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'''Alexander Ellis''' (born September 25, 1991) is a [[ |
'''Alexander Ellis''' (born September 25, 1991) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] racing driver from [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]]. |
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Alex Ellis began racing 2005 in karts at the age of 14. After [[karting]], Ellis participated in a 1.2L |
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> |
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Alex has raced since the age of 14, getting involved in the industry relatively late. Though at this disadvantage, he burst onto the racing scene with a bang, winning 11 races in his inaugural racing season, which Alex spent running the CRKC in a 4-stroke Honda racing kart. He then got into an F1-K kart, a 32hp 2-stroke. Running this at the national level, picking up 5 top 5’s of 6 races, he was a quick learner. |
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For the 06/07 season Alex was invited to join the Canadian National Racing Team – Cameron Motorsports (CRG). With them, he ran the Florida Winter Tour, consistently running as a |
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top Canadian . Alex then ran the SRFKC Rotax Series with 5 of 6 possible top 5 finishes. He then went to the Las Vegas “Supernationals” for the North American Title. He finished 8th of 50 drivers, aged 16-32. |
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Going into the 2008 season, Alex signed to run Formula 1200 with TLM Racing, where he found great success; collecting 5 wins and 11 podiums of 15 races. |
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| [[2010 Indy Lights season|2010]] |
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! [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]] |
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|[[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] |
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|[[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] |
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|[[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] |
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|[[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] |
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|[[Iowa Speedway|IOW]] |
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|[[Watkins Glen International|WGL]] |
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|[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] |
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|[[Edmonton Indy|EDM]] |
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|[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MDO]] |
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Infineon Raceway|SNM]]<br><small>14</small> |
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|[[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HMS]] |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''33rd''' |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''16''' |
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*[http://www.alexellis.ca/ Alex Ellis official website] |
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| NAME = Ellis, Alex |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = September 25, 1991 |
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 27 October 2023
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]
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
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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
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