🇪🇸 Aleix Alcaraz

Aleix Alcaraz is a Spanish former professional racing driver who competed in single-seater formulae between 2006 and 2008. His Racer Rating of 4,333 places him at the professional level; this describes a national championship front-runner or the sharp end of a strong feeder series, a driver who beats semi-professionals comfortably. Alcaraz's record across 25 starts in Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula V8 3.5 yielded no wins or podium finishes, with an average finishing position of 14th. He raced for District Racing in the Eurocup and Pons Racing in the V8 3.5 series, competing against fields that included drivers of considerably higher calibre than his own rating reflects.[1]

The competitive context reveals the gap between Alcaraz and his peers. He faced multiple elite and established professionals; among his most frequent rivals were Charles Pic and Brendon Hartley, both of whom outfinished him decisively, and Daniel Ricciardo and Bertrand Baguette, future champions who routinely beat him in head-to-head racing. Alcaraz did finish ahead of some strong drivers on occasion, notably Ricciardo three times and Alguersuari once, but these isolated results against much stronger opponents do not form a pattern. Against his closer peers such as Alexandre Marsoin and Oliver Oakes, he held a mixed record, winning the head-to-head against Marsoin 9 to 13 but falling behind Oakes 4 to 9 in their shared races. His career in professional single-seaters concluded in 2008 after his Formula V8 3.5 campaign, finishing 27th in the final standings.[2]