Alex Powell | |
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Powell in 2024 | |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Born | (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 17) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Italian F4 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Car number | 80 |
Starts | 27 (27 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 5th in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2024 2024 2023–2024 | Euro 4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Italian F4 Championship |
Alex Powell (born 18 September 2007), is a Jamaican racing driver who last competed in the Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing. He has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2019.
Career
Karting
Powell began competing in the karting championships at the age of 8. After completing various championships in the USA and securing great results, he moved to Europe and strated racing in Italy in the 60 Mini class. He has won the WSK Final Cup, South Garda Winter Cup, Trofeo Andrea Margutti and Champions of the Future. He achieved the 2022 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship vice-champion in the OK category. A year, he ranked third in the same championship.
Formula 4
2023
In 2023 Powell made his debut in single-seaters, racing with Prema in the sixth round of the Italian F4 Championship at Mugello, but he did not manage to score any points. During the next round at Vallelunga Circuit, the season finale, he finished 10th in race three and ultimately ended up 24th in the standings. He also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy round.
2024
During pre-season, Powell also competed for the Mumbai Falcons in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He achieved his first single-seater win at Dubai Autodrome during the second race. By standing on the podium three other times, Powell finished sixth in the championship.
Powell remained with Prema Racing to race in the Italian F4 for his first full single-seater season. He started the season with a triple runner-up finish in all races in Misano, before earning his first Italian F4 pole in Vallelunga. That weekend he would score two second places, but would not finish on the podium again until the season finale in Monza. Despite failing to win during the campaign, Powell finished fifth in the championship with 176 points and six podiums, as well as being crowned the rookie champion. Competing in Euro 4 as well with Prema, he earned a win during a messy first race in Monza, allowing him to place ninth in the standings.
Formula One
In 2019, Powell was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2016 | SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift | 6th | |
SKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift | 14th | ||
2017 | SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift | 14th | |
SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift | 14th | ||
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | 16th | ||
Florida Winter Tour — Micro Max | 4th | ||
Florida Winter Tour — Micro ROK | 3rd | ||
2018 | SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift | 17th | |
Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK | 3rd | ||
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Energy Corse | 2nd | |
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | 3rd | ||
SKUSA Winter Series — Mini Swift | 9th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Energy Corse | 1st | |
2019 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 3rd |
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 5th | ||
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 9th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | 1st | ||
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 5th | ||
ROK Cup Superfinal — Mini ROK | 1st | ||
2020 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | KidiX srl | 1st |
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max | 10th | ||
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Energy Corse | 32nd | |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 30th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | NC | ||
WSK Euro Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 17th | |
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | 7th | ||
WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 8th | |
Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK | AKT Racing | 15th | |
2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 14th |
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 3rd | ||
WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 2nd | ||
Champions of the Future — OKJ | 11th | ||
German Championship — OKJ | SP Motorsport | 14th | |
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 4th | |
WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 7th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 3rd | ||
SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Senior | Parolin USA | NC | |
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior | 15th | ||
2022 | Trofeo Invernal Ayrton Senna — KZ2 | King Racing Team | 3rd |
Winter Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 18th | |
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 10th | ||
WSK Euro Series — OK | 8th | ||
Champions of the Future — OK | 5th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 12th | ||
WSK Open Cup — OK | 4th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OK | 7th | ||
2023 | South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | Prema Racing | 24th |
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 47th | ||
WSK Euro Series — OK | 9th | ||
Champions of the Future — OK | 1st | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | 5th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 3rd | ||
CIK-FIA World Cup — KZ2 | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | DNF | ||
WSK Open Series — KZ2 | 8th | ||
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Racing record
Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2023 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 105 | 6th |
Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 176 | 5th | |
Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9th |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MUG 1 28 |
MUG 2 18 |
MUG 3 Ret |
VLL 1 14 |
VLL 2 22 |
VLL 3 10 |
24th | 1 |
2024 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 2 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 29 |
IMO 3 4 |
VLL 1 19 |
VLL 2 2 |
VLL 3 2 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 6 |
MUG 3 8 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 9 |
LEC 3 27 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 7 |
CAT 3 8 |
MNZ 1 36 |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 3 |
5th | 176 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | YMC1 1 4 |
YMC1 2 10 |
YMC1 3 14 |
YMC2 1 2 |
YMC2 2 6 |
YMC2 3 23 |
DUB1 1 10 |
DUB1 2 1 |
DUB1 3 8 |
YMC3 1 3 |
YMC3 2 7 |
YMC3 3 23 |
DUB2 1 3 |
DUB2 2 11 |
DUB2 3 DNS |
6th | 105 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Prema Racing | MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 Ret |
MUG 3 21 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 13 |
RBR 3 5 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 14 |
9th | 49 |
References
- "Alex Powell - Junior Driver". Mercedes AMG F1. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (22 November 2021). "The Caribbean karter who's already starring as a Mercedes F1 junior". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "European OK Vice-Champion after second consecutive win". alexpowellracing.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "FIA Karting European Championship - OK Senior 2023 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (2 October 2023). "Prema's Italian F4 drivers admit to pace struggle at Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "R07 Vallelunga - Italian Formula 4 Championship Race Report". Prema Racing. 16 October 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (18 November 2023). "Mercedes junior Powell and F1 Academy stars to race in F4 UAE Trophy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (8 January 2024). "Prema reveals it and Mumbai Falcons' line-ups for FRME and F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Whitfield, Steve (3 February 2024). "Powell scores first single-seater win in wild F4 UAE race two in Dubai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2024 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (4 December 2023). "Prema announces Mercedes F1 junior Alex Powell's 2024 F4 programme". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "R01 Misano - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (15 June 2024). "Beeton, Slater and Powell share Italian F4 poles at Vallelunga". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "R03 Vallelunga - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "R07 Monza - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "Euro 4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Wood, Ida (5 October 2024). "Powell wins as black-and-white flag appears in dirty and messy F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Allen, Peter (4 April 2019). "Powell joins Antonelli as Mercedes F1-supported karter". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Driver: Alex Powell | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Powell Alex". Kartcom. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Alex Powell career summary at DriverDB.com