23 Facts About Alex Brundle

Alex Brundle was the 2016 European Le Mans Series champion and is the son of Formula One driver-turned-commentator Martin Brundle.

Alex Brundle began his car racing career in 2006 by competing in the T Cars championship, a saloon car-based series for drivers aged 14 to 17.

Alex Brundle signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009.

Alex Brundle drove car number 5 in the series, and joined Jolyon Palmer and Jack Clarke in graduating to it from the previous year's FPA championship.

Alex Brundle finished nineteenth in the championship, amassing five points.

Alex Brundle competed in the 2010 British Formula 3 Championship, driving for the T-Sport team.

Alex Brundle finished 17th after contesting all 30 rounds, scoring 11 points with a best finish of 8th.

Alex Brundle struggled during his first race weekend of the season at Silverstone, but took pole position for the first race at Magny Cours, and secured a podium finish in both of the weekend's races.

Alex Brundle later got a third podium finish with a 3rd place at race one at Monza.

Alex Brundle finished the season 7th in the standings making him the most successful British driver of the 2011 Formula Two season.

On 3 February 2012, Alex Brundle was signed to race in the 8-round 2012 GP3 Series by Carlin Motorsport.

On 13 May 2012, Alex Brundle obtained points in his debut race with a 10th-place finish at the Feature Race of the Spanish Grand Prix.

On 29 July 2012 Alex Brundle took his first GP3 podium finish in race 2 of the Budapest event.

Alex Brundle signed on 12 February 2014 to become part of the Formula E Drivers Club in the new FIA championship for electric vehicles.

Alex Brundle made his Le Mans debut in 2012, piloting a Greaves Motorsport-run Zytek-Nissan LMP2 alongside his father.

Alex Brundle contested the Le Mans Series for the team, who enter 2012 as reigning champions.

Martin and Alex Brundle won the Woolf Barnato Trophy for becoming the highest finishing British drivers in a British car in the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Alex Brundle competed in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, finishing second in the championship for OAK Racing in LMP2 class and second in the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class.

Alex Brundle won the Total Pole Award for the most pole positions scored in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season.

Alex Brundle returned to the European Le Mans Series in 2016 winning the championship with United Autosports scoring a pole, three wins and two further podiums on his way to championship victory.

Alex Brundle joined G-Drive racing for the last five rounds of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season winning the last three races of the series and taking one further podium.

Alex Brundle often competes in historic racing events, mostly driving a Lola T70 Mk3B in Masters Sports Car Legends competition.

Alex Brundle is best known for his commentary on select rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship and FIA Formula 3 Championship, working alongside lead commentator Alex Jacques.