Alec Udell

Alec Robert Udell (born November 29, 1995) is an American racing driver who last raced in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for DXDT Racing. A GT3 specialist primarily in Porsche and Corvette machinery, he concurrently serves as a simulator driver for the Cadillac F1 Team.

Racing career

Early career Udell grew up racing go-karts initially around Texas then moved into national competition, winning four national karting Championships. At the age of 15, he became the youngest driver, at the time, to race in the professional Pirelli World Challenge Racing series, racing a Chevrolet Camaro.

From 2011 to 2014, Udell competed in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS category (now known as the SRO America GT4 series). In this series, he competed in a Chevrolet Camaro (2011) with Momentum Autosports, and a Ford Boss 302 (2012-2014) with Motorsports Development Group. In the four seasons of racing in the GTS category, Udell garnered four podium finishes, one pole position and one fastest race lap.

During this time, Udell also competed in the NASA regional and national racing series. In 2012, he won the NASA Texas region championship in a Spec Miata. In 2013, Udell competed in the Nasa Pro American Iron class, winning the National Championship at Utah Motorsports Campus in a Boss 302. Additionally in 2013, Udell campaigned a Boss 302 in the Grand Am racing series at the Lime Rock round. In 2014, Udell had his first GT experience, testing the RISI Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia GTLM car and racing at the Circuit of the Americas round of the IMSA Tudor series in a Porsche 911 GT America car.

In 2015, Udell stepped up into the new GT3 Cup category in Pirelli World Challenge driving with GMG in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsports 991.1 Porsche GT3 Cup car. In 2015, his first season in the car, he took three wins, 13 podium finishes, and one pole position in 14 starts. The next year in 2016, Udell went back into the GT3 cup category again with GMG in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsprots 991.1 Porsche GT3 Cup car. In 2016, Udell was dominant, winning 12 of 18 races competed in, and finishing on the podium in every race of the GT3 Cup series that year.

In 2015, Udell was selected as one of four Porsche Young Driver Academy participants at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL. In 2016, he finished the Pirelli World Challenge season out competing in a Porsche GT3R in the final round of the Sprint-X series, where he finished sixth. Udell also had a guest appearance at the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup event at Circuit of the Americas where he finished 11th and sixth.

GT World Challenge America 2017 saw Udell jump into GT3 ranks competing in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsports Porsche GT3R initially in GT-A within the SRO series, where he won both of the opening rounds at St. Petersburg. From there, he was put into the Pro Category to compete against full factory efforts as a privateer, finding sponsorship and still a student in college. He had a career best overall podium at Mid-Ohio finishing third, behind Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long. Additionally in 2017, Udell competed in the SprintX Pro-Am category in the No. 77 Calvert Dynamics Porsche GT3R. In 2018, Udell Competed in five events in the No. 41 Loci Porsche GT3R, having a career best finish at VIRginia International Raceway, finishing third in SprintX Pro-Pro.

Udell returned to GT World Challenge America in 2024, joining Corvette factory driver Tommy Milner at DXDT Racing. Despite skipping the first two rounds, the pair managed to pick up seven victories, hand the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R its first ever win, and finish runner-up overall.

GT4 European Series In 2019, Udell made the jump to European Competition, competing in the SRO GT4 European Series in the No. 25 MDM Motorsport BMW M4. Udell competed in the Silver Cup class, winning three races, finishing five times on the podium and ultimately winning the Silver Championship in his first year of European Competition.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

Udell made his full-time IMSA debut in 2023, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Kelly-Moss with Riley. Partnering bronze-rated David Brule and Porsche stalwart Julien Andlauer, Udell scored three podiums, including one at the 12 Hours of Sebring, and grabbed pole position at Laguna Seca to secure ninth in the GTD standings.

In 2025, Udell and his GTWC America team DXDT Racing graduated to IMSA. He was joined by various teammates across the year, namely Corvette works driver Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluç in the endurance rounds and Robert Wickens at the sprint races. It was a podium-less season for Udell, who finished 14th in GTD.

Formula One In 2026, Udell signed for the new Cadillac F1 Team as simulator driver.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2010 MSRC Lone Star Challenge ? ? ? ? ? ? 6th 2011 Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Momentum Autosports 8 0 0 ? 0 502 9th NASA Texas - Spec Miata 13 4 ? ? 10 1244 2nd Teen Mazda Challenge Texas-Midwest 4 4 ? ? 4 715 1st NASA National Championships - Spec Miata 1 0 ? 1 0 N/A DNF 2011–12 MSR Houston Spec Miata Challenge 8 5 ? ? 6 145 1st 2012 Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Motorsports Development Group 11 0 0 0 1 700 8th NASA National Championships - STR2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th NASA Texas - Spec Miata 18 8 ? ? 12 1573 1st Teen Mazda Challenge Texas-Midwest 9 7 ? ? 8 1465 1st NASA National Championships - Spec Miata 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 35th 2012–13 MSR Houston Spec Miata Challenge 4 1 ? ? 2 83 10th 2013 Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Motorsports Development Group 13 0 0 1 1 1036 6th Teen Mazda Challenge Texas-Midwest 4 1 ? ? 4 695 6th 2014 Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Motorsports Development Group 16 0 0 0 2 988 9th United SportsCar Championship - GTD Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 17 93rd 2015 Pirelli World Challenge - GT Cup GMG Racing 14 3 1 2 13 1484 4th 2016 Pirelli World Challenge - GT Cup GMG Racing 18 12 10 12 18 1971 1st Porsche Supercup Moorespeed 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2017 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 9 0 0 0 1 153 15th Calvert Dynamics 10 0 0 0 0 Intercontinental GT Challenge GMG Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 13th Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS 1 0 0 0 0 19 33rd 2018 Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing 5 0 0 0 0 53 25th 2019 GT4 European Series - Silver MDM Motorsport 12 3 0 1 5 156 1st GT4 America Series - SprintX Pro-Am GMG Racing 4 0 0 0 2 60 7th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS KohR Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 20 67th 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Winward Racing 6 0 0 0 1 128 25th GT World Challenge America - Silver 2 0 0 0 2 36 3rd 2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Kelly-Moss Road and Race 10 0 1 2 3 67 5th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Winward Racing 6 0 0 0 3 1510 20th 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 250 35th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Kelly-Moss Road and Race 4 0 0 1 1 790 34th 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley 11 0 1 0 3 2652 9th GT4 America Series - Pro-Am GMG Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 20th 2024 GT World Challenge America - Pro DXDT Racing 9 8 4 0 8 230 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup3 AVIA W&S Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley 1 0 0 0 0 208 63rd 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD DXDT Racing 9 0 0 0 0 2035 14th GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Steller Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2026European Le Mans Series - LMGT3TF SportIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDAF Corse USADragonSpeed Formula One Cadillac F1 TeamSimulator driver

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2026 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 5th* 18*