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Alex Quinn (racing driver)

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Alex Quinn
Quinn in 2017
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)
Truro, United Kingdom
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamAO Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number99
Former teamsPR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
Starts5 (5 entries)
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish10th (LMP2) in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021
2019–20
2018
2017
2016–17		U.S. F2000 National Championship
FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
British GT Championship
BRDC British F3 Championship
F4 British Championship

Alexander James Quinn[1] (born 29 December 2000) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship driving the No. 99 AO Racing LMP2 car. Quinn is the current rookie cup champion in the Formula Renault Eurocup.

Early career

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Karting

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Born in Truro and based near Camelford, Quinn started his karting career in 2011.[2] He competed in multiple championships such as the Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship and won multiple national karting championships.[3]

Lower formulae

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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.[4] 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.[5]

British GT Championship

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In 2018 Quinn competed in six races of the British GT Championship in the GT4 class. Driving for Steller Performance, Quinn scored no points.[6]

Formula Renault Eurocup

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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.[7] 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.[8] He also won the rookie title.

Formula Regional European

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Quinn racing at the Red Bull Ring in 2021.

For the 2021 campaign, the Briton remained with Arden, competing in the Formula Regional European Championship.[9] Thanks to second places in Imola and Barcelona respectively, Quinn ended up ninth in the drivers' standings.[10][11]

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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In May 2022, Velocity Racing Development and Arden International announced a collaboration which resulted in Quinn making a one-off appearance in the U.S. F2000 National Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[12] There, he would take victory in all three races of the weekend, a performance he capped off by taking the fastest lap on two occasions.[13][14]

Sportscar career

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Quinn made his debut in sportscar racing at the start of 2023, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona for the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports outfit.[15] With the team's amateur driver Ben Keating having scored pole position in the LMP2 category, Quinn, along with Paul-Loup Chatin and Nicolas Lapierre, finished the race in seventh place.[16] The Briton showed an impressive performance in his first endurance event, setting the fastest lap in class. During the season, Quinn would join Chatin and Keating for the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, helping them towards two podiums at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta that earned the pair the overall LMP2 title.[17]

For the following year, Quinn was initially announced to become the designated Endurance Cup driver in IMSA for United Autosports, however an upgrade of his driver categorization from silver to gold forced the Briton out of the seat.[18][19] After competing at the 24 Hours of Daytona as the fourth driver for AO Racing, the Brit entered into the Pro-Am category of the European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing.[20][21] In addition, Quinn was able to make his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut with AO in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass, finishing sixth in the overall category and second in the subclass alongside Louis Delétraz and team owner P. J. Hyett.[22][23]

Racing record

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Career summary

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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 30 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 NC
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden 6 0 0 0 2 48 12th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 20 1 1 1 5 183 4th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 20 0 0 0 2 104 9th
2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship Velocity Racing Development 3 3 0 2 3 93 17th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 0 0 2 2 950 10th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am Algarve Pro Racing 6 1 0 0 4 96 2nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 AO Racing 1 0 0 0 0 254* 21st*
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 AO by TF 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DC Points
2016 Fortec Motorsports BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
7 		BRH
3
5 		DON
1
1 		DON
2
9 		DON
3
6 		THR
1
4 		THR
2
12 		THR
3
7 		OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
3 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
4 		SNE
1
9 		SNE
2
6 		SNE
3
15 		KNO
1
1 		KNO
2
4 		KNO
3
3 		ROC
1
2 		ROC
2
5 		ROC
3
5 		SIL
1
9 		SIL
2
1 		SIL
3
10 		BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
8 		BRH
3
11 		7th 248
2017 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BRH
1
2 		BRH
2
7 		BRH
3
3 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
DNS 		DON
3
9 		THR
1
2 		THR
2
6 		THR
3
11 		OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
8 		OUL
3
C 		CRO
1
5 		CRO
2
1 		CRO
3
2 		SNE
1
5 		SNE
2
3 		SNE
3
5 		KNO
1
4 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
4 		KNO
4
2 		ROC
1
6 		ROC
2
1 		ROC
3
7 		SIL
1
1 		SIL
2
11 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
9 		BRH
3
1 		4th 307

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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(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 23 24 DC Points
2017 Lanan Racing OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		DON
1
11 		DON
2
9 		DON
3
3 		20th 46

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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(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 DC Points
2019 Arden MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		MON
1 		MON
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
2 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
Ret 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
11 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		YMC
1 		YMC
2 		12th 48
2020 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1
2 		MNZ
2
Ret 		IMO
1
5 		IMO
2
3 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
9 		MAG
1
5 		MAG
2
5 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
12 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
Ret 		SPA
1
4‡ 		SPA
2
1 		IMO
1
2 		IMO
2
4 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
4 		LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
5 		4th 183

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2021 Arden Motorsport IMO
1
2 		IMO
2
Ret 		CAT
1
4 		CAT
2
2 		MCO
1
6 		MCO
2
4 		LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
21 		ZAN
1
10 		ZAN
2
Ret 		SPA
1
10 		SPA
2
Ret 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
8 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
15 		MUG
1
14 		MUG
2
11 		MNZ
1
13 		MNZ
2
11 		9th 104

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2023 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
7 		SEB
4 		LGS WGL
3 		ELK IMS PET
3 		10th 950
2024 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8 		SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 8th* 254*

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4 		LEC
6 		IMO
1 		SPA
3 		MUG ALG 2nd* 60*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 United States AO by TF Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States P. J. Hyett 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 295 20th 6th
LMP2 Pro-Am 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander James QUINN". Companies House. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "We are pleased to announce we have renewed our sponsorship support for rising Cornish motorsport driver Alex Quinn for the 2021 season". newstreamrenewables.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Alex Quinn Racing - About". 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "British F4 Rookie Champion Alex Quinn joins TRS Arden". 17 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 Drivers - Alex Quinn". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Drivers - Alex Quinn". 10 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Alex Quinn lands Arden seat for first two Eurocup rounds". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Formula Renault season review". 21 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Alex Quinn renews partnership with Arden for 2021 Formula Regional campaign | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Alex Quinn Racing | Lightning McQuinn Back on the Podium at Imola". www.alexquinnracing.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  11. ^ gestione (7 May 2021). "Barcelona QP: Saucy confirms his leadership, flanked by Minì and Quinn". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Alex Quinn to race in USF2000 through Arden link-up with VRD". Formula Scout. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Quinn arrives and conquers at Indy on USF2000 debut". RACER. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Quinn Sweeps Debut Weekend at Indianapolis". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (16 December 2022). "Lapierre, Chatin, Quinn Join Keating at PR1 for Rolex 24 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  16. ^ "IMSA: LMP2 drivers question moves to slow class for Rolex 24". www.motorsport.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  17. ^ "PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports captures IMSA LMP2 title after multiple recoveries". www.motorsport.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Ben Keating and Alex Quinn join United Autosports for 2024". Endurance Info. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Pino Joins United Autosports For 2024 IMSA Endurance Cup". dailysportscar.com. 7 November 2023.
  20. ^ Brouillet, Kelly (11 December 2023). "AO Racing Completes IMSA WeatherTech LMP2 Lineup with Brabham and Quinn". aoracing.com. AO Racing. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  21. ^ Glo, Valentin (6 March 2024). "Algarve confirme son équipage LM P2 Pro-Am". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  22. ^ Mercier, Laurent (6 May 2024). "24 Heures du Mans 2024 - Alex Quinn dernier homme chez AO by TF". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  23. ^ "FIA WEC 92º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans – Race – Provisional Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 16 June 2024. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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