Jim Busby

James "Jim" Busby (born June 14, 1942 in Pasadena , California ) is a former American car racing driver and racing team owner.

Career

Jim Busby ran his own racing team in the IMSA GTP series . He belonged in the 1980s to the leading riders and won among others in 1981 that the World Sportscar Championship scoring 6-hour race at Riverside . Three times, in 1976 , 1985 and 1986 , he finished third overall in the Daytona 24-hour race .

Busby still runs his racing team and is thus active in the North American top fuel dragster scene . He also sells Ferrari road vehicles and owns a Ferrari F1-2000 and an F301B acquired from Scuderia . He regularly competes in historic Formula 1 races with these racing cars .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1978	Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 935/77	Chris Cord	Rick knoop	Rank 6 and class win
1982	Goodrich Corporation	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Doc Bundy	Marcel Mignot	16th place and class win
1984	The BF Goodrich Company	Lola T616	Boy Hayje	Rick knoop	Rank 12

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1976	Brumos Porsche-Audi	Porsche Carrera RSR	Carl Shafer		Rank 8
1977	Brumos Racing	Porsche 934	Peter Gregg		Rank 3
1980	Jim Busby Industries	March-BMW M1	Bruce Jenner	Rick knoop	failure	Gearbox damage
1981	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 935K3 / 80	John Fitzpatrick		failure	drive shaft
1982	Brumos Racing	Porsche 924 Carrera	Doc Bundy	James Brolin	Rank 21
1983	Herman & Miller P&A	Porsche 924 Carrera	Paul Miller	Ron Grable	failure	Engine failure
1985	Busby Racing	Porsche 962	John Morton	Jochen Mass	failure	accident
1986	BF Goodrich	Porsche 962	John Morton	In it Brassfield	Rank 2

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
1973	Lola Cars	Lola T292	DAY	VAL	DIJ	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
					DNF
1977	Busby Racing	Porsche 935	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	ONLY	VAL	BY	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
											12
1978	Shaw Racing	Porsche 935	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	SIL	ONLY	LEM	MIS	DAY	WAT	VAL	ROD
			10							6th
1979	Busby Racing BMW	BMW 320i BMW M1	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	BY	DAY	WAT	SPA	BRH	ROA	VAL	ELS
								DNF						DNF			4th
1980	Busby Racing Momo	BMW M1 Porsche 935	DAY	BRH	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	VAL	DIJ
			56		DNF			DNF								15th
1981	Holbert Racing Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 924 Porsche 935	DAY	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	BY	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	BRH
			DNF	DNF			1						4th		6th	6th
1982	Goodrich Corporation	Porsche 924	MON	SIL	ONLY	LEM	SPA	MUG	FUJ	BRH
						16
1984	BF Goodrich	Lola T616	MON	SIL	LEM	ONLY	BRH	MOS	SPA	IMO	FUJ	KYA	SAN
			8th		12	14th					13

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

• Jim Busby at Racing Sports Cars
• Information on Jim Busby

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1976 Daytona 24-hour race
2. ↑ 1985 | 1985 Daytona 24 Hours
3. ↑ 1986 Daytona 24-hour race
4. ↑ Jim Busby in a Ferrari F301B