Robin Donovan
Robin Donovan (born December 19, 1955 ) is a retired British automobile racing driver .
Career
Donovan was primarily active in sports car racing and has competed 14 times in the Le Mans 24-hour race in his long career . He made his debut in 1986 for the small British Bartlett team, which ran a Bardon DB1 with a Cosworth V8 engine. Donovan's team was not rated because the distance was too short at the end of the race. He achieved his first place in 1988 when he finished 25th overall for the team of the Norwegian European Rallycross Champion Martin Schanche . In 1992 he was the Porsche 962 of Kremer Racing eleventh and 1994 he achieved his best result when he in Kremer K8 Spyder was the overall ranking sixth.
His last start at the Sarthe ended prematurely in 2001 in a Porsche 911 GT3 after an accident after 44 laps.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1986 | John Bartlett Racing | Bardon DB1 | Richard Jones | Nick Adams | not classified | |
1987 | John Bartlett Racing | Bardon DB2 | Tim Lee-Davey | Raymond Boutinaud | failure | Power transmission |
1988 | Team Lucky Strike Schanche | Argo JM19C | Martin Schanche | Robin Smith | Rank 25 | |
1989 | Tiga Race Team | Tiga GC289 | Max Cohen-Olivar | John Sheldon | failure | Power transmission |
1990 | Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE90C | Philippe de Henning | Charles Zwolsman senior | failure | Engine failure |
1991 | Euro Racing Chamberlain | Spice SE89C | Richard Jones | Nick Adams | failure | Electrical damage |
1992 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962C | Charles Rickett | Almo Coppelli | Rank 11 | |
1993 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962C | Steve Fossett | Almo Coppelli | failure | Defect in the fuel pump |
1994 | Gulf Oil Racing | Kremer K8 Spyder | Derek Bell | Jürgen Lässig | Rank 6 | |
1995 | Augusta Racing Team | Callaway Super Naturel Corvette | Eugene O'Brien | Riccardo Agusta | Rank 11 | |
1996 | Ennea SRL Igol Ferrari Club Italia | Ferrari F40 GTE | Piero Nappi | Tetsuya Ota | failure | Engine failure |
1998 | Sociéte Labre Compétition | Porsche 911GT2 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Carl Rosenblad | failure | Power transmission |
1999 | Autoexe Motorsports | Autoexe LMP99 | Yōjirō Terada | Franck Fréon | failure | Engine failure |
2001 | Racing engineering | Porsche 911GT3 | Terry Lingner | Chris MacAllister | failure | Engine failure |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Donovan, Robin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1955 |