Alec Udell

Alec Robert Udell (born November 29, 1995)^[1] is an American racing driver who last raced in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for DXDT Racing. A GT3 specialist primarily in Porsche and Corvette machinery, he concurrently serves as a simulator driver for the Cadillac F1 Team.

Udell grew up racing go-karts initially around Texas then moved into national competition, winning four national karting Championships. At the age of 15, he became the youngest driver, at the time, to race in the professional Pirelli World Challenge Racing series, racing a Chevrolet Camaro.^[2]

From 2011 to 2014, Udell competed in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS category (now known as the SRO America GT4 series). In this series, he competed in a Chevrolet Camaro (2011) with Momentum Autosports, and a Ford Boss 302 (2012-2014) with Motorsports Development Group. In the four seasons of racing in the GTS category, Udell garnered four podium finishes, one pole position and one fastest race lap.

During this time, Udell also competed in the NASA regional and national racing series. In 2012, he won the NASA Texas region championship in a Spec Miata. In 2013, Udell competed in the Nasa Pro American Iron class, winning the National Championship at Utah Motorsports Campus in a Boss 302. Additionally in 2013, Udell campaigned a Boss 302 in the Grand Am racing series at the Lime Rock round. In 2014, Udell had his first GT experience, testing the RISI Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia GTLM car and racing at the Circuit of the Americas round of the IMSA Tudor series in a Porsche 911 GT America car.

In 2015, Udell stepped up into the new GT3 Cup category in Pirelli World Challenge driving with GMG in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsports 991.1 Porsche GT3 Cup car. In 2015, his first season in the car, he took three wins, 13 podium finishes, and one pole position in 14 starts. The next year in 2016, Udell went back into the GT3 cup category again with GMG in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsprots 991.1 Porsche GT3 Cup car. In 2016, Udell was dominant, winning 12 of 18 races competed in, and finishing on the podium in every race of the GT3 Cup series that year.^[3]

In 2015, Udell was selected as one of four Porsche Young Driver Academy participants at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL. In 2016, he finished the Pirelli World Challenge season out competing in a Porsche GT3R in the final round of the Sprint-X series, where he finished sixth.^[4] Udell also had a guest appearance at the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup event at Circuit of the Americas where he finished 11th and sixth.

2017 saw Udell jump into GT3 ranks competing in the No. 17 Euroworld Motorsports Porsche GT3R initially in GT-A within the SRO series, where he won both of the opening rounds at St. Petersburg. From there, he was put into the Pro Category to compete against full factory efforts as a privateer, finding sponsorship and still a student in college. He had a career best overall podium at Mid-Ohio finishing third, behind Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long. Additionally in 2017, Udell competed in the SprintX Pro-Am category in the No. 77 Calvert Dynamics Porsche GT3R. In 2018, Udell Competed in five events in the No. 41 Loci Porsche GT3R, having a career best finish at VIRginia International Raceway, finishing third in SprintX Pro-Pro.

Udell returned to GT World Challenge America in 2024, joining Corvette factory driver Tommy Milner at DXDT Racing.^[5] Despite skipping the first two rounds, the pair managed to pick up seven victories, hand the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R its first ever win, and finish runner-up overall.^[6]

In 2019, Udell made the jump to European Competition, competing in the SRO GT4 European Series in the No. 25 MDM Motorsport BMW M4. Udell competed in the Silver Cup class, winning three races, finishing five times on the podium and ultimately winning the Silver Championship in his first year of European Competition.^[7]

Udell made his full-time IMSA debut in 2023, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Kelly-Moss with Riley.^[8] Partnering bronze-rated David Brule and Porsche stalwart Julien Andlauer, Udell scored three podiums, including one at the 12 Hours of Sebring, and grabbed pole position at Laguna Seca to secure ninth in the GTD standings.^[9]

In 2025, Udell and his GTWC America team DXDT Racing graduated to IMSA. He was joined by various teammates across the year, namely Corvette works driver Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluç in the endurance rounds and Robert Wickens at the sprint races. It was a podium-less season for Udell, who finished 14th in GTD.^[10][11]

In 2026, Udell signed for the new Cadillac F1 Team as simulator driver.^[12]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

^* Season still in progress.

• Alec Udell career summary at DriverDB.com
• Official website