Andy Wallace
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Andy Wallace

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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

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1988 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Johnny Dumfries
Jaguar XJR-9LM C1 394 1st 1st
1989 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
John Nielsen
Price Cobb
Jaguar XJR-9LM C1 215 DNF DNF
1990 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Franz Konrad
Jaguar XJR-12 C1 355 2nd 2nd
1991 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Derek Warwick
John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-12 C2 356 4th 4th
1992 Toyota Team Tom's Jan Lammers
Teo Fabi
Toyota TS010 C1 331 8th 5th
1993 Toyota Team Tom's Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Kenny Acheson
Toyota TS010 C1 212 DNF DNF
1995 Harrods Mach One Racing
David Price Racing
Derek Bell
Justin Bell
McLaren F1 GTR GT1 296 3rd 2nd
1996 Harrods Mach One Racing
David Price Racing
Olivier Grouillard
Derek Bell
McLaren F1 GTR GT1 328 6th 5th
1997 David Price Racing James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 GT1 236 DNF DNF
1998 Panoz Motorsports David Brabham
Jamie Davies
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 GT1 335 7th 7th
1999 Audi Sport UK Ltd. James Weaver
Perry McCarthy
Audi R8C LMGTP 198 DNF DNF
2000 Team Cadillac Franck Lagorce
Butch Leitzinger
Cadillac Northstar LMP LMP900 291 21st 11th
2001 Team Bentley Eric van de Poele
Butch Leitzinger
Bentley EXP Speed 8 LMGTP 306 3rd 1st
2002 Team Bentley Eric van de Poele
Butch Leitzinger
Bentley EXP Speed 8 LMGTP 362 4th 1st
2003 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers
John Bosch
Dome S101-Judd LMP900 360 6th 4th
2004 Zytek Engineering David Brabham
Hayanari Shimoda
Zytek 04S LMP1 167 DNF DNF
2005 Creation Autosportif Nicolas Minassian
Jamie Campbell-Walter
DBA 03S-Judd LMP1 322 14th 7th
2006 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX264-AER LMP2 343 8th 1st
2007 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX264-AER LMP2 251 DNF DNF
2008 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX265-AER LMP2 100 DNF DNF
2010 RML Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Lola B08/80-HPD LMP2 358 8th 3rd