Best moments of Alex Albon’s F1 career including first podium and greatest races

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Alex Albon has enjoyed flashes of joy throughout his Formula 1 career since 2019, so F1 Oversteer has looked at his best moments in the pinnacle of motorsport.

The London-born Thai driver has been a regular member of the F1 Grand Prix grid since he debuted in 2019 with the junior Red Bull team, Toro Rosso. Yet financial problems almost derailed his career in 2018.

Albon initially failed to secure the necessary funding to secure a seat on the 2018 Formula 2 grid. But after eventually striking a deal, Albon went on to challenge for the title before finishing third behind George Russell and Lando Norris.

A future in Formula E was then expected to wait for Albon, as he agreed to join Nissan in the electric series. But a late call from Red Bull to join Toro Rosso saw Albon’s career pivot back towards Formula 1.

It did not take Albon long to join a front-running F1 team, as well, as Red Bull promoted Albon to replace Pierre Gasly just 13 races into his rookie campaign. Albon contested his first race for Red Bull at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, which he finished in P5.

Joining Red Bull set Albon up for some of his career highlights to date, including his first podium in Formula 1. With that in mind, F1 Oversteer takes a look at the best moments from Albon’s F1 career so far.

Where did Alex Albon make his F1 debut?

Albon made his F1 debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, driving in the STR14. At 22 years old, he made a surprise debut with the junior Red Bull team after he was initially supposed to race in Formula E with Nissan.

He had previously been a member of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2012 to 2017, but he was dropped by their driver academy after a mid-table finish in Formula 2.

Red Bull ultimately decided to give Albon another shot, and Toro Rosso saw him have a solid F1 debut at Albert Park. After out-qualifying Red Bull’s Gasly and Toro Rosso teammate Daniil Kvyat to start P13 on the grid, Albon went on to finish in P14.

When did Alex Albon take his first Formula 1 podium finish?

Albon would need to wait until the 2020 season to achieve his first podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix, where he finished in third place behind Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.

F1 visited Mugello during its Covid-disrupted 2020 season, and the 2020 Tuscan GP became the first Grand Prix since the 2016 Brazilian GP to have two red flags due to stoppages and eventually featured three standing starts.

Albon qualified in fourth place behind Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen for the 2020 Tuscan GP. But the Thai racer quickly moved into third, after his Dutchman partner was caught up in a first-lap incident with Gasly, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

A few separate incidents occurred later in the race, but Albon kept out of trouble and took the final podium spot. He would later repeat the feat at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, finishing third behind Hamilton and Verstappen.

Where did Alex Albon score his first F1 Grand Prix win?

As of the time of writing, Albon has yet to win a Grand Prix in his Formula 1 career.

Where did Alex Albon score his first F1 Sprint win?

As of the time of writing, Albon has yet to win an F1 Sprint in his career.

What is Alex Albon’s best race in Formula 1?

While Albon has driven for Red Bull during his F1 career, some of his best races to date have come for Williams. The Thai joined Williams in 2022 to return to the F1 grid, after spending 2021 on the sidelines after Red Bull signed Sergio Perez.

Albon quickly emerged as Williams’ team leader and produced two of the best drives of his F1 career to date to secure P7 in the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix and Italian Grand Prix.

He utilised the Williams FW45’s strong straight line speed during the 2023 season to hold off Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Bottas, Gasly and Norris in Montreal. Albon also denied Norris later in 2023 at Monza by only 0.343 seconds.

The 2025 season also saw Albon maximise his car’s potential to score big points for Williams. He started the year with P5 in horrid mixed conditions in Australia, and added further P5 finishes in 2025 in Miami, Emilia Romagna and the Netherlands.