Eugene O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien (born March 22, 1964 in Manchester ) is a British entrepreneur and former racing car driver .
Racing career
After starting out in Formula Ford and Formula Vee , Eugene O'Brien's international career began in 1988 in Formula Vauxhall , where he finished second in the British championship in 1989 behind Gary Dunn and ahead of Anthony Reid . In 1990 and 1991 he competed in the British Formula 3000 Championship .
In 1993 he switched to the British Touring Car Championship . O'Brien was a works driver at Peugeot Sport , but had no chance in the championship with the inferior Peugeot 405 Mi16 . 1993 (overall winner Joachim Winkelhock ahead of Steve Soper ) he reached the 16th place; In 1994 (overall winner Gabriele Tarquini ahead of Alain Menu ) it was enough for 17th place. He drove his last professional season in 1995 when he took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Global GT Championship .
Entrepreneur
After his playing career, he was some racing instructor and driver instructor at the Silverstone Circuit . In 2011 he founded a company for racing students between 14 and 73 years old on the racetrack area.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |
 Augusta Racing Team
|
Callaway Super Naturel Corvette |
 Robin Donovan
|
Riccardo Agusta
|
Rank 11 |
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |