He is competing in the World Series by Renault in 2009, continuing with the Carlin team and with Turvey once again as his team-mate.[4] At the time of his move to Formula One mid-season, he lay eighth in the championship with one podium finish, and was the second-highest rookie driver in the standings behind Turvey. Despite his promotion to an F1 race seat, he intends to carry on in the World Series.[5]
Alguersuari took over the role of reserve driver for the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One teams from fellow Red Bull Junior driver Hartley in the second half of the 2009 Formula One season.[6] Less than two weeks later, race driver Sébastien Bourdais left the Toro Rosso team after the 2009 German Grand Prix and Alguersuari was immediately suspected to be his successor, despite the lack of an official confirmation.[7][8] Four days later, Toro Rosso duly announced that Alguersuari would drive for the team at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.[9] He will become the youngest ever Formula One driver at the age of 19 years and 125 days, breaking the record held by Mike Thackwell, and only the seventh teenager to start a Grand Prix.[10]
^"Thursday's press conference - Hungary". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23. Q. Jaime, welcome to Formula One. How do you want your name pronounced, throughout the world? Jaime ALGUERSUARI: I know it's a little bit tough. My name is 'Heimi Al-gay-shuari'.
^Llewellyn, Craig (2008). "Horses For Courses: Formula 3 Review". Autocourse 2008-2009. Crash Media Group. pp. 292–295. ISBN978-1-905334-31-5.
