Alex Powell

Powell began competing in the karting championships at the age of 8. After completing various championships in the USA and securing great results, he moved to Europe and started racing in Italy in the 60 Mini class.^[2] He has won the WSK Final Cup, South Garda Winter Cup, Trofeo Andrea Margutti and Champions of the Future. He achieved the 2022 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship vice-champion in the OK category.^[3] A year, he ranked third in the same championship.^[4]

In 2023 Powell made his debut in single-seaters, racing with Prema in the sixth round of the Italian F4 Championship at Mugello, but he did not manage to score any points.^[5] During the next round at Vallelunga Circuit, the season finale, he finished 10th in race three and ultimately ended up 24th in the standings.^[6] He also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy round.^[7]

During pre-season, Powell also competed for the Mumbai Falcons in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship.^[8] He achieved his first single-seater win at Dubai Autodrome during the second race.^[9] By standing on the podium three other times, Powell finished sixth in the championship.^[10]

Powell remained with Prema Racing to race in the Italian F4 for his first full single-seater season.^[11] He started the season with a triple runner-up finish in all races in Misano,^[12] before earning his first Italian F4 pole in Vallelunga.^[13] That weekend he would score two second places, but would not finish on the podium again until the season finale in Monza.^[14][15] Despite failing to win during the campaign, Powell finished fifth in the championship with 176 points and six podiums, as well as being crowned the rookie champion. Competing in Euro 4 as well with Prema,^[16] he earned a win during a messy first race in Monza, allowing him to place ninth in the standings.^[17]

During pre-season, Powell joined R-ace GP to contest in the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship.^[18] He began the season with a pole during the opening round in Yas Marina,^[19] but mechanical difficulties derailed his weekend during the first and third races.^[20][21] After a pair of podiums the next round, Powell took his first victories of the season in Dubai, most notably pipping Kean Nakamura-Berta by 0.057s in the third race.^[22][23] A win from pole in the third Yas Marina round kept him in the title fight with teammate Emanuele Olivieri,^[24] but despite two additional triumphs in the Losail finale, Powell was unable to bridge the mammoth points gap to Olivieri and finished runner-up in the standings by 58 points.^[25][26]

For his main campaign, Powell remained in Italian F4, but opted to switch to R-ace GP.^[27]

Powell raced for Saintéloc Racing in the first round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship.^[28]

In September 2025, Powell was announced to be racing in the Red Bull Ring round with Prema Racing as a wildcard driver during the Formula Regional European Championship.^[29]

In 2019, Powell was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team.^[30]

Powell grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, where his father, rally driver John Powell, hails from.^[31] His cousin is 100-meter sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Asafa Powell.^[2]

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^* Season still in progress.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

† As Powell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.