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'''Andy Wallace''' (born 19 February 1961, in [[Oxford]], [[England]]) is a professional [[race car]] driver from the [[United Kingdom]], who has been racing since 1979. In 1976, a 15-year-old Wallace attended the [[Jim Russell Racing Driver School|Jim Russell Racing Drivers' School]]. He has raced prototype [[sports car]]s since 1988, winning over 25 International Sports car races including:
'''Andy Wallace''' (born 19 February 1961, in [[Oxford]], [[England]]) is a professional [[racing car]] driver from the [[United Kingdom]], who has been racing since 1979. In 1976, a 15-year-old Wallace attended the [[Jim Russell Racing Driver School|Jim Russell Racing Drivers' School]]. He has raced prototype [[sports car]]s since 1988, winning over 25 International Sports car races including:


* [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]
* [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]

Revision as of 21:38, 13 June 2015

Andy Wallace
Andy wins Macau Grand Prix 1986
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1988 - 1993, 1995 - 2008, 2010
TeamsSilk Cut Jaguar
Toyota Team Tom's
Harrods Mach One Racing
David Price Racing
Panoz Motorsports
Audi Sport UK
Team Cadillac
Team Bentley
Racing for Holland
Zytek Engineering
Creation Autosportif
RML
Best finish1st (1988)
Class wins4 (1988, 2001, 2002, 2006)

Andy Wallace (born 19 February 1961, in Oxford, England) is a professional racing car driver from the United Kingdom, who has been racing since 1979. In 1976, a 15-year-old Wallace attended the Jim Russell Racing Drivers' School. He has raced prototype sports cars since 1988, winning over 25 International Sports car races including:

Wallace was also the driver for the then record-setting speed of 240.14 mph (386.47 km/h) in a McLaren F1, which for over 11 years this was the world record for the fastest production car. According to the Autosport's Le Mans supplement, he liked the place so much that he became resident there.

Wallace drove for Dyson Racing in the American Le Mans Series through the 2007 racing season.

For 2008 he is planning a partial schedule with Richard Childress Racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series.

In January 2008 Wallace drove for Alex Job Racing in the #23 Porsche-powered Daytona Prototype backed by Ruby Tuesday in the 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing in 36th place with engine problems.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport
National Racing Driver of the Year

1986
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by British Formula Three
Champion

1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Macau Grand Prix
Winner

1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1988 with:
Jan Lammers
Johnny Dumfries
Succeeded by

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