Karting and T Cars Brundle drove a
kart for the first time at the age of eight. He began his car racing career in 2006 by competing in the
T Cars championship, a
saloon car-based series for drivers aged 14 to 17. He finished eighth in the championship.
Formula Palmer Audi In the closing months of 2006, Brundle moved to
open-wheel racing by taking part in the
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, in which he finished 21st overall. For 2007, he stayed in the category for the season's main championship, finishing eleventh, and also returned to the Autumn Trophy afterwards, improving to eighth. In 2008, he returned to FPA for a second season, taking a
pole position and three podium finishes on his way to sixth position in the championship. His father Martin, inspired by his son's progress, also raced in the round of the championship held at
Spa-Francorchamps.
FIA Formula Two Championship Brundle signed to drive for the relaunched
FIA Formula Two Championship in
2009. He drove car number 5 in the series, and joined
Jolyon Palmer and
Jack Clarke in graduating to it from the previous year's FPA championship. He finished nineteenth in the championship, amassing five points.
British Formula Three Brundle competed in the
2010 British Formula 3 Championship, driving for the T-Sport team. He finished 17th after contesting all 30 rounds, scoring 11 points with a best finish of eighth.
Return to FIA Formula Two Championship Brundle returned to Formula Two for the
2011 season. He struggled during his first race weekend of the season at
Silverstone, but took pole position for the first race at
Magny Cours, and secured a podium finish in both of the weekend's races. Brundle later got a third podium finish with a third place at race one at
Monza. Brundle finished the season seventh in the standings making him the most successful British driver of the 2011 Formula Two season.
GP3 Series On 3 February 2012, Brundle was signed to race in the eight-round 2012
GP3 Series by
Carlin Motorsport. The season followed the European leg of the
Formula One Championship and was considered a stepping stone into the
GP2 Series. On 13 May 2012, Brundle obtained points in his debut race with a tenth-place finish at the Feature Race of the
Spanish Grand Prix. He then subsequently achieved 8th place in the sprint race the following day. On 29 July 2012, Brundle took his first GP3 podium finish in race 2 of the
Budapest event.
Formula E Brundle signed on 12 February 2014 to become part of the Formula E Drivers Club in the new FIA championship for electric vehicles.
Sportscars Brundle made his Le Mans debut in 2012, piloting a Greaves Motorsport-run Zytek-Nissan LMP2 alongside his father. He also contested the Le Mans Series for the team, who enter 2012 as reigning champions. Martin and Alex won the Woolf Barnato Trophy for becoming the highest finishing British drivers in a British car in the
2012 Le Mans 24 Hours Brundle competed in the
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, finishing second in the championship for
OAK Racing in
LMP2 class and second in the
2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class. After finishing fifth at the
2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona while driving for
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, Brundle returned to OAK for the rest of the
2014 United SportsCar Championship season North American Endurance Cup events at
Sebring International Raceway,
Watkins Glen International, and
Road Atlanta, respectively. Brundle won the Total Pole Award for the most pole positions scored in the
2014 United SportsCar Championship season Brundle returned to the
European Le Mans Series in 2016 winning the championship with
United Autosports scoring a pole, three wins and two further podiums on his way to championship victory. Brundle also joined G-Drive racing for the last five rounds of the
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season winning the last three races of the series and taking one further podium.
Historic racing Brundle also often competes in
historic racing events, mostly driving a
Lola T70 Mk3B in Masters Sports Car Legends competition.
Broadcasting During his racing career, Brundle has also served as a commentator for various motorsport series when not racing himself. He is best known for his commentary on select rounds of the
FIA Formula 2 Championship and
FIA Formula 3 Championship, working alongside lead commentator
Alex Jacques. ==Racing record==