Joey Alders (born 6 August 1999) is a

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racing driver from

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. He is the reigning

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and Asian Formula 3 champion, he won both

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championships in his debut year and is currently competing in the

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in the

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LMP3.

Career

Karting

Alders started karting in 2009 in

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when he was 10 where he races a string of successful campaigns, which includes winning the Dutch Championship Academy in 2012.

ADAC Formula 4 Championship

In 2018, Alders made his single-seater debut in the ADAC F4 championship with

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. Alders' highest finish was at the second race at

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where he finished 5th, at the end of the season he finished 11th with 44 points.

Asian Formula Renault Series

Alders tested for and moved to BlackArts Racing for the 2019 Asian Formula Renault Series. Alders finished on the podium ten times, eight of which were race victories. Alders won the championship with 314 points, 49 points ahead of runner up

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F3 Asian Championship

After his performance in the Asian formula Renault series, BlackArts Racing kept Alders to race in the

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. On the 13 December 2019, the season kicked off at

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where Alders won two of the three rounds. Alders would go on to win three more races and get a total of 11 podiums. In the final rounds three drivers could still win the title Jack Doohan,

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and Alders. On the first race of the final round in

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, Doohan was leading the race ahead of Alders until a late puncture caused Doohan to limp to the end and finished 8th where Alders inherited the win. Alders won the championship with 266 points.

Formula Renault

Alders tested with

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in the pre-season test at

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. Due to the disruption caused by the

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, the preseason test immediately preceded the first round of the championship. It was later confirmed that Alders would contest the season with

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Alders was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete Asian Formula Renault Series results

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

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alders, Joey 1999 births Living people Dutch racing drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers F3 Asian Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers MP Motorsport drivers People from Anna Paulowna Sportspeople from North Holland Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers EuroInternational drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers BlackArts Racing drivers