Rick knoop

Rick Knoop (born July 8, 1953 in Atherton ) is a former American racing driver .

Career in motorsport

Rick Knoop was primarily active in North American GT and sports car racing for almost three decades . His first race start at an important sports car event was the 1978 Daytona 24-hour race . The last time he was in the cockpit as a driver was the 2007 Watkins Glen 200-mile race . In between there was a large number of assignments in the IMSA-GTP series . He celebrated six class wins and won the Talladega 6-hour race in 1979 .

He competed twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1978 he finished sixth overall with Jim Busby and Chris Cord in a Porsche 935/77 and celebrated a class victory. In 1984 he was 12th overall on a Lola T616 .

After the end of his professional career, Knoop drives historic Formula 1 races . His emergency vehicle is a 1979 Tyrrell 009 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1978	Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 935/77	Jim Busby	Chris Cord	Rank 6 and class win
1984	The BF Goodrich Company	Lola T616	Jim Busby	Boy Hayje	Rank 12

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1978	Earle & Akin Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Steve Earle	Bob Akin	Rank 5
1980	Jim Busby Industries	March-BMW M1	Bruce Jenner	Jim Busby	failure	Gearbox damage
1983	Racing beat	Mazda RX-7	Pete Halmser		failure	Engine failure
1985	Busby Racing	Porsche 962	Pete Halsmer	Dieter Quester	Rank 3
2006	Highcroft Racing	MG-Lola EX257	Gregor Fisken	Duncan Dayton	failure	mechanics

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

• Rick Knoop at Road Racing Drivers Club
• Rick Knoop at Historic Grand Prix