Date of Birth: 7th October 1965
Lives: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Karting from age 13
Single seaters including, Formula Ford 1600 and 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula 3, Formula 3000
Saloon cars including, Rover 220 Turbo, Vauxhall Vectra, BMW M3, SAAB 9000turbo
GT cars including, Jaguar XJ220, Dodge Viper, Porsche GT1/GT2/GT3, BRM/Nissan, Sintura GT1, Mustang GT2, Lister Storm GT1/GT2, Panoz roadster, Nissan Skyline, TVR 400R
Team owner of British based Team JLR since 1997. Competing in several categories in the UK and Mainland Europe; Vauxhall Lotus, Vauxhall Junior, Formula Ford and Formula Renault.
Multiple race and championship winning team in all categories entered.
RACING CAREER IN DEPTH
2007:
Le Mans Series
Le Mans 24hour
2006:
Winner of Le Mans 24h GT2 class
Le Mans Series
ALMS 12hours of Sebring
Silverstone FIA GT2 race
2005: Sebring 12 hours, TVR 400R with Team LNT
Silverstone 24 hours, Touring cars, BMW with Willie Moore Motorsport
2004 & 2003: Winners of the British Formula Ford Championship and Formula Ford Festival, race winners in British Formula Renault as a team owner with Team JLR.
2002: American Le Mans series Porsche GT3R
(Road Atlanta, Petit Le Mans)
(Team: Recardo/Sebah)
2001: American Le Mans series Panoz prototype
(Texas Motor speedway)
6th overall
(Team: Panoz factory)
European Le Mans series Panoz prototype
(Vallelunga)
1st overall
(Team; Lanesra)
Porsche GT3R
(Most, Estoril)
(Team; Skea International)
FIA GT Championship Lister Storm
(Bruno)
4th overall
(Team; Lister Cars)
2000 Privilege Insurance Lister Storm
BRDC GT Championship 1 win
(Team Lister Cars)
American Le Mans series Porsche GT3R
(Portland, Road Atlanta,
Laguna Seca, Las Vegas,
Adelaide)
(Team Skea International)
1999: Privilege Insurance Sintura Judd V10
BRDC GT Championship 2 wins from 6 races
2 third places
Team Mate: Kurt Luby
(Team Sintura cars)
American Le Mans series Sintura Judd V10
(Laguna Seca)
3rd GT1Team Mate: Kurt Luby
(Team Sintura)
1998: Privilege Insurance Dodge Viper
BRDC GT Championship 6 wins from 9 races
2 Second places
Team Mate: Kurt Luby
Overall Champion
GT2 Champion
(Team: Oftedahl Motorsport)
Daytona 24hours Lister Storm GT1
Team Mates: Tiff Needel,
Julian Bailey, Craig Baird
(Team: Lister Factory)
1997: Vauxhall Vectra Sri V6 3 wins from 14 races
Challenge 9 podium finishes
2nd in Championship
(Team: Mardis Gras Motorsport)
FIA GT Championship 3 races in Dodge Viper
(Silverstone, Spa, Laguna Seca)
4th at Laguna Seca
(Team: Chamberlain Engineering)
Mustang (Donington)
(Team Saleen / Alen Cirtek)
World Sport Prototypes BRM,
Team mate Franz Konrad
One race at Donington Park
(Team:Pacific Racing)
1996: Rover Turbo Cup 9 wins from 16 races
16 points scoring finishes
13 podiums
9 pole positions
11 fastest laps
6 new lap records
Overall Champion
(Team: Firstair)
BRDC Driver of the Year award winner. Most wins in season by British Driver
Ferrari Maranello Challenge 1 win from 1 race
Pole position, fastest lap
Ferrari F512M
(Team: Parabolica Motorsport)
FIA GT Championship Porsche GT1 Evolution
1 Race (Silverstone)
Team mate Derek Bell
(Team: Friesinger Motorsport)
Awarded full membership to the BRDC
1995: F3000 S. African F3000 Grand Prix 3rd
(Team: Madgewick Motorsport)
International GT Jaguar XJ220
Championship Donington Park, Silverstone, Anderstorp, Le Mans
(Team: Chamberlain Engineering)
Touring Cars Nurburgring full circuit 24 hour race
SAAB 900 Turbo
(Team: Abbott Racing)
Touring Cars JTCC Fuiji Intertec race
BMW 318is
(Team: Trans Global)
Rover Turbo Cup 5 races, 3 wins, 3 pole positions
3 fastest laps
(Team: Firstair)
1994: Japanese Formula 3 Works OPEL Driver
Dallara / OPEL
1 win at Suzuka, 3rd in Championship
(Team: Tomei Sport OPEL)
Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
(Team: Tomei Sport/OPEL)
Japanese F3000 One race, stand in for Mika Salo, 7th
(Team: AD Racing)
Japanese GT Nissan 300ZX at Fuji circuit
(Team: Le Mans Co)
1993: Japanese Formula 3 Factory Reynard driver with
The Le Mans Company
Reynard / Mugen Honda
1 win, 1 pole position, 1x 2nd, 4th in the Championship
(Team: Le Mans Co)
1992: FIA F3000 Spa Francorchamps
Lola / Cosworth
(Team: Cobra Motorsport)
British Saloon Cars Winner Class A Willhire 24 hour race at Snetterton
SAAB 9000 Turbo
(Team: Abbott Racing)
1991: British Formula 3000 Lola / Mugen Honda
1 win, 4 x 2nd, 2 pole positions
2nd in The Championship
(Team: Superpower Engineering)
1990: FIA Formula 3000 Reynard / Mugen Honda
5 races FIA Championship
(Jerez, Monza, Pau, Silverstone, Donington Park)
5th on Debut FIA F3000 race
(Team: Cobra Motorsport)
British Formula 3000 Reynard / Cosworth
2 wins, 2 pole positions
3rd in Championship
Winner of Oulton Park Gold Cup
(Team: Cobra Motorsport)
1989: British Formula 3 Reynard / Volkswagen-Spiess
1 win
(Team: JLR)
Racing for Britain supported driver
1988: Formula Ford 1600 / FF2000 Works Swift Driver FF1600
Esso FF1600 Championship
5 wins, 4 poles, 2nd in Championship
RAC FF1600 Championship
3 wins, 5 poles, 4th in Championship
FF2000 Swift, 4 races
BBC Grandstand Championship
1 win, 1 pole, 3rd in Championship
(Team: Swift Cars Factory)
1987: Formula Ford 1600 Privately run Swift
5th Formula Ford Festival
1st French FF1600 Final round
5 wins British FF1600 Championships
1985: First season in Racing Cars
Formula Ford 1600 Privately run Van Diemen
12 races, 9 wins.
Unigas F.Ford Championship winner
PRE 1985: Karting 6 Years Karting
Numerous Championship wins
English and regional titles
Over 200 individual race wins
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