Alex Quinn (racing driver)

Alex Quinn (born 29 December 2000) is a British racing driver. He is the current rookie cup champion in the Formula Renault Eurocup.

Alex Quinn
Nationality British
Born (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000
Truro, United Kingdom
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2019
Current teamArden Motorsport
Car number20
Starts26
Wins1
Podiums7
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish1st in 2020
Previous series
2018
2017
2016-2017		British GT Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
F4 British Championship

Career

Karting

Born in Truro, Quinn started his karting career in 2011. He competed in multiple championships such as the Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship and won multiple national karting championships.[1]

Lower formulae

In 2016, Quinn made his car racing debut in the F4 British Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsport. He won three races and was crowned as the winner of the rookie cup.

The British driver continued to race in the F4 British Championship in 2017, partnering Oscar Piastri and Ayrton Simmons at TRS Arden.[2] He driver would end up finishing fourth in the standings, beating Simmons but finishing behind Piastri, with the Australian becoming vice-champion.

Quinn also made a one-off appearance in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship that same year, scoring a podium at Donington with Lanan Racing.[3]

British GT Championship

In 2018 Quinn competed in six races of the British GT Championship in the GT4 class. Driving for Steller Performance, Quinn scored no points.[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

At the start of 2019, Quinn wasn't able to find a place in a championship. However, midway through the season he was given the opportunity to make his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for his former F4 team Arden Motorsport. He drove in three weekends, managing to score a podium at the Nürburgring and at Catalunya respectively. Quinn finished 13th in the final standings.

In 2020, Quinn substituted for Jackson Walls, who was unable to travel to Europe due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[5] Quinn got pole position for the first race of the season, scored a total of five podiums throughout the season and won the second race at Spa, helping him to fourth in the drivers' championship.[6] He also won the rookie title.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 31 3 2 1 6 248 7th
2017 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 29 4 1 4 11 307 4th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing 3 0 0 0 1 46 20th
2018 British GT Championship - GT4 Steller Performance 6 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 6 0 0 0 2 48 12th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup 20 1 1 1 5 183 4th

References
  1. "Alex Quinn Racing - About". December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "British F4 Rookie Champion Alex Quinn joins TRS Arden". October 17, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. "2017 Drivers - Alex Quinn". March 29, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "2018 Drivers - Alex Quinn". March 10, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. "Alex Quinn lands Arden seat for first two Eurocup rounds". July 6, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. "2020 Formula Renault season review". December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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