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Alex Palou

full name Álex Palou Montalbo nationality Spanish age 25 years old born April 1, 1997

Karting highlights

2013	1st	Spanish Championship - KZ2
2012	3rd	23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF3
2012	1st	Spanish Championship - KF3
2012	2nd	CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship
2012	1st	WSK Euro Series - KF3
2012	2nd	Copa Campeones Trophy - KZ2
2011	1st	Spanish Championship - KF3
2009	3rd	Spanish Championship - Cadet
2008	2nd	Euro Trophy by 60 Mini
2006	1st	Copa Campeones Trophy Cadet
2006	1st	Spanish Championship - Alevin
2005	3rd	Spanish Championship - Alevin

Racing highlights

2021	1st	NTT IndyCar Series
2019	3rd	Super Formula
2017	3rd	Japanese Formula 3 Championship
2014	3rd	Euroformula Open

Racing career summary

Races entered	180
Wins	13
Podiums	51
Pole positions	18
Fastest laps	22
Race win percentage	7.2%
Podium percentage	28.3%

Esports career summary

(work in progress)

Races entered	8
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Race win percentage	0%
Podium percentage	0%

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Driver comparisons

The latest Head-to-Head comparisons generated for Alex Palou.

Alex Palou vs. Santino Ferrucci | Alex Palou vs. Antonio Giovinazzi | Alex Palou vs. Lando Norris | Alex Palou vs. Tadasuke Makino

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

2022	Racing	15 races	0 wins	5 podiums	0 pole position	4 fastest race laps
2021	Racing	16 races	3 wins	8 podiums	1 pole positions	3 fastest race laps
2020	Racing	14 races	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2020	Esports	8 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2019	Racing	14 races	1 win	2 podiums	4 pole position	2 fastest race laps
2018	Racing	32 races	0 wins	7 podiums	0 pole position	3 fastest race laps
2017	Racing	32 races	4 wins	13 podiums	8 pole position	4 fastest race laps
2016	Racing	20 races	1 win	3 podiums	2 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2015	Racing	16 races	1 win	1 podium	0 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2014	Racing	21 races	3 wins	11 podiums	3 pole position	3 fastest race laps
2013	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2012	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2011	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2010	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2009	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2008	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2007	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2006	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2005	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.

Career details – the racing career of Alex Palou


Position	Points	Team
21st	266	Chip Ganassi Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Cadillac DPi-V.R		Chevrolet 5.5		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
2	2022-01-30	Daytona	7


Position	Points	Team
5th	417	Chip Ganassi Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	0	5	0	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2022-02-27	St. Petersburg	2
2	2022-03-20	Texas	7
3	2022-04-10	Long Beach	3
4	2022-05-01	Barber	2
5	2022-05-14	Indianapolis	18
6	2022-05-29	Indianapolis	9
7	2022-06-05	Detroit	6
8	2022-06-12	Road America	DNF
9	2022-07-03	Mid-Ohio	2
10	2022-07-17	Toronto	6
11	2022-07-23	Iowa	6
12	2022-07-24	Iowa	13
13	2022-07-30	Indianapolis	10
14	2022-08-07	Nashville	3


Position	Points	Team
1st	549	Chip Ganassi Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	3	8	1	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2021-04-18	Barber	1
2	2021-04-25	St. Petersburg	17
3	2021-05-01	Texas	4
4	2021-05-02	Texas	7
5	2021-05-15	Indianapolis	3
6	2021-05-30	Indianapolis	2
7	2021-06-12	Detroit	15
8	2021-06-13	Detroit	3
9	2021-06-20	Road America	1
10	2021-07-04	Mid-Ohio	3
11	2021-08-08	Nashville, TN	7
12	2021-08-14	Indianapolis	DNF
13	2021-08-21	Gateway	DNF
14	2021-09-12	Portland	1
15	2021-09-19	Laguna Seca	2
16	2021-09-26	Long Beach	4


Position	Points	Team
16th	238	Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	0	1	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2020-06-06	Texas	DNF
2	2020-07-04	Indianapolis	19
3	2020-07-11	Road America	3
4	2020-07-12	Road America	7
5	2020-07-17	Iowa	11
6	2020-07-18	Iowa	14
7	2020-08-23	Indianapolis	DNF
8	2020-08-29	Gateway	15
9	2020-08-30	Gateway	12
10	2020-09-12	Mid-Ohio	12
11	2020-09-13	Mid-Ohio	DNF
12	2020-10-02	Indianapolis	17
13	2020-10-03	Indianapolis	9
14	2020-10-25	St. Petersburg	13


Position	Points	Team
	0	Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0	Team Fordzilla Spain
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
3rd	26	TCS Nakajima Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
7	1	1	3	2
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara SF19		Honda 2.0 turbo		Yokohama

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2019-04-21	Suzuka	DNF
2	2019-05-19	Autopolis	6
3	2019-06-23	Sugo	13
4	2019-07-14	Fuji	1
5	2019-08-18	Motegi	4
6	2019-09-29	Okayama	4
7	2019-10-27	Suzuka	19


Position	Points	Team
15th	20	McLaren Customer Racing Japan
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
7	0	1	1	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
McLaren 720S GT3				Yokohama

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2019-04-14	Okayama	19
2	2019-05-04	Fuji	14
3	2019-05-26	Suzuka	13
5	2019-08-04	Fuji	DNF
6	2019-09-08	Autopolis	2
7	2019-09-22	Sugo	12
8	2019-11-03	Motegi	7


Position	Points	Team
7th	204	Hitech Grand Prix
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
30	0	7	0	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F317		Mercedes		Hankook

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2018-05-12	Pau	7
2	2018-05-13	Pau	2
3	2018-05-13	Pau	19
4	2018-06-02	Hungaroring	12
5	2018-06-03	Hungaroring	3
6	2018-06-03	Hungaroring	DNF
7	2018-06-23	Norisring	11
8	2018-06-24	Norisring	4
9	2018-06-24	Norisring	DNF
10	2018-07-14	Zandvoort	10
11	2018-07-14	Zandvoort	4
12	2018-07-15	Zandvoort	6
13	2018-07-27	Spa-Francorchamps	2
14	2018-07-28	Spa-Francorchamps	11
15	2018-07-28	Spa-Francorchamps	9
16	2018-08-18	Silverstone	7
17	2018-08-18	Silverstone	11
18	2018-08-19	Silverstone	7
19	2018-08-25	Misano	8
20	2018-08-26	Misano	2
21	2018-08-26	Misano	6
22	2018-09-08	Nürburgring	DNF
23	2018-09-09	Nürburgring	6
24	2018-09-09	Nürburgring	3
25	2018-09-22	Red Bull Ring	3
26	2018-09-23	Red Bull Ring	DNF
27	2018-09-23	Red Bull Ring	10
28	2018-10-13	Hockenheim	4
29	2018-10-13	Hockenheim	8
30	2018-10-14	Hockenheim	3


Position	Points	Team
	0	B-Max Racing Team
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F317		Volkswagen

Click to show race results for Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup 2018.

#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
1	2018-11-17	Macau	12
2	2018-11-18	Macau	DNF


Position	Points	Team
3rd	102	ThreeBond Racing with Drago Corse
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
20	3	10	5	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F314		Threebond F3		Yokohama

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2017-04-01	Okayama	4
2	2017-04-02	Okayama	1
3	2017-04-02	Okayama	2
4	2017-04-22	Suzuka	2
5	2017-04-23	Suzuka	2
6	2017-05-13	Fuji	1
7	2017-05-14	Fuji	4
8	2017-05-27	Okayama	8
9	2017-05-28	Okayama	1
10	2017-06-24	Suzuka	4
11	2017-06-25	Suzuka	2
12	2017-07-08	Fuji	3
13	2017-07-09	Fuji	4
14	2017-07-29	Motegi	DNF
15	2017-07-30	Motegi	3
16	2017-07-30	Motegi	7
17	2017-09-09	Autopolis	2
18	2017-09-10	Autopolis	4
19	2017-09-23	Sugo	5
20	2017-09-24	Sugo	5


Position	Points	Team
10th	68	Teo Martin Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	1	3	3	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara FR35-12		Zytek 3.4 V8		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
11	2017-07-15	Nürburgring	11
12	2017-07-16	Nürburgring	1
13	2017-09-02	Mexico City	3
14	2017-09-03	Mexico City	DNF
15	2017-09-15	Circuit of the Americas	5
16	2017-09-16	Circuit of the Americas	2


Position	Points	Team
21st	5	Campos Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara GP2-11		Renault 4.0 V8		Pirelli

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
19	2017-10-07	Jerez	8
20	2017-10-08	Jerez	8
21	2017-11-25	Yas Marina	12
22	2017-11-26	Yas Marina	12


Position	Points	Team
11th	0	ThreeBond Racing with Dorago Corse
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F317		Tomei		Pirelli

Click to show race results for Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup 2017.

#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
1	2017-11-18	Macau	18
2	2017-11-19	Macau	11


Position	Points	Team
15th	22	Campos Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
18	0	1	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Qualifying avg.	Race finish avg.	+/- avg.	Fastest lap average
13.89	12.33	1.56	101.61% of fastest lap time
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara GP3/16		Mecachrome		Pirelli

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2016-05-14	Catalunya	19
2	2016-05-15	Catalunya	14
3	2016-07-02	Red Bull Ring	16
4	2016-07-03	Red Bull Ring	11
5	2016-07-09	Silverstone	10
6	2016-07-10	Silverstone	2
7	2016-07-23	Hungaroring	11
8	2016-07-24	Hungaroring	14
9	2016-07-30	Hockenheim	16
10	2016-07-31	Hockenheim	19
11	2016-08-27	Spa-Francorchamps	13
12	2016-08-28	Spa-Francorchamps	11
13	2016-09-03	Monza	11
14	2016-09-04	Monza	7
15	2016-10-01	Sepang	14
16	2016-10-02	Sepang	19
17	2016-11-26	Yas Marina	10
18	2016-11-27	Yas Marina	5


Position	Points	Team
7th	39	Stile F Squadra Corse
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	1	2	2	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Ferrari 458 Challenge EVO				Pirelli

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Position	Points	Team
10th	51	Campos Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	1	1	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara GP3/13		AER		Pirelli

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Position	Points	Team
44th	0	Inter Europol Competition
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
0	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Renault FR 2.0-10

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Position	Points	Team
	0	Campos Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F312 (Toyota)

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Position	Points	Team
3rd	242	Campos Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	3	11	3	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F312 (Toyota F3)

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Position	Points	Team
23rd	48	Sean Walkinshaw Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
MSV F4-013		Ford Duratec		Yokohama

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2014 South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2
	Position	Points	Team
	17th	0	CRG


Position	Points	Team
16th	0	Fortec Motorsports
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F312		Mercedes		Yokohama

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Position	Points	Team
10th	9	CRG SpA
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (Parilla)


Position	Points	Team
16th	14	CRG Spa
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (Parilla)


Position	Points	Team
16th	6
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (TM)

2013 Spanish Championship - KZ2
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	301


Position	Points	Team
11th	0
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (Maxter)


Position	Points	Team
6th	64	CRG
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (BMB)


Position	Points	Team
3rd	0	CRG Spa
Kart	Engine	Tyres
CRG (BMB)

2012 CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship
	Position	Points	Team
	2nd	48

2012 WSK Euro Series - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	211

2012 CIK-FIA World Cup for KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	4th	0	CRG Spa

2012 Copa Campeones Trophy - KZ2
	Position	Points	Team
	2nd	0

2012 Spanish Championship - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	252


Position	Points	Team
20th	0	Genikart Lpt
Kart	Engine	Tyres
FA Kart (Vortex)

2011 WSK Euro Series - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	14th	30

2011 CIK-FIA World Cup for KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	8th	0

2011 WSK Master Series - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	20th	16

2011 Spanish Championship - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	216

2010 Copa Campeones Trophy KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	8th	0

2010 Spanish Championship - KF3
	Position	Points	Team
	5th	218

2009 Spanish Championship - Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	3rd	170

2008 Spanish Championship - Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	13th	102


Position	Points	Team
5th	83	Ramon Palou
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Zanardi (Parilla)

2008 Euro Trophy by 60 Mini
	Position	Points	Team
	2nd	68

2007 37° Torneo Industrie - Minikart
	Position	Points	Team
	8th	74


Position	Points	Team
1st	0
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Top Kart (Comer)

2006 Spanish Championship - Alevin
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	70

2005 Spanish Championship - Alevin
	Position	Points	Team
	3rd	63

DriverDB Rating graph

The following graph shows the change in the DriverDB Rating of Alex Palou over time since January 1st 2013. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days.

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2015-05-09	Catalunya	12
2	2015-05-10	Catalunya	20
3	2015-06-20	Red Bull Ring	14
4	2015-06-21	Red Bull Ring	DNF
5	2015-07-04	Silverstone	DNF
6	2015-07-05	Silverstone	13
7	2015-07-25	Hungaroring	19
8	2015-07-26	Hungaroring	18
9	2015-08-22	Spa-Francorchamps	7
10	2015-08-23	Spa-Francorchamps	5
11	2015-09-05	Monza	7
12	2015-09-06	Monza	10
13	2015-10-10	Sochi	4
14	2015-10-11	Sochi	9
15	2015-11-28	Yas Marina	DNF
16	2015-11-29	Yas Marina	1

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2014-05-03	Nürburgring	1
2	2014-05-04	Nürburgring	DNF
3	2014-06-07	Algarve	3
4	2014-06-08	Algarve	3
5	2014-06-21	Jerez	4
6	2014-06-22	Jerez	2
7	2014-07-05	Hungaroring	2
8	2014-07-06	Hungaroring	1
9	2014-07-19	Silverstone	2
10	2014-07-20	Silverstone	2
11	2014-09-06	Spa-Francorchamps	2
12	2014-09-07	Spa-Francorchamps	5
13	2014-09-27	Monza	DNF
14	2014-09-28	Monza	16
15	2014-11-01	Catalunya	2
16	2014-11-02	Catalunya	1

#	Date	Circuit	Position
13	2014-08-16	Silverstone	4
14	2014-08-17	Silverstone	13
15	2014-08-17	Silverstone	5

Alex Palou

full name Álex Palou Montalbo nationality Spanish age 25 years old born April 1, 1997

Karting highlights

Racing highlights

Racing career summary

Esports career summary

Driver comparisons

Career overview – years in numbers

Career details – the racing career of Alex Palou

2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi class

2022 NTT IndyCar Series

2021 NTT IndyCar Series

2020 NTT IndyCar Series

2020 IndyCar iRacing Challenge

2020 April Isolation F3 Championship

2020 BMW SIM 120 Cup

2019 Super Formula

2019 Autobacs Super GT Japan - GT300

2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship

2018 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup

2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5

2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship

2017 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup

2016 GP3 Series

2016 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli

2015 GP3 Series

2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

2014 Euroformula Open - Winter Series

2014 Euroformula Open

2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship

2014 South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2

2014 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix

2013 CIK-FIA European Championship KF

2013 WSK Euro Series - KF

2013 CIK-FIA World Championship - KF

2013 Spanish Championship - KZ2

2012 17° Winter Cup - KF3

2012 WSK Master Series - KF3

2012 23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF3

2012 CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship

2012 WSK Euro Series - KF3

2012 CIK-FIA World Cup for KF3

2012 Copa Campeones Trophy - KZ2

2012 Spanish Championship - KF3

2011 16° Winter Cup - KF3

2011 WSK Euro Series - KF3

2011 CIK-FIA World Cup for KF3

2011 WSK Master Series - KF3

2011 Spanish Championship - KF3

2010 Copa Campeones Trophy KF3

2010 Spanish Championship - KF3

2009 Spanish Championship - Cadet

2008 Spanish Championship - Cadet

2008 38° Torneo Industrie - Minikart

2008 Euro Trophy by 60 Mini

2007 37° Torneo Industrie - Minikart

2006 Copa Campeones Trophy Cadet

2006 Spanish Championship - Alevin

2005 Spanish Championship - Alevin

DriverDB Rating graph