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Alex Powell
Powell in 2024
NationalityJamaica Jamaican
Born (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 17)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number80
Starts27 (27 entries)
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish5th in 2024
Previous series
2024
2024
2023–2024		 Euro 4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE
Italian F4 Championship

Alex Powell (born 18 September 2007), is a Jamaican racing driver who last competed in the Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing. He has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2019.[1]

Career

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Karting

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Powell began competing in the karting championships at the age of 8. After completing various championships in the USA and securing great results, he moved to Europe and strated racing in Italy in the 60 Mini class.[2] He has won the WSK Final Cup, South Garda Winter Cup, Trofeo Andrea Margutti and Champions of the Future. He achieved the 2022 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship vice-champion in the OK category.[3] A year, he ranked third in the same championship.[4]

Formula 4

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2023

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Powell driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship

In 2023 Powell made his debut in single-seaters, racing with Prema in the sixth round of the Italian F4 Championship at Mugello, but he did not manage to score any points.[5] During the next round at Vallelunga Circuit, the season finale, he finished 10th in race three and ultimately ended up 24th in the standings.[6] He also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy round.[7]

2024

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Powell driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Italian F4 Championship

During pre-season, Powell also competed for the Mumbai Falcons in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[8] He achieved his first single-seater win at Dubai Autodrome during the second race.[9] By standing on the podium three other times, Powell finished sixth in the championship.[10]

Powell driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euro 4 Championship

Powell remained with Prema Racing to race in the Italian F4 for his first full single-seater season.[11] He started the season with a triple runner-up finish in all races in Misano,[12] before earning his first Italian F4 pole in Vallelunga.[13] That weekend he would score two second places, but would not finish on the podium again until the season finale in Monza.[14][15] Despite failing to win during the campaign, Powell finished fifth in the championship with 176 points and six podiums, as well as being crowned the rookie champion. Competing in Euro 4 as well with Prema,[16] he earned a win during a messy first race in Monza, allowing him to place ninth in the standings.[17]

Formula One

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In 2019, Powell was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team.[18]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2016 SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift 6th
SKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift 14th
2017 SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift 14th
SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift 14th
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift 16th
Florida Winter Tour — Micro Max 4th
Florida Winter Tour — Micro ROK 3rd
2018 SKUSA Pro Tour — Mini Swift 17th
Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK 3rd
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK Energy Corse 2nd
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift 3rd
SKUSA Winter Series — Mini Swift 9th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ Energy Corse 1st
2019 Italian Championship — 60 Mini Energy Corse 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 5th
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini 9th
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK 1st
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 3rd
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini 5th
ROK Cup Superfinal — Mini ROK 1st
2020 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini KidiX srl 1st
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max 10th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Energy Corse 32nd
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 30th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ NC
WSK Euro Series — OKJ KR Motorsport 17th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy 7th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 8th
Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK AKT Racing 15th
2021 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 14th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 3rd
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 2nd
Champions of the Future — OKJ 11th
German Championship — OKJ SP Motorsport 14th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ KR Motorsport 4th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 7th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 3rd
SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Senior Parolin USA NC
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior 15th
2022 Trofeo Invernal Ayrton Senna — KZ2 King Racing Team 3rd
Winter Series — OK KR Motorsport 18th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 10th
WSK Euro Series — OK 8th
Champions of the Future — OK 5th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 2nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 12th
WSK Open Cup — OK 4th
WSK Final Cup — OK 7th
2023 South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 Prema Racing 24th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 47th
WSK Euro Series — OK 9th
Champions of the Future — OK 1st
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 5th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 3rd
CIK-FIA World Cup — KZ2 2nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK DNF
WSK Open Series — KZ2 8th
Sources:[19][20]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 6 0 0 0 0 1 24th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 14 1 1 1 4 105 6th
Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 21 0 1 0 6 176 5th
Euro 4 Championship 9 1 0 1 1 49 9th

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2023 Prema Racing IMO
1
 IMO
2
 IMO
3
 IMO
4
 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 MIS
3
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 SPA
3
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 MUG
1
28 		MUG
2
18 		MUG
3
Ret 		VLL
1
14 		VLL
2
22 		VLL
3
10 		24th 1
2024 Prema Racing MIS
1
2 		MIS
2
2 		MIS
3
2 		IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
29 		IMO
3
4 		VLL
1
19 		VLL
2
2 		VLL
3
2 		MUG
1
5 		MUG
2
6 		MUG
3
8 		LEC
1
4 		LEC
2
9 		LEC
3
27 		CAT
1
4 		CAT
2
7 		CAT
3
8 		MNZ
1
36 		MNZ
2
10 		MNZ
3
3 		5th 176

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YMC1
1
4 		YMC1
2
10 		YMC1
3
14 		YMC2
1
2 		YMC2
2
6 		YMC2
3
23 		DUB1
1
10 		DUB1
2
1 		DUB1
3
8 		YMC3
1
3 		YMC3
2
7 		YMC3
3
23 		DUB2
1
3 		DUB2
2
11 		DUB2
3
DNS 		6th 105

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2024 Prema Racing MUG
1
9 		MUG
2
Ret 		MUG
3
21 		RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
13 		RBR
3
5 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
6 		MNZ
3
14 		9th 49

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Powell - Junior Driver". Mercedes AMG F1. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (22 November 2021). "The Caribbean karter who's already starring as a Mercedes F1 junior". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "European OK Vice-Champion after second consecutive win". alexpowellracing.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "FIA Karting European Championship - OK Senior 2023 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2 October 2023). "Prema's Italian F4 drivers admit to pace struggle at Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "R07 Vallelunga - Italian Formula 4 Championship Race Report". Prema Racing. 16 October 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  7. ^ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (18 November 2023). "Mercedes junior Powell and F1 Academy stars to race in F4 UAE Trophy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (8 January 2024). "Prema reveals it and Mumbai Falcons' line-ups for FRME and F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ^ Whitfield, Steve (3 February 2024). "Powell scores first single-seater win in wild F4 UAE race two in Dubai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ^ "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2024 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (4 December 2023). "Prema announces Mercedes F1 junior Alex Powell's 2024 F4 programme". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ^ "R01 Misano - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (15 June 2024). "Beeton, Slater and Powell share Italian F4 poles at Vallelunga". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  14. ^ "R03 Vallelunga - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ^ "R07 Monza - Italian Formula 4 Race Report". Prema Racing. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Euro 4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ^ Wood, Ida (5 October 2024). "Powell wins as black-and-white flag appears in dirty and messy F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  18. ^ Allen, Peter (4 April 2019). "Powell joins Antonelli as Mercedes F1-supported karter". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Driver: Alex Powell | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Powell Alex". Kartcom. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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