Alex Bachoura is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Spark Performance. Bachoura is a one-time champion (2025), with 13 wins and 33 podiums from 212 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,171 ranks Bachoura 7267th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-03-20 | Sebring International Raceway DHL | P1 | +65 |
| 2026-03-19 | Sebring International Raceway DHL | P1 | +70 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P17 | +41 |
| 2026-02-28 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P29 | −55 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P15 | +63 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +142 | St- Petersburg Street Course 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +126 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2024 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +126 | MSR Houston 2015 | NASA | P4 |
| +122 | Charlotte Motor Speedway 2025 | Mustang Challenge | P1 |
| +118 | MSR Houston 2015 | NASA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +47 | 3,171 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | Spark Performance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +135 | ||
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −333 | 2,989 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | Spark Performance | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +133 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −122 | 3,190 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | Spark Performance | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +162 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +220 | 3,149 |
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +360 | 2,929 |
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Slipstream Performance | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −242 | 2,569 |
| 2020 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Slipstream Performance | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +14 | 2,587 |
| 2019 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Slipstream Performance | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +80 | 2,713 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda MX-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −18 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Slipstream Performance | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +81 | 2,598 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −126 | ||
| 2017 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Slipstream Performance | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −330 | 2,625 |
| ▸NASA | MazdaMiata | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P64 | −18 | ||
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Cypress Oral Surgery | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | ↑1,212+160 | 2,786 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | +85 | ||
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +602 | 3,174 |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P94 | +283 | 1,433 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P111 | +63 | 787 |
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P103 | −212 | 723 |
| 2011 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P97 | −415 | 935 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,005 | 115 | 34 | 81 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,919 | 97 | 21 | 76 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 85 | 18 | 67 | 21% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,544 | 82 | 11 | 71 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA Bronze | 3,278 | 75 | 35 | 40 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver | 4,471 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Woody Heimann | 2,562 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 61% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver | 3,850 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver | 4,899 | 50 | 6 | 44 | 12% |
| 🏳️ Michael Carter | 3,201 | 50 | 4 | 46 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,519 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Gar RobinsonFIA Silver, 3× champion | 5,339 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 2× champion | 5,279 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,257 | 🇦🇺 Costa Toparis | Formula Regional European | 3,173 |
| 7,258 | 🇬🇧 Michael Crees | BTCC | 3,173 |
| 7,259 | 🇦🇪 Salem Alketbi | 24H Series | 3,173 |
| 7,260 | 🇫🇷 Aldo Gordini | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,261 | 🇪🇸 Antonio Sainero | 24H Series | 3,172 |
| 7,262 | 🇬🇧 Dave Morgan | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,263 | 🇦🇷 Emanuel Moriatis | Turismo Carretera | 3,172 |
| 7,264 | 🇨🇭 Gino-Generoso Forgione | Road to Le Mans | 3,172 |
| 7,265 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Mantz | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,266 | 🇪🇸 Pablo Burguera | 24H Series | 3,172 |
| 7,267 | 🇺🇸 Alex Bachoura | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,171 |
| 7,268 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Palma | FIA GT Championship | 3,171 |
| 7,269 | 🇬🇧 John Rhodes | Formula 1 | 3,171 |
| 7,270 | 🇿🇦 Mike Harris | Formula 1 | 3,171 |
| 7,271 | 🏳️ Wesley Mollono | SCCA Majors | 3,171 |
| 7,272 | 🇲🇽 Andrés Orea | TCR World Tour | 3,170 |
| 7,273 | 🇳🇱 Dries van der Lof | Formula 1 | 3,170 |
| 7,274 | 🇺🇸 Frank Armi | Formula 1 | 3,170 |
| 7,275 | 🇬🇧 John Riseley-Prichard | Formula 1 | 3,170 |
| 7,276 | 🏳️ Stefano Monaco | 24H Series | 3,170 |
| 7,277 | 🇫🇷 François Picard | Formula 1 | 3,169 |
Alex Bachoura is a Bronze-graded amateur driver from the United States competing in sportscar and endurance racing. Across eleven seasons from 2016 to 2026, Bachoura has accumulated 154 starts with 10 wins and 20 podiums, finishing on average in 12th position; the 2025 Mustang Challenge championship represents the driver's sole title. Bachoura races primarily for Spark Performance, a team that has fielded stronger professionals including FIA Silver-graded Aaron Jeansonne but has built a competitive program with 21 race wins across its roster.[1]
The bulk of Bachoura's experience lies in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, where 130 starts over eleven seasons have yielded only 2 podiums and no wins; this is the driver's core series but one in which results have remained modest. A marked change emerges in the Mustang Challenge from 2024 onwards. In 24 Mustang Challenge starts, Bachoura has won 10 races and finished on the podium 18 times, a success rate that forms the foundation of the 2025 championship win. This concentration of wins in a single series suggests the driver has found a better match to equipment or field than the longer-running Mazda campaign.
Bachoura's standing against rival drivers reflects an amateur competitor racing in a professional field. Head-to-head records against the most frequent opponents show consistent losses to FIA Silver-graded professionals; against Gresham Wagner and Jared Thomas, both multiple champions, Bachoura finished ahead in only 16 and 17 races respectively out of 86 and 82 shared starts. Bachoura has occasionally beaten stronger drivers such as Gold-graded Connor Zilisch and FIA Silver Robert Noaker, but these represent isolated results rather than systematic advantage. More tellingly, the driver has maintained a near-even record against Zachry Lee, a Bronze-graded fellow amateur and single champion, suggesting that performance is broadly aligned with peers at the same amateur level. Recent success in the Mustang Challenge, including multiple victories at Sebring in March 2026, indicates current form in that particular platform, though the driver's position in the concurrent 2026 Whelen Mazda season remains uncompetitive at 30th after four rounds.