Sam Hancock
Sam Hancock (born January 3, 1980 in Surrey ) is a British racing car driver and the older brother of Ollie Hancock .
Career in motorsport
Sam Hancock began his professional racing career in 1997 in Formula Vauxhall junior , where he finished tenth overall in the 1997 championship. This was followed by three years in Formula Palmer Audi and one season in the Barber Dodge Pro Series , which failed to meet expectations of good championship results.
With the start of the motorsport year 2001, Hancock switched to GT and sports car racing . He drove a Lola B98 / 10 in the FIA Sports Car Championship for Kremer Racing and made his debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2002 . Up until 2012 he had competed seven times in the 24-hour race in western France. In none of his missions could he finish the race.
He celebrated successes in the European Le Mans Series . 2004 he won together with Alexander Frei on a plant - Courage C65 LMP2 standings this racing series.
In 2008 he was third overall in the British Porsche Supercup and in 2015 he won the overall ranking of the Salvadori Cup .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2002 | JMB Racing | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | Cort Wagner | Martin Short | failure | accident |
2004 | Courage Compétition | Courage C65 | Alexander Frei | Jean-Marc Gounon | failure | Fire |
2005 | Intersport Racing | Lola B05 / 40 | Liz Halliday | Gregor Fisken | failure | malfunction |
2006 | Courage Compétition | Courage LC70 | Alexander Frei | Gregor Fisken | failure | Engine failure |
2010 | Aston Martin Racing | Lola-Aston Martin LMP1 | Darren Turner | Juan Barazi | failure | Engine failure |
2011 | Simon Dolan Iota | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Chris Buncombe | Simon Dolan | failure | Engine failure |
2012 | Iota | Zytek Z11SN | Haruki Kurosawa | Simon Dolan | failure | malfunction |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hancock, Sam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Surrey |