Ian Grob
Ian Vaughan Grob (born August 24, 1952 in Barnet ) is a former British racing driver .
Racing career
Ian Grob's father was Ken Grob (1921-1991). Ken Grob was Lloyd's underwriter and silent partner at Token Racing . The aim of the engagement was to make it easier for the son Ian to get into motorsport. However, Ian Grob did not race in a Formula 1 token.
Grob's international career began in 1973 on a Chevron B23 in sports car races . He celebrated his first success with third place in the 9-hour race in Kyalami in 1973 with team partner John Hine . The race winners were Reinhold Joest and Herbert Müller in the Porsche 908/03 . His first race win came in 1974 in a sports car race on the Avus . In 1976 he competed in the sports car world championship and the European championship . In the same year he tried to gain a foothold in the Formula 2 European Championship , but could not place himself in the points.
After a year in the British Formula 3 championship in 1977 , he returned to sports car racing in 1978. He contested the Le Mans 24-hour race and retired from racing after starting the 1980 Daytona 24-hour race .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |
 IBEC Racing Developments Ltd.
|
Ibec-Hesketh 308LM |
Guy Edwards
|
failure | drive shaft |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grob, Ian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grob, Ian Vaughan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barnet |