British racing driver
Alexander George Oliver Sims
(born 15 March 1988, in
London
) is a
British
professional racing driver, currently competing in the
IMSA SportsCar Championship
for
Whelen Engineering Racing
.
[1]
Previously Sims has driven in the
ABB FIA Formula E Championship
for
Mahindra Racing
and
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
,
[2]
winning one race in
Saudi Arabia
.
[3]
Sims was the winner of the 2008
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
for promising young British drivers.
[4]
Career
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Karting
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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.
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Formula Renault
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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.
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In 2007, Sims raced in the main series with
Manor Competition
.
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He finished eighth overall, after taking one win at
Donington Park
,
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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,
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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.
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He also contested the final round of the
Formula BMW Pacific
in
Macau
, finishing eighth with the fastest lap.
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In December 2008, Sims won the
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
.
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Formula Three
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At the 2008
Autosport Awards
ceremony, Sims announced his plans to race with German team
Mucke Motorsport
in the
Formula 3 Euro Series
.
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In a season dominated by
Jules Bianchi
, Sims took fourth place in the championship,
[14]
with a win at the
Nurburgring
and four second places.
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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
.
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Sports car racing
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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.
He joined
Hexis Racing
in 2013 to compete at the
Blancpain Endurance Series
with a
McLaren MP4-12C
, partnering with
Alvaro Parente
and
Stef Dusseldorp
.
In 2014 and 2015, Sims raced at the
British GT Championship
for Ecurie Ecosse with a BMW Z4.
The Brit competed at the
2016 Blancpain GT Series
for
Rowe Racing
with a
BMW M6
, winning the
24 Hours of Spa
.
In 2017 he competes 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
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Formula E
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In May 2017, Sims was present at the
Monaco ePrix
as a stand-by option for
Robin Frijns
.
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Later that month, he was announced as a development driver for
MS Amlin Andretti
for the
2017-18 season
.
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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 2nd. 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
Jerome 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
.
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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
.
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Racing record
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Career summary
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†
As Sims was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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(
key
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bold
indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
†
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
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key
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bold
indicate pole position; races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
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(
key
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indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
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(
key
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indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
‡
As Sims was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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italics
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete British GT Championship results
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Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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(
key
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Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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italics
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Complete Formula E results
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key
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References
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