Alexander John Buncombe (born 28 August 1981 in Taunton, England) is a British racing driver. He is a part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange. He is the brother of Chris Buncombe and the son of former BTCC racer Jonathan Buncombe.

Career Buncombe competed in the British Formula Renault Championship from 2001 to 2003, finishing fifth in the 2003 Winter Series. He took part in his first GT race in 2005, competing in the Trofeo Maserati. He won his first race in the series, at Monza, by thirty-five seconds. From 2007 to 2011, Buncombe competed in the GT4 European Series for RJN Motorsport. He finished third in 2007 before finishing as runner-up in 2008 and 2009. He continued to drive in the series until 2011. In total he scored five pole positions and ten wins.

Buncombe has competed in the Blancpain Endurance Series since 2011, winning the GT4 Cup class that season along with Jordan Tresson and Christopher Ward. The GT4 Cup class was removed from the series the following year and Buncombe moved into the GT3 Pro-Am Cup class. Buncombe has scored two wins and recorded a best season finish of fourth in 2013.

Buncombe has taken part in various endurance races since 2008, including the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Dubai, Nürburgring, Silverstone and Spa 24 hour races.

Australia Buncombe competed in the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour as part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange, driving a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 with Katsumasa Chiyo, Rick Kelly and Wolfgang Reip. Chiyo was involved in a crash in the early stages of the race, ending the team's chances after 58 laps. Buncombe was scheduled to return to the race for 2015, but was forced to withdraw due to the impending birth of his first child.

Following the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour, Buncombe joined Nissan's V8 Supercar team as a co-driver for Todd Kelly in the 2014 Endurance Cup. The pair finished twentieth at the Sandown 500 before recording a creditable seventh-place finish at the Bathurst 1000.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Aztec International 8 0 0 0 0 54 23rd 2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Saxon International 4 0 0 0 0 13 29th 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series Falcon Motorsport 4 0 0 0 2 44 5th 2007 GT4 European Cup RJN Motorsport 4 2 1 3 4 36 3rd FIA GT3 European Championship Trackspeed Racing20000219th 2008 GT4 European Cup RJN Motorsport 12 5 3 6 9 88 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP610000N/A4th 2009 GT4 European Cup RJN Motorsport 12 2 1 2 6 57 2nd 2010 GT4 European Cup RJN Motorsport 8 0 0 2 1 21 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP710000N/A10th 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series - GT4 RJN Motorsport 5 2 1 0 4 116 1st GT4 European Cup31????? 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP1010000N/A6th 2012 British GT Championship - GT3 RJN Motorsport 10 1 0 0 3 108.5 6th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am GT Academy Team RJN 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Greaves Motorsport10001306th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series C Jaguar Cars11111N/A1st 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 5 1 0 0 2 53 4th FIA GT Series - Pro-Am 10 0 0 2 4 70 7th FFSA GT Championship JMB Racing20000228th Le Mans Legend JD Classics 11101N/A1st 2014 British GT Championship - GT3 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 4 0 0 0 0 11 33rd Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am 5 1 0 0 1 38 8th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A13th International V8 Supercars Championship Nissan Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 330 41st Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series C Jaguar Cars11111N/A1st 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 5 1 1 0 1 62 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A9th International V8 Supercars Championship Nissan Motorsport4000027647th FIA World Endurance Championship Nissan Motorsports100000NC 24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ANC 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Nissan GT Academy Team RJN50001399th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup1000000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A11th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Motul Team RJN Nissan500001223rd Intercontinental GT Challenge Nissan Motorsport100000NC Motul Team RJN Nissan10000 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN500002122nd 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bentley Team M-Sport30000827th Intercontinental GT Challenge KCMG100100NC Bentley Team M-Sport20010 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Bentley K-PAX Racing10000917th Intercontinental GT Challenge Bentley Team M-Sport20000220th 2024 British GT Championship - GT3 Team RJN 5 1 1 0 1 12 18th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup100000NC2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team RJN500000NC * Season still in progress.

FIA GT competition results

Complete FIA GT Series results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points 2013 RJN Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Pro-Am NOGQR NOGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ZANQR ZANQR SVKQR SVKCR NAVQR NAVCR BAKQR BAKCR 7th 70

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2016 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR HUNQR HUNCR CATQR CATCR NC 0

Complete British GT Championship results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2012 RJN Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 NUR1 NUR2 ROC1 BRH1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 DON1 6th 108.5 2014 RJN Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SIL1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 DON1 33rd 11 2024 Team RJN McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 18th 12 † As Buncombe was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2015 Nissan Motorsports Harry Tincknell Michael Krumm Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 242 NC NC

Supercar results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Final pos Points 2014 Nissan Motorsport Nissan AltimaADER1ADER2ADER3SYMR4SYMR5SYMR6WINR7WINR8WINR9PUKR10PUKR11PUKR12PUKR13BARR14BARR15BARR16HIDR17HIDR18HIDR19TOWR20TOWR21TOWR22QLDR23QLDR24QLDR25SMPR26SMPR27SMPR28 SANR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32PHIR33PHIR34PHIR35SYDR36SYDR37SYDR38 41st 330 2015 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 WINR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 SMPR22 SMPR23 SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 PUKR30 PHIR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 SYDR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 47th 276

Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2014 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Todd Kelly 7th 161 2015 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Todd Kelly 20th 156

Britcar 24 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2007 RJN Motorsport Owen Mildenhall Anthony Reid Kurt Thiim Nissan 350Z 40 GTC 50 23rd 8th 2011 RJN Motorsport Jann Mardenborough Christopher Ward Bryan Heitkotter Nissan 370Z 31 2 50 DNF DNF

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