George Dyer

George Dyer (born December 20, 1948 in San Mateo ) is a former American racing driver .

Racing career

George Dyer was the son of George Carter Dyer (1923-2002) and his wife Clarissa . From his father he inherited the passion for motorsport and the extensive automobile collection, which included a Ferrari 250 GTO , a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and a Jaguar XK 120 .

In the 1970s, George Dyer competed in sports car races with Porsche racing vehicles in North America . He drove in the IMSA GT Championship and finished the 1977 season behind Al Holbert and Hurley Haywood in third place in the overall standings. His greatest success in an international race was overall victory in the Sebring 12-hour race in 1977 . His compatriot Brad Frisselle was a partner in the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR . In 1975 he finished second with Jacques Bienvenue in this endurance race .

statistics

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1975	George Dyer	Porsche Carrera RSR	Jacques Bienvenue	Rank 2
1977	George Dyer Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Brad Frisselle	Overall victory

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
1975	George Dyer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	BY	ONLY	ZEL	WAT
			4th
1977	George Dyer Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	ONLY	VAL	BY	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
			4th

literature

• Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• George Dyer at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Via George Carter Dyer
2. ^ IMSA GT Championship 1977