Alexander James Quinn (born 29 December 2000) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the

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driving the No. 20

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car.

Early career

Karting

Born in

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and based near

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, Quinn started his karting career in 2011. He competed in multiple championships such as the Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship and won multiple national karting championships.

Lower formulae

In 2016, Quinn made his car racing debut in the

F4 British Championship The F4 British Championship (full name Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA, formerly known as F4 British Championship certified by FIA — powered by Ford (2016–21), MSA Formula (2015)) is a single-seater motorsport seri ...

, driving for

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. He won three races and was crowned as the winner of the rookie cup. The British driver continued to race in the

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, partnering

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and

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at TRS Arden. 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 The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Champi ...

that same year, scoring a podium at Donington with Lanan Racing.

British GT Championship

In 2018 Quinn competed in six races of the

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in the GT4 class. Driving for Steller Performance, Quinn scored no points.

Formula Renault Eurocup

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

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for his former F4 team Arden Motorsport. He drove in three weekends, managing to score a podium at the

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and at

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respectively. Quinn finished 13th in the final standings. In

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, Quinn substituted for Jackson Walls, who was unable to travel to Europe due to

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travel restrictions. 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

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, helping him to fourth in the drivers' championship. He also won the rookie title.

Formula Regional European

For the 2021 campaign, the Briton remained with Arden, competing in the

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. Thanks to second places in

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and

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respectively, Quinn ended up ninth in the drivers' standings.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

In May 2022, Velocity Racing Development and

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announced a collaboration which resulted in Quinn making a one-off appearance in the

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at the

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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.

Sportscar career

Quinn made his debut in

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at the start of 2023, competing in the

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for the

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outfit. With the team's amateur driver

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having scored pole position in the

category, Quinn, along with

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and

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, finished the race in seventh place. 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

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that earned the pair the overall LMP2 title. For the following year, Quinn was initially announced to become the designated Endurance Cup driver in

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for

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, however an upgrade of his driver categorization from silver to gold forced the Briton out of the seat. After competing at the

as the fourth driver for

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, the Brit entered into the Pro-Am category of the

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with

. In addition, Quinn was able to make his

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debut with AO in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass, finishing sixth in the overall category and second in the subclass alongside

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and team owner P. J. Hyett.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

References

External links

* {{ELMS LMP2 Pro Am teams 2000 births Living people British F4 Championship drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers British GT Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers People from Camelford Sportspeople from Cornwall Fortec Motorsport drivers Arden International drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Karting World Championship drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Algarve Pro Racing drivers English racing drivers Sportspeople from Truro 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers