Full details of racing driver simon dolan s record. Simon dolan born 20 may 1969 is a british businessman and entrepreneur. Simon dolan is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of different companies across a wide range of sectors, including accountancy, employment services, publishing and aviation. If youre super rich you can even buy a team, but you cant buy a le mans win. European le mans series lmp2 2016 standings driver database. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Alongside his position at aston martin racing, sam also cofounded the jota sport racing team with investor and codriver simon dolan. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like simon dolan discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. Simon dolan broke the mould for nonprofessional racing drivers when he shared the jota sport cockpit for a remarkable victory in the 2014 le mans 24 hours. Key personnel simon dolan chairman simon is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of different companies across a wide range of sectors, these include accountancy, employment services, publishing and aviation. His last result is the 48th place for the 24 hours of le mans 2016 in endurance. Mar 28, 2019 the doc centered on the privateer team jota sport and their final bid to win the famed 24 hours of le mans in 2014. Dolan, a selfmade man of considerable wealth, makes the point that if you have the money you can buy a drive. Fia driver categorisation silver licence 2016 simon dolan.
A year later, in 2016, he was the european le mans series champion outside of racing, dolan is most known as an entrepreneur who built up his business empire after leaving. Harry tincknell is a british racing driver who achieved the greatest success in the sports car racing. A qualified materials engineer, former professional racing driver and veteran of le. Tincknell currently competes with mazda team joest in the imsa sportscar championship. The serial entrepreneur started his own motor sport racing. View simon dolans professional profile on linkedin. Forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground. Jota sport, a british racing team competing in car endurance races, with its biggest achievement being an lmp2 class win at 2014 le mans. Full elms, spa and le mans fia wec races simon dolan broke the mould for nonprofessional racing drivers when he shared the jota sport cockpit for a remarkable victory in the 2014 le mans 24 hours. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It is truly an extraordinary race and thats why so many drivers are interested.
The premiere was also attended by drivers harry tincknell, oliver turvey, simon dolan. In april 2007 simon had never been to a race circuit, yet amazingly this year hes competing at the sharp end of the european vdev and uk speed endurance series driving a prototype ligier js49. Dolans accountancy firm is now the largest privately owned practice in the uk, and has branches in every major city. Racing driver its driven mr dolan to make some surprising and colourful investments. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Good manners, a perfect drive and some good old fashioned luck all led to backtoback victories for mr franklin. Dolan made his debut at the 24 hours of le mans in 2011. Jota sport from a small private team to the top podium. The victory secured the 2016 european le mans series title for gdrive racing. The checkered flag caught up with jota sport team owner and driver simon dolan to discuss the influx of young single seater drivers to sportscar racing, as well as assessing his personal progress. The portuguese joins team partner and regular driver simon dolan and sports car newcomer harry tincknell at the wheel of the british teams lmp2. Jun, 2018 former f1 driver with williams and mclaren, 97 grand prix, 7 wins. Photo by vision sport agency on april 15th, 2016 at silverstone.
Dolans career highlight was 1st place in the lmp2 class at le mans in 2014 with harry tincknell and oliver turvey, who replaced marc gene after he was recalled to team joest audi sport lmp1 team following an accident in practice for loic duval. According to the sunday times rich list in 2019, dolan is worth. Dolan and codriver sam hancock participated in the vdev series with a best finish of third at circuit paul ricard. The serial entrepreneur started his own motor sport racing team, jota sport, in 2008 after his wife bought. The typically english weather also played its part after snow in the morning and a wet qualifying session, the race started dry but rain showers threatened to cause an upset. Am not convinced that link will persuade wifemother one way or another in terms of choosing an. Mark wotton, max braithwaite, neil struthers, wayne milligan, simon consedine and john gould.
Profile for racing driver simon dolan from britain. The softly spoken 2004 lmp2 le mans series champion has done exactly that with simon dolan pictured above, right. Media in category racecar drivers from the united kingdom the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. View simon dolan s professional profile on linkedin.
Forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground with professional racing driver sam hancock in 2007. Browse through highres photos of simon dolan captured by world class professional motorsports photographers. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series. Simon dolan partner, jota group forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground with professional racing driver sam hancock in 2007. He is a champion kick boxer, a racing car driver and a regular on the sunday times rich listand david bowie and sylvester stallone were his childhood heroes. Bernard dolan racing career profile driver database. Jun 04, 2018 racing driver its driven mr dolan to make some surprising and colourful investments. A year later, in 2016, he was the european le mans series champion. Find everything in one place on simon dolan including. Team owner and driver simon dolan is confident that jota sport can maintain its good form from its occasional appearances across the full wec season, targeting the lmp2 title in 2016. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. In 2019 dolan was an executive producer of the david icke film renegade. Nov 12, 2014 colin hart from heyuguys interviews racing driver simon dolan at the premiere of the movie journey to le mans. Simon driver baylor health care system, tx physical.
Visitors can check out the forum faq by clicking this link. Journey to le mans premiere interview simon dolan youtube. The main focus was on the racing driver simon dolan, along with his team and friends. A permanent part of the driver line up at jota over five years since 2008, sam has taken the team to multiple victories in the porsche carrera cup gb finishing 3rd in the 08 championship, the radical, vdev. The following two years were spent honing dolans skills in the speed and european vdev series aboard a ligier js49. Go to myaco to watch the exclusive video and hear how he handles the runup to the race. Formula e drivers initative helps to relieve ppe stock at university hospital coventry and warwickshire. Journey to le mans premiere interview rebecca jackson youtube. Professional driver, trainer and motorsport consultant with over 30 years experience in the sport. Simon talks to on how to make it as a racing driver. He first contested the classic le mans 24hour enduro in 20, returning a year later with teammates simon dolan and harry tincknell to impressively win the lmp2 category for the jota sport team. Filed under 2015, elms, estoril, european le mans series, jocaracing, jota sport, simon dolan, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news jota sport has narrowly missed out on winning the european le mans series title for a second consecutive year having previously finished second 2014 and third 20 over the past two years. Colin hart from heyuguys interviews racing driver simon dolan at the premiere of the movie journey to le mans.
Outside of the office simon has won a competitive kickboxing title, and enjoys driving an aston martin racing car for his team aston martin jota sport. Simon dolan is a british businessman and racing driver whose greatest motorsport result is the lmp2 class victory at the 2014 24 hours of le mans. Simon dolan racing results,career statistics and team mates. In 2016, he was the european le mans series champion with gdrive racing. In 2019 dolan contractor group was established to include contractor umbrella. He won the lmp2 class at 24 hours of le mans in 2014, driving for jota sport.
He participated at le mans six times, scoring one more lmp2 podium in 2015. It was a breakthrough performance and olivers role was fundamental to the teams success. May 04, 2020 hurley dominated race 1 at michelin raceway road atlanta by leading every lap of the race from pole position, but the jetco racing driver had to defend from last weeks winner tyler kicera after. Simon dolan born 20th may 1969 is a racing driver who competes internationally for great britain. Click to show race results for fia world endurance championship trophy for lmp2 drivers 20. Whats more it took only three years to put dolan who had never even been on a race track on the grid of one of the most famous races in the world. Journey to le mans premiere interview rebecca jackson. Simon dolan is owner of jota sport, a british motor sport team which competes in. Dolan s first major business was sjd accountancy, which was among the first accounting firms to offer a money back guarantee.
Simon dolan was expelled at 16 but went on to build a highly successful accountancy firm. He is also the author of the book how to make millions without a degree. Simon dolan is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of. Kent motor racing team gears up for le mans meridian. This picture is of ron dolens 1938 ford coupe and the 1964 corvette of david moyer one of rons pit crew. The doc centered on the privateer team jota sport and their final bid to win the famed 24 hours of le mans in 2014. Nov 11, 2014 le mans is the most demanding race on earth. The quirky story of simon dolans rise to fame lands him in the same category as fellow business tycoons and school dropouts, lord alan sugar, sir richard branson and duncan bannatyne. Simon dolan brdc members british racing drivers club. A perfect example of what can be achieved is the story of jota driver simon dolan. From team founder simon dolan s sickening smash at silverstone just six weeks before le mans. Overall, the documentary told a seemingly interesting story, one with highs and lows and all the things you would expect from a mediocre.