Alejandro Fernández (born January 26, 1996) is a Colombian race car driver. He currently participates in the North American karting as well as the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship in the class GRC Lites.[1]
| Alejandro Fernández | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Colombian |
| Born | January 26, 1996 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Global RallyCross Championship Lites career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Olsbergs MSE Team - AFRacing126 |
| Car number | 126 |
Career
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His career in the world of motorsports began at age 16 when his family bought him his first Go-Kart as a birthday present. Two months later Fernández began to race in his first competitions in the United States.
Since 2012 he has raced in several championships. In 2012 he raced in championships like Challenge of the Americas, California Prokart Challenge, SKUSA Pro Tour, International Karting Federation (IKF), among others. The following year Alejandro competed in the Florida Winter Tour, U.S. Grand Nationals, Los Angeles Kart Championship (LAKC) as well as championships in his homeland, including the Rotax Max Challenge Colombia and La Carrera de las Estrella which was organized by Fundación Sonrisas in Medellín.
Fernández also ran in different classes of motorsports, such as the F2000, Mazda Pro, Rallycars, Trophy Trucks and Sportscars.
BMX
editIn his childhood Fernández raced BMX and competed in the ABA BMX World Championships in 2003. Due to a broken hand, he had to withdraw from the tracks.
In the United States he participated in championships such as the ABA (American Bicycle Association) and the NBL (National Bicycle League). In Colombia he raced “La Rueda de Oro”.
Buddy Rice Karting
editThroughout his racing career Fernández has always been accompanied by Buddy Rice, a North American race car driver and owner of Buddy Rice Karting.[2]
In 2014, Rice continued to accompany Fernández as his mentor in the GRC Lites Class.[3]
Rallycross
editIn November 2013 he participated in a private test for the Global Rallycross Championship in Las Vegas. As a result of this opportunity Fernández was awarded a position in the championship in the GRC Lites Class.
In 2014, Fernández joined the Global Rallycross Championship, the first Colombian and Latin American driver in the series.[4]
Career timeline
edit2012
edit- 2012 Challenge of the Americas Senior Max
- 2012 California ProKart Challenge Tag Sr
- 2012 SKUSA ProTour Tag Sr
- 2012 IKF Tag Sr
- 2012 IKF PRD Sr
- 2012 Tri-C Karters Championship
- 2012 US Grand Rotax Nationals
- 2012 LAKC Tag Sr
- 2012 LAKC PRD Sr
2013
edit- 2013 Challenge of the Americas Senior Max
- 2013 California ProKart Challenge tag Sr
- 2013 SKUSA ProTour Tag Sr
- 2013 Florida Winter Tour Rotax Sr
- 2013 Tri-C Grand Prix Rotax Sr
- 2013 Tri-C Grand Prix Tag Sr
- 2013 Tri-C karters Championship
- 2013 US Grand Nationals
- 2013 LAKC Tag Sr
- 2013 LAKC PRD SR
- 2013 PRD PAN-AM Crown of Karting
- 2013 Carrera de Las Estrellas. Medellín, Colombia.
- 2013 Rotax Max Challenge Colombia
2014
edit- 2014 Rotax Max Challenge Colombia Senior Max
- 2014 Challenge of the Americas Senior Max
- 2014 LAKC S2
- 2014 LAKC Tag Sr
- 2014 So-Cal Rotax Challenge Senior Max
- Redbull Global Rallycross, GRC Lites Class
Achievements
edit- LAKC 2012 Tag Senior Champion
- LAKC 2013 Tag Senior Champion
- IKF 2013 PRD Senior National Champion
- Tri-C Grand Prix 2013 Rotax Senior Runner-up
- 3rd Tri-C Grand Prix 2013 Tag Senior
- 3rd Nationals Championship IKF 2013 KPV4
- 3rd LAKC 2013 PRD Senior Championship
- 3rd Challenge of The Americas 2013 Tucson, AZ
- Top 18 U.S. Nationals Rotax 2013
- Top 25 of 91, SKUSA USA Tag Senior.
Racing record
editComplete Global Rallycross Championship results
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GRC Lites
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Lites | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AF Racing | Lites Ford Fiesta | FTA 2 |
DAY1 2 |
DAY2 6 |
MCAS 6 |
DET1 4 |
DET2 2 |
DC 4 |
LA1 7 |
LA2 6 |
BAR1 3 |
BAR2 3 |
LV 5 |
4th | 427 |
| 2016 | AF Racing | Lites Ford Fiesta | PHO1 12 |
PHO2 DSQ |
DAL 7 |
DAY1 5 |
DAY2 9 |
MCAS1 6 |
MCAS2 C |
DC 6 |
AC 10 |
SEA 4 |
LA1 6 |
LA2 5 |
7th | 256 |
| 2017 | AF Racing | Lites Ford Fiesta | MEM 6 |
LOU 11 |
THO1 9 |
THO2 10 |
OTT1 5 |
OTT2 7 |
INDY |
AC1 8 |
AC2 8 |
SEA1 9 |
SEA2 4 |
LA 10 |
8th | 458 |
References
edit- ^ http://www.afracing126.com Archived 2019-11-13 at the Wayback Machine About Alejandro Fernández
- ^ http://www.buddyricekarting.com/about/ Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine About Buddy Rice
- ^ Article title[usurped] Alejandro Fernandez: "GRC Lites really shows what a driver can do"
- ^ http://www.global-rallycross.com/news/grc-lites/alejo-fernandez-to-join-grc-lites-in-2014 Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Alejandro Fernández to join GRC Lites in 2014