Alex Ellis
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Alexander Ellis is a Canadian
racing driver from St. Catharines, Ontario
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Alex Ellis began racing 2005 in karts at the age of 14. After karting, Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008. In 2009 he drove as a BMW Junior Driver and moved to Formula BMW Americas
driving for Autotecnica and finished sixth in points with a best finish of second at Road America
and captured a pole at Lime Rock Park
. In 2010 he won the Jim Russell
"Race of Champions" title, winning a chance to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut on August 22 at Infineon Raceway
driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports
. He ran the majority of the race in P7 before retiring due to mechanical failure.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
racing driver from St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
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Alex Ellis began racing 2005 in karts at the age of 14. After karting, Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008. In 2009 he drove as a BMW Junior Driver and moved to Formula BMW Americas
Formula BMW
Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...
driving for Autotecnica and finished sixth in points with a best finish of second at Road America
Road America
Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series , American Le Mans , SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, ASRA, and AMA Superbike series.- Current track and...
and captured a pole at Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...
. In 2010 he won the Jim Russell
Jim Russell
James Newton Russell AM MBE was an Australian cartoonist who drew The Potts for 62 years. Jim's brother Dan Russell was also a cartoonist.-Biography:...
"Race of Champions" title, winning a chance to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut on August 22 at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...
driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....
. He ran the majority of the race in P7 before retiring due to mechanical failure.