Born | November 29, 1995

Current residence | Austin, Texas, USA

Licenses | FIA Grade B - Silver — DMSB Permit A

Helmet | “Clemson” orange with stars on a blue field

Web | www.alecudellracing.com twitter | @AlecUdell

instagram | udellalec facebook | alecudellracing

unique note | A documentary on Udell’s early racing career was produced to highlight his rise to become the youngest driver, up to that time, to race in the Pirelli World Challenge. “One Hundred and Fifty at Fifteen” is available on Amazon for streaming.

personal approach | Alec Udell: “Racing and motorsports has been in my life as long as I can remember. The passion, camaraderie, and emotions in the sport have hooked me for life. I seek to help show the amazing sport to the world, and through it create impacts that last a lifetime.””

major accomplishments | SRO GT4 European Series Silver Cup Champion (2019), Pirelli World Challenge GT Cup class Champion (2016), Porsche Young Driver Academy Graduate (2015), Team USA Representative in Rotax Grand Finals in Egypt (2009)

education | Clemson University, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2018)

2023 Program | Kellymoss w/ Riley IMSA Weathertech GTD in No. 92 Porsche GT3R type 992

2023 | For 2023 Alec and David jumped up into the top ranks of sportscar racing in The United states driving the No. 92 Happy Buddha Porsche 992 GT3R in the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. It marked both the new generation GT3R’s first races in North America in the 24h of Daytona in January and the joining of two sportscar racing powerhouses in Kellymoss and Riley Motorsports who joined together to bring endurance racing knowledge and Porsche power to the GTD ranks. While Daytona was a challenge the group hit their stride in Sebring where David, Alec and Porsche Factory driver Julian Andlauer secured the first customer racing podium in the 992 R with a 3rd place in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.

2022 | For 2022 Alec teamed up with David Brule in a Michelin Pilot Challenge series under the Kellymoss with Archangel program. This marked Alec’s return to the Porsche ranks with the new for 2022 Porsche Cayman GT4RS Clubsport. The Duo ran a partial season in Michelin Pilot Challenge competing in 4 Races across the season at Watkins Glen, Road America, VIR and Road Atlanta. The highlight for 2022 was a podium finish at Road America with a strategy call that put the team in a fighting position at the end of the race.

Additionally in 2022 Alec coached with Kellymoss in the Porsche cup category and with MCR and Shehan Chandrasoma in the Super Trofeo championship. Shehan went on to win the Am title in the US and finish 3rd overall in the Lamborghini World finals in Portimao Portugal at the end of the season.

2021 | In 2021 Alec again returned with Winward Racing in the GS Category for a partial season, Co Driving with team owner, Bryce Ward in the No. 57 AMG GT4. In 7 Races the duo finished on the podium 3 times. The first podium came at their first outing of the season at Mid Ohio, where Bryce and Alec made an appearance on the 3rd step on the podium. In a challenging rain race at Road America the pair stretched 2 sets of tires to the end of the race, taking home the no. 2 spot with the sister car taking home 3rd. Finally at the last GT4 Race that the Winward Racing team ran at Laguna Seca, both cars were again on the podium with the sister No. 4 car and the no. 57 of Bryce and Alec finishing in 3rd. Alec also ran in the Lamborghini Super trofeo series with Kelly Moss Road and Race. This marked the first instance for Kelly Moss to run in the Super Trofeo series as well as Alec’s first opportunity to race with the team he had been coaching with since 2018. Alec began the series with a strong outing at Circuit of the America’s, a close battle for the lead was cut short by a late caution in the race which kept Alec finishing in 2nd place. At Watkins Glen in New York Alec secured his first pole position in the Series. He converted that into two 2nd place finishes in the races on the weekend.

2020 | Alec began racing in the IMSA GS category with Winward racing in the AMG GT4. In a partial season, Alec accumulated a fast lap at the Mid-Ohio sports car Course and secured 2 top 5 finishes in the series with the team. Alec also ran in the SRO motorsports GT World Challenge America Series with Winward Racing at Circuit of the Americas where the Duo of Russell and Alec secured a 2nd place finish in the Silver Cup Category. Alec additionally launched his online coaching academy in Fall of 2020, building off of the several years of coaching success in the Porsche GT3 Cup series.

2019 | Alec Udell became the first American to win a championship in the SRO GT4 European Series. He earned three wins – a series’ record for an American – and two additional podium finishes driving the No. 25 MDM Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 with Simon Knap (The Netherlands). Race wins came at the Paul Ricard Circuit (Race 1 and Race 2) and Zandvoort (Race 2). Alec achieved one of his dreams of driving at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, driving a M240i with Sorg Rennsport where he achieved his DMSB Permit A. He joined Jason Bell in the GMG Audi R8 GT4 in the SRO GT4 America season-opening round at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) earning a second-place finish in the SprintX Pro-Am class of Race 1. Udell followed that with an IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series appearance sharing the No. 58 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 with DJ Randall to an 11th-place finish at Sebring International Raceway.

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2018 | Raced the No. 41 Loci Porsche 911 GT3 R prepared by GMG in three Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) SprintX races with a season-high third-place GTX Pro-Pro class finish at VIRginia International Raceway. Also ran at COTA and Long Beach. Earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University in December.

2017 | Made the step-up the PWC GT classes in convincing fashion claiming GTA (Grand Touring Amateur) class victories in the Sprint Championship’s first two rounds at St. Petersburg. The 21 year-old and the No. 17 GMG Euroworld Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R were moved up to the GT category for the five-weekend, 10-race, “sprint” schedule. For the 60-minute, PWC SprintX calendar (five-weekends, 10-races) he shared the GMG-prepared No. 77 Calvert Dynamics Porsche 911 GT3 R with Preston Calvert (Potomac, Maryland). He earned a third-place finish, his first GT class podium at Mid-Ohio and was given the season-long “Hard Charger” Award for the most positioned gained throughout the year and was 15th in the Overall Driver Standings. He closed his year sharing the 911 GT3 R with Porsche factory drivers Wolf Henzler and Sven Müller in the California 8 Hour at Laguna Seca. He continued a full course-load at Clemson University where he is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

2016 | Won the PWC GT Cup class championship in the No. 17 GMG Euroworld Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. Competed in 18 of 19 races winning 12, second-place six times, six pole positions, nine fastest race laps and six track records. Made PWC SprintX debut at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca finishing sixth in both GT rounds in a Porsche 911 GT3 R. Competed in Porsche Supercup events at Circuit of the Americas with Moorespeed finishing in 11th-place in the first race and seventh-place in the second.

2015 | Took three wins, one pole position and 13 podiums in a limited 14-race PWC GT Cup schedule driving the No. 17 GMG Euroworld Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. Was one of only four drivers in North America invited to the Porsche Young Driver Academy hosted by Porsche Cars North America and Porsche Motorsport North America.

2014 | As a high school senior, raced to two PWC podium finishes and eight top-fives driving the Watson Racing/MDG BOSS 302S Ford. Debuted in the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving the Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America in the GT Daytona class race at the Circuit of the Americas. Tested for Risi Competizione in the Ferrari 458 Italia. Started at Clemson University in the Mechanical Engineering program.

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2013 | Campaigned the Watson Racing/MDG BOSS 302S Ford in the PWC GTS class earning one podium, one fastest race lap and seven top-five finishes. Made additional appearances winning in the NASA Pro American Iron National Championship and the Lime Rock round of GRAND AM driving the BOSS 302S.

2012 | Champion of the NASA Texas Region Spec Miata series with the Motorsports Development Group team. Pirelli World Challenge GTS class racing the Motorsports Development Group BOSS 302R to a podium, five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.

2011 | At age 15, made history by becoming the youngest driver in PWC history, to that time, to compete in the series with a start at the St. Petersburg street circuit. Ran a partial season placing the Momentum Racing Camaro in top-five of the grid six times including a pole position at Mid-Ohio.

early career |

Began racing at age five in karting. He would go on to earn the 2008 Rotax National Championship. In 2009, by virtue of his strong performance and as the Rotax National Podium winner, Udell was selected to represent his country on Team USA at the Grand Finals in Egypt. He helped Team USA finish second in the country rankings. He concluded his karting career in 2010 earning a double class championship in the Rock Island Grand Prix.

beyond the windscreen |

Following in his racing hero’s footsteps, Udell earned an engineering degree like Mark Donohue. The 26-year-old graduated from Clemson University in South Carolina in December 2018. When not in the cockpit or the classroom, Udell has an avid love of music, which has seen him perform in multiple musicals, an A Cappella group and to play guitar. Despite his young age, he also takes helping less experienced drivers, both older and younger, very seriously. He is a driving instructor for both young karting drivers and auto racing. Udell is a principal and part of the design team of the state-of-the-art at the Houston Karting Complex in Conroe, Texas.