British racing driver (born 2000)
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.
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He competed in multiple championships such as the Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship and won multiple national karting championships.
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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
.
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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.
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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.
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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
Nurburgring
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.
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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.
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He also won the rookie title.
Formula Regional European
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For the 2021 campaign, the Briton remained with Arden, competing in the
Formula Regional European Championship
.
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Thanks to second places in
Imola
and
Barcelona
respectively, Quinn ended up ninth in the drivers' standings.
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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
.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
.
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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 Deletraz
and team owner
P. J. Hyett
.
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Racing record
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Career summary
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* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
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Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
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Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
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Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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(
key
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bold
indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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(
key
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bold
indicate pole position; results in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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(
key
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bold
indicate pole position; results in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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References
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External links
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