Alexandra Mohnhaupt Quintana (born 25 November 1999 in

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) is a Mexican

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descent.

Biography

A multiple Mexican karting champion, Mohnhaupt began racing in the

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in 2015. In her third season in the category, she became the first female driver to win a

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race at the

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in February 2018. Having contested a handful of rounds in British F4, Mohnhaupt joined Douglas Motorsport for the

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alongside

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, but she broke her back and ribs in a pre-season testing crash at

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. Mohnhaupt announced her retirement from the sport after the incident, citing mental health issues. Mohnhaupt returned to racing in 2023 in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, running a part-time schedule that resulted in two podiums on her return event. Mohnhaupt's father Torsten is German and immigrated to Mexico in his youth to work in the automotive industry. She is trilingual in Spanish, German and English. Between her racing stints, she studied International Management at

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. Mohnhaupt was named Puebla's Citizen of the Year in 2018. She is in a relationship with Mexican touring car driver Luis Goulart.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohnhaupt Quintana, Alexandra Living people 1999 births Mexican racing drivers Mexican people of German descent British F4 Championship drivers NACAM F4 Championship drivers Sportspeople from Puebla (city) Fortec Motorsport drivers Mexican female racing drivers