Alex O'Grady

O'Grady began karting at the age of five, competing until 2022.^[1] In his karting career, he most notably won the Irish Cadet Championship in 2018,^[2] and won the 2019 IAME International Final in the Mini class.^[3][4] He then passed to Junior karts in 2021 and stayed in it for two years, most notably finishing sixth in the 2022 IAME Warriors Final.^[5]

After reaching the finals in the 2023 FEED Racing Shootout, in which he missed out on a fully-funded seat in French F4,^[6] O'Grady made his single-seater debut in that series the following year.^[7] After missing out on points at Nogaro,^[8] O'Grady took his first podium of the season at the following round at Lédenon by finishing third in race two.^[9] O'Grady repeated the same feat two rounds later at the Nürburgring,^[10] before scoring just four points finished in the following three rounds as he ended the year 12th in points.^[11] During the season, O'Grady missed many Thursday test sessions due to limited funding and faced uncertainty over his single-seater career at the end of the year.^[12][13]

Despite this, O'Grady moved to the GB4 Championship the following year, becoming the 20th signing on that year's grid when he joined KMR Sport.^[14] Finishing no higher than 12th on his debut round at Donington Park,^[15] O'Grady scored his first top tens the following round at Silverstone,^[16] before taking his maiden single-seater win in race one at Oulton Park.^[17] O'Grady then finished second in race two,^[18] which was his best result across the following three rounds, as he finished no higher than fifth at both Snetterton and Silverstone and no higher than sixth at Brands Hatch.^[19][20][21] O'Grady then ended the year with a third-place finish in race three at Donington Park en route to an eighth-place points finish.^[22]

O'Grady returned to KMR Sport for his sophomore season in GB4 the following year.^[23]