Profile Full name: Alejandro Rodríguez Novo. Birth date: October 21, 1997 Birth place: Asturias. Age of beginning as a driver: 4 years old. Height: 1.75 m. Weight: 55 kg. Number of victories: 63 (karting). Most admired driver: Fernando Alonso. Favourite sports: Motor racing, football, cycling.
“Winning the Catalonian Youth Championship, rising my arms in celebration on the very end line.” (Most memorable moment in his sporting career).
Training as a DRIVER Alex is constantly at work to improve his training, combining competitions with advanced training and driving techniques courses, such as the ones taken at “PTC School�, which have enabled him to jump from karts to senior driving.
Mini Challenge JCW · Capacit y: 1 · Power: 1 598 cc. 54 kW / 2 16 CV · Max. torq ue: 260 N m (with ove ·Transmis rboost: 2 sion: Fron 80 Nm) t-wheel d manual g rive, six-g earbox. ear ·Weight: 1 150 kg.
Alex’s competition car, a Mini Challenge JCW. Its trendy aesthetic appearance suits a young pilot as Alex perfectly.
Working off the track
Alex is present in all social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…) and is widely followed by fans. This picture shows Alex mentioned in the official Twitter site of Monster Energy España.
It is noteworthy that Alex is assisted by a well-known coach, Orlando Ríos, who works hard with Alex before each race by carrying out sensorineural, psychomotor and peripheral vision training, as well as exercises meant to optimize the driver’s concentration.
Despite being only 15 years old, and so not having an official driving license yet, CAR magazine has decided to bet high on this driver. Thus, Alex is going to perform the track testing of some of the vehicles tested by this magazine.
Achievements 3rd place Villablino Social Championship Winner Asturias Championship 2nd place Castilla y León Championship 5th place Spanish Championship Winner Asturias Championship 5th place Catalonia Championship 5th place Spanish Championship 3rd place Asturias Championship 5th place Catalonia Championship 2nd place Asturias Championship 5th place Spanish Championship Winner Catalonia Championship 10th Spanish Championship 11th Spanish KF3 Championship 8th European X30 Championship Test Nascar Europe at Pau Arnos (France) Touring Car RACE Trophy – Jarama (Madrid)
SMC Team The target for 2014 is to take part in the Spanish Endurance Championship with the SMC Junior Team, with high possibilities of success. SMC Junior is a sports structure which includes a team of experts to meet whatever needs a racing car can demand. This great team is backed by their careers in motor racing through Gonzalo Martín de Andrés, Peugeot official driver with a wealth of experience in the field of high competition. By combining a reliable team and a steady structure, they can reach the highest.