Richard Lyons (racing driver)
Richard Lyons (born August 8, 1979 in Hillsborough , Northern Ireland ) is a British racing driver .
Career
Race in Europe
Richard Lyons drove kart races from 1988 to 1995 . In 1996 he competed in the British Formula Ford championship and won the winter championship. In 1997 he switched to the British Formula Vauxhall Junior. In 1998 he started in the Formula Opel Euro Series winter championship and finished third. He also appeared again in the British Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship, in which he reached second place. He also drove in the Formula Palmer Audi series, which he finished second in the championship the following year. In 2000 he continued to drive in the Formula Palmer Audi and in the British Formula Renault.
Assignments in Japan
Lyons went to Japan in 2001 and started racing in Formula Nippon . In 2004 he reached his career high point with the overall victory in this championship. He has also been involved in the Japanese GT series since 2002 . In 2006 he was part of the Ireland team in the A1 Grand Prix Series for half a season and also drove in the Le Mans Series .
In the following years he drove again exclusively in the Japanese GT series.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyons, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hillsborough , Northern Ireland |