Alex Powell

Alex Powell (born 18 September 2007) is a Jamaican and American racing driver, who competes in Eurocup-3 for Campos and in FIA Formula 3 for Prema.

Powell previously contested the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship, finishing runner-up to Emanuele Olivieri, and is a race winner in Italian F4. He is also a former member of the Mercedes Junior Team.

Career

Karting (2015–2023) Powell began competing in the karting championships at the age of eight. 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. Powell has won the WSK Final Cup, South Garda Winter Cup, Andrea Margutti Trophy and Champions of the Future. He achieved the 2022 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship vice-champion in the OK category. A year, he ranked third in the same championship.

Formula 4 (2023–2025) 2023

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. During the next round at Vallelunga Circuit, the season finale, he finished tenth in race three and ultimately ended up 24th in the standings. He also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy round.

2024

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

Powell remained with Prema Racing to race in the Italian F4 for his first full single-seater season. He started the season with a triple runner-up finish in all races in Misano, before earning his first Italian F4 pole in Vallelunga. That weekend he would score two second places, but would not finish on the podium again until the season finale in Monza. 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, he earned a win during a messy first race in Monza, allowing him to place ninth in the standings.

2025

During pre-season, Powell joined R-ace GP to contest in the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship. He began the season with a pole during the opening round in Yas Marina, but mechanical difficulties derailed his weekend during the first and third races. 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. A win from pole in the third Yas Marina round kept Powell in the title fight with teammate Emanuele Olivieri, but despite two additional triumphs in the Losail finale, he was unable to bridge the mammoth points gap to Olivieri and finished runner-up in the standings by 58 points.

For his main campaign, Powell remained in Italian F4, but opted to switch to R-ace GP. He endured a difficult start to the season, only taking one podium in Vallelunga throughout the opening two rounds. His highlight of the season came in Mugello where he claimed two wins from pole, and added a further rostrum in the third race. His form faded in the final three rounds, scoring just seven points, and eventually slumped to ninth in the standings with 126 points. Powell also raced in the E4 Championship with the team.

Powell raced for Saintéloc Racing in the first round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship.

Formula Regional (2025–present) 2025 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.

2026 During pre-season, Powell competes in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with Pinnacle Motorsport.

For his main campaign, Powell moved up to compete in Eurocup-3 with Campos Racing.

FIA Formula 3 (2026–present) Powell re-joined Prema Racing for the final two rounds of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship in place of Louis Sharp.

Formula One In 2019, Powell was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team. After seven years, Powell was released by the team at the end of 2025.

Personal life Powell grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, where his father, Jamaican rally driver John Powell, has lived for 20 plus years. His mother Claudia is Colombian. His cousin is 100-meter sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Asafa Powell.

Racing record

Racing career summary † As Powell was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euro 4/E4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results (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 DC Points 2025 R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 2nd 281

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (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 DC Points 2025 Prema Racing MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 NC† 0 † As Powell was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 Pinnacle Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS34th76

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Points 2026 Prema Racing MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 TBD* TBD* Season still in progress.