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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Alguersuari and the second or maternal family name is Escudero.

Quick facts for kids Jaime Alguersuari
Alguersuari at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix
Born	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 35) Barcelona, Spain
Parent(s)	Jaime Alguersuari, Sr. (father)

Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Spanish
Active years	2009–2011
Teams	Toro Rosso
Entries	46 (46 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	31
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last entry	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix


Previous series
2014–2015 2014 2009 2008 2008 2006–2007 2005–2007 2005	Formula E ADAC GT Masters Formula Renault 3.5 British F3 Spanish F3 Italian Formula Renault Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Junior 1600 Italia
Championship titles
2008 2006	British F3 Italian Formula Renault

Jaime Alguersuari (born March 23, 1990) is a former Spanish racing driver. He also worked as a sports broadcaster and is a well-known DJ under the name Squire. He raced in Formula One from 2009 to 2011.

Jaime was born and grew up in Barcelona, Spain. His father, Jaime Alguersuari, Sr., was also a motorcycle racer. In 2008, Jaime won the British Formula 3 International Series. He made history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix by becoming the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix. He was 19 years and 125 days old. This record was later broken in 2015 by Max Verstappen. After leaving the Toro Rosso team in 2011, Alguersuari became a racing expert for BBC Radio 5 Live. At age 25, he decided to stop racing to focus on his music career as a DJ.

Early Life and Racing Beginnings

Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero was born on March 23, 1990, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Starting in Junior Races

Jaime began his racing journey in 2005 in the Italian Formula 1600 Junior Series. In 2006, he won the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series. The next year, he finished second in the main championship.

Winning in Formula Three

Alguersuari driving for Carlin Motorsport at the Croft round of the 2008 British Formula Three season

In 2008, Alguersuari moved up to the British Formula Three Championship. He raced for Carlin Motorsport. After a tough season, Jaime won the last three races. This helped him win the championship. He became the youngest champion in the series' history at 18 years and 203 days old. He also filled in for injured racer Mark Webber in the 2008 Race of Champions.

Moving Up: Formula Renault 3.5

In 2009, he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Carlin team. Even after moving to Formula One during the season, he continued to race in this series. A week after his Formula One debut, he got his first pole position and first victory in the series. He finished sixth in the championship that year.

Racing in Formula One

With Toro Rosso (2009-2011)

2009: A Young Start in F1

Alguersuari driving for Toro Rosso at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix

In the second half of the 2009 season, Alguersuari became a reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. Soon after, the main driver for Toro Rosso left the team. Alguersuari was chosen to take his place. Four days later, Toro Rosso announced that Jaime would race for them at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. He became the youngest Formula One driver ever at 19 years and 125 days old. He finished his first race in fifteenth place. For the rest of the season, he didn't score any points. His best finish was 14th at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. He also had a big crash in Japan while trying to score his first points.

2010: Scoring First F1 Points

Alguersuari driving for Toro Rosso at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, where he scored his first World Championship points

Toro Rosso kept Alguersuari for the 2010 season. He started with good finishes, like 13th in Bahrain and 11th in Australia. In Malaysia, he scored his first ever Formula One points by finishing ninth. The Toro Rosso team boss praised his performance. He scored another point at his home race in Spain, finishing tenth. In May, he visited the Dominican Republic and became one of the first drivers to drive an F1 car on a beach. He scored points only one more time that year, at the final race in Abu Dhabi.

2011: Best F1 Results

Alguersuari driving for Toro Rosso at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Alguersuari continued with Toro Rosso in 2011. In China, he qualified in the top ten for the first time, starting seventh. He then achieved his best Formula One finish, eighth place, in Canada and Europe. These good results were important as other drivers were hoping to take his spot. He finished tenth in Britain, giving him three races in a row where he scored points. He qualified a career-best sixth in Belgium but had to retire after a crash. He finished seventh in Italy, which was his best result yet. In Korea, he finished seventh again, and eighth in India.

After the last race of the season, Alguersuari won a karting event. On December 14, 2011, Toro Rosso announced that Jaime and his teammate would be replaced for the 2012 season.

Formula E Career

Racing for Virgin (2014–2015)

Alguersuari racing in the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix

By 2013, Alguersuari said he would not try to return to Formula One. He later joined the Formula E Drivers' Club, which meant teams could pick him to race. In March 2014, Alguersuari announced he would race for Virgin Racing. His best finish was fourth at the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix. He scored points in four races that season. He missed the last two races due to health issues, as he fainted after a race. He finished the season in 13th place with 30 points.

On October 1, 2015, Alguersuari officially retired from all forms of motorsport. He said he had "fallen out of love with this girlfriend," meaning racing.

Other Ventures

Return to Karting

Even while racing in Formula One, Alguersuari also competed in karting events. He participated in the CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ1 in 2009. He also raced in the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas karting event in 2010, 2011 (which he won), and 2013.

In 2013, after leaving Formula One, he raced in the CIK-FIA World KZ Championship, finishing ninth. In 2021, years after retiring from motorsports, he returned to karting in the Spanish Karting Championship. He finished third in his first race but broke a rib, which stopped him from racing for most of the season. He returned in October and won a race. In November, he finished 15th in the Winter Cup. In 2022, Alguersuari raced in the Margutti trophy and the Spanish karting championship again.

DJ Career

Besides racing, Alguersuari has his own music studio in Barcelona. He is well-known in Spain as a DJ, using the stage name Squire. He was a main act at the 2010 Barcelona Music Conference and has played at famous clubs like Amnesia in Ibiza. His first album, Organic Life, was released in 2011 and quickly topped the iTunes album chart.

In 2019, he released another album called The Leftovers of Stars Collide. In 2021, Squire released his new album, STOP. He once said, "I'm a Formula One driver but I have another thing in my life, and that is music. It's obviously quite strange to see a Formula One driver having another life but this is who I am. I've always said it's important to follow your instincts: I love music and racing doesn't interfere with that. I love to close the door and produce, compose, play music, listen to music. I couldn't live without it, just as I couldn't live without racing."

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