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Nigel Peter Albon (born 8 February 1957) is a British racing driver. He most recently competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia between 2005 and 2007. His son Alex is also a racing driver, who has competed in Formula One since 2019.
Racing career
[edit]In 1993, Albon raced in the Renault Clio Cup, finishing the year fifth on points. During the 1994 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) he raced a Renault 19 for Harlow Motorsport in the Total Independents Cup coming equal fifth with 108 points. Albon returned to racing in 2001, driving one race of the FIA GT Championship for the Gamon Porsche team. In 2002, he won the Sepang 12 Hours for Jaseri Racing, alongside Tunku Hammam and Tommy Lee driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The following year, he remained with the same team moving into the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.[1] He would win three races, and finish second in the championship.[2] A hiatus in 2004, Albon returned to the series in 2005 where he remained until the end of the 2007 season.[3][4] His 996 model GT3 Cup car was sold in 2023.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Albon's brother, Mark, is also a racing driver. His son, Alex, has been a Formula One driver since 2019 racing for Toro Rosso, Red Bull and Williams.[6] He previously finished third in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, and won the junior Karting World Cup and European Championship in 2010.
His former wife, and Alex's mother, Kankamol, was sentenced to six-years imprisonment in 2013 for operating a Ponzi scheme selling luxury vehicles. Her assets were seized and sold, including a property in Essex and handbags from Chanel and Mulberry, to pay back a Β£1.8million HMRC bill.[7][8]
Racing record
[edit]Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Pts |
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| 1994 | Harlow Motorsport | Renault 19 16v | THR 17 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 DNS |
SNE 16 |
SIL 1 22 |
SIL 2 18 |
OUL |
DON 1 22 |
DON 2 Ret |
BRH 1 DNS |
BRH 2 DNS |
SIL Ret |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 DNS |
OUL 15 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 12 |
SIL 1 21 |
SIL 2 DNS |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 22 |
30th | 0 |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MON π Italy |
BRN π Czech Republic |
MAG π France |
SIL π United Kingdom |
ZOL π Belgium |
HUN π Hungary |
SPA π Belgium |
A1R π Austria |
NUR π Germany |
JAR π Spain |
EST π Portugal |
Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | π United Kingdom |
π China Gammon Megaspeed |
17 | 0 | ||||||||||
Sources:[11]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Naza Drivers Albon, Hammam eye Porsche Carrera Race Cup". New Straits Times. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup Asia - 2003: Point standings". speedsport-magazine.com.
- ^ "Motorsport figures in a different discipline to family relative". autosport.com.
- ^ "Nigel Albon". driverdb.com.
- ^ "2003 PORSCHE 911 (996) GT3 CUP". collectingcars.com.
- ^ "Meet Formula One driver Alex Albon: the Thai-British racer is a Michael Schumacher fan, loves animals, is dating golfer Lily Muni He β and he's helping Williams Racing regain its F1 status". scmp.com.
- ^ "Suffolk fraudster Kankamol Albon's handbags may raise Β£200k". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Β£9m fraudster lived life in the fast lane". thetimes.com.
- ^ "Nigel Albon Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Nigel Albon race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "FIA GT Championship Zolder". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Nigel Albon career summary at DriverDB.com
