Alex Figge

Alex Figge (born January 29, 1981 in Boulder , Colorado ) is a former American racing driver . He competed in the American Le Mans Series with interruptions from 2005 to 2011 .

Career

Figge began his motorsport career in 1998 in the Star Mazda Series , in which he was active for three years. In 2001 he finished 16th in the US F2000 National Championship . In 2002 Figge moved to the Atlantic Championship for World Speed Motorsports . With a sixth place as the best result, he finished the season on the 18th championship place. In 2003 Figge competed for Pacific Coast Motorsports in the Atlantic Championship. With two fifth places as the best results, he was ninth in the drivers' standings at the end of the season. In 2004 he stayed with Pacific Coast Motorsports. While his teammate Jon Fogarty won the championship, Figge improved to seventh place in the championship with a win.

In 2005 Figge left formula racing to take part in long-distance races. He continued to compete for Pacific Coast Motorsport, where his father, Tom Figge, was a co-owner. He made his debut in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), in which he was ninth in the GTS classification, and in the Grand-Am Sports Car Series . 2006 Figge was only active in the Grand-Am Sports Car Series and was 16th in the DP standings with a podium finish.

In 2007 Figge returned to formula racing and competed for Pacific Coast Motorsports in the Champ Car World Series . In his first race he achieved the only top 10 finish with an eighth place, while his team-mate Ryan Dalziel came under the top ten drivers six times. At the end of the season, Figge finished 17th in the drivers' championship. In 2008 Figge should complete another champ car season. However, the series merged with the IndyCar Series before the start of the season . Figge only entered one race in which the former Champ Car teams started. Since he did not take part in any other races, he received no championship points.

Figge then returned to endurance racing. He competed in the ALMS in 2008 and finished 18th in the GT2 classification. In the next three years Figge only competed in individual races. In 2009 he took part in a race in the Grand-Am Sports Car Series, in 2010 in three ALMS races and in 2011 in an ALMS race.