News, views and updates about Irish racing driver Alex Dunne. He will be competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 championship. Alongside him is Australian Christian Mansell, a fellow F3 graduate.
While Alex Dunne only finished 14th in the championship in the 2024 F3 season, the Irishman displayed a lot of strong pace over the campaign. Qualifying difficulties in Bahrain and Australia Dunne qualified outside the top 10 at the first two events. He was not helped in Albert Park as ART’s Nikola Tsolov swiped him…
Irish and McLaren development driver Alex Dunne has been confirmed by Rodin Motorsport to drive for them in the 2025 F2 season. He will be driving alongside Australian Christian Mansell. The driver from Offaly made an immediate impact after moving up to single-seaters in 2021. He took pole position at Spa-Francorchamps in Spanish F4, although…
Ahead of the upcoming Saudi Arabian double header a FE Rookie Practise session will take place on next Thursday. Many debutant drivers, as well as returning faces, will be taking up the chance to prove their worth and test out the new Gen3Evo cars. Kush Maini First driver announced for the test was Mahindra’s Kush…
The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team has officially announced Alex Dunne as its Reserve and Development Driver for the 2024/25 FIA ABB Formula E World Championship season. In this role, Dunne will work closely with the team at both its Bicester and Woking facilities. Dunne has been part of the McLaren Racing family since May…
The Macau Grand Prix, an event full of vibrant colours and roaring engines, is set to return. Starting on Thursday, this four-day event will feature seven races, including the FIA Formula Regional World Cup, Macau GT Cup, and Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. Around 180 drivers from 35 countries will compete, with notable entrants like Dino…
In a thrilling and dramatic qualifying session at Monza, Leonardo Fornaroli secured pole position for the final Feature Race of the 2024 Formula 3 season. The Italian driver delivered when it mattered most, solidifying his championship lead heading into the decisive weekend. The qualifying session was split into two groups for the first time at…
It’s time to set the grid for the penultimate round of the Formula 3 season! Who will get on pole, one of the top four championship contenders Mini, Browning, Lindblad and Fornaroli, only separated by 7 points, or an outsider name like Van Hoepen last time round in Hungary? It’s cloudy but not as rainy…
The free practice session in Belgium commenced under wet conditions as drivers and teams adapted to the longest circuit on the calendar. With rain expected on both Friday and Saturday, this session was crucial for everyone to familiarise themselves with the track in wet conditions. Luke Browning initially set the pace with a 2:22.089 for…
Christian Mansell posted the first competitive time of the session as he logged a 1:45:839. However, a 1:45.475 put Noel León over three tenths clear seconds later. Dunne, Mini, Goethe, Fornaroli, Mansell, Esterson, Van Hoepen, Lindblad, Tramnitz, Montoya and Browning completed the top 12 after 10 minutes. The Irish driver had been over 0.2s quicker…
The drivers did two preparation laps before qualifying properly got underway. A 1:20.804 from Mexican Noel Leon saw the Mexican lead the way on the first runs of qualifying. Mini was P1 following the opening lap, but the soft tyre held on for multiple laps. Mini (+0.065), Meguetounif, Tsolov, Dunne, Lindblad, Van Hoepen, Goethe, Browning,…
