Leo Mansell
Leo Mansell (born January 4, 1985 on the Isle of Man ) is a British automobile racing driver . He is a son of Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell and the older brother of racing driver Greg Mansell .
Career
Leo Mansell began his motorsport career in 2005 together with his brother Greg in karting . In 2006 the two switched to the British Formula BMW . In contrast to his brother, who was 14th overall, he couldn't score any points. After the two brothers had already competed as guest drivers in a race in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2006 , they both drove in this series for Fortec Motorsport in 2007 . While Leo Mansell could only score points in one race and finished 17th overall at the end of the season, his brother Greg was tenth with three podium finishes.
In 2008 Leo and Greg Mansell left Europe and competed in Formula Atlantic for the Walker Racing team . While Greg Mansell finished tenth in the overall standings with several placements among the top ten drivers at the end of the season, Leo, who was 19th, had to admit defeat to his younger brother again. In 2009 the two brothers started in various racing series for the first time and Leo Mansell switched to the Le Mans Series . The Brit started for Team Modena in a Ferrari F430 GT and at the end of the season finished third in the LMGT2 with a win. He also started for his team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished the race in seventh place in the GT2 classification.
In 2010 he moved within the Le Mans Series to his father's team, Nigel Beechdean Mansell , for which he competes with his brother Greg. Nigel Mansell also actively supports the two sons as drivers in some of the series' runs and in the 2010 Le Mans 24-hour race .
statistics
Career stations
- 2005: karting
- 2006: British Formula BMW
- 2007: British Formula 3 Championship (17th place)
- 2008: Formula Atlantic (19th place)
- 2009 : Le Mans Series (LMGT2, 7th place)
- 2010 : Le Mans Series
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
 Team Modena
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 |
 Pierre Ehret
|
 Roman Russinov
|
Rank 27 | |
| 2010 |
Beechdean Mansell Motorsport
|
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S |
Greg Mansell
|
Nigel Mansell
|
failure | Nigel Mansell's accident |
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Le Mans: Mansell has big plans" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 20, 2010)
Web links
- Career statistics from Leo Mansell (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mansell, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isle of Man |