Jaime Alguersuari
Jaime Alguersuari | |
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Born | Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero 23 March 1990 Barcelona, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Racing driver (retired) DJ, broadcaster |
Years active | 2005–2015 (driver) 2009–present (DJ) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Spanish |
Active years | 2009–2011 |
Teams | Toro Rosso |
Entries | 46 (46 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 31 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero
Alguersuari became the youngest
Alguersuari is openly gay, and is dating Israel Garcia. https://shangay.com/2016/03/01/la-respuesta-de-jaime-alguersuari-sobre-si-es-gay/
Career
Early years
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Alguersuari began his formula racing career, in the Italian Formula 1600 Junior Series, in 2005.[13] In 2006, he won the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series,[14] before finishing as runner-up to Mika Mäki in the main championship the following year.[15]
Formula Three
He moved up to the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
He competed in the
Formula One (2009–2011)
Scuderia Toro Rosso
2009
Alguersuari took over the role of reserve driver for the
2010
Toro Rosso retained Alguersuari for the
2011
Toro Rosso confirmed that Alguersuari was to be retained alongside Sébastien Buemi for the 2011 season.[32] After finishing the first two races outside the points, Alguersuari qualified inside the top ten for the first time in Formula One, with a seventh place grid start in China.[33] Two 16th places and a retirement followed in the next three races, before taking his best Formula One placing of eighth at the Canadian Grand Prix, and then matching that at the European Grand Prix. These results came at a crucial time for Alguersuari, with Daniel Ricciardo being linked to replace Alguersuari for the 2012 season.[34] Alguersuari finished tenth at the British Grand Prix, giving him a run of three consecutive point scoring finishes. He qualified a career best 6th at the Belgian Grand Prix before being forced to retire during the race after a first corner collision with Bruno Senna. Alguersuari finished in seventh place at the Italian Grand Prix, improving upon his previous best of two eighth places earlier in the season. He crashed out on the penultimate lap in Singapore, but was classified in 21st place. In Korea, Alguersuari finished seventh after passing Nico Rosberg on the final lap, and added another eighth-place finish in India.
Following the last race of the season in Brazil, Alguersuari won the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas karting event, organised by Felipe Massa.[35] On 14 December 2011, Toro Rosso announced that Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne would be the team's drivers in 2012, replacing Alguersuari and Buemi.[36]
Formula E
Virgin (2014/15)
Alguersuari commented by 2013 that he would not be trying to return to Formula One. The same week he contested a round of the CIK-FIA KZ world karting championship.[37]
Later, he became part of the
Departure from motorsport
On 1 October 2015, Alguersuari officially retired from all forms of motorsport, explaining that he had "fallen out of love with this girlfriend".[38]
Return to karting
Being in his first season of Formula One Alguersuari also participated in the CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ1 in 2009, where he was 23rd.[39]
Alguersuari also competed in the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas in 2010 (where he was sixth), 2011 (where he won) and 2013 (seventeenth).[40]
In 2013, already out of Formula One, he participated in the CIK-FIA World KZ Championship, where he was ninth.[41]
In 2021, years after announcing his retirement from motorsports, the Spanish driver decided to return to competition, participating in the Spanish karting championship. However, in the first race of the season at the Campillos circuit, he finished third,[42] but suffered a rib fracture that prevented him from participating in most of the season and cut short his aspirations to participate in the world championship and the European karting championship.[43][44] He returned in the last race of the season in Zuera, Zaragoza, in October where he managed to win the race.[45] In November, he participated in the Winter Cup in Lonato, finishing 15th after climbing 10 positions[46]
In 2022, Alguersuari took part of the Margutti trophy, finishing 16th after climbing 14 positions and setting the fastest lap.[47] He also returned to participate in the Spanish karting championship[48][49][50]
DJ career
In addition to driving racing cars, Alguersuari has his own recording studio in Barcelona,[51] and is well known in Spain as a DJ, under the stage name Squire (in reference to his second surname Escudero).[52] Alguersuari headlined the 2010 Barcelona Music Conference and has played sets at clubs including Amnesia in Ibiza.[53] His debut album Organic Life was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 14 September 2011,[54] and topped the iTunes album chart five days after its release.[55]
In 2019, he released the album The Leftovers of Stars Collide in collaboration with Pablo Bolívar[56] and in 2021 Squire released STOP, his new album.[57]
"I'm a Formula One driver but I have another thing in my life, and that is music. It's obviously quite strange to see a Formula One driver having another life but this is who I am. I've always said it's important to follow your instincts: I love music and racing doesn't interfere with that. I love to close the door and produce, compose, play music, listen to music. I couldn't live without it, just as I couldn't live without racing."[58]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Formula Junior 1600 Italia | Tomcat Racing | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 160 | 3rd |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Epsilon Euskadi
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Cram Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 10th |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12th | ||
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 142 | 1st | ||
2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Epsilon Red Bull Team
|
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 266 | 2nd |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 5th | ||
2008 | British Formula 3 International Series | Carlin Motorsport
|
22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 251 | 1st |
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
Spanish Formula 3 Championship | GTA Motor Competición | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 7th | |
2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport
|
17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 6th |
Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | |
2010 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th |
2011 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
2012 | Formula One | Pirelli | Test driver | ||||||
2013 | Formula One | Pirelli | Test driver | ||||||
2014 | ADAC GT Masters | Rowe Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29th |
2014–15 | Formula E | Virgin Racing
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13th |
2015 | Stock Car Brasil | RZ Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
† As Alguersuari was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Carlin Motorsport
|
CAT SPR 5 |
CAT FEA 16† |
SPA SPR 10 |
SPA FEA 6 |
MON FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 6 |
SIL FEA 9 |
BUG SPR 4 |
BUG FEA 3 |
ALG SPR 3 |
ALG FEA 1 |
NÜR SPR 5 |
NÜR FEA 6 |
ALC SPR 8 |
ALC FEA 12 |
6th | 88 |
† – Retired, but classified
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR4 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN 15 |
EUR 16 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
SIN Ret |
JPN Ret |
BRA 14 |
ABU Ret |
24th | 0 | ||
2010 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 13 |
AUS 11 |
MAL 9 |
CHN 13 |
ESP 10 |
MON 11 |
TUR 12 |
CAN 12 |
EUR 13 |
GBR Ret |
GER 15 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 13 |
ITA 15 |
SIN 12 |
JPN 11 |
KOR 11 |
BRA 11 |
ABU 9 |
19th | 5 |
2011 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 11 |
MAL 14 |
CHN Ret |
TUR 16 |
ESP 16 |
MON Ret |
CAN 8 |
EUR 8 |
GBR 10 |
GER 12 |
HUN 10 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 7 |
SIN 21† |
JPN 15 |
KOR 7 |
IND 8 |
ABU 15 |
BRA 11 |
14th | 26 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Virgin Racing | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 11 |
PUT 9 |
PDE 5 |
BUE 4 |
MIA 11 |
LBH 8 |
MCO Ret |
BER 12 |
MSC 13 |
LDN | LDN | 13th | 30 |
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External links
- Official website (in English, Spanish, and Catalan) (Archived)
- Jaime Alguersuari career summary at DriverDB.com
- Alguersuari's YouTube channel