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Alexander Ellis (born September 25, 1991) is a Canadian racing driver from St. Catharines, Ontario.

Alex Ellis began racing in 2005 in go-karts at the age of 14. After a successful foray into karting, Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008 and won the rookie championship, finishing second overall despite missing the final three races of the season due to driving commitments in Europe. At the end of 2008, Alex won the prestigious Formula BMW Junior Scholarship - a multi-weekend shootout between international drivers, held in Valencia, Spain. This paved the way for 2009 where he drove as a BMW Junior Driver and moved to Formula BMW Americas driving for Autotecnica. As a rookie, Alex finished sixth in points with a best finish of second at Road America. Additionally, he scored three podiums, three fastest laps, and captured a pole at Lime Rock Park in the wet. Alex's racing continued to be funded in 2010 by winning another driver shootout, this time in San Francisco, California. He went on to win the Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title, winning a chance to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut on August 22 at Infineon Raceway driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Racing at the highest level of his career, he impressed as a rookie, running the majority of the race in P7 before retiring due to mechanical failure.^[1]

Indy Lights[edit]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2010	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	STP	ALA	LBH	INDY	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM 14	CHI	KTY	HMS	33rd	16

References[edit]

^ Alex Ellis wins Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title, Racer, August 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-08-10

External links[edit]

Alex Ellis official website

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[1] Alex Ellis wins Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title, Racer, August 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-08-10

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+{{other people}}
-'''Alexander Ellis''' (born September 25, 1989) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] racing driver from [[St. Catherines, Ontario]].
+'''Alexander Ellis''' (born September 25, 1991) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] racing driver from [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]].
-After [[karting]], Ellis participated in a 1.2L formula car series in Canada in 2008. In 2009 he moved to [[Formula BMW|Formula BMW Americas]] driving for Autotecnica and finished sixth in points with a best finish of second at [[Road America]] and captured a pole at [[Lime Rock Park]]. In 2010 he won the [[Jim Russell]] "Race of Champions" title, winning a chance to make his [[Firestone Indy Lights]] debut on August 22 at [[Infineon Raceway]] driving for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]].<ref>[http://www.racer.com/alex-ellis-wins-jim-russell-race-of-champions-title/article/176524/ Alex Ellis wins Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title], ''Racer'', August 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-08-10</ref>
+Alex Ellis began racing in 2005 in go-karts at the age of 14. After a successful foray into [[karting]], Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008 and won the rookie championship, finishing second overall despite missing the final three races of the season due to driving commitments in Europe. At the end of 2008, Alex won the prestigious Formula BMW Junior Scholarship - a multi-weekend shootout between international drivers, held in Valencia, Spain. This paved the way for 2009 where he drove as a BMW Junior Driver and moved to [[Formula BMW|Formula BMW Americas]] driving for Autotecnica. As a rookie, Alex finished sixth in points with a best finish of second at [[Road America]]. Additionally, he scored three podiums, three fastest laps, and captured a pole at [[Lime Rock Park]] in the wet. Alex's racing continued to be funded in 2010 by winning another driver shootout, this time in San Francisco, California. He went on to win the [[Jim Russell (racing driver)|Jim Russell]] "Race of Champions" title, winning a chance to make his [[Firestone Indy Lights]] debut on August 22 at [[Infineon Raceway]] driving for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]. Racing at the highest level of his career, he impressed as a rookie, running the majority of the race in P7 before retiring due to mechanical failure.<ref>[http://www.racer.com/alex-ellis-wins-jim-russell-race-of-champions-title/article/176524/ Alex Ellis wins Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title], ''Racer'', August 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-08-10</ref>
+== Indy Lights ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
+! Year
+! Team
+! 1
+! 2
+! 3
+! 4
+! 5
+! 6
+! 7
+! 8
+! 9
+! 10
+! 11
+! 12
+! 13
+! Rank
+! Points
+|-
+| [[2010 Indy Lights season|2010]]
+! [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]
+|[[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]
+|[[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]
+|[[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
+|[[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]]
+|[[Iowa Speedway|IOW]]
+|[[Watkins Glen International|WGL]]
+|[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]
+|[[Edmonton Indy|EDM]]
+|[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MDO]]
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Infineon Raceway|SNM]]<br><small>14</small>
+|[[Chicagoland Speedway|CHI]]
+|[[Kentucky Speedway|KTY]]
+|[[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HMS]]
+|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''33rd'''
+|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''16'''
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.alexellis.ca/ Alex Ellis official website]
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Alex}}
-[[Category:1989 births]]
+[[Category:1991 births]]
-[[Category:Canadian racecar drivers]]
+[[Category:Racing drivers from Ontario]]
+[[Category:Indy Lights drivers]]
 [[Category:Formula BMW USA drivers]]
-[[Category:People from St. Catharines]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from St. Catharines]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-{{autoracing-bio-stub}}
+{{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub}}
+[[Category:Arrow McLaren SP drivers]]
+[[Category:Canadian racing drivers]]