Introduction
Alex Portman (born 19 August 1967 in London) is a retired British auto racing driver. He raced in the eighties in the TVR Tuscan Challenge and some Historic Racing events;winning a championship 1991 and 1992 in a Ray Mallock built GT40. In 1990 he drove in the GM Vauxhall Lotus Euroseries, and raced in Canada in 1991 with the North American Formula Atlantic Championship. He also did some races in the British GT Championship.
BTCC
For 1992 he competed in the prestigious British Touring Car Championship, replacing Bobby Verdon-Roe for the last part of the season with the Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall team in a Vauxhall Cavalier. He finished the year outside the points. In 1993 he moved to Team Dynamics, alongside Matt Neal in a BMW 318is Coupe. His best finish was a tenth place in the fifth round at Oulton Park, ending the season with one point.