Nigel Peter Albon (born 8 February 1957) is a British racing driver. He most recently competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia between 2005 and 2007. His son Alex is also a racing driver, who has competed in Formula One since .
Racing career In 1993, Albon raced in the Renault Clio Cup, finishing the year fifth on points. During the 1994 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) he raced a Renault 19 for Harlow Motorsport in the Total Independents Cup coming equal fifth with 108 points. Albon returned to racing in 2001, driving one race of the FIA GT Championship for the Gamon Porsche team. In 2002, he won the Sepang 12 Hours for Jaseri Racing, alongside Tunku Hammam and Tommy Lee driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The following year, he remained with the same team moving into the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. He would win three races, and finish second in the championship. After going on a hiatus in 2004, Albon returned to the series in 2005 where he remained until the end of the 2007 season. His 996 model GT3 Cup car was sold in 2023.
Personal life Albon's brother, Mark, is also a racing driver. His son, Alex, has been a Formula One driver since racing for Toro Rosso, Red Bull and Williams. He previously finished third in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, and won the junior Karting World Cup and European Championship in 2010.
His former wife, and Alex's mother, Kankamol, was sentenced to six-years imprisonment in 2013 for operating a Ponzi scheme selling luxury vehicles. Her assets were seized and sold, including a property in Essex and handbags from Chanel and Mulberry, to pay back a £1.8million HMRC bill.
Racing record Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Pts 1994 Harlow Motorsport Renault 19 16v THR17 BRH1Ret BRH2DNS SNE16 SIL122 SIL218 OUL DON122 DON2Ret BRH1DNS BRH2DNS SILRet KNO1Ret KNO2DNS OUL15 BRH1Ret BRH212 SIL121 SIL2DNS DON1Ret DON222 30th 0
Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Driver Team MON BRN MAG SIL ZOL HUN SPA A1R NUR JAR EST Totalpoints NC Nigel Albon Gammon Megaspeed 17 0
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