Alexander Rossi is a professional race car driver in the IndyCar Series. In 2018, he came in second during the IndyCar Championship. He drives for the Arrow McLaren Team for Car Number 7.
Player Profile and Early Career
Alexander Michael Rossi was born on September 25, 1991, in Nevada City, California in the United States. He started his racing career driving in the S Barber Western Regional. In 2006, he started racing for the Skip Barber Race Series. From 2007 to 2008, he raced in the Formula BMW USA/Americas. In 2008, he won the Formula BMW Americas Championship and the Formula BMW World Final.
Born | 25 Sep 1991 |
Nationality | United States |
Nickname | Alex |
Official Site | alexanderrossi.com |
In 2009, he started racing the International Formula Master from 2009 to 2010, he raced in the GP2 Asia Series and the GP3 Series. From 2010 to 2012, he raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series then from 2013 to 2015, he raced in the GP2 series.
Formula One
Rossi began his career in Formula One in 2014. His first race was the Belgian Grand Prix. He drove car number 53 for Marussia and was in 5 starts for the team. His last race was the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix.
IndyCar Career
He made his IndyCar Series debut in 2016 at the Grand Prix of St Petersburg. His first win was at the Indianapolis 500. Since his debut and as of March 2023, he has had 8 wins and has made it to the podium 28 times. He has also had 7 pole positions.
His best finish in a championship to date was 2nd place at the 2018 IndyCar Series championships.
Career Highlights
- Wins: 8
- Podiums: 28
- Poles: 7