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Jaime Alguersuari
Born
Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero

(1990-03-23) March 23, 1990 (age 36)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Other namesSquire
Occupation(s)Racing driver, broadcaster, DJ
Years active2005–2015 (racing)
Known forYoungest Formula One driver (at 19 years and 125 days), British Formula 3 champion (2008)
Notable workDJ album "Organic Life"

Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero (; born 23 March 1990), widely recognized by his stage alias Squire, is a retired Spanish racing driver, broadcaster, and DJ who participated in Formula One between and .

Hailing from Barcelona, Alguersuari is the son of former motorcycle road racer Jaime Alguersuari, Sr. He clinched the title in the 2008 British Formula 3 International Series and set a record as the youngest driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, at 19 years and 125 days old—a milestone later surpassed by Max Verstappen in 2015. After losing his position with Scuderia Toro Rosso towards the end of 2011, he transitioned to BBC Radio 5 Live, providing expert analysis for the 2012 Formula One season alongside commentator James Allen. At the age of 25, Alguersuari retired from professional racing to dedicate himself fully to his career as a DJ.

Early life and career

Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero was born on 23 March 1990 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Lower formulae

Alguersuari launched his formula racing journey in 2005, competing in the Italian Formula 1600 Junior Series. In 2006, he secured victory in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and followed up by finishing second overall in the main championship the next year.

Formula Three

In 2008, Alguersuari progressed to the British Formula Three Championship, representing Carlin Motorsport alongside teammates Brendon Hartley, Oliver Turvey, and Sam Abay. Battling closely with Hartley, Turvey, and Sergio Pérez, he triumphed by winning the last three races of the season, thereby claiming the championship title and becoming the youngest champion in series history at just 18 years and 203 days old. Additionally, he stepped in for the injured Mark Webber during the 2008 Race of Champions held at Wembley Stadium in December of that year.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

During the 2009 season, Alguersuari competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Carlin Motorsport, teaming up with Oliver Turvey. At the point of his mid-season promotion to Formula One, he ranked eighth in the championship standings with one podium finish and was second among rookies behind Turvey. Despite stepping up to F1, he continued racing in FR3.5, returning just a week after his debut to claim his first pole position and victory at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. This successful weekend earned him 27 points, elevating him from eighth to third place overall. He eventually concluded the season sixth in the final classification after dropping from third position in the last race.

2009 season

In the latter half of the 2009 Formula One season, Alguersuari was appointed reserve driver for both Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, taking over from Brendon Hartley. Following Sébastien Bourdais' exit after the 2009 German Grand Prix, Alguersuari was promoted to replace him at Toro Rosso starting with the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. At just 19 years and 125 days old, he became the youngest driver ever to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix, surpassing Mike Thackwell’s previous record, and was only the seventh teenager to start a race at this level. Although mechanical problems relegated him to last on the grid during qualifying, he managed to finish fifteenth ahead of teammate Sébastien Buemi. His top result that year was a 14th-place finish at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. However, he completed only three out of his final eight races that season, retiring from five events including a major crash while chasing his first points at the Grand Prix.

2010 season

Toro Rosso chose to keep Alguersuari for the 2010 campaign, where he began by achieving personal best results, finishing 13th in the Bahrain and improving to 11th in the Australian Grand Prix. Notably, he spent 22 laps contending with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher. His breakthrough came at the Malaysian Grand Prix, where he earned his inaugural Formula One points by securing ninth place. Team principal Franz Tost commended his efforts, describing it as "a fantastic race".<ref>Alguersuari added a further point by finishing tenth at his home race in Spain. In May, he took part in a Red Bull promotional event, driving a Formula 1 car on the beaches of the Dominican Republic. Throughout the remaining 14 races of the season, he managed only one additional point, achieved at the final round in Abu Dhabi.

2011 season

For the 2011 season, Toro Rosso confirmed Alguersuari's seat alongside teammate Sébastien Buemi. After two initial races without scoring points, he qualified within the top ten for the first time by starting seventh on the grid at the Chinese Grand Prix. Despite inconsistent results during the year, he matched his career-best finishes by placing eighth at both the and Grands Prix—important performances amid rumors that Daniel Ricciardo might take over his position in 2012. Alguersuari then secured points in three successive events, including tenth at the and seventh at the , surpassing his previous best placements. He achieved a personal qualifying best of sixth at the , but an early retirement followed due to a collision. Later in the season, he finished seventh in Korea after passing Nico Rosberg on the final lap and took eighth place in India.

Following the conclusion of the season, Alguersuari won the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas karting competition organized by Felipe Massa. On 14 December 2011, Toro Rosso announced that Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne would replace Alguersuari and Buemi for the upcoming season.<ref>

Virgin (2014–2015)

By 2013, Alguersuari had opted not to attempt a return to Formula One, choosing instead to compete in the CIK-FIA KZ world karting championship. He became a member of the Formula E Drivers' Club, which allowed any Formula E team to select him as a driver. In March 2014, he signed with Virgin Racing, partnering with Sam Bird for that season. His top result was fourth place at the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix, and he scored points in four races overall. He retired once during the 2015 Monaco ePrix due to a collision on the first lap and missed the last two rounds after fainting during the 2015 Moscow ePrix, with Fabio Leimer stepping in as his replacement. Alguersuari concluded the season ranked 13th with a total of 30 points.

On 1 October 2015, he formally announced his retirement from all forms of motorsport, citing a decline in passion.

Return to karting

While competing in his debut Formula One season, Alguersuari took part in the CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ1 in 2009, finishing in 23rd place. He also participated multiple times in the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas, achieving sixth place in 2010, winning in 2011, and placing seventeenth in 2013.

After stepping away from Formula One, he secured ninth position in the 2013 CIK-FIA World KZ Championship. Years following his retirement from professional racing, he made a comeback in 2021 by entering the Spanish karting championship. Despite earning third place at Campillos circuit during his opening race, a fractured rib forced him out for most of that season, preventing participation in planned European and world championship events. Nevertheless, he returned to claim victory in the final race of that year at Zuera, Zaragoza, and later finished fifteenth at the Winter Cup held in Lonato after a strong recovery.

In 2022, Alguersuari competed at the Margutti Trophy, finishing sixteenth but recording the fastest lap time. He continued to race actively within the Spanish karting championship circuit, maintaining a consistent presence in competitive karting competitions.

DJ career

In addition to his pursuits in motorsport, Alguersuari manages a recording studio based in Barcelona and is known across Spain as a DJ under the alias Squire, which is derived from his maternal surname Escudero. He was the headline act at the 2010 Barcelona Music Conference and has performed at prominent locations including Amnesia in Ibiza. His first album, Organic Life, launched by Blanco y Negro Records on 14 September 2011, ascended to the number one spot on the iTunes album chart within just five days.

In 2019, he teamed up with Pablo Bolívar to produce the album The Leftovers of Stars Collide, followed by the release titled STOP in 2021. Alguersuari regards music as a crucial complement to his Formula One career, highlighting that creating and composing music holds equal importance to his life as racing does.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 Formula Junior 1600 Italia Tomcat Racing 12 2 2 ? 4 160 3rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Epsilon Euskadi 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Cram Competition 15 0 0 0 1 56 10th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 1 24 12th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series 4 4 4 3 4 142 1st
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Epsilon Red Bull Team 14 3 3 2 7 266 2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 2 67 5th
2008 British Formula 3 International Series Carlin Motorsport 22 5 6 5 12 251 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
Spanish Formula Three Championship GTA Motor Competición 8 3 2 1 4 60 7th
2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Carlin Motorsport 17 1 1 1 3 88 6th
Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 8 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2010 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 5 19th
2011 align=left   Formula One   Scuderia Toro Rosso   19   0   0   0   0   26   -   !2012–2013    Pirelli (Test driver)    —    |-       !2014    ADAC GT Masters    Rowe Racing    12    0    0    0    0    24    -       !2014–15    Formula E     Virgin Racing     9     0     0     1     0     30     -       !2015    Stock Car Brasil    RZ Motorsport    1    0    0    0    0    0    }

† As a guest competitor, Alguersuari was not eligible to accumulate points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position, while those in italics signify the fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Position Points
2005 Epsilon Euskadi ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		BIL
1 		BIL
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		MNZ
1
24 		MNZ
2
12 		NC 0
2006 Cram Competition ZOL
1
31 		ZOL
2
21 		IST
1
16 		IST
2
9 		MIS
1
7 		MIS
2
2 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
31 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
Ret 		LMS
1
Ret 		LMS
2
Ret 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
16 		12th 24
Epsilon Red Bull Team ZOL
1 < br > 		ZOL
2 < br > 		NÜR
1 < br > 		NÜR
2 < br > 		HUN
1 < br > 		HUN
2 < br > 		DON
1 < br > 		DON
2 < br > 		MAG
1 < br > 		MAG
2 < br > 		EST
1 < br > 		EST
2 < br > 		CAT
1 < br > 		CAT
2 < br > 		5th 67


Full Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Championship Results

(legend) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole positions, those in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Standing Total Points
2006 Cram Competition MUG
1
19th 		MUG
2
14th 		VLL
1
10th 		VLL
2
21st 		IMO
1
5th 		IMO
2
13th 		SPA
1
6th 		SPA
2
3rd 		HOC
1
20th 		HOC
2
11th 		MIS
1
18th 		MIS
2
5th 		VAR
12th 		MNZ
1
Retired 		MNZ
2
10th 		10th 56
2007 Epsilon Red Bull Team VLL1
1
12th 		VLL1 < br > 2 < br > 5th VLL2 < br > 1 < br > Retired VLL2 < br > 2 < br > 1st SPA < br > 1 < br > 18th SPA < br > 2 < br > 1st VAL < br > 1 < br > 2nd VAL < br > 2 < br > 1st MIS < br > 1 < br > 10th max MIS < br > 2 < br > Retired MUG < br > 1 < br > 3rd MUG < br > 2 < br > 3rd MNZ < br > 1 < br > 6th MNZ < br > 2 < br > 2nd 2nd place 266 points

(legend) (Events in bold signify pole position, events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Final Position Points Total
2008 Carlin Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA '\'\'\[[Oulton Park OUL
1]]
'Retired'

'|'style='background:#FFFFBF;'|'\'\'\'\'\'|OUL
2\'\'\'\'\'
'1st' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|CRO
1
'6th' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|CRO
2
'5th' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|MNZ
1
'12th' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|MNZ
2
'6th' '|'style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'\'\'|ROC
1\'\'
'3rd' '|'style='background:#DFDFDF;'|'\'\'\'|ROC
2\'\'\'
'2nd' '|'style='background:#DFDFDF;'|'|SNE
1
'2nd' '|'style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'\'\'|SNE
2\'\'
'3rd' '|'style='background:#EFCFFF;'|'\'\'\'|THR
1\'\'\'
'Retired' '|'style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'|THR
2
'3rd' '|'style='background:#FFFFBF;'|'\'\'\'\'\'|BRH
1\'\'\'\'\'
'1st' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|BRH
2
'4th' '|'style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'|SPA
1
'3rd' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|SPA
2
'4th' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|SIL
1
'5th' '|'style='background:#DFFFDF;'|'|SIL
2
'6th' '|'style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'|BUC
1
'3rd' '|'style='background:#FFFFBF;'|'|BUC
2
'1st' '|'style='background:#FFFFBF;'|'\'\'\'\'\'|DON
1\'\'\'\'\'
'1st' '|'style='background:#FFFFBF;'|'|DON
2
'1st'

<style="background:#FFFFBF;">Champion

<style="background:#FFFFBF;">251 points


Full Spanish Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Position Points Earned
2008 GTA Motor Competición JAR
1
1 		JAR
2
5 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ALB
1 		ALB
2 		VSC
1
1 		VSC
2
4 		VF1 MAG
1
NC 		MAG
2
NC 		VAL
1
1 		VAL
2
3 		JER
1 		JER
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		7th 60

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Pole positions are in bold, fastest laps are in italics)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Standing Points Scored
2009 Carlin Motorsport CAT
SPR
5 		CAT
FEA
16† 		SPA
SPR
10 		SPA
FEA
6 		MON
FEA
6 		HUN
SPR
5 		HUN
FEA
16 		SIL
SPR
6 		SIL
FEA
9 		BUG
SPR
4 		BUG
FEA
3 		ALG
SPR
3 		ALG
FEA
1 		NÜR
SPR
5 		NÜR
FEA
6 		ALC
SPR
8 		ALC
FEA
12 		6th 88

† – Retired but still classified

Full Formula One Results

(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
Template:F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER HUN
15 		EUR
16 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		SIN
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		BRA
14 		ABU
Ret 		24th 0

|-

|| Scuderia Toro Rosso || Toro Rosso STR5 || Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 ||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
||style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN
||style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
||style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
||style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIN
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KOR
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
||style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU
||19th ||5

|-

|| Scuderia Toro Rosso || Toro Rosso STR6 || Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 ||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
||style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHN
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
||style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
||style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
||style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
||style="background:#DFFFDF;"  EUR   || style= " background: #dfffdf ; " GBR || style= " background: #cfcfff ; " GER || style= " background: #dfffdf ; " HUN || style= " background: #efcfff ; " BEL || style= " background: #dfffdf ; " ITA || style= " background: #cfcfff ; " SIN || style= " background: #cfcfff ; " JPN || style= " background: #dfffdf ; " KOR || style= " background: #dfffdf ; " IND || style= " background: #cfcfff ; " ABU || style= " background: #cfcfff ; " BRA !!14th !!26

|} Note: Classified as finished despite not completing the race, having covered over 90% of the distance.

Full Formula E Results

(key) (Races in bold signify pole positions; those in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team Car Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Position Points
2014–15 nowrap | Virgin Racing nowrap | Spark SRT01-e nowrap | SRT01-e BEI
11 		PUT
9 		PDE
5 		BUE
4 		MIA
11 		LBH
8 		MCO
Ret 		BER
12 		MSC
13 		LDN LDN !13th !30


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