Andy Wallace (racing driver) explained

Andy Wallace
Birth Date:1961 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Oxford, England
Nationality: British
Years: -, –,
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
Class Wins:4

Andrew Steven Wallace[1] (born 19 February 1961) 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, becoming the sixth driver to complete the informal triple Crown of endurance racing, and winning over 25 International Sports car races including:

Wallace was also the driver for the then record-setting speed of 386.4km/h 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.

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 2 August 2019, Wallace set a record of 300 mph in a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. It was revealed by Top Gear on 2 September in a Youtube video, showing a certified speed of 490.48km/h and happened on the Ehra-Lessien test track owned by VW.

Racing record

Complete British Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamEngineClass123456789101112131415161718DCPts
1985Swallow RacingVWASIL
THR
SIL
THR
DON
ZOL
THR
THR
SIL
BRH
SIL
DON
SNE
OUL
SIL
SPA
ZAN
SIL
2nd76
1986Madgwick MotorsportVWATHR
SIL
THR
SIL
BRH
THR
DON
SIL
SIL
OUL
ZAN
DON
SNE
SIL
BRH
SPA
ZOL
SIL
1st121

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
1988 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Johnny Dumfries
Jaguar XJR-9LMC13941st1st
1989 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
John Nielsen
Price Cobb
Jaguar XJR-9LMC1215DNFDNF
1990 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Franz Konrad
Jaguar XJR-12C13552nd2nd
1991 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Derek Warwick
John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-12C23564th4th
1992 Toyota Team Tom's Jan Lammers
Teo Fabi
Toyota TS010C13318th5th
1993 Toyota Team Tom's Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Kenny Acheson
Toyota TS010C1212DNFDNF
1995 Harrods Mach One Racing
David Price Racing
Derek Bell
Justin Bell
McLaren F1 GTRGT12963rd2nd
1996 Harrods Mach One Racing
David Price Racing
Olivier Grouillard
Derek Bell
McLaren F1 GTRGT13286th5th
1997 David Price Racing James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Panoz Esperante GTR-1GT1236DNFDNF
1998 Panoz Motorsports David Brabham
Jamie Davies
Panoz Esperante GTR-1GT13357th7th
1999 Audi Sport UK Ltd. James Weaver
Perry McCarthy
Audi R8CLMGTP198DNFDNF
2000 Team Cadillac Franck Lagorce
Butch Leitzinger
Cadillac Northstar LMPLMP90029121st11th
2001 Team Bentley Eric van de Poele
Butch Leitzinger
Bentley EXP Speed 8LMGTP3063rd1st
2002 Team Bentley Eric van de Poele
Butch Leitzinger
Bentley EXP Speed 8LMGTP3624th1st
2003 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers
John Bosch
Dome S101-JuddLMP9003606th4th
2004 Zytek Engineering David Brabham
Hayanari Shimoda
Zytek 04SLMP1167DNFDNF
2005 Creation Autosportif Nicolas Minassian
Jamie Campbell-Walter
DBA 03S-JuddLMP132214th7th
2006 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX264-AERLMP23438th1st
2007 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX264-AERLMP2251DNFDNF
2008 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX265-AERLMP2100DNFDNF
2010 RML Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Lola B08/80-HPDLMP23588th3rd

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Andrew Steven Wallace . www.24h-en-piste.com . fr. 20 June 2023.