3. carreer
Early years
Alguersuari began his formula racing
career in 2005. In 2006, he won
the Italian Formula Renault Winter
Series, before finishing as runner-up
to Mika Mäki in the main
championship the following year.
4. Formula Three
He moved up to the British
Formula Three
Championship for 2008.
After a season-long battle
between Alguersuari,
Hartley and Sergio Pérez,
Alguersuari won the final
three races of the season to
clinch the championship. He
thus became the youngest
title winner in championship
history, aged 18 years and
203 days.
5. Formula Renault
He competed in the Formula Renault in 2009, continuing with
the Carlin. At the time of his move to Formula One mid-season,
he lay eighth in the championship with one podium finish, and
was the second-highest rookie driver in the standings behind
Turvey. A week after his Formula One debut, Alguersuari
returned to the series at the Autodrómo Internacional de
Algarve, and scored both his first pole, and his first victory in
the series.
6. Formula One
He became the youngest ever
Formula One driver at the age of 19
years and 125 days, breaking the
record previously held by Mike
Thackwell. Qualifying in last place
following a mechanical problem, he
finished the race in fifteenth, one
place ahead of his teammate
Sébastien Buemi.In Malaysia one
week later, Alguersuari scored his
first ever Formula One points with a
ninth-placed finish. Toro Rosso
confirmed that Alguersuari was to
be retained alongside Buemi for the
2011 season.
7. DJ carreer
In addition to driving
racing cars,
Alguersuari has his
own recording studio
in Barcelona, and is
well known in Spain as
a DJ, under the stage
name DJ Squire.
Alguersuari headlined
the 2010 Barcelona
Music Conference and
has played sets at
clubs
including Amnesia in
Ibiza.
