42 Facts About Alex Dunne

Alexander Dunne was born on 11 November 2005 and is an Irish racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin Motorsport, and serves as a reserve driver in Formula E for McLaren.

Alex Dunne would stay in European karting until 2020, with his highlight being winning the WSK Champions Cup in 2019.

Alex Dunne made his single-seater racing debut in 2021, racing for Pinnacle Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship.

Alex Dunne's season started out in positive fashion, as he scored a pole position on debut in Spa-Francorchamps.

Alex Dunne finished eighth in the standings with 76 points, beating a number of full-time competitors.

At the beginning of 2022, Alex Dunne competed in the F4 UAE Championship for Hitech GP in preparation for his European campaign.

Alex Dunne finished sixth in the standings, having scored two wins, four podiums and 168 points.

Alex Dunne returned to winning ways at the Red Bull Ring, taking two victories and an additional podium, thus narrowing the gap to his two competitors.

However, despite three second-placed finishes in the remaining two events, Alex Dunne would have to settle for second in the standings, with Antonelli having attained an unassailable lead during the season finale.

Alex Dunne started his season out in commanding fashion, winning the pair of main races at the season opener at Donington Park, whilst taking second in the reversed-grid race.

Alex Dunne won the opening race at the next round held at Oulton Park, but he would only finish third in Race 3, having lost out to Louis Sharp and Oliver Gray at the start.

The Irish driver experienced a difficult start to the event in Croft, finishing seventh in Race 1, although Alex Dunne was able to take advantage from a stall by poleman Georgi Dimitrov in Race 2 to take victory.

In Sunday's main race, which Alex Dunne started from tenth, he clawed his way back to third place by the checkered flag, with his closest championship rival Gray closing the gap between the pair by winning the race.

At the penultimate round in Silverstone, Alex Dunne finished on the podium in Race 1 despite being involved in a collision with Gray, and took another third place in the final race of the event.

At the beginning of 2023, Alex Dunne competed in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hitech Grand Prix, for the final two rounds.

Alex Dunne began the season with solid points finishes in Oulton Park, and improved his pace in Silverstone with a fourth and sixth place.

Alex Dunne tasted success the next round in Spa-Francorchamps, where he clinched his first GB3 victories during Races 1 and 2.

Alex Dunne did bounce back during the penultimate round in Zandvoort where he claimed a double victory, closing the gap to leader Callum Voisin.

Alex Dunne notched up a third-place podium and another win in Donington Park, however he ultimately missed out on the title to Voisin by 18 points.

Alex Dunne joined Hitech Pulse-Eight to make his debut at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.

Alex Dunne impressed on his initial runs coming fifth in Q1, eventually leaving him in sixth for the qualifying race.

Alex Dunne had a great start and moved to third early on in the qualification race, before overtaking Gabriele Mini on the safety car restart to finish second.

Alex Dunne returned to the Macau Grand Prix in 2024, albeit in Formula Regional machinery, with SJM Theodore Prema Racing.

Alex Dunne joined MP Motorsport for the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, completing the team's lineup alongside Red Bull juniors Kacper Sztuka and Tim Tramnitz.

Alex Dunne scored points during the Bahrain opener, as Dunne moved up the order from 14th to finish ninth in the feature race.

Alex Dunne scored more points in Melbourne with seventh place during the sprint race.

In Imola, Alex Dunne was set to qualify fifth; his first top 12 in qualifying but was disqualified due to a non-conformity with the front anti-roll bar links.

Alex Dunne recovered a total of thirty places in both races, but did not score points.

However, his big break came in the Barcelona sprint race, where Alex Dunne secured his first podium in F3 with second place, having fought for the lead with Mari Boya.

Alex Dunne had a solid feature race, improving two places to finish in seventh.

However, Alex Dunne experienced a bruising weekend in Silverstone, as he was involved in a collision with Charlie Wurz during the sprint, while he was an innocent bystander in a collision with Montoya and Joshua Dufek.

Alex Dunne received a ten-place grid drop for Hungary for re-joining onto the track in an unsafe manner.

Alex Dunne had a strong sprint race, carefully overtaking his rivals to finish fourth on the road, but was promoted to the rostrum after a penalty for Montoya.

Alex Dunne momentarily led the feature race for the first few laps, but eventually slipped down the order and finished fourth.

Alex Dunne finished 14th in the drivers' standings with 50 points, ahead of Sztuka but behind Tramnitz.

Alex Dunne took part in the post-season Formula 2 test in Abu Dhabi with Rodin Motorsport.

In February 2025, Alex Dunne was confirmed to drive for Rodin Motorsport during the full 2025 Formula 2 season, partnering Amaury Cordeel.

In September 2022, Alex Dunne took part in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Ahead of the 2024 Imola Formula 3 round in May, Alex Dunne was announced to be joining the McLaren Driver Development Programme.

In January 2025, Alex Dunne was announced as the reserve and development driver for McLaren Formula E Team.

Alex Dunne will make his debut in Formula E machinery during the rookie practice session for the Jeddah ePrix.

Alex Dunne is the son of Noel Dunne, a former racing driver who won the Irish Formula Ford F1600 series on two occasions.