20 Facts About Alex Davison

Alexander Davison was born on 3 November 1979 and is a racing driver from Australia.

Alex Davison was the 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia champion.

Alex Davison had tied on points with Steve Owen in second, but on a countback of race wins, lost second place to Owen, who had five wins to Davison's four.

Unable to break into an open-wheel series, Alex Davison found a role with German Sports Car team Manthey Racing.

Two more years with Manthey in the German series saw no significant improvement and Alex Davison returned home to Australia during 2003.

Back in Australia, Alex Davison made some appearances in the 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship.

Alex Davison took the seat of outgoing champion Fabian Coulthard and finished second to Craig Baird in the 2006 season.

Into 2007, Alex Davison took over the seat Jim Richards vacated from his own team, as Richards concentrated on other series.

In 2008, an opportunity to return to Europe beckoned and Alex Davison took up a drive with Team Felbermayr-Proton in the 2008 Le Mans Series season.

In 2012, Alex Davison drove the Simjen 'Silver Bullet' in a return to Australian Carrera Cup.

Alex Davison won the first round of the season at the Adelaide Street Circuit before eventually finishing third in the championship.

In 2016, Alex Davison entered the Australian Carrera Cup Championship full-time, winning two of the first four rounds at Albert Park and Hidden Valley Raceway.

Alex Davison later replaced Longhurst for the final two sprint events of the year when the veteran left the team.

Alex Davison did achieve his maiden pole position on his return to Hidden Valley, but a potential podium finish was scuppered by an electrical failure.

Alex Davison improved to finish 11th in the 2011 season, including his second career podium at the opening race of the year at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Alex Davison had an above average season, finishing 13th overall, peaking with a third place at the Phillip Island event.

Alex Davison has competed in V8 Supercars as an endurance co-driver on several occasions.

In 2014 and 2015, Alex Davison entered the endurance races, now combined to form the Enduro Cup, with Erebus Motorsport, who ironically had bought out his former team Stone Brothers Racing.

Alex Davison entered the final sprint round of the 2015 season, the Sydney 500, for Erebus Motorsport as a replacement for Ashley Walsh.

Alex Davison has 2 children Luke Davison and Lily Davison and has been married to Melanie Davison since 2010.