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Stroll at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix
Born	Lance Strulovitch (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Parent(s)	Lawrence Stroll (father)
Relatives	Chloe Stroll (sister) Scotty James (brother-in-law)

Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Canadian
Car number	18
Entries	174 (171 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Career points	302
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2017 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2019 Monaco Grand Prix
2024 position	13th (24 pts)


Previous series
2015–2016 2015 2014 2014	FIA F3 European Toyota Racing Series Italian F4 Florida Winter Series
Championship titles
2016 2015 2014	FIA F3 European Toyota Racing Series Italian F4

Lance Stroll (born 29 October 1998) is a Canadian racing driver. He competes in Formula One for the Aston Martin team.

Lance was born and grew up in Montreal, Canada. His father, Lawrence Stroll, owns the Aston Martin F1 Team. Lance started kart racing when he was 10 years old. He won many races and championships in Canada and North America. In 2010, he joined the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Lance moved to junior car racing in 2014. He won his first title in the Italian F4 Championship with Prema. In 2015, he won the Toyota Racing Series. He then won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2016 with Prema.

After his success in Formula Three, Stroll joined Williams in 2017. He was 18 years old when he made his Formula One debut. He earned his first podium finish in Azerbaijan that year. This made him the second-youngest driver to get a podium.

After two seasons with Williams, Stroll joined Racing Point in 2019. His father had recently bought the team. In 2020, Stroll achieved his first pole position in Turkey. He also got podiums in Italy and Sakhir.

Stroll stayed with the team when it became Aston Martin in 2021. He has been teammates with Fernando Alonso since 2023. In 2023, he finished tenth in the World Drivers' Championship, his best career result. As of July 2025, Stroll has achieved one pole position and three podiums in Formula One. He is set to stay with Aston Martin until at least the end of the 2026 season.

Outside of Formula One, Stroll also raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. He competed in 2016 and 2018.

About Lance Stroll

Lance Strulovitch was born on 29 October 1998 in Montreal. His father is Lawrence Stroll, a Canadian billionaire businessman. Lawrence Stroll is also the owner of the Aston Martin Formula One team. Lance's mother is Claire-Anne Stroll, a Belgian fashion designer. He has an older sister named Chloe.

Lance's parents are divorced. His father has since remarried. Lance has Russian Jewish heritage from his father's side. He races under the Canadian flag. He also holds both Canadian and Belgian citizenship. Lance speaks several languages, including English, French, Dutch, and Italian.

Early Racing Career

Like many racing drivers, Lance started his motorsport journey in karting. He was 10 years old at the time. He won many races and championships in Canada and North America. In 2008, his first year of karting, he won the rookie of the year award. In 2009, he was named driver of the year. In 2010, Stroll joined the Ferrari Driver Academy. This is a program that helps young drivers develop their skills.

Starting in Formula 4

Stroll's first car race was in the 2014 Florida Winter Series. This was a special series organized by the Ferrari Driver Academy. He raced against future Formula One drivers like Nicholas Latifi and Max Verstappen. He earned two podium finishes and a pole position in this series.

His first official car racing competition was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship. He drove for Prema Powerteam. Even though he missed the last race due to an injury, Stroll won the championship. He took seven race wins, thirteen podium finishes, and five pole positions.

Moving to Formula Three

Stroll racing in Formula Three in 2015

2015 Season

In early 2015, Stroll won the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. He had 10 podiums, including four wins, in 16 races. In the same year, he also competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Prema Powerteam. His father had invested in this team.

He raced against future Formula One drivers such as Antonio Giovinazzi, Charles Leclerc, George Russell, and Alexander Albon. Stroll won one race at the Hockenheimring and achieved six podium finishes. He finished 5th in the championship that season.

In November 2015, Stroll left the Ferrari Driver Academy. He became a test driver for Williams.

2016 Season

Stroll started 2016 by finishing 5th at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. He drove for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing. He continued with Prema Powerteam for his second season in the Formula 3 European Championship. His father hired Luca Baldisserri, a former Ferrari engineer, to be Stroll's race engineer.

He won the first race at Circuit Paul Ricard. He then took a record 13 more race victories during the season. This included five wins in a row at the end. He won the championship with four races left. He finished a record 187 points ahead of the second-place driver.

Formula One Career

Williams Team (2017–2018)

2017 Season

Stroll driving the Williams FW40 at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Stroll joined the Williams team for the 2017 Formula One season. His teammate was Felipe Massa. He was the first Canadian Formula One driver since Jacques Villeneuve, who won the championship in 1997. Reports said that Stroll's father paid a large amount to Williams before his debut.

Stroll crashed in practice for his first race, the Australian Grand Prix. He had to retire from the race due to brake failure. He also retired from two more races after collisions. His first race finish was at the Russian Grand Prix, where he finished eleventh.

At his home Grand Prix in Montreal, Stroll scored his first Formula One points. He finished in ninth place. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Stroll was in second place near the end of the race. He finished third, becoming the youngest rookie and second-youngest driver to get a podium in Formula One. He was 18 years and 239 days old.

Stroll qualified fourth fastest in a wet session for the Italian Grand Prix. He started second on the grid because other drivers had penalties. This made him the youngest Formula One driver to start on the front row. He finished seventh in the race. Stroll ended the season twelfth in the standings.

2018 Season

Stroll at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix

Stroll stayed with Williams for the 2018 season. His new teammate was Sergey Sirotkin. The Williams FW41 car was the slowest that year. The team finished last in the constructors' championship. Stroll scored the team's first points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing eighth.

His home race, the Canadian Grand Prix, ended on the first lap after a crash. He retired from the French Grand Prix with a tire puncture. His only appearance in the final qualifying session (Q3) was at the Italian Grand Prix. He qualified tenth and finished ninth in the race. This was Williams' only race with both cars scoring points that season. Stroll finished eighteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

Racing Point Team (2019–2020)

2019 Season

Stroll at the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix

Stroll moved to the newly named Racing Point team for the 2019 season. His father, Lawrence, led a group of investors who bought the team. He raced alongside Sergio Pérez. Stroll scored his first points for Racing Point at the Australian Grand Prix, finishing ninth.

At the German Grand Prix, Stroll made a smart tire choice in the rain. This helped him move up to second place. He finished fourth in the race. He scored points again at the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing tenth. Stroll ended his first season at Racing Point fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

2020 Season

Stroll during pre-season testing in 2020

Stroll and Pérez continued with Racing Point for 2020. Stroll's first points of the season came at the Styrian Grand Prix. He qualified third and finished fourth at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Stroll then achieved his second Formula One podium at the Italian Grand Prix. He was in second place after a red flag restart.

He had a series of retirements due to mechanical failures and collisions. Stroll also tested positive for COVID-19 and missed a race. He returned to racing at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Stroll took his first pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix in a wet qualifying session. He was the first Canadian F1 driver to get pole since Jacques Villeneuve in 1997. Stroll led the race for 32 laps but finished ninth due to front wing damage. At the Sakhir Grand Prix, he finished third, earning his third Formula One podium. Stroll finished eleventh in the Drivers' Championship that year.

Aston Martin Team (2021–Present)

2021 Season

Stroll at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix

The Racing Point team rebranded to Aston Martin for 2021. Stroll continued to drive for them, partnered by Sebastian Vettel. Stroll finished tenth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. A high-speed tire failure ended his race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Stroll caused a collision on the first lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix. This eliminated him and Charles Leclerc from the race. He received a five-place grid penalty for the next race. His best result of the season was sixth place at the Qatar Grand Prix. Stroll finished thirteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

2022 Season

Stroll at the 2022 British Grand Prix

Aston Martin kept Stroll and Vettel for the 2022 season. Stroll took his first points of the year with tenth place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He also finished tenth in Miami. He crashed in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and retired from the race.

More tenth-place finishes came at the Canadian, French, and Dutch Grands Prix. Stroll's best result of the season was sixth place at the Singapore Grand Prix. He finished fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

2023 Season

Stroll at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

Stroll stayed with Aston Martin for 2023. Fernando Alonso replaced the retiring Vettel as his teammate. Stroll missed pre-season testing after a cycling accident. He fractured both wrists and broke a toe. He had surgery on his right wrist. He returned for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. He qualified eighth and finished sixth despite a first-lap collision.

He finished fourth at the Australian Grand Prix, his best result of the year. Stroll scored points in the sprint and main race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He also scored points at the next three races, including a ninth-place finish at his home race in Canada.

A heavy crash in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix caused him to withdraw from the weekend. He started from the pit lane at the United States Grand Prix but recovered to finish ninth. He was later promoted to seventh. Stroll achieved his best qualifying result since 2020 at the São Paulo Grand Prix with third place. He finished fifth in that race. He also finished fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Stroll ended the season tenth in the Drivers' Championship, his highest career ranking.

2024 Season

Stroll at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix

Stroll started the 2024 season with a tenth-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He crashed out of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He bounced back in Australia, finishing sixth.

In China, Stroll finished 15th after a penalty for crashing into Daniel Ricciardo. In Miami, he retired from the sprint race after a collision. He finished 17th in the main race after another penalty. Stroll then scored points at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, finishing ninth.

He finished 14th at the Monaco Grand Prix after hitting a wall and getting a puncture. Stroll then finished seventh at his home race in Canada. He also scored points in Britain and Hungary. These were his last points of the season. He finished 13th overall in 2024.

2025 Season

Stroll at the Japanese Grand Prix Grand Prix

Stroll kept his seat for the 2025 season. He finished sixth at the rain-affected Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix. He then finished ninth in China after other drivers were disqualified. He finished last at the Japanese Grand Prix Grand Prix.

After qualifying 14th in Spain, Stroll withdrew from the race. He had been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist. This pain was related to a surgery he had in 2023.