Jim Busby

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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 GermanyGermany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 935/77 United StatesUnited States Chris Cord United StatesUnited States Rick knoop Rank 6 and class win
1982 United StatesUnited States Goodrich Corporation Porsche 924 Carrera GTR United StatesUnited States Doc Bundy FranceFrance Marcel Mignot 16th place and class win
1984 United StatesUnited States The BF Goodrich Company Lola T616 NetherlandsNetherlands Boy Hayje United StatesUnited States Rick knoop Rank 12

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1976 United StatesUnited States Brumos Porsche-Audi Porsche Carrera RSR United StatesUnited States Carl Shafer Rank 8
1977 United StatesUnited States Brumos Racing Porsche 934 United StatesUnited States Peter Gregg Rank 3
1980 United StatesUnited States Jim Busby Industries March-BMW M1 United StatesUnited States Bruce Jenner United StatesUnited States Rick knoop failure Gearbox damage
1981 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935K3 / 80 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Fitzpatrick failure drive shaft
1982 United StatesUnited States Brumos Racing Porsche 924 Carrera United StatesUnited States Doc Bundy United StatesUnited States James Brolin Rank 21
1983 United StatesUnited States Herman & Miller P&A Porsche 924 Carrera United StatesUnited States Paul Miller United StatesUnited States Ron Grable failure Engine failure
1985 United StatesUnited States Busby Racing Porsche 962 United StatesUnited States John Morton GermanyGermany Jochen Mass failure accident
1986 United StatesUnited States BF Goodrich Porsche 962 United StatesUnited States John Morton United StatesUnited States 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 United StatesUnited States DAY ItalyItaly VAL FranceFrance DIJ ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
DNF
1977 Busby Racing Porsche 935 United StatesUnited States DAY ItalyItaly MUG FranceFrance DIJ ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly VAL ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States WAT PortugalPortugal EST FranceFrance LEC CanadaCanada MOS ItalyItaly IMO AustriaAustria SAL United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH GermanyGermany HOK ItalyItaly VAL
12
1978 Shaw Racing Porsche 935 United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG United StatesUnited States VALLEY FranceFrance DIJ United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MIS United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT ItalyItaly VAL United StatesUnited States ROD
10 6th
1979 Busby Racing
BMW
BMW 320i
BMW M1
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG United StatesUnited States VALLEY FranceFrance DIJ United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH United StatesUnited States ROA ItalyItaly VAL El SalvadorEl Salvador ELS
DNF DNF 4th
1980 Busby Racing
Momo
BMW M1
Porsche 935
United StatesUnited States DAY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly MON United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA CanadaCanada MOS United StatesUnited States ROA ItalyItaly VAL FranceFrance DIJ
56 DNF DNF 15th
1981 Holbert Racing
Fitzpatrick Racing
Porsche 924
Porsche 935
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly MON United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA CanadaCanada MOS United StatesUnited States ROA United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH
DNF DNF 1 4th 6th 6th
1982 Goodrich Corporation Porsche 924 ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly MUG JapanJapan FUJ United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH
16
1984 BF Goodrich Lola T616 ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH CanadaCanada MOS BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly IMO JapanJapan FUJ South AfricaSouth Africa KYA AustraliaAustralia 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

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