Alex Albon’s positive first season at the wheel with Williams Racing has been recognised by his inclusion in 

Each year, the global motorsport publisher ranks the best drivers of the previous 12 months across Formula 1, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and many other series.

In their 2022 edition, the Autosport team of experts have ranked Albono in 33rd place with our Thai driver one of 13 F1 drivers to make the cut.

After a year out of the sport, AA23 enjoyed an impressive comeback season, picking up points on three occasions - in Miami, Belgium and after that 57-lap mega drive at the Australian Grand Prix.

Our No23 pushed the FW44 to its limits time and time again and was unfortunate not to land in points-paying positions more often, finishing in the top 12 on another five occasions.

Such is his determination and mental strength, he also made an incredible recovery from respiratory failure within three weeks to compete in the notoriously energy-sapping Singapore Grand Prix in October.

Alex returns to the Top 50 for the first time since 2019 after a season spent driving for Toro Rosso and latterly Red Bull Racing.

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Beginning his motorsport journey at the age of eight, Alex started racing in the Honda Cadet class and quickly rose through the ranks, winning multiple titles along the way. He became a multiple champion at both the British and European levels, including claiming both the CIK-FIA World Cup and CIK-FIA European Championship in 2010 in the KF3 category.

Alex graduated to single-seaters in 2012, spending a three seasons competing in Formula Renault 2.0 and claiming a best finish of third overall in the 2014 Eurocup category. He subsequently stepped up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2015, finishing seventh overall and stepping on to the podium five times. A move to the GP3 Series followed for 2016, with Alex narrowly missing out on the title, ending the year runner-up to Charles Leclerc, having achieved four wins and seven podium finishes.

Two consecutive years in FIA Formula 2 saw Alex claim third in the championship in 2018, only beaten by George Russell and Lando Norris. That precipitated a move into Formula One, with Alex drafted into Scuderia Toro Rosso for 2019. A number of eye-catching performances saw him promoted to Red Bull Racing after just 12 races, where he remained for 2020, scoring two podium finishes and finishing the season seventh overall.

For 2021, Alex was named as Red Bull Racing’s Reserve Driver. He combined the role with a full campaign in the DTM, where he finished sixth overall.

In 2022, Alex took on the role of Race Driver for Williams Racing, marking his third season racing in Formula One. During the 2022 season, Alex impressed the team with stand-out performances, including his debut points-scoring race in Melbourne, in addition to placing 9th in Miami and 10th in Belgium.

Williams Racing announced during the 2022 season that Alex will remain part of the driver line-up for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship and beyond.

Alex had a standout 2023 season finishing 13th place in the Drivers' Championship scoring 27 points and helping the team secure seventh place in the Constructors' Championship. He made the top 10 seven times in grands prix with impressive P7 performances in Montreal and Monza and scoring in the Qatar sprint race.

2024 marks Alex's third year racing for Williams Racing, where he reached his 100th race start at the United States GP.

Alex recognised in Autosport’s Top 50 drivers of 2022

Albono enjoyed a fine return to Formula 1 in 2022

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