Álex Palou Montalbo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaləks ˈpalɔw monˈtalbu];[1] born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish racing driver who drives for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series, where he won the 2021 and 2023 championships, and winner in the $1 Million Challenge. He is the first Spanish racing driver to win a National Championship in American open-wheel racing history and also the first Spaniard to win in the GP3 Series.
Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou enters his fifth season overall and fourth with Chip Ganassi Racing. Hailing from Barcelona, Spain, Palou has competed and won races in Euroformula Open, Spanish Formula 3, GP3, Japanese Formula 3 and Super Formula. After a race win, Palou celebrates by eating fried chicken, a tradition that dates to his karting days. He remembers seeing a go-kart track while walking to school with his father in Spain as the first time he became interested in karti
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