Christian Vann
Christian Vann (born August 5, 1974 ) is a former British racing driver .
Career
Christian Vann was best known as a touring car and sports car driver . After a few years in the British Formula Renault Championship - where he achieved his best overall result with ninth overall place in 1995 - he switched to the FIA GT Championship in 1996 as a works driver for Marcos . In 1999 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 22nd place overall on a Chrysler Viper GTS-R . He achieved his best placement on the Sarthe in 2005 on a factory Courage C60 , together with the Swiss Alexander Frei and the German Dominik Schwager. The Briton drove sports car races until the end of 2006 and retired from racing at the end of the year.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1999 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Thomas Erdos | Christian Gläsel | Rank 22 | |
2004 | Taurus Sports Racing | Lola B2K / 10 | Didier André | Benjamin Leuenberger | Rank 20 | |
2005 | Courage Compétition | Courage C60 Hybrid | Alexander Frei | Dominik Schwager | Rank 8 | |
2006 | Russian Age Racing | Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello | Tim Sugden | Nigel Smith | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2002 | Ascari Cars | Ascari KZR-1 | Justin Wilson | Ben Collins | Rank 6 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vann, Christian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th August 1974 |