22 Facts About Alex Peroni

Alexander James Peroni was born on 27 November 1999 and is an Australian racing driver, currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Alex Peroni has previously competed in the 2022 European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing, the 2021 Indy Lights Series for Carlin Motorsport, and in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racing team.

In 2015, Peroni graduated from kart racing to single-seaters, participating in the Italian F4 Championship with Torino Squadra Corse, finishing fourteenth overall and securing two second place podium finishes at Imola and Misano.

In 2016, Alex Peroni continued his collaboration with TS Corse, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 machinery in the V de V Challenge Monoplace.

Alex Peroni dominated the season and won 14 from 21 races to clinch the championship title.

For 2017, Alex Peroni switched to Formula Renault Eurocup but decided to move to the Fortec Motorsport team.

Alex Peroni won race 2 at Pau and finished the season 10th in the drivers' standings ahead of his teammates Aleksey Korneev, Najiy Razak and Frank Bird.

Alex Peroni won both races of the first round of the NEC series on the streets of Pau, which was his only NEC event of the year.

Alex Peroni walked away from the crash, but was later diagnosed with a broken vertebra.

On medical advice Alex Peroni missed the remainder of the season, along with the Macau Grand Prix.

Alex Peroni finished the 2019 season in 20th place in the driver standings with five points - the only points scored by Campos that season.

Alex Peroni went on to secure a further two podiums in the season: third place in Race 2 at Silverstone, and second place in Race 2 in Barcelona.

In recognition of his success in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Alex Peroni was awarded the 2020 Peter Brock Medal.

Alex Peroni departed Formula 3 at the end of the season.

Alex Peroni scored his only Indy Lights podium with a third-place finish in the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2021.

In September 2021, Alex Peroni announced that he would be ending his Indy Lights season early, and would not be competing in the final three rounds, instead returning to Europe to focus on opportunities there.

Alex Peroni signed with Drivex School to compete in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship.

However after the first round, Alex Peroni unexpectedly stopped his campaign.

In 2022, Alex Peroni signed with Algave Pro Racing to compete in the 2022 European Le Mans Series with fellow Australian James Allen and American John Falb as teammates.

In 2023, Alex Peroni shifted focus from prototypes to GT3 racing, competing for GetSpeed Performance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Alex Peroni's co-drivers were Patrick Assenheimer and Florian Scholze, and the team competed in the Bronze Cup class.

Alex Peroni was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.