Andy Evans
Andy Evans (born June 27, 1951 ) is a retired American racing driver and entrepreneur.
Career
Andy Evans was active with sports cars in the 1980s and 1990s and achieved his greatest successes in US racing series. After his first years in brand cups, he drove in various IMSA series from 1990 onwards. In 1994 he started for Scandia Motorsport in a Ferrari 333SP in the IMSA World Sports Car Championship. He celebrated his first success with partner Fermín Vélez at the 2-hour race in Laguna Seca in 1994.
He won the Sebring 12-hour race twice . In 1995 he won together with Vélez and Eric van de Poele in a Ferrari 333SP. Two years later , Vélez, Yannick Dalmas and Stefan Johansson were his winning team partners. After the 1998 Daytona 24-hour race , Evans ended his racing career.
The wealthy Evans, who held a leading position at Microsoft for many years , was a team owner and investor in addition to his racing activities. In the mid-1990s, he acquired the marketing rights for the IMSA series.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1993 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962CK6 | François Migault | Tomás Saldaña | Rank 13 | |
1994 | Courage Compétition | Courage C32LM | Jean-Louis Ricci | Philippe Olczyk | Rank 7 | |
1996 | Rocket Sports Racing | Ferrari 333SP LM | Fermín Vélez | Yvan Muller | failure | no petrol |
1997 | Kremer Porsche Racing | Porsche 911 GT1 | Christophe Bouchut | Bertrand Gachot | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1991 | Carlos Bobeda Racing | Spice SE90P | George Robinson | Carlos Bobeda | Rank 20 | ||
1992 | Scandia Motorsports | Kudzu DG-2 | Fermín Vélez | Jay Cochran | failure | suspension | |
1994 | Scandia Motorsports | Spice WSC94 | Ross Bentley | Butch Leitzinger | Rank 4 | ||
1995 | Scandia Motorsports | Ferrari 333SP | Fermín Vélez | Eric van de Poele | Overall victory | ||
1996 | Scandia Motorsports | Ferrari 333SP | Mauro Baldi | Michele Alboreto | Rank 2 | ||
1997 | Team Scandia | Ferrari 333SP | Fermín Vélez | Yannick Dalmas | Stefan Johansson | Overall victory |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Evans, Andy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1951 |