The young Brit initially made his way up the single seater ladder, which including competing in Formula Palmer Audi, British Formula 3 and GP3, before making the switch to sportscars like a lot of young drivers are now having to.
This is more prevalent now, due to the fact that getting into Formula One is no longer as simple as it was, unless you have a big sponsor on board, or become part of a junior program at Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari.
Having made his move to sportscars back in at the beginning of 2012, Alex joined defending European Le Mans Series champions Greaves Motorsport, whilst competing in the GP3 series with Carlin that same year. It was a sign of busy times ahead for the King’s Lynn driver, who also raced in Le Mans with his father, Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin and 2008 GT Lucas Ordóñez, with the trio ending up 8th in the LMP2 class.
After still keeping his ties with OAK Racing, which saw him race with David Heinemeier Hansson and Olivier Pla in LMP2 in 2013, finishing second overall in the class, as well as finishing runner-up at Le Mans that same year.
Alex took time out before his return to Daytona International Speedway with Krohn Racing this past January, as he candidly talked to eRacing’s Alex Goldschmidt about being in demand as a great talent, how different the sportscar fans are in America in comparison with Europe, being a part of the team that developed the Ligier JSP2 and much more.
There are many drivers that are have a parent and/or grandparent that has already trodden the same path, as is the case with young rising star Alex Brundle.