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Alexander Albon Ansusinha (; born 23 March 1996) is a Thai and British
racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
who competes under the Thai flag in
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for Williams. Born in
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and raised in
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, Albon is the son of English racing driver Nigel Albon and his Thai wife, as well as the nephew of Mark Albon. After a successful
karting Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...
career—culminating in his victories at the junior direct-drive
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and
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in 2010—Albon graduated to
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. Following three seasons in the
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from
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, Albon progressed to the
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in . He moved to the
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for
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, finishing runner-up to
Charles Leclerc Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Leclerc was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Ferrari, and has won Grands ...
in his rookie season with
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. Graduating to FIA Formula 2 in , Albon finished third in the championship the following season with
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. Previously a member of the
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in 2012, Albon signed for
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in , making his Formula One debut at the ; after 12 races, he was promoted to parent team
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, replacing
Pierre Gasly Pierre Jean-Jacques Gasly (; born 7 February 1996) is a French racing driver who competes in Formula One for Alpine. Gasly won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix with AlphaTauri. Born and raised in Normandy, Gasly began competitive kart racing age ...
to partner
Max Verstappen Max Emilian Verstappen (; born 30 September 1997) is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he w ...
. In , he took his maiden podium finishes at the Tuscan and
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Grands Prix, becoming the first Thai driver to achieve a podium in Formula One. Replaced by
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in , Albon continued as a reserve driver for Red Bull and the re-branded AlphaTauri, contesting the
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with Red Bull AF Corse alongside
Liam Lawson Liam Lawson (born 11 February 2002) is a New Zealand racing driver who competes in Formula One for Racing Bulls. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Hastings and raised in Pukekohe, Lawson began competitive kart racing aged seven. Lawson—who is ...
. Albon signed for Williams in to replace George Russell, ending his association with Red Bull at the conclusion of his first season. He has remained at Williams through the season. As of the , Albon has achieved podium finishes in Formula One. Albon is contracted to remain at Williams until at least the end of the 2026 season.


Early and personal life

Albon was born at the
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in the
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, London, England, on 23 March 1996. His father, Nigel Albon is a British former racing driver who participated in the
British Touring Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), officially known as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by ...
and
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. His mother, Kankamol "Minky" Albon ( Ansusinha), is from Thailand. His uncle, Mark Albon, is a former racing driver who competed in one round of
International Formula 3000 The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become to ...
. Growing up in Bures,
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alongside a younger brother, Luca, and three sisters, Chloe, Zoe and Alicia, Albon attended
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before leaving to pursue his professional racing career, citing
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and
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as being inspirational figures when he was younger. Albon holds
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British and Thai nationality, and races under the Thai flag for
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reasons. He is a practicing
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. Albon and his family own a number of pets, consisting of at least twelve cats, a dog and two horses. He has been publicly dating Chinese
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golfer Lily He since 2019.


Junior racing career


Karting

Albon started competitively racing karts in 2005 at the age of 8, competing locally and winning his local
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Championship at
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. In 2006 Albon started racing in the cadet class, finishing 1st at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and participating in the Super 1 National Honda Cadet Championship finishing 1st in 2006 and 2nd in 2007. In 2008 he moved up to the KF3 class where he stayed until 2010. During this time Albon won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, Formula Kart Stars Championship, KF Winter Series, Super 1 National KF3 Championship, CIK-FIA World Cup, and CIK-FIA European Championship. In 2011 Albon graduated to
KF1 KF1 was the top level of karting. It is open to drivers aged 15 and up. This class used to be called Formula A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK- FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Tou ...
placing 2nd in the
WSK Euro Series The WSK Euro Series is a European open kart racing competition organised by the WSK. Its inaugural season took place in 2010. Today, the series holds championships in four karting categories: KF2, OK, OKJ and 60 Mini. Notable champions have ...
and 2nd at the CIK-FIA World Championship.


Formula Renault


EPIC Racing (2012)

From karting, Albon graduated to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series where he drove for
EPIC Racing EPIC Racing (Euskadi Phil Imanol Claudio Racing) was a auto racing, racing team from Spain. The team's headquarters were located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Vitoria (Alava). It was the second major motorsport team from the Basque Country (autonomous c ...
in 2012 alongside
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, Konstantin Tereschenko, Kevin Jörg, Dennis Wusthoff and Christof von Grunigen and finished 38th out of 49 in the championship after having a tough year and being unable to score points. Albon was signed to the
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throughout the year, but was dropped at the end of 2012.


KTR (2013–2014)

In 2013 Albon joined KTR to race in the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season alongside Yu Kanamaru and Ignazio D'Agosto finishing 16th out of 36 in the championship. Albon managed to secure one fastest lap and one pole position in the 2013 season, both of them coming at the
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in
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. He finished the 2013 season with 22 points. In 2014 Albon raced alongside Gregor Ramsay, Jules Gounon and Callan O'Keefe and enjoyed a much more successful year. He was once again unable to find a win at any of the 14 races but managed to get one pole position at the
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and finished 3rd in the drivers' championship with 117 points.


FIA European Formula 3

In 2015, Albon switched to FIA European Formula 3, racing at
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with teammate
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. He finished seventh overall, with two pole positions (scored at the
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), 5 podiums (including four rookie wins), and 187 points overall.


GP3 Series

In December 2015, Albon partook in post-season testing with
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. In 2016, Albon raced for ART in the GP3. Albon claimed four wins and finished as runner-up in the championship to teammate
Charles Leclerc Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Leclerc was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Ferrari, and has won Grands ...
.


Formula 2 Championship


ART Grand Prix (2017)

In 2017, Albon graduated to the
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, with
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. His teammate for the season would be
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, who at the time was also signed as a
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for
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. He made his debut in
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, where he started in 9th place on the starting grid for the feature race and finished 6th. For the sprint race, Albon qualified 3rd on the grid, behind
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and his teammate, Matsushita. However, mechanical problems forced Matsushita to start from the pitlane promoting Albon to second. Albon struggled for grip for the majority of the race and finished in 7th position. At the Spanish round Albon placed 3rd on the provisional starting grid for the feature race.
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led into turn one, but found himself under fire from Ghiotto and Albon after locking up. Leclerc began to pull away from Ghiotto, who began to fall into the clutches of Albon, who subsequently made a move into turn one and took second place from Ghiotto. Leclerc pitted on lap seven, along with Matsushita, leaving Albon with the lead of the race.
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ground to a halt on lap 10 owing to problems with the car. Despite this, he did not pull off the track to retire – instead remaining on the track and gesturing to the marshals asking for a push-start. The dangerous position of the car initially brought out the virtual safety car and eventually, the safety car itself. As the race resumed, Leclerc and Ghiotto began to scythe through the pack.
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eventually pressured Albon into a mistake to take the lead of the race, although both still had an impending pitstop to make. With the fresh rubber, Albon and Rowland were staging a comeback with both drivers challenging for the podium toward the latter stages of the race, Albon later finished the race in 5th position. In the sprint race, Albon started 4th on the grid and enjoyed a well-fought battle with Leclerc for the majority of the race and after battling for several laps, Leclerc finally passed Albon for fifth place. Later in the race however Albon dropped back, finishing the race in 8th position. At the Monaco round, Albon qualified second on the grid with a time of 1:19.321 seconds. In qualifying, the grid was separated into two Groups due to safety concerns over the short and tight nature of the circuit. Albon was part of the 'Group B' qualifying and managed to gain the fastest time in that group, only qualifying 12 hundredths of a second behind Leclerc who qualified in Group A. After an aborted start due to
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and
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's engines stalling on the grid, Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Albon. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. Later in the race, Albon found himself stuck behind the slower moving
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and
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, which eventually caused him to lose places, finishing the race in a disappointing 4th position. In the Sprint Race, Albon started 5th on the grid, and after a very tight race, he dropped back to finish in 6th position. Albon missed the Baku round of the Championship due to injury. Albon had sustained a broken collarbone whilst out on a mountain biking training ride, and was unable to compete due to the over-the-shoulder seat belts used in
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. Albon was back in action for the fifth round of the championship, stating that his initial feeling on returning to action after breaking his collarbone was "a lot better" than he expected. He confirmed that the bone was still "clearly broken" following an x-ray on the Tuesday before the race weekend, and explained that the main issue he is having in the car is a "numb feeling" from the scar he received during successful surgery after the crash. Albon finished the practice session in 8th, which showed that despite the injury, the chance for his first podium in Formula 2 was a possibility. Albon qualified in 4th for the Feature Race, however, he was later promoted to third on the provisional starting grid after
Sérgio Sette Câmara Sérgio Santos Sette Câmara Filho (born 23 May 1998) is a Brazilians, Brazilian racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing. He previously competed in Formula E, having previously raced for Drago ...
was disqualified after the qualifying session after failing to provide the required 1 litre fuel sample. Albon finished the Feature Race in 5th position, after losing places to Oliver Rowland and Nicholas Latifi (both racing for
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) whose car proved to have a lot of pace. For the Sprint Race, Albon started the race 4th on the grid and managed to move up the grid to clinch his first podium in Formula 2, finishing behind
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. He would later score another podium at the sprint race at the season finale in
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, finishing in second after being overtaken by Leclerc on the final lap. He finished 10th in the drivers' championship in his first F2 season, scoring 86 points.


DAMS (2018)

In April 2018,
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announced that they signed Albon for the 2018 season to partner
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. While initially only confirmed for the opening round, he was later confirmed as a full-time driver for the team the following month. He started the season with fourth place in the feature race in
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before finishing thirteenth in the sprint race. For the next round in Baku, Albon started from pole for the feature race and followed it up with his first win in F2, while in the sprint race he finished thirteenth again. At the next two rounds in
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and
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, Albon took two more pole positions but finished fifth in the feature race in Spain after getting away slowly while in the sprint he finished second behind
Jack Aitken Jack Anthony Han-Aitken (Korean language, Korean: 한세용, ''Han Se-yong''; born 23 September 1995) is a British and South Korean racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing, Cadillac Whelen and i ...
. In Monaco, however, it was a weekend to forget for the Thai driver, as in the feature race, he collided with
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as he was entering the pitlane, spinning him around in the pitlane entrance, while in the sprint race he collided with Campos'
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approaching the Nouvelle Chicane. Another retirement would follow in the feature race at Le Castellet after he suffered an engine failure. In the sprint race, he finished seventh, one place ahead of Latifi. After finishing fifth in both races at the Red Bull Ring, Albon won the feature race at
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, before collecting two more wins at the sprint race at the Hungaroring, and the feature race at
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. A stall on the grid in the feature race at Abu Dhabi ended his title chances; he finished fourteenth in the feature race and eighth in the sprint race, leaving him third in the drivers' championship behind fellow future F1 drivers George Russell and
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.


Formula E

Albon was signed by Nissan e.dams alongside
Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi (; born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Formula E for Envision. In formula racing, Buemi competed in Formula One from to , and w ...
as one of its drivers for the 2018–19 Formula E season, but he was released before the start of the season to instead drive in the 2019 Formula One season for
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. His place was taken by former F2 colleague
Oliver Rowland Oliver Eric Rowland (; born 10 August 1992) is a British racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan. Rowland has previously competed for Manor Motorsport in the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, 2018 W ...
, who previously competed in the
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as an injury replacement for
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's
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Formula One career


Toro Rosso (2019)


2019

On 26 November 2018, Nissan e.dams terminated their
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contract with Albon after rumours he was to sign for
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in Formula One. On the same day, Toro Rosso announced Albon would join the team for alongside
Daniil Kvyat Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat ( rus, Даниил Вячесла́вович Квят, p=dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian racing driver who competes under a neutral flag in the IMSA SportsCar C ...
and thus Albon's relationship with Red Bull Racing, which had ended seven years prior, was restored. He is the second Thai driver to compete in Formula One and the first since Prince Birabongse Bhanudej competed in . Albon qualified thirteenth and finished fourteenth in his debut race, the . He scored his first points at the following race, the , finishing ninth. A heavy crash in practice for the forced him to miss qualifying and start the race from the pit lane. He recovered in the race to finish tenth and win the ''Driver Of The Day'' award. He reached the third qualifying session (Q3) for the first time at the and finished the race eighth. Damage caused by contact with
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on the first lap of the later led to Albon's first race retirement. Albon's best qualifying result with Toro Rosso came at the with ninth place, although he failed to score points in the race. Albon started the in sixteenth place. He and Toro Rosso took advantage of changing weather conditions to run as high as fourth and eventually finish sixth, albeit behind teammate Kvyat who claimed the team's first podium finish in over ten years. At this stage of the season, Albon had scored 16 points to Kvyat's 27.


Red Bull (2019–2021)


2019

After the ,
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announced that Albon would be replacing
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and partnering
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at the team from the onwards, with Gasly returning to Toro Rosso. On the mid-season change, Red Bull stated: "The team will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex's performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020." At the Belgian Grand Prix, Albon was forced to start from seventeenth place due to a power unit change. He recovered to finish fifth in the race after passing
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on the final lap. After sixth-place finishes at the
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and
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Grands Prix, Albon finished fifth at the having crashed in qualifying and started from the pit lane. Albon and Verstappen set identical lap times in qualifying at the and Albon finished a career-best fourth in the race. He finished fifth at both the Mexican and
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Grands Prix, despite taking damage on the opening lap and making three pit stops at the latter. He was in second place on the penultimate lap of the , but was hit by
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during an overtaking attempt, dropping Albon to fourteenth place at the finish. He finished sixth at the
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to close out the season. Albon ended his debut season eighth in the World Drivers' Championship with 92 points. He scored 76 points during his nine races at Red Bull, compared to 97 for Verstappen over the same period. Albon received the ''Rookie of the Year'' award at the
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.


2020

Albon continued racing for Red Bull alongside Verstappen in . In the closing stages of the season-opening , Albon was in third place at the
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restart on new soft-compound tyres, behind the leading Mercedes cars on older hard tyres. Albon attempted to overtake Lewis Hamilton but the two made contact, sending Albon into the gravel. Albon later retired with an electrical failure which engine supplier
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blamed on the collision. He came under pressure from
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's Sergio Pérez in the final laps of the but maintained fourth place after the drivers made contact, damaging Pérez's front wing. Red Bull commented that they were unsure why Albon lacked pace in the race. He started thirteenth and recovered to fifth at the . Albon crashed heavily in practice for the and went on to qualify twelfth. He received a penalty in the race for causing a collision with
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and dropped to the back of the field before ultimately finishing eighth. He qualified fifth for the but finished sixth after being passed by
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's
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on the final lap. He was fifteenth at the having taken collision damage and a time penalty on the opening lap. Albon took his maiden Formula One podium at the by overtaking
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in the closing laps, the first podium for a Thai Formula One driver. Albon claimed only a single point over the next four races; he finished tenth at the , collided with former teammate Daniil Kvyat and later retired with a damaged radiator at the , was lapped by Verstappen and finished twelfth at the and dropped to fifteenth at the due to a spin with five laps remaining. He led a race for the first time at the on his way to seventh place, and took his second podium finish at the after Sergio Pérez retired from third place due to an engine failure, making him the first Asian driver to score more than one podium finish. He finished sixth at the Sakhir Grand Prix, having started twelfth, and finished fourth at the
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, pressuring
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in the closing stages of the race. Albon finished the season seventh in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 105 points to Verstappen's 214. Albon was demoted to the role of test and reserve driver with Red Bull for , his race seat being taken by Sergio Pérez. Following his demotion, Albon remarked that "it hurts" but added that he hoped to return to a race seat for . After finishing his 2021 DTM campaign, he took on a coaching role for AlphaTauri driver
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starting from the
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.


Williams (2022–)


2022

Albon returned to a Formula One race seat in with Williams, replacing George Russell and partnering former Formula 2 teammate
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. Red Bull team principal
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revealed that Albon retained "a link to Red Bull" and that the team had an option to recall him for . In his first race for Williams, the , Albon out-qualified Latifi and finished the race thirteenth. He was in twelfth place in the final laps of the , but failed to finish after a collision with
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for which Albon was penalised. He scored his first point for Williams at the by finishing tenth; he started the race from last place and made his mandatory pit stop with one lap remaining. He again started last at the due to a brake fire in qualifying, but recovered to finish the race eleventh. Albon qualified eighteenth for the inaugural
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and was classified ninth, his second points score of the season. At the
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Albon was involved in an opening lap crash with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon after he was hit from behind by
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. He was hospitalised for precautionary checks and suffered no serious injuries. At the
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he reached Q3 for the first time with Williams, qualifying ninth and starting sixth due to grid penalties for other drivers. He finished the race tenth, scoring a point. Albon was forced to withdraw from the after suffering from
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and was replaced by
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. Williams later revealed that Albon had suffered
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-related
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following his surgery but was recovering well. He recovered in time for the , three weeks later, where he retired with damage from colliding with the barriers. He then retired on the opening lap of the after a collision with Kevin Magnussen. An eighth-place start at the failed to produce points with a thirteenth-place finish. He qualified eleventh at the but a puncture caused his retirement from the sprint, demoting him to the back of the grid for the race. Albon ended the season nineteenth in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring 4 of Williams' 8 points.


2023

Albon was retained by Williams for on a multi-year contract, partnering
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, who replaced Nicholas Latifi. Albon's contract extension marked the end of his Red Bull affiliation, although he stated that he still maintained "a very close relationship" with the team; the logo of Monsoon Valley, a wine brand founded by
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co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya, features on his race helmet. He qualified fifteenth at the season-opening , failing to set a time in Q2 due to front wing damage. He recovered in the race to score a point with tenth place. He retired from the with a brake failure. He qualified eighth at the and ran as high as sixth in the opening laps, but crashed heavily on lap six. At the , he qualified and finished the sprint race in the top ten, but failed to score points after finishing the main race twelfth. Albon started ninth at the , executed a successful one-stop strategy and held behind the faster cars of Sergio Pérez and George Russell for much of the race to finish seventh, his best result thus far for Williams. He received praise from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for his performance. Another Q3 appearance came at the followed by an eleventh-place finish. He qualified in the top ten for the third consecutive race at the and finished ahead of both
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s in eighth place. He matched his highest career qualifying position at the , starting fourth. Despite staying on slick tyres during a rain shower in the early laps and dropping to fifteenth place, he recovered to finish eighth. He scored points again at the where he qualified sixth and defended against
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to finish seventh. Albon started seventeenth for the sprint and gained ten places to score points in seventh place. He received two penalties for track limits infringements and failed to score in the main race. More points came at the
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and
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Grands Prix; he finished ninth in both races having started outside the top ten. He was then eliminated in a first-corner collision with Kevin Magnussen at the , having started thirteenth. Albon and teammate Sargeant started fifth and sixth respectively for the , but both failed to score in the race, finishing 12th despite the timing of safety car going against them. Albon ended the season thirteenth in the Drivers' Championship. He scored 27 points to Sargeant's one point, securing Williams seventh place in the Constructors' Championship.


2024

Albon continued at Williams alongside Sargeant for . He qualified and finished outside the top ten at the season-opening , with the team stating that both drivers were dealing with engine overheating issues during the race. He and Kevin Magnussen collided at the and Albon went on to finish eleventh. He crashed in the first practice session at the and Williams were unable to repair his car, nor did they have a spare chassis. Team principal
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described the situation as "a reflection of how behind we were in the winter period". The team decided to withdraw Sargeant from the event and allow Albon to use the one remaining car. He finished the race eleventh. He qualified fourteenth for the but was eliminated in a first-lap crash with Daniel Ricciardo. On 15 May, Williams confirmed that Albon has signed a multi-year extension to stay with the team. Albon did not score points in the next three races which included him retiring in
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due to issues putting the tyre on at his pit stop taking him out of the points battle. Looking to bounce back Albon qualified 9th at the
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. He then kept hold of his position to finish in 9th place which marked his and Williams first points of the season. Albon then qualified 10th for the
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but retired from the race whilst running in the points on lap 52 after Carlos Sainz spun into him sending him into the wall. After finishing out of the points in
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and
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, Albon then earned his second points finish of the season by finishing 9th at the
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This meant at the halfway point of the season Albon was 17th in the drivers' championship with 4 points. After the
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,
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became Albon's new teammate from the
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onwards. At
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, Albon scored Williams' third points finish of the season taking another 9th place. During the , Albon benefitted from a late crash between
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and Carlos Sainz Jr., which saw Albon finish seventh, allowing Williams to overtake Alpine in the
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. Albon did not start the after crashing heavily in the third qualifying session; qualifying had been rescheduled to Sunday morning, leaving Williams unable to repair his chassis in time for the race two hours later. A cooling issue forced Albon to retire midway through the , while he finished 15th and 11th in the and , respectively. Albon finished the season 16th in the Drivers' Championship with 12 points.


2025

Albon is partnered by Carlos Sainz Jr. from onwards. He qualified sixth and finished fifth at the rain-affected . He then finished seventh at the after disqualifications for
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and
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. He achieved a further points finish with ninth in
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, before claiming twelfth in
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. He returned to ninth at the .


DTM career

Albon participated in 14 out of 16 races of the
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, with
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driver
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taking his place for the final two races at the
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. He was driving for the Italian outfit
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alongside
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driver
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, with financial backing from
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and AlphaTauri. On 22 August 2021, Albon won his maiden DTM race at the
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, becoming the first Thai driver to win a DTM race.


Karting record


Karting career summary


Racing record


Racing career summary

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Complete Macau Grand Prix results


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Notes


References


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