Team
Country
Podiums
Points
Grands Prix entered
World Championships
Highest race finish
Highest grid position
Date of birth
Place of birth
Williams
Thailand
2
240
105
0
3 (x2)
4
23/03/1996
London, England
*Stats accurate as of 26/03/2025
23
Alexander Albon
DF1 Sponsors
Alex Albon News and Stories
How successful was Ferrari’s Bahrain floor upgrade – and will it prove successful in Saudi Arabia?
Ferrari entered the 2025 Formula 1 season with high expectations, especially after securing Lewis Hamilton alongside Charles Leclerc. However, the opening rounds have been challenging, with the team yet to achieve a podium finish. In response, Ferrari introduced...
DEEP DIVE: How long can Haas maintain their brilliant form?
The 2025 Formula 1 season has witnessed a remarkable resurgence from the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. After finishing seventh in the Constructors' Championship in 2024 with 58 points, Haas has made significant strides, currently sitting fifth in the standings with 20...
UP NEXT: Can McLaren carry on their dominance in Saudi Arabia?
As the 2025 Formula 1 season progresses, the spotlight turns to the fifth round: the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on April 20. This high-speed night race, set against the Red Sea's backdrop, promises to be a pivotal event in a season already...
Biography
Born in London but racing under the flag of Thailand, Alexander Albon’s first word was in fact Italian. That word was Ferrari – though it was with another Italian team that he got his big F1 break.
Idolising Michael Schumacher and dreaming of one day racing in Formula 1, the junior Albon was pipped to the 2016 GP3 title by a certain Charles Leclerc. He then left his great friendship with George Russell trackside as he took the 2018 Formula 2 title fight down to the wire.
Graduating to the F1 big league along with yet another contemporary – Lando Norris – in 2019, Albon did his talking on track with Toro Rosso in the opening races, earning a mid-season promotion to Red Bull Racing.
A stylish overtaker with a championship mentality, Albon was unfazed by partnering Max Verstappen for the second half of his rookie season, taking top-six finishes in eight of his nine 2019 races with Red Bull.
Staying in touch with the future champion proved tougher in 2020 and Red Bull dropped him from their race line-up. Crucially, though, Albon was retained as test and reserve driver, keeping him very much on team bosses’ radar, leading to his 2022 return to the grid with Williams, where he has established a reputation as a fast qualifier and mature racer.
Laidback and cheerful with a cheeky grin, the Thai driver is popular among his peers – not always easy in motorsport’s cauldron of competition – but you don’t succeed in Formula 1 by being popular. Albon’s challenge remains a big one – to make the most of a rare second F1 opportunity.