Alfonso Celis Jr.
Alfonso Celis Enecoiz, known as Alfonso Celis Jr., is a Mexican former racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Mexico City, Celis entered karting in 2009 and raced until 2012 in the local Mexican karting championships.Early career
In 2011, Celis made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the LATAM Challenge Series with Megaracing. He finished sixteenth with three top ten finishes in five races.For 2012, Celis decided to move in Europe and switch to the Formula BMW Talent Cup. He finished eighth in the grand finale at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with a podium in the third race of the weekend.
Formula Renault
Celis signed with Fortec Motorsports for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season. He had eleven point-scoring finishes, including podium in the closing race of the season at Zandvoort, finishing fourteenth in the series standings.Formula Three
During the 2013, Celis with Fortec had one-off entries to British Formula 3 and FIA European Formula 3 championships at Nürburgring and Zandvoort respectively.GP3 Series
In 2014, Celis graduated to the GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix, joining Nick Yelloly and Richie Stanaway in the team. He finished 21st in the standings, only scoring points on one occasion. He switched to ART Grand Prix for the 2015 season.Formula One
Celis was signed as a development and free practice driver by the Force India team in Formula One for the 2016 season. He made his first appearance during free practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix.Celis made his second appearance on 1 March 2017 on Day 3 of testing at Circuit de Catalunya.
Indy Lights
Celis signed with Juncos Racing to compete in Indy Lights in 2018.IndyCar
Celis made his IndyCar debut for Juncos Racing at Road America, finishing twentieth. He was later called up again to drive at Portland where he finished seventeenth.Racing record
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2013 | Fortec Competition | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 24 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 13 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 7 | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 13 | ASS 1 12 | ASS 2 11 | MST 1 22 | MST 2 15 | MST 3 21 | ZAN 1 13 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 C | 14th | 109 |
Complete GP3 Series results
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.Complete Toyota Racing Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | Giles Motorsport | RUA 1 8 | RUA 2 7 | RUA 3 8 | TER 1 DNS | TER 2 Ret | TER 3 DNS | HMP 1 Ret | HMP 2 10 | HMP 3 12 | TAU 1 10 | TAU 2 Ret | TAU 3 18 | TAU 4 10 | MAN 1 17 | MAN 2 15 | MAN 3 13 | 17th | 329 |
American open-wheel racing results
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2018 | Juncos Racing | 32 | Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet | STP | PHX | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TXS | RDA 20 | IOW | TOR | MOH | POC | GTW | POR 17 | SNM | 36th | 23 |