Drivers
Alex Albon
Williams · #23 · Thai · 30 years old · Race engineer: James Urwin
Alex Albon is 19th in the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' championship on 5 points for Williams. This season: 0 wins, 0 podiums and 0 poles from 17 starts. Best finish 8th, best grid slot 11th, with 11 of 17 races classified. Trails teammate Carlos Sainz by a median 0.055s in qualifying in the same car. Career: 0 wins, 2 podiums and 0 poles from 124 starts since 2019. James Urwin is the voice on the radio as their race engineer.
2026 season
19th
Championship
5 pts
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
8th
Best finish
from 11th on the grid
Qualifying vs teammate
+0.055s slower than Carlos Sainz, median across the season.
Median rather than average, so one wet session or a session-ending crash doesn’t swing it. Teammates share a car, which makes this the one lap-time comparison that belongs to the driver rather than the machinery.
Round by round
| Round | Grid | Finish | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Grand Prix | 15 | 12 | +3 | — |
| Chinese Grand Prix | 18 | NC | — | — |
| Japanese Grand Prix | 17 | 20 | −3 | — |
| Miami Grand Prix | 15 | 10 | +5 | 1 |
| Canadian Grand Prix | 18 | NC | — | — |
| Monaco Grand Prix | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
| Grand Prix de Barcelona-Catalunya | 18 | NC | — | — |
| Austrian Grand Prix | 18 | 17 | +1 | — |
| British Grand Prix | 16 | NC | — | — |
| Belgian Grand Prix | 17 | 15 | +2 | — |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | 19 | 17 | +2 | — |
| Dutch Grand Prix | 16 | 17 | −1 | — |
| italy | 18 | 17 | +1 | — |
| spain | 16 | 15 | +1 | — |
| Azerbaijan Grand Prix | 13 | NC | — | — |
| Singapore Grand Prix | 18 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Bahrain Grand Prix | 20 | NC | — | — |
| Season | — | 11/17 | +14 | 5 |
+/− is grid slot to chequered flag. Retirements and non-classifications have no finishing position, so they score no delta rather than counting as places lost. Points are the round total including the sprint, which is why the season figure matches the championship.
Career record
124
Starts
since 2019
0
Wins
2
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Titles
Totals through the end of 2025 plus this season's 17 rounds.
Latest Alex Albon stories
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Albon commits to Williams F1 team for 2027
8 sources · 53 days ago
Williams driver confirms F1 future with contract announcement
6 sources · 53 days ago
What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in the Netherlands
5 sources · 47 days ago
Sainz, Albon share reasons for Williams extensions
4 sources · 51 days ago
Bernie Collins issues stark Williams warning after Alex Albon-Carlos Sainz Dutch GP crash
3 sources · 41 days ago
'Leader' Sainz commits to Williams with new deal
2 sources · 53 days ago
‘Only a blip’ - Alex Albon backs Williams to recover from 2026 slump
1 source · 41 days ago
Social Media: Albon celebrates ‘world’s smelliest fruit’ with Singapore GP helmet | Brief
1 source · 4 days ago
Albon shares heartbreaking message after losing beloved companion
1 source · 22 days ago
Alex Albon airs major concern over new Spanish GP icon
1 source · 30 days ago
Alex Albon Burnout Admission Lays Bare F1’s Real Cost
1 source · 44 days ago
Williams F1 team announce Alex Albon driver replacement for Italian Grand Prix
1 source · 45 days ago
F1 2026 has neutered Albon's biggest strengths
1 source · 52 days ago
Williams makes Alex Albon announcement ahead of Dutch GP
1 source · 54 days ago
Alex Albon dismisses Carlos Sainz Dutch GP tension after clear-the-air breakfast
2 sources · 43 days ago
Sainz accepts blame for unfortunate contact with Albon
2 sources · 48 days ago
Alex Albon says Williams have a great group of people but need fresh minds & ideas
1 source · 53 days ago
Alex Albon offers grim Williams outlook as boss James Vowles issues defiant message
1 source · 66 days ago
Alex Albon warns ‘scary’ Madring layout will test teams’ hybrid deployment
1 source · 30 days ago
Why Williams are putting Luke Browning in Albon’s car at the Italian Grand Prix
1 source · 41 days ago
Alex Albon explains significant Williams contract difference to Carlos Sainz
1 source · 42 days ago
Sainz Jnr vs Albon: 2026 team mates head-to-head at summer break | Formula 1
1 source · 55 days ago
100 not out: Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles
1 source · 63 days ago
Williams has 'genetic DNA problems' - Albon's admission says it all
1 source · 64 days ago
Where these numbers come from
Season figures are counted from the official race classifications for every 2026 round. Grid slots come from each weekend’s qualifying result, joined to the race to give the places-gained column. See the full grid or the championship standings.