Motorsport: Sixth for Alex Dunne at interrupted Macau Grand Prix

Ugo Ugochukwu become the first American driver to win the race since Bob Early’s victory in 1981. 

Offaly’s Alex Dunne in the SJM Theodore PREMA Racing finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. Picture: Supplied.

Racing with the SJM Theodore PREMA Racing outfit, Offaly driver Alex Dunne finished sixth in the 71st Macau Grand Prix that was interrupted several times as McLaren junior driver Ugo Ugochukwu converted his pole position into a race win to become the first American driver to win the race since Bob Early’s victory in 1981. 

The race began and finished under the Safety Car. Dunne from Clonbulloge, who is part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme, was seventh in the first qualifying session but suffered in the second session when he was slowed by a pile-up.