Álex Palou
Álex Palou | |||||||
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Palou at the 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix | |||||||
| Born | Álex Palou Montalbo 1 April 1997 Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||
| Spouse |
Esther Valle (m. 2023) | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 89 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 10 (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Genesys 300 (Texas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Gateway) | ||||||
| First win | 2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham) | ||||||
| Last win | 2025 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2022 | ||||||
| Current team | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | ||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum | ||||||
| Car number | 93 | ||||||
| Former teams | Cadillac Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 4 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 24th in 2022 | ||||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Years | 2024 | ||||||
| Teams | Cadillac-Ganassi | ||||||
| Best finish | 7th (2024) | ||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||
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Álex Palou Montalbo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaləks ˈpalɔw monˈtalbu]; born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish racing driver who drives for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series, where he won the 2021, 2023, and 2024 championships and the 2025 Indianapolis 500. He is the first Spanish racing driver to win a national championship in American open-wheel racing history and also the first Spaniard to win in the GP3 Series and the Indianapolis 500.