Alexander George Oliver Sims (born 15 March 1988, in London) is a British professional racing driver, currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. He previously drove for Whelen Engineering Racing in IMSA where he won the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Previously Sims has driven in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship for Mahindra Racing and BMW i Andretti Motorsport, winning one race in Diriyah.

Sims was the winner of the 2008 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for promising young British drivers.

Career

Karting Sims' kart racing career started in 1998 when he started competing in club competitions. In 2000, Sims had a successful campaign, he won the Super 1 MSA Cadet Championship, the Kartmasters Grand Prix, the 5 Nations Cup and came second in the Champions of The Future British Cadet Championship. Sims latterly added the JICA British Championship, the Monaco Kart Cup, three British Grands Prix and the Formula A World Championship, before moving into single-seaters in 2006.

Formula Renault Having started his car racing career in late 2006, Sims scored a second place in his first ever car race in the Formula Renault UK 2.0 Winter Series, before finishing ninth in the championship standings. In 2007, Sims raced in the main series with Manor Competition. He finished eighth overall, after taking one win at Donington Park, and second places at Brands Hatch and Thruxton. He also forayed into the French and Northern European Cup championships during the season and added his first pole position in the category, at Val de Vienne during the French championship. Sims also contested the 2007 UK Winter Series, but failed to finish in three of the four races.

Sims remained with Manor Competition in Formula Renault UK for 2008, and challenged for the championship. Finishing every race, Sims actually scored the most points over the course of the championship, with 473. However, Formula Renault UK employs a points system that means that a driver must drop their two worst scores over the season. Unfortunately for Sims, his worst scores were a pair of ninths worth 24 points, and Adam Christodoulou, his main championship rival dropped two retirements. Thus, a 24-point swing resulted in Christodoulou turning a one-point deficit into a 23-point championship win. He also contested the final round of the Formula BMW Pacific in Macau, finishing eighth with the fastest lap. In December 2008, Sims won the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

Formula Three

At the 2008 Autosport Awards ceremony, Sims announced his plans to race with German team Mücke Motorsport in the Formula 3 Euro Series. In a season dominated by Jules Bianchi, Sims took fourth place in the championship, with a win at the Nürburgring and four second places. He also took part in two rounds of the International Formula Master series, with two fourth places at the Hungaroring being his best results. For 2010, Sims would move to ART Grand Prix.

In 2013, Sims competed in a partial GP3 season. He first raced at the Nürburgring for Status Grand Prix in place of Adderly Fong. He then competed in the final three rounds for Carlin, replacing Eric Lichtenstein. Despite only participating in half of the races, he finished the season in eighth place, with one win and two further podiums.

Sports car racing

In 2012, Sims drove a Lola-Judd LMP2 for Status Grand Prix at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and two rounds of the European Le Mans Series.

Sims joined Hexis Racing in 2013 to compete at the Blancpain Endurance Series with a McLaren MP4-12C, partnering with Álvaro Parente and Stef Dusseldorp.

In 2014 and 2015, Sims raced at the British GT Championship for Ecurie Ecosse with a BMW Z4.

Sims competed at the 2016 Blancpain GT Series for Rowe Racing with a BMW M6, winning the 24 Hours of Spa.

In 2017, Sims competed at the GT Le Mans class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with a factory BMW M6.

Sims competed in two races of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship for BMW Team MTEK.

Formula E

In May 2017, Sims was present at the Monaco ePrix as a stand-by option for Robin Frijns. Later that month, he was announced as a development driver for MS Amlin Andretti for the 2017-18 season. He would join BMW for Season 5, partnering Antonio Felix Da Costa. At the final race of the season at the 2019 New York City ePrix, Sims claimed pole position and the first podium of his Formula E career finishing second. Returning with BMW for the 2019–20 Formula E season, Sims won his first race in Formula E at race 2 of the 2019 Diriyah ePrix.

In August 2020, it was announced that Sims would replace Jérôme d'Ambrosio at Mahindra Racing for the 2020–21 Formula E season, who retired from competitive racing to become deputy team principal at Venturi Racing. Sims ended the season with a podium in the 2021 Rome ePrix, five point scoring finishes, and 54 points, enough for 19th at the end of the year standings. For 2022, Sims would stay with Mahindra, but this time partnered by Oliver Rowland. Sims departed from Formula E after the end of the 2021-22 season.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Cup Manor Competition 4 0 0 1 1 52 9th 2007 Formula Renault UK Manor Competition 20 1 0 1 3 272 8th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 16 37th Formula Renault UK Winter Cup 4 0 0 0 0 20 19th French Formula Renault 2.0 5 0 1 0 0 19 15th Pole Services 4 0 0 0 0 2008 Formula Renault UK Manor Competition 20 2 1 3 12 449 2nd Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 SG Formula 2 0 0 0 0 7 19th Formula BMW Pacific Team Meritus 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC† 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series Mücke Motorsport 20 1 1 2 5 54 4th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th International Formula Master IFM Talent Support Program 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix City of Dreams/Räikkönen Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series ART Grand Prix 18 1 0 0 5 63 4th British Formula 3 International Series 6 1 0 1 2 0 NC† Masters of Formula 3 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd Auto GP Charouz-Gravity Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 25th Macau Grand Prix Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2011 GP3 Series Status Grand Prix 16 1 0 2 5 34 6th British Formula 3 International Series Motopark 3 1 0 0 1 17 18th Macau Grand Prix TOM'S 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th 2012 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Status Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 1 15 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF Formula 3 Euro Series ThreeBond with T-Sport 3 1 0 2 1 0 NC† FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship ThreeBond with T-Sport 12 0 0 1 5 112 10th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th GP3 Series Status Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 1 77 8th Carlin 6 1 0 1 2 Blancpain Endurance Series Hexis Racing 5 0 0 0 1 24 15th FIA GT Series Boutsen Ginion Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2014 British GT Championship Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull 8 2 3 4 4 129.5 3rd Blancpain Endurance Series Triple 888 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 9 22nd Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Ecurie Ecosse 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert10000N/ADNF 2015 British GT Championship Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull 9 2 2 0 4 143.5 2nd Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Ecurie Ecosse 1 0 0 0 0 22 16th FIA Formula 3 European Championship HitechGP 6 0 0 1 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix Double R Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert10000N/ADNF 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Rowe Racing 10 0 0 0 2 23 11th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 1 0 0 1 56 4th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A5th British GT Championship Barwell Motorsport 5 0 0 1 0 23 14th FIA Formula 3 European Championship HitechGP 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix Double R Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 11 3 0 2 4 317 2nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 27th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910001N/A2nd 2017–18 Formula E MS Amlin Andretti Development driver 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 11 2 1 0 4 304 6th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 3 0 0 0 1 29 15th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018–19 Formula E BMW i Andretti Motorsport 13 0 1 0 1 57 13th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 2 0 0 0 1 23 19th 2019 Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 BMW Team Italia21111?? 2019–20 Formula E BMW i Andretti Motorsport 11 1 2 1 1 49 13th 2020 Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 BMW Team Italia20012277th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing11001N/A1st 2020–21 Formula E Mahindra Racing 15 0 0 1 1 54 19th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Corvette Racing 3 0 1 1 1 953 10th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Schubert Motorsport10000N/A6th 2021–22 Formula E Mahindra Racing 16 0 0 0 0 14 17th 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Corvette Racing 1 0 1 0 0 1 28th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro10100N/ADNF British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport210126011th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Schubert Motorsport10000N/ADNF 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Whelen Engineering Racing 9 1 2 3 3 2733 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar Action Express Racing10000N/A10th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX10000N/ADNF 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 10 1 2 2 3 2646 3rd GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Madpanda Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Triple Eight JMR100000NC GT World Challenge America - Pro DXDT Racing100003010th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 10 1 0 1 6 3265 1st GT World Challenge Asia Johor Motorsports Racing JMR61002779th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Johor Motorsports JMR100000NCSuzuka 1000 km10001N/A 3rd2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - GT Johor Motorsports JMR60200227th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 10 1 2 1 1 2776 8thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Scherer Sport PHX 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF † As Sims was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 Points2007Manor CompetitionZAN1ZAN2OSC1OSC2ASS1ASS2ZOL1ZOL1NUR1NUR2OSC1OSC2SPA1SPA2HOC1HOC2 37th 16

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 DC Points 2008 SG Formula SPA1 SPA2 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 19th 7

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (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 DC Points 2009 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308/005 Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRH1 BRH2 CAT1 CAT2 DIJ1 DIJ2 HOC1 HOC214† 4th 54 2010 ART Grand Prix Dallara F308/048 Mercedes LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRH1 BRH2 OSC1 OSC2 HOC1 HOC2 4th 63 2012 ThreeBond with T-Sport Dallara F312/008 ThreeBond Nissan HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 NC‡ 0‡ † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ As Sims was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Auto GP results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)