Alejandro Fernández (racing driver)

Alejandro Fernández
Nationality Colombia Colombian
Born (1996-01-26) January 26, 1996
Bogotá, Colombia
Global RallyCross Championship Lites career
Debut season 2014
Current team Olsbergs MSE Team - AFRacing126
Car no. 126

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]

Career

Fernández at a GRC Lites event

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

In his childhood Fernández raced BMX and competed in the ABA BMX World Championships in 2003. Due to a broken in the 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

Throughout 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

In 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

2012

2013

2014

Achievements

Racing record

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

GRC Lites

Year Entrant Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2015 AF Racing Lites Ford Fiesta 126 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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.afracing126.com About Alejandro Fernández
  2. ↑ http://www.buddyricekarting.com/about/ About Buddy Rice
  3. ↑ http://www.redbullglobalrallycross.com/news/grc-lites/alejandro-fernandez-grc-lites-really-shows-what-a-driver-can-do/ Alejandro Fernandez: "GRC Lites really shows what a driver can do"
  4. ↑ http://www.global-rallycross.com/news/grc-lites/alejo-fernandez-to-join-grc-lites-in-2014 Alejandro Fernández to join GRC Lites in 2014

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