix he reached Q3 for the first time with Williams, qualifying ninth and starting sixth due to grid penalties for other drivers.[53] He finished the race tenth, scoring a point.[54] Albon was forced to withdraw from the Italian Grand Prix after suffering from appendicitis and was replaced by Nyck de Vries.[55] Williams later revealed that Albon had suffered anaesthetic-related respiratory failure following his surgery but was recovering well.[56] He recovered in time for the Singapore Grand Prix, three weeks later,[57] where he retired with damage from colliding with the barriers. He then retired on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix after a collision with Kevin Magnussen. An eighth-place start at the United States Grand Prix failed to produce points with a thirteenth-place finish. He qualified eleventh at the São Paulo Grand Prix but a puncture caused his retirement from the sprint, demoting him to the back of the grid for the race. Albon ended the season nineteenth in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 4 of Williams' 8 points.

Albon at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

2023

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Albon was retained by Williams for 2023 on a multi-year contract, partnering Logan Sargeant, who replaced Nicholas Latifi.[58][59] Albon's contract extension marked the end of his Red Bull affiliation, although he stated that he still maintained "a very close relationship" with the team; the logo of Monsoon Valley, a wine brand founded by Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya, features on his race helmet.[60] He qualified fifteenth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, failing to set a time in Q2 due to front wing damage.[61] He recovered in the race to score a point with tenth place. He retired from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a brake failure. He qualified eighth at the Australian Grand Prix and ran as high as sixth in the opening laps, but crashed heavily on lap six. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, he qualified and finished the sprint race in the top ten, but failed to score points after finishing the main race twelfth.

Albon at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix

Albon started ninth at the Canadian Grand Prix, executed a successful one-stop strategy and held behind the faster cars of Sergio Pérez and George Russell for much of the race to finish seventh, his best result thus far for Williams. He received praise from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for his performance.[62] Another Q3 appearance came at the Austrian Grand Prix followed by an eleventh-place finish. He qualified in the top ten for the third consecutive race at the British Grand Prix and finished ahead of both Ferraris in eighth place. He matched his highest career qualifying position at the Dutch Grand Prix, starting fourth.[63] Despite staying on slick tyres during a rain shower in the early laps and dropping to fifteenth place, he recovered to finish eighth.[64] He scored points again at the Italian Grand Prix where he qualified sixth and defended against Lando Norris to finish seventh.[65]

Alex Albon addresses the media at the Williams Racing 2024 season launch at the Puma Flagship Store in New York City.

Albon started seventeenth for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint and gained ten places to score points in seventh place. He received two penalties for track limits infringements and failed to score in the main race. More points came at the United States and Mexico City Grands Prix; he finished ninth in both races having started outside the top ten. He was then eliminated in a first-corner collision with Kevin Magnussen at the São Paulo Grand Prix, having started thirteenth. Albon and teammate Sargeant started fifth and sixth respectively for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but both failed to score in the race, finishing 12th despite the timing of safety car going against them.[66] Albon ended the season thirteenth in the Drivers' Championship. He scored 27 points to Sargeant's one point, securing Williams seventh place in the Constructors' Championship.

2024

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Albon at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix

Albon continued at Williams alongside Sargeant for 2024. He qualified and finished outside the top ten at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the team stating that both drivers were dealing with engine overheating issues during the race.[67] He and Kevin Magnussen collided at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Albon went on to finish eleventh.[68]

He crashed in the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix and Williams were unable to repair his car, nor did they have a spare chassis. Team principal James Vowles described the situation as "a reflection of how behind we were in the winter period".[69] The team decided to withdraw Sargeant from the event and allow Albon to use the one remaining car. He finished the race eleventh. He qualified fourteenth for the Japanese Grand Prix but was eliminated in a first-lap crash with Daniel Ricciardo.[70] On 15 May, Williams confirmed that Albon has signed a multi-year extension to stay with the team.[71]

Albon did not score points in the next three races which included him retiring in Imola due to issues putting the tyre on at his pit stop taking him out of the points battle.[72] Looking to bounce back Albon qualified 9th at the Monaco Grand Prix. He then kept hold of his position to finish in 9th place which marked his and Williams first points of the season.[73] Albon then qualified 10th for the Canadian Grand Prix[74] but retired from the race whilst running in the points on lap 52 after Carlos Sainz spun into him sending him into the wall.[75]

After finishing out of the points in Spain and Austria, Albon then earned his second points finish of the season by finishing 9th at the British Grand Prix[76] This meant at the halfway point of the season Albon was 17th in the drivers' championship with 4 points. After the Dutch Grand Prix, Franco Colapinto became Albon's new teammate from the Italian Grand Prix onwards. At Monza, Albon scored Williams' third points finish of the season taking another 9th place.

During the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Albon benefited from a late crash between Pérez and Sainz, which moved Albon from 9th place to 7th giving him 6 points. This allowed Williams to overtake Alpine in the Constructors' Championship.[77]

DTM

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Albon at the Hockenheimring in 2021

Albon participated in 14 out of 16 races of the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, with Formula E driver Nick Cassidy taking his place for the final two races at the Norisring. He was driving for the Italian outfit AF Corse alongside Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson, with the backing from Red Bull.[78]

On 22 August 2021, Albon won his maiden DTM race at the Nürburgring, becoming the first Thai driver to win a DTM race.[79]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2006 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet 1st
Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet 17th
Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet 1st
2007 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet 6th
British Open Championship — Honda Cadet 3rd
Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet 2nd
MSA British Championship — Cadet 4th
2008 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — KF3 1st
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Championship — KF3 2nd
Super 1 National ChampionshipKF3 3rd
2009 Formula Kart Stars — KF3 1st
Super 1 National ChampionshipKF3 1st
KF Winter Series — KF3 1st
WSK International Series — KF3 Mick Barrett Racing 5th
2010 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 Intrepid Driver Program 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 NC
WSK Euro SeriesKF3 2nd
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKF3 1st
CIK-FIA World CupKF3 1st
Monaco Kart CupKF3 4th
2011 South Garda Winter Cup — KF2 Intrepid Driver Program 4th
WSK Super Master SeriesKF2 10th
WSK Euro SeriesKF1 2nd
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipKF1 2nd
Sources:[80][81]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 EPIC Racing 14 0 0 0 0 0 38th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 0 0 0 0 26 16th
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 KTR 14 0 1 1 0 22 16th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 6 0 0 1 1 61 22nd
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 KTR 14 0 1 0 3 117 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 6 1 0 1 2 80 17th
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Signature 33 0 2 1 5 187 7th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2016 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 4 3 3 7 177 2nd
Masters of Formula 3 Hitech GP 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship ART Grand Prix 20 0 1[a] 1 2 86 10th
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship DAMS 24 4 3[b] 0 8 212 3rd
2019 Formula One Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 12 0 0 0 0 92 8th
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 9 0 0 0 0
2020 Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 17 0 0 0 2 105 7th
2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters AlphaTauri AF Corse 14 1 1 3 4 130 6th
Formula One Red Bull Racing Honda Test/Reserve driver
Scuderia AlphaTauri
2022 Formula One Williams Racing 22 0 0 0 0 4 19th
2023 Formula One Williams Racing 22 0 0 0 0 27 13th
2024 Formula One Williams Racing 21 0 0 0 0 12* 14th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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(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 Pos Points
2012 EPIC Racing MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

Ret
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

10
IMO
1

10
IMO
2

6
SPA
1

8
SPA
2

Ret
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

11
MUG
1

17
MUG
2

9
CAT
1

14
CAT
2

Ret
16th 26

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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(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 Pos Points
2012 EPIC Racing ALC
1

21
ALC
2

24
SPA
1

19
SPA
2

20
NÜR
1

23
NÜR
2

Ret
MSC
1

Ret
MSC
2

DNS
HUN
1

17
HUN
2

24
LEC
1

19
LEC
2

24
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

26
38th 0
2013 KTR ALC
1

22
ALC
2

Ret
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

27
MSC
1

8
MSC
2

11
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

5
HUN
1

20
HUN
2

17
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

17
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

7
16th 22
2014 KTR ALC
1

4
ALC
2

9
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

37
MSC
1

11
MSC
2

3
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

13
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

6
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

13
JER
1

4
JER
2

5
3rd 117

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

[edit]

(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 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Signature Volkswagen SIL
1

4
SIL
2

6
SIL
3

6
HOC
1

13
HOC
2

8
HOC
3

9
PAU
1

5
PAU
2

7
PAU
3

NC
MNZ
1

21
MNZ
2

WD
MNZ
3

WD
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

16
SPA
3

9
NOR
1

5
NOR
2

2
NOR
3

3
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

4
ZAN
3

8
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

5
RBR
3

8
ALG
1

2
ALG
2

12
ALG
3

Ret
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

14
NÜR
3

11
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

2
7th 187

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

[edit]
Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2015 France Signature Dallara F312 15th DNF 13th

Complete GP3 Series results

[edit]

(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
2016 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA

6
CAT
SPR

1
RBR
FEA

2
RBR
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

1
SIL
SPR

14
HUN
FEA

7
HUN
SPR

1
HOC
FEA

4
HOC
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

9
SPA
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

6
MNZ
SPR

2
SEP
FEA

1
SEP
SPR

8
YMC
FEA

Ret
YMC
FEA

Ret
2nd 177

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA

6
BHR
SPR

7
CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

8
MON
FEA

4
MON
SPR

6
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
RBR
FEA

5
RBR
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

18
SIL
SPR

10
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

12
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

14
MNZ
SPR

8
JER
FEA

12
JER
SPR

9
YMC
FEA

7
YMC
SPR

2
10th 86
2018 DAMS BHR
FEA

4
BHR
SPR

13
BAK
FEA

1
BAK
SPR

13
CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

2
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

Ret
LEC
SPR

7
RBR
FEA

5
RBR
SPR

5
SIL
FEA

1
SIL
SPR

7
HUN
FEA

5
HUN
SPR

1
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

3
MNZ
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SOC
FEA

1
SOC
SPR

3
YMC
FEA

14
YMC
SPR

8
3rd 212

Complete Formula One results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 20 21 22 23 24 WDC Points
2019 Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 Honda RA619H 1.6 V6 t AUS
14
BHR
9
CHN
10
AZE
11
ESP
11
MON
8
CAN
Ret
FRA
15
AUT
15
GBR
12
GER
6
HUN
10
8th 92
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing RB15 BEL
5
ITA
6
SIN
6
RUS
5
JPN
4
MEX
5
USA
5
BRA
14
ABU
6
2020 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing RB16 Honda RA620H 1.6 V6 t AUT
13†
STY
4
HUN
5
GBR
8
70A
5
ESP
8
BEL
6
ITA
15
TUS
3
RUS
10
EIF
Ret
POR
12
EMI
15
TUR
7
BHR
3
SKH
6
ABU
4
7th 105
2022 Williams Racing Williams FW44 Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 V6 t BHR
13
SAU
14†
AUS
10
EMI
11
MIA
9
ESP
18
MON
Ret
AZE
12
CAN
13
GBR
Ret
AUT
12
FRA
13
HUN
17
BEL
10
NED
12
ITA
WD
SIN
Ret
JPN
Ret
USA
13
MXC
12
SAP
15
ABU
13
19th 4
2023 Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 V6 t BHR
10
SAU
Ret
AUS
Ret
AZE
12
MIA
14
MON
14
ESP
16
CAN
7
AUT
11
GBR
8
HUN
11
BEL
14
NED
8
ITA
7
SIN
11
JPN
Ret
QAT
137
USA
9
MXC
9
SAP
Ret
LVG
12
ABU
14
13th 27
2024 Williams Racing Williams FW46 Mercedes-AMG F1 M15 V6 t BHR
15
SAU
11
AUS
11
JPN
Ret
CHN
12
MIA
18
EMI
Ret
MON
9
CAN
Ret
ESP
18
AUT
15
GBR
9
HUN
14
BEL
12
NED
14
ITA
9
AZE
7
SIN
Ret
USA
16
MXC
Ret
SAP
LVG
QAT
ABU
14th* 12*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

[edit]

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2021 AlphaTauri AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

7
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

11
ZOL
1

3
ZOL
2

6
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

1
RBR
1

4
RBR
2

17
ASS
1

Ret
ASS
2

5
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

6
NOR
1
NOR
2
6th 130

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[82]
  2. ^ All poles achieved during qualifying.[82]

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Awards
Preceded by Autosport Awards
Rookie of the Year

2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA Rookie of the Year
2019
Succeeded by