Alex Peroni

Alexander James Peroni^[2] (born 27 November 1999) is an Australian racing driver. He currently competes in the 2026 GT World Challenge Australia for Team BRM.^[3] He has previously competed in a number of open wheel, endurance, and GT racing series. Peroni is the 2016 Challenge Monoplace champion.^[4]

Career

Formula 4

In 2015, Peroni graduated from kart racing to single-seaters, participating in the Italian F4 Championship with Torino Squadra Corse, finishing fourteenth overall and securing two second place podium finishes at Imola and Misano.

Formula Renault

In 2016, Peroni continued his collaboration with TS Corse, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 machinery in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. He dominated the season and won fourteen from 21 races to clinch the championship title.^[5]

For 2017, Peroni switched to Formula Renault Eurocup but decided to move to the Fortec Motorsport team.^[6] He won race 2 at Pau and finished the season tenth in the drivers' standings ahead of his teammates Aleksey Korneev, Najiy Razak and Frank Bird.^[7]

In 2018, Peroni moved to MP Motorsport to again compete in the Formula Renault Eurocup, where he finished ninth in the championship, with the highlights being a first and second place in the two Monaco events. He also won both races of the first round of the NEC series on the streets of Pau, which was his only NEC event of the year.

FIA Formula 3

2019

For 2019, Peroni moved to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.^[8]

In the 2019 Italian feature race at Monza, a week after the crash which took Anthoine Hubert’s life and put Juan Manuel Correa in a coma, Peroni had a serious crash after hitting a "sausage kerb" at the Parabolica which sent him into a somersault into the tyre barriers, finally coming to a stop at the catch fence. He walked away from the crash, but was later diagnosed with a broken vertebra.^[9] On medical advice Peroni missed the remainder of the season, along with the Macau Grand Prix.^[10] He finished the 2019 season in twentieth place in the driver standings with five points - the only points scored by Campos that season.

2020

After recovering from the injuries sustained in his crash at Monza, Peroni returned to compete in FIA Formula 3 with Campos Racing at the delayed start of the 2020 season.^[11] At pre-season testing in Bahrain, in April 2020, he scored the fastest overall time.^[12] In the first race of the 2020 season at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, he secured his first FIA F3 podium, with a third place finish.^[13] Peroni went on to secure a further two podiums in the season: third place in Race 2 at Silverstone,^[14] and second place in Race 2 in Barcelona.^[15]

At the end of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni took tenth place in the final driver standings, with a total of 64 points. As in 2019, his points were the only ones scored by Campos that season.^[16]

In recognition of his success in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni was awarded the 2020 Peter Brock Medal.^[17] Previous winners of the medal, named after Australian motorsport icon Peter Brock, include Mark Webber and Craig Lowndes. Peroni departed Formula 3 at the end of the season.

Indy Lights

At the end of 2020, Peroni announced a move from FIA Formula 3 to the North American based series Indy Lights.^[18] UK-based team Carlin signed Peroni in a one-year deal for the 2021 season, marking their own return to the Indy Lights series after a two-year break.^[19]

Peroni scored his only Indy Lights podium with a third-place finish in the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2021.^[20]

In September 2021, Peroni announced that he would be ending his Indy Lights season early, and would not be competing in the final three rounds, instead returning to Europe to focus on opportunities there.^[21]

Euroformula Open

Peroni signed with Drivex School to compete in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship.^[22] However after the first round, Peroni unexpectedly stopped his campaign.

European Le Mans

In 2022, Peroni signed with Algave Pro Racing to compete in the 2022 European Le Mans Series with fellow Australian James Allen and American John Falb as teammates. The trio competed in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, and recorded three Pro-Am podiums across the season.

GT World Challenge

In 2023, Peroni shifted focus from prototypes to GT3 racing, competing for GetSpeed Performance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Peroni's co-drivers were Patrick Assenheimer and Florian Scholze, and the team competed in the Bronze Cup class.^[23] The team suffered a tricky season, the only highlight being a ninth place finish in class at the 24 hours of Spa.

For 2024, Peroni returned to Australia to compete in GT World Challenge Australia alongside Mark Rosser in a Team BRM Audi R8. Over their first 2 seasons together, the duo would score 4 wins, 5 podiums, and a best finish in the championship of 5th in 2024. Peroni would miss the start of the 2026 season due to injury, replaced by Thomas Randle.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Peroni was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^‡ Peroni was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

^† As Peroni was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Peroni was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

^* - 10 second time penalty for avoidable contact dropping Peroni from 13th to 26th.

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Australia results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Peroni did not score points in Race 2 at Phillip Island, despite completing at least 75% of the race distance.

Bathurst 12 Hour results

References

1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. ^ "Entry List A". Italian Formula 4 Championship. ACI Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. ^ Klein, Jamie (2025-03-11). "Peroni, Rosser Return for Second Year in Team BRM Audi – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
4. ^ "Hobart's Alex Peroni wins Formula Renault Monoplace Challenge title". 6 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
5. ^ Rolland, Emmanuel (3 December 2016). "Championnat V de V – Vilarino, Ferté et Illiano champions 2016" (in French). Motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
6. ^ "Peroni confirms Formula Renault Eurocup entry". 24 February 2017. Archived 29 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
7. ^ Allen, Peter (21 May 2017). "Peroni holds off Fenestraz to win Formula Renault Eurocup race two in Pau". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
8. ^ Allen, Peter (1 February 2019). "Alex Peroni moves up to FIA F3 with Campos Racing". Formula Scout
9. ^ Coch, Mat (7 September 2019). "Aussie walks away from frightening airborne Monza crash". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
10. ^ Benyon, Jack (7 October 2019). "Alex Peroni's recovery from Monza F3 crash injury prolonged". Autosport
11. ^ "Peroni confirms 2020 FIA F3 return". au.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
12. ^ "Peroni ends pre-season testing on top". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
13. ^ "Alex Peroni "so happy" with first FIA Formula 3 podium". Highway F1. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
14. ^ "Positive event at Silverstone". Alex Peroni. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
15. ^ "Third podium for the year at Barcelona". Alex Peroni. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
16. ^ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2020 Championship". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
17. ^ "Peroni awarded 2020 Peter Brock Medal". Motorsport Australia. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
18. ^ "End of an era for US bound Peroni". Motorsport Australia. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
19. ^ "Carlin return to Indy Lights with Peroni". Carlin. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
20. ^ "Peroni scores maiden Indy Lights podium". Speedcafe. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
21. ^ "Peroni leaves Indy Lights for European return". Speedcafe. 2021-09-04. Archived 10 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
22. ^ Wood, Ida (27 April 2022). "Alex Peroni joins Euroformula grid with Drivex". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
23. ^ Plümer, Jonas (2023-03-10). "GetSpeed komplettiert GTWC-Aufgebot" [GetSpeed completes GTWC line-up] (in German). GT-Place.com

External links

• Official website