Who is Alex Davison?
Alex Davison is part of one of Australia's most-famous racing families.

His late-grandfather Lex won the Australian Driver's Championship and was a four-time Australian Grand Prix winner, in addition to international racing forays including the Le Mans 24 Hour.

Alex's father Richard raced extensively between the late 1970s and early 1990s, while his brother Will is a rising star in V8 Supercars and his cousin James races in the American Indy Lights Series.

After success in karting, Alex stepped up to the Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing second in 1999.

At the end of 1999, Alex was selected by Porsche to move to Europe on a junior driver scholarship, racing internationally with the manufacturer until 2003.

In that time, he competed in the German Carrera Cup and Porsche Michelin Supercup, scoring wins at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hockenheim and Sachsenring circuits, and visited the podium at Monza, Nurburgring and Hungaroring.

Davison's efforts were recognised by the British Racing Drivers Club in 2002, when he was awarded the Bruce McLaren Trophy as the Commonwealth driver with the most-meritorious international racing achievements.

Alex returned home in 2004, winning Australian Carrera Cup Championship, and raced in the V8 Supercar Championship in 2005.

In addition to finishing second in the 2006 and 2007 Carrera Cup championships, Davison has impressed in V8 Supercar endurance races, scoring Top 10 finishes at Bathurst partnered with rookie drivers.

Alex moved to Germany in early 2008 and was employed as a Porsche-supported driver, contesting the European Le Mans Series. He won the Porsche Trophy as the best privateer performer aboard a Porsche anywhere in the world.

Alex has signed a three-year driving contract for Stone Brothers Racing from 2009 aboard the IRWIN Racing Ford Falcon FG.