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🇬🇧 Alex Buncombe
Racing driver from United Kingdom. GT World Challenge Europe, Team RJN.
Driver facts
Full name
Alex Buncombe
Born
28 August 1981(b. 1981)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Team RJN
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
1
Career starts
21
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
4,537
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,537Rank 1878 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Alex Buncombe is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Team RJN. Buncombe has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 21 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,537 ranks Buncombe 1878th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-10-11 | Barcelona | P25 | −5 |
| 2025-08-30 | Nürburgring | P25 | −1 |
| 2025-05-31 | Monza | P41 | −117 |
| 2025-04-11 | Paul Ricard 1000Km | P17 | +46 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 | Brands Hatch 2024 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +85 | Monza 2019 | GT World Challenge Europe | P6 |
| +79 | Nurburgring 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe | P6 |
| +58 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P9 |
| +53 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2014 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P8 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team RJN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −77 | 4,537 |
| 2024 | ▸British GT Championship | Team RJN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −321 | 4,615 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team RJN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −131 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +79 | 5,066 |
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Bentley Team M-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +100 | 4,987 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | KCMG Nissan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −123 | ||
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +58 | 5,010 |
| ▸WEC | Nissan Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | ↑325−43 | ||
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +71 | 5,010 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P39 | ↑2,150−138 | 4,599 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | RJN Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +34 | 2,588 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | RJN Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,204 | 2,554 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Buncombe finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Sandy MitchellFIA Platinum | 5,297 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,641 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,358 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇩🇪 Sven MüllerFIA Gold | 5,338 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇫🇷 Franck PereraFIA Platinum | 4,980 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,272 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇿🇦 Jordan PepperFIA Gold | 5,828 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇿🇦 Kelvin van der LindeFIA Platinum | 5,655 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,585 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,238 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,302 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CampbellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,296 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,868 | 🇩🇪 Ralf Oeverhaus | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,541 |
| 1,869 | 🇮🇹 Toni Vilander | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,541 |
| 1,870 | 🇺🇸 Elias De La Torre | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,540 |
| 1,871 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Foyt | Formula 1 | 4,539 |
| 1,872 | 🇺🇸 Mike McLaughlin | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,539 |
| 1,873 | 🇨🇦 Andrew Ranger | NASCAR Canada Series | 4,538 |
| 1,874 | 🇸🇲 Emanuele Zonzini | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,538 |
| 1,875 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,538 |
| 1,876 | 🇩🇪 Laurents Hoerr | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,538 |
| 1,877 | 🇱🇺 Alex Arkin Aka | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,537 |
| 1,878 | 🇬🇧 Alex Buncombe | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,537 |
| 1,879 | 🇺🇸 Bill Elliott | SVRA | 4,536 |
| 1,880 | 🇸🇪 Eje Elgh | Formula 3 Macau | 4,536 |
| 1,881 | 🇺🇸 Ron Hornaday Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 4,535 |
| 1,882 | 🇫🇷 Eric Angelvy | International Formula 3000 | 4,534 |
| 1,883 | 🇺🇸 Dave Blaney | NASCAR Truck | 4,532 |
| 1,884 | 🇬🇧 Justin Keen | FIA GT Championship | 4,532 |
| 1,885 | 🇺🇸 Mike Alexander | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,532 |
| 1,886 | 🇺🇸 Bill Schindler | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,887 | 🇩🇪 Eduardo Coseteng | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,531 |
| 1,888 | 🇯🇵 Igor Omura Fraga | Super Formula | 4,531 |
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