alexander rossi

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2015 FORMULA 1™

UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX OCTOBER 23 • 24 • 25 | AUSTIN, TX

ALEXANDER ROSSI 23 YEAR OLD AMERICAN, OFFICIAL DRIVER FOR RACING ENGINEERING GP2 TEAM AND ONLY AMERICAN TO HOLD FORMULA 1™ SUPER LICENSE Alexander Rossi is an elite athlete and very accomplished professional race car driver. From 2009 - 2014 Alexander was the Test or Official Reserve Driver for; BMW / Sauber, Team Lotus, Caterham and Marussia Formula One™ Teams. Each year as these Formula 1 teams built, tested and simulated for their new Formula One Challenger, Alexander’s talent and abilities proved invaluable for the development of each new Formula One car. For 2015, Alexander is back to full time racing in GP2 Series with multiplechampionship winning team, Racing Engineering. Alexander’s resume coupled with his dedication to his profession find him placed for a full time Formula One™ full time race seat in 2016. Alexander is highly marked by the motorsport industry as the next successful American in Formula One™, since Mario Andretti in 1978... Alexander has won at every level since his racing career began in go-karts at age 10. By 2006 at 14 years of age, he’d become a multiple National and International Karting Champion and the youngest open wheel racing champion in United States history. By 2008 Rossi had become Formula BMW World Champion holding the most series poles (10) and victories (14). This earned him the coveted test with BMW Sauber F1™ Team, making history at the time becoming the youngest driver at just 18 years old to hold a Formula One™ Super License. Alexander moved from America to Europe at age 17 and currently resides in London and Spain. He is very versed in the business of motorsport and well respected in the Formula One Paddock and FIA Governing body. He is an established ambassador for many commercial partners, the FIA and an active member of the Grand Prix Driver’s Association. Many Formula One™ Teams are interested in Alexander, not only for his proven raw talent but also his unique commercial value to the American market. The 2015 GP2 Series™ was watched by a cumulative total of over 80 million viewers. Running alongside Formula One™ on every European circuit plus three overseas tracks, it’s seen as a talent pool of the best up-and-coming drivers in single-seater motorsport and the best opportunity for drivers to show their abilities in front of the Formula One™ teams. Formula One™ is growing exponentially in America and the alignment could not be more ideal for Alexander Rossi, as next American on the Formula One™ grid.