Alexander James Peroni[1] (born 27 November 1999) is an Australian racing driver, currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He has previously competed in the 2022 European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing,[2] the 2021 Indy Lights Series for Carlin Motorsport, and in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racing team. Peroni is the 2016 Challenge Monoplace champion.[3]
| Alex Peroni | |
|---|---|
 Peroni in Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 27 November 1999 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Algarve Pro Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 47 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2019-20 2017-18 2016-18 2016 2015 | Indy Lights FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Challenge Monoplace Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Challenge Monoplace |
Career
editFormula 4
editIn 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
editIn 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.[4]
For 2017, Peroni switched to Formula Renault Eurocup but decided to move to the Fortec Motorsport team.[5] 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.[6]
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.
FIA Formula 3
edit2019
editFor 2019, he moved to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.[7]
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.[8] On medical advice Peroni missed the remainder of the season, along with the Macau Grand Prix.[9] He finished the 2019 season in 20th place in the driver standings with five points - the only points scored by Campos that season.
2020
editAfter 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.[10] At pre-season testing in Bahrain, in April 2020, he scored the fastest overall time.[11] 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.[12] Peroni went on to secure a further two podiums in the season: third place in Race 2 at Silverstone,[13] and second place in Race 2 in Barcelona.[14]
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.[15]
In recognition of his success in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni was awarded the 2020 Peter Brock Medal.[16] Previous winners of the medal, named after Australian motorsport icon Peter Brock, include Mark Webber and Craig Lowndes. Peroni departed Formula 3 at the end of the season.
Indy Lights
editAt the end of 2020, Peroni announced a move from FIA Formula 3 to the North American based series Indy Lights.[17] 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.[18]
Peroni scored his only Indy Lights podium with a third-place finish in the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2021.[19]
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.[20]
Euroformula Open
editPeroni signed with Drivex School to compete in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship.[21] However after the first round, Peroni unexpectedly stopped his campaign.
European Le Mans
editIn 2022, 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. The trio competed in the LMP2 Pro-Am class.
GT World Challenge Europe
editIn 2023, Peroni shifted focus from prototypes to GT3 racing, competing for GetSpeed Performance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Peroni's co-drivers were Patrick Assenheimer and Florian Scholze, and the team competed in the Bronze Cup class.[22]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italian Open Masters — 60 Mini | S.T.K.C. | 41st |
| 2011 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 22nd |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| 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 | 10th |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21st |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13th | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Australia | Team BRM ACM Finance | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49* | 7th* |
† 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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(key)
Indy Lights
edit| 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 | 10th | 228 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drivex School | POR 1 6 |
POR 2 4 |
POR 3 10 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
13th | 23 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 17 |
IMO 15 |
MNZ 9 |
CAT 8 |
SPA 10 |
ALG Ret |
21st | 7 |
| Pro-Am Cup | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6th | 59 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | GetSpeed Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ Ret |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 54 |
SPA 12H 40 |
SPA 24H 32 |
NÜR 50 |
CAT | 35th | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Entry List A" (PDF). Italian Formula 4 Championship. ACI Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Alex Peroni secures ELMS seat with G-Drive Racing". 9 January 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. 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.
- ^ Wood, Ida (27 April 2022). "Alex Peroni joins Euroformula grid with Drivex". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (10 March 2023). "GetSpeed komplettiert GTWC-Aufgebot" [GetSpeed completes GTWC line-up]. GT-Place.com (in German).
External links
edit- Official website
- Alex Peroni career summary at DriverDB.com
- Alex Peroni driver statistics at Racing-Reference