Alex Sawer
| Alex Sawer | |
|---|---|
Sawer in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Born | Sawer Hoàng Đạt November 4, 2007 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Evans GP |
| Car number | 12 |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2024 2024 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional European Championship F4 Chinese Championship F4 Indian Championship |
Sawer Hoàng Đạt (born 4 November 2007), also known as Alex Sawer, is a Vietnamese racing driver who competes in the 2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship driving for Evans GP.[1]
Career
F4 Indian Championship
2023
Sawer made his open-wheel racing debut in the 2023 F4 Indian Championship driving for the Hyderabad Blackbirds. In the opening two rounds of the championship, he would finish on the podium twice. Sawer followed that up with a win in the second half of the season.[2] He rounded out the season with three more podiums and finished fifth in the championship.
F4 Chinese Championship
2024
On 11 April 2024, it was announced that Sawer would compete in select rounds of the 2024 F4 Chinese Championship for BlackJack Racing.[3] In the opening race of the season at Shanghai, Sawer qualified on pole ahead of Fukang Jiang by 0.066s. Sawer would convert that into a victory, leading much of the race and finishing four seconds ahead of second place drive Oscar Pedersen.[4] During his return to the series at Ningbo, Sawer started on reverse grid pole in race 4, and went on to win his second race of the season.[5] Despite only contesting six out of the eighteen races, Sawer still finished seventh in the championship.
Formula Regional European Championship
2024
Sawer's primary 2024 campaign would be in the Formula Regional European Championship, where he would contest the full season with KIC Motorsport.[6] He would have a difficult season, not finishing in the points once during the season.
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
2024
In February 2025, Sawer signed with Evans GP to compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship starting in the third round at Dubai.[7] He would only finish in the points once in his starts at Lusail, and finished 24th in the standings.
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
2025
For 2025, Sawer announced that he would be competing in the 2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship driving for Evans GP.[1] He would have a dominant start to the season, qualifying on pole for races one and three, and winning all three races.[8][9]
Personal life
Sawer was born to a British father and a Vietnamese mother. He currently lives in Ho Chi Minh City. He was coached by Australian-Malaysian driver Mitch Gilbert.[10][11]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Winter Cup — OK | Parolin Motorsport | 26th |
| WSK Champions Cup — X30 Senior | Falcon Racing Team | 39th | |
| Champions of the Future — OK | 88th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 73rd | ||
| Sources:[12][13] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F4 Indian Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 186 | 5th |
| 2024 | F4 Chinese Championship | PingTan Raxing Team by BlackJack | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 7th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Evans GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 188* | 1st* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Indian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hyderabad Blackbirds | MIC1 1 4 |
MIC1 2 10 |
MIC1 3 2 |
MIC2 1 5 |
MIC2 2 3 |
MIC2 3 DNS |
MIC3 1 4 |
MIC3 2 5 |
MIC3 3 6 |
MIC3 4 1 |
MIC3 5 4 |
MIC4 1 3 |
MIC4 2 2 |
MIC4 3 4 |
MIC4 4 2 |
5th | 186 |
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PingTan Raxing Team by BlackJack | SIC1 1 1 |
SIC1 2 5 |
CTC 1 |
CTC 2 |
CTC 3 |
CTC 4 |
NIC 1 4 |
NIC 2 Ret |
NIC 3 4 |
NIC 4 1 |
SIC2 1 |
SIC2 2 |
SIC2 3 |
SIC2 4 |
ZIC 1 |
ZIC 2 |
ZIC 3 |
ZIC 4 |
7th | 84 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KIC Motorsport | HOC 1 25 |
HOC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 24 |
SPA 2 28† |
ZAN 1 23 |
ZAN 2 24 |
HUN 1 22 |
HUN 2 22 |
MUG 1 28 |
MUG 2 32† |
LEC 1 21 |
LEC 2 21 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 WD |
RBR 2 WD |
CAT 1 26 |
CAT 2 18 |
MNZ 1 26† |
MNZ 2 20 |
32nd | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Evans GP | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
DUB 1 20 |
DUB 2 26 |
DUB 3 20 |
YMC3 1 21 |
YMC3 2 18 |
YMC3 3 Ret |
LUS 1 18 |
LUS 2 12 |
LUS 3 21 |
24th | 1 |
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Evans GP | SEP1 1 1 |
SEP1 2 1 |
SEP1 3 1 |
BUR 1 1 |
BUR 2 1 |
BUR 3 1 |
BAN 1 Ret |
BAN 2 1 |
SEP2 1 |
SEP2 2 |
SEP2 3 |
SEP3 1 |
SEP3 2 |
SEP3 3 |
1st* | 218* |
References
- ^ a b Series, Feeder (1 May 2025). "F4 South East Asia: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (10 December 2023). "Cooper Webster takes three more Indian F4 wins at Chennai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Admin (11 April 2024). "Vietnam's Alex Sawer Confirmed in BlackJack Racing for F4 China Season-Opener". Asia Racing Team. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (21 April 2024). "Chinese F4 attracts 27 cars for F1-supporting season opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (30 June 2024). "Pedersen pulls away in Chinese F4 but wins are shared at Ningbo". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 April 2024). "KIC Motorsport completes its FREC line-up with Alex Sawer". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Feeder Series on Bluesky: 'NEWS | 🇦🇪 Here is the entry list for this weekend's FRMEC round at Dubai!'". Bluesky. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "SAWER GRABS SEPANG HAT TRICK AT SEPANG IN F4 SEA OPENER - TOP SPEED SPORTS EVENTS LS LIMITED". www.f4sea.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 May 2025). "Alex Sawer crushes opposition in F4 SEA round one at Sepang". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Hiếu Lương (22 April 2024). "Tay đua Việt Nam đầu tiên dự F3" [The first Vietnamese driver to participate in F3]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Trọng Nhân (21 December 2023). "Khi con có tiềm năng, sở thích lạ" [When your children have potential, strange interests]. Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Sawer Alex". Kartcom (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Driver: Alex Sawer | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
External links
- Alex Sawer career summary at DriverDB.com