Alex Peroni
| Alex Peroni | |
|---|---|
 Peroni in Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 27 November 1999 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Indy Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Carlin Motorsport |
| Car number | 5 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 0 in 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019-20 2017-18 2016-18 2016 2015 | FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Challenge Monoplace Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Challenge Monoplace |
Alexander Peroni (born 27 November 1999) is an Australian racing driver and 2016 Challenge Monoplace champion.[1] He has most recently competed in the 2021 Indy Lights Series for Carlin Motorsport.
Career summary[]
Formula 4[]
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.
Formula Renault[]
In 2016, Peroni continued his collaboration with TS Corse, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 machinery in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. He dominated the season and won 14 from 21 races to clinch the championship title.[2]
For 2017, Peroni switched to Formula Renault Eurocup but decided to move to the Fortec Motorsports team.[3] He 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.[4]
In 2018 he moved to MP Motorsport to again compete in the Formula Renault Eurocup, where he finished 9th in the championship, with the highlights being a 1st and 2nd place in the two Monaco events. He also 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.
Formula 3[]
For 2019, he moved to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.[5]
In the 2019 Italian feature race at Monza, a week after the crash which took Anthoine Hubert’s life and put Juan Manuel Correa in a coma, Peroni had a serious crash after hitting a "sausage kerb" at the Parabolica which sent him into a somersault into the tyre barriers, finally coming to a stop at the catch fence. He walked away from the crash, but was later diagnosed with a broken vertebra.[6] On medical advice Peroni missed the remainder of the season, along with the Macau Grand Prix.[7] He finished the 2019 season in 20th place in the driver standings with five points - the only points scored by Campos that season.
After recovering from the injuries sustained in his crash at Monza, Peroni returned to compete in FIA Formula 3 with Campos Racing at the delayed start of the 2020 season.[8] At pre-season testing in Bahrain, in April 2020, he scored the fastest overall time.[9] In the first race of the 2020 season at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, he secured his first FIA F3 podium, with a third place finish.[10] Peroni went on to secure a further two podiums in the season: third place in Race 2 at Silverstone,[11] and second place in Race 2 in Barcelona.[12]
At the end of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni took 10th place in the final driver standings, with a total of 64 points. As in 2019, his points were the only ones scored by Campos that season.[13]
In recognition of his success in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni was awarded the 2020 Peter Brock Medal.[14] Previous winners of the medal, named after Australian motorsport icon Peter Brock, include Mark Webber and Craig Lowndes.
Indy Lights[]
At the end of 2020, Peroni announced a move from FIA Formula 3 to the North American based series Indy Lights.[15] UK-based team Carlin signed Peroni in a one-year deal for the 2021 season, marking their own return to the Indy Lights series after a two-year break.[16]
Peroni scored his only Indy Lights podium with a third-place finish in the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2021.[17]
In September 2021, 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.[18]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italian Open Masters — 60 Mini | S.T.K.C. | 41st |
| 2011 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 22nd |
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Italian F4 Championship | Torino Squadra Corse | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 14th |
| 2016 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | TS Corse | 21 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 947 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Fortec Motorsports | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 10th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 9th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 7th‡ | ||
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 10th |
| 2021 | Indy Lights | Carlin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 9th* |
† As Peroni was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Peroni was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Torino Squadra Corse | VLL 1 20 |
VLL 2 9 |
VLL 3 23† |
MNZ 1 19 |
MNZ 2 16 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
IMO1 1 14 |
IMO1 2 7 |
IMO1 3 Ret |
MUG 1 22 |
MUG 2 19 |
MUG 3 12 |
ADR 1 12 |
ADR 2 Ret |
ADR 3 11 |
IMO2 1 8 |
IMO2 2 2 |
IMO2 3 6 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 18 |
MIS 3 15 |
14th | 43 |
Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TS Corse | CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 1 |
CAT 3 2 |
BUG 1 2 |
BUG 2 10 |
BUG 3 1 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 5 |
LEC 3 3 |
ALC 1 1 |
ALC 2 2 |
ALC 3 1 |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 1 |
MUG 3 2 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 1 |
MAG 3 1 |
EST 1 1 |
EST 2 1 |
EST 3 1 |
1st | 947 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TS Corse | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
ALC 3 |
MON 1 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 1 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
EST 1 4 |
EST 2 18 |
NC† | 0 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Fortec Motorsports | MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 21 |
PAU 1 5 |
PAU 2 1 |
MON 1 6 |
MON 2 6 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 12 |
HUN 3 19 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 15 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 12 |
LEC 1 24 |
LEC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 16 |
SPA 3 15 |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 11 |
CAT 3 8 |
10th | 72 |
| 2018 | MP Motorsport | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 7 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 15 |
MON 1 1 |
MON 2 2 |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 7 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 25 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 5 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 9 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 14 |
9th | 89 |
† As Peroni was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Campos Racing | CAT FEA 12 |
CAT SPR 24 |
LEC FEA 8 |
LEC SPR 14 |
RBR FEA 21 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 10 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 261 |
HUN SPR 16 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 15 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR DNS |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
20th | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Campos Racing | RBR FEA 3 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 11 |
RBR SPR 11 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SIL FEA 6 |
SIL SPR 3 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 24 |
CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 2 |
SPA FEA 14 |
SPA SPR 21 |
MNZ FEA 16 |
MNZ SPR 5 |
MUG FEA 20 |
MUG SPR 13 |
10th | 64 |
*^1 - 10 second time penalty for avoidable contact dropping Peroni from 13th to 26th.
American open-wheel racing results[]
(key)
Indy Lights[]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carlin | ALA 5 |
ALA 6 |
STP 5 |
STP 8 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 3 |
DET 4 |
DET 13 |
RDA 13 |
RDA 4 |
MDO 9 |
MDO 9 |
GTW 5 |
GTW 6 |
POR |
POR |
LAG |
LAG |
MDO |
MDO |
9th* | 228* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "Hobart's Alex Peroni wins Formula Renault Monoplace Challenge title". 6 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Rolland, Emmanuel (3 December 2016). "Championnat V de V – Vilarino, Ferté et Illiano champions 2016" (in French). Motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Peroni confirms Formula Renault Eurocup entry". 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Allen, Peter (21 May 2017). "Peroni holds off Fenestraz to win Formula Renault Eurocup race two in Pau". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Allen, Peter (1 February 2019). "Alex Peroni moves up to FIA F3 with Campos Racing". Formula Scout.
- ^ Coch, Mat (7 September 2019). "Aussie walks away from frightening airborne Monza crash". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (7 October 2019). "Alex Peroni's recovery from Monza F3 crash injury prolonged". Autosport.
- ^ "Peroni confirms 2020 FIA F3 return". au.motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Peroni ends pre-season testing on top". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Alex Peroni "so happy" with first FIA Formula 3 podium". Highway F1. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Positive event at Silverstone". Alex Peroni. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Third podium for the year at Barcelona". Alex Peroni. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2020 Championship". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Peroni awarded 2020 Peter Brock Medal". Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "End of an era for US bound Peroni". Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Carlin return to Indy Lights with Peroni". Carlin. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Peroni scores maiden Indy Lights podium". Speedcafe. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Peroni leaves Indy Lights for European return". Speedcafe. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Alex Peroni career summary at DriverDB.com
- Racing Reference profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Tasmania
- Australian racing drivers
- Formula 4 drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Indy Lights drivers