Alexander Brundle (born 7 August 1990) is a British racing driver and broadcaster. He was the 2016 European Le Mans Series champion (LMP3) and is the son of Formula One driver-turned-commentator Martin Brundle.
Careers
Karting and T Cars Brundle drove a kart for the first time at the age of eight. He began his car racing career in 2006 by competing in the T Cars championship, a saloon car-based series for drivers aged 14 to 17. He finished eighth in the championship.
Formula Palmer Audi In the closing months of 2006, Brundle moved to open-wheel racing by taking part in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, in which he finished 21st overall. For 2007, he stayed in the category for the season's main championship, finishing eleventh, and also returned to the Autumn Trophy afterwards, improving to eighth.
In 2008, Brundle returned to FPA for a second season, taking a pole position and three podium finishes on his way to sixth position in the championship. His father Martin, inspired by his son's progress, also raced in the round of the championship held at Spa-Francorchamps.
FIA Formula Two Championship Brundle signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009. He drove car number 5 in the series, and joined Jolyon Palmer and Jack Clarke in graduating to it from the previous year's FPA championship. He finished nineteenth in the championship, amassing five points.
British Formula Three Brundle competed in the 2010 British Formula 3 Championship, driving for the T-Sport team. He finished 17th after contesting all 30 rounds, scoring 11 points with a best finish of eighth.
Return to FIA Formula Two Championship Brundle returned to Formula Two for the 2011 season. He struggled during his first race weekend of the season at Silverstone, but took pole position for the first race at Magny Cours, and secured a podium finish in both of the weekend's races. Brundle later got a third podium finish with a third place at race one at Monza. Brundle finished the season seventh in the standings making him the most successful British driver of the 2011 Formula Two season.
GP3 Series On 3 February 2012, Brundle was signed to race in the eight-round 2012 GP3 Series by Carlin Motorsport. The season followed the European leg of the Formula One Championship and was considered a stepping stone into the GP2 Series.
On 13 May 2012, Brundle obtained points in his debut race with a tenth-place finish at the Feature Race of the Spanish Grand Prix. He then subsequently achieved 8th place in the sprint race the following day.
On 29 July 2012, Brundle took his first GP3 podium finish in race 2 of the Budapest event.
Formula E Brundle signed on 12 February 2014 to become part of the Formula E Drivers Club in the new FIA championship for electric vehicles.
Sportscars
Brundle made his Le Mans debut in 2012, piloting a Greaves Motorsport-run Zytek-Nissan LMP2 alongside his father. He also contested the Le Mans Series for the team, who enter 2012 as reigning champions. Martin and Alex won the Woolf Barnato Trophy for becoming the highest finishing British drivers in a British car in the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
Brundle competed in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, finishing second in the championship for OAK Racing in LMP2 class and second in the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class.
After finishing fifth at the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona while driving for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, Brundle returned to OAK for the rest of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season North American Endurance Cup events at Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International, and Road Atlanta, respectively. Brundle won the Total Pole Award for the most pole positions scored in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season
Brundle returned to the European Le Mans Series in 2016 winning the championship with United Autosports scoring a pole, three wins and two further podiums on his way to championship victory. Brundle also joined G-Drive racing for the last five rounds of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season winning the last three races of the series and taking one further podium.
Historic racing Brundle also often competes in historic racing events, mostly driving a Lola T70 Mk3B in Masters Sports Car Legends competition.
Broadcasting During his racing career, Brundle has also served as a commentator for various motorsport series when not racing himself. He is best known for his commentary on select rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship and FIA Formula 3 Championship, working alongside lead commentator Alex Jacques.
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2006 T Cars PalmerSport Junior 18 0 0 ? 2 86 8th Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy THB Clowes 6 0 0 ? 0 14 21st 2007 Formula Palmer Audi THB Clowes 20 0 0 ? 0 160 11th Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 6 0 0 0 0 57 8th 2008 Formula Palmer Audi Nasstar 20 0 1 0 3 240 6th 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 5 19th 2010 British Formula 3 Championship T-Sport 30 0 0 0 0 11 17th 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 1 0 3 112 7th 2012 GP3 Series Carlin 16 0 0 0 1 19 16th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Greaves Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 48 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 OAK Racing 8 0 1 0 6 132.5 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd 2014 European Le Mans Series - GTC ART Grand Prix 5 0 0 0 0 38 14th United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 1 0 0 0 0 169 22nd OAK Racing 5 0 2 0 2 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2015 United SportsCar Championship Krohn Racing 1 0 0 0 0 19 32nd FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pegasus Racing Team Total by DC Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 6 3 1 2 5 109.5 1st FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 3 0 0 4 98 6th 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 9 0 0 1 1 77 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 12 34th IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Jackie Chan DCR JOTA 1 0 0 0 0 52 36th United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 24 Hours of Le Mans CEFC TRSM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship CEFC TRSM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 0 0 0 1 37.5 12th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T AMR Performance Centre11001N/A1st 2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 5 1 0 0 2 70 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 6 0 0 0 1 84 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 5 0 0 0 0 20 15th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A13th 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 Mühlner Motorsport10100N/A6th2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2 Mühlner Motorsport4000366.511th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup210000N/A4th2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am Mühlner Motorsport10001N/A 3rd † As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2009 VAL1 VAL2 BRN1 BRN2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 BRH2 DON1 DON2 OSC1 OSC2 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 19th 5 2011 SIL1 SIL2 MAG1 MAG2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRH1 BRH2 RBR1 RBR2 MON1 MON2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 112
Complete British Formula 3 International 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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2010 T-Sport OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 17th 11
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 Points 2012 Carlin CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 16th 19
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2012 Greaves Motorsport Lucas Ordóñez Martin Brundle Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 340 15th 8th 2013 OAK Racing Olivier Pla David Heinemeier Hansson Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 328 8th 2nd 2014 OAK Racing Jann Mardenborough Mark Shulzhitskiy Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 354 9th 5th 2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Cheng Tristan Gommendy Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 363 3rd 2nd 2018 CEFC TRSM Racing Oliver Rowland Oliver Turvey Ginetta G60-LT-P1-Mecachrome LMP1 137 DNF DNF 2019 United Autosports Ryan Cullen Will Owen Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 348 19th 14th 2020 United Autosports Job van Uitert Will Owen Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 17th 13th 2021 Inter Europol Competition Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 360 10th 5th 2022 Inter Europol Competition Esteban Gutiérrez Jakub Śmiechowski Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 365 17th 13th
Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2012 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC DON PET 3rd 48 2014 ART Grand Prix GTC McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L V8SILIMORBRLECEST 14th 38 2016 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 1st 109.5 2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 12th 37.5 2020 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 2nd 70
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2012 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL 73rd 1.5 OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 2013 OAK Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 2nd 132.5 2015 Pegasus Racing Team Totalby DC Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR NC 0 2016 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 6th 98 2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 11th 77 2018–19 CEFC TRSM Racing LMP1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS NC 0 2021 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 6th 84 2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 15th 20 † As Brundle was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key)(Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2014 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing P Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DAY 15th 169 OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo COA PET 2015 Krohn Racing P Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 32nd 19 2018 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY 36th 52 United Autosports Ligier JS P217 SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET
References
External links Official website (archive)