Andy Wallace (racing driver)
Wallace in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  British |
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| Born | February 19, 1961 Oxford, England |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1988 - 1993, 1995 - 2008, 2010 |
| Teams | Silk 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 finish | 1st (1988) |
| Class wins | 4 (1988, 2001, 2002, 2006) |
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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, Wallace attended the Jim Russell Racing Drivers' School. He is the current official Bugatti test driver. He has raced prototype sports cars since 1988, winning over 25 International Sports car races including:
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 24 Hours of Daytona (3 times)
- 12 Hours of Sebring (2 times)
- Petit Le Mans 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
Wallace was also the driver for the then record-setting speed of 386.4 km/h (240.1 mph) in a McLaren F1, which for over 11 years 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.
On August 2, 2019, Wallace set a world's first speed of 300 mph in a hypercar. It was revealed by Top Gear on September 2 in a Youtube video, showing a certified speed of 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph) in a modified Bugatti Chiron and happened on the Ehra-Lessien test track owned by VW.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- English racing drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- BRDC Gold Star winners
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers