A permanent part of the driver line up at jota over five years since 2008, sam has taken the team to multiple victories in the porsche carrera cup gb finishing 3rd in the 08 championship, the radical, vdev. Outside of the office simon has won a competitive kickboxing title, and enjoys driving an aston martin racing car for his team aston martin jota sport. This picture is of ron dolens 1938 ford coupe and the 1964 corvette of david moyer one of rons pit crew. Racing driver its driven mr dolan to make some surprising and colourful investments.
Visitors can check out the forum faq by clicking this link. He participated at le mans six times, scoring one more lmp2 podium in 2015. Jun, 2018 former f1 driver with williams and mclaren, 97 grand prix, 7 wins. The softly spoken 2004 lmp2 le mans series champion has done exactly that with simon dolan pictured above, right. A qualified materials engineer, former professional racing driver and veteran of le. In 2019 dolan was an executive producer of the david icke film renegade. His last result is the 48th place for the 24 hours of le mans 2016 in endurance. Simon dolan born 20 may 1969 is a british businessman and entrepreneur. Simon dolan is owner of jota sport, a british motor sport team which competes in. Simon dolan born 20th may 1969 is a racing driver who competes internationally for great britain. Fia driver categorisation silver licence 2016 simon dolan. Simon driver baylor health care system, tx physical.
The serial entrepreneur started his own motor sport racing team, jota sport, in 2008 after his wife bought. View simon dolan s professional profile on linkedin. The checkered flag caught up with jota sport team owner and driver simon dolan to discuss the influx of young single seater drivers to sportscar racing, as well as assessing his personal progress. If youre super rich you can even buy a team, but you cant buy a le mans win. Simon dolan is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of different companies across a wide range of sectors, including accountancy, employment services, publishing and aviation. Team owner and driver simon dolan is confident that jota sport can maintain its good form from its occasional appearances across the full wec season, targeting the lmp2 title in 2016. Le mans 24hour race, with simon one of the teams three drivers. Journey to le mans premiere interview rebecca jackson. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Simon dolan is a british businessman and racing driver whose greatest motorsport result is the lmp2 class victory at the 2014 24 hours of le mans. The portuguese joins team partner and regular driver simon dolan and sports car newcomer harry tincknell at the wheel of the british teams lmp2. Theres little doubt that the star of journey to le mans is jota sport coowner and racing driver, simon dolan. Professional driver, trainer and motorsport consultant with over 30 years experience in the sport. Profile for racing driver simon dolan from britain.
Tincknell currently competes with mazda team joest in the imsa sportscar championship. Dolans career highlight was 1st place in the lmp2 class at le mans in 2014 with harry tincknell and oliver turvey, who replaced marc gene after he was recalled to team joest audi sport lmp1 team following an accident in practice for loic duval. Mar 28, 2019 the doc centered on the privateer team jota sport and their final bid to win the famed 24 hours of le mans in 2014. In april 2007 simon had never been to a race circuit, yet amazingly this year hes competing at the sharp end of the european vdev and uk speed endurance series driving a prototype ligier js49.
Forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground with professional racing driver sam hancock in 2007. It was a breakthrough performance and olivers role was fundamental to the teams success. Key personnel simon dolan chairman simon is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of different companies across a wide range of sectors, these include accountancy, employment services, publishing and aviation. Harry tincknell is a british racing driver who achieved the greatest success in the sports car racing.
The premiere was also attended by drivers harry tincknell, oliver turvey, simon dolan. Simon dolan partner, jota group forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground with professional racing driver sam hancock in 2007. Simon talks to on how to make it as a racing driver. Nov 11, 2014 le mans is the most demanding race on earth.
According to the sunday times rich list in 2019, dolan is worth. In 2016, he was the european le mans series champion with gdrive racing. After only three years as a racing driver hancock was amazed at the level the accountant, whod already bagged an outright win in the extremely competitive vdev, had reached. Mark wotton, max braithwaite, neil struthers, wayne milligan, simon consedine and john gould. Simon dolan was expelled at 16 but went on to build a highly successful accountancy firm. Filed under 2015, elms, estoril, european le mans series, jocaracing, jota sport, simon dolan, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news jota sport has narrowly missed out on winning the european le mans series title for a second consecutive year having previously finished second 2014 and third 20 over the past two years. Simon dolan racing results,career statistics and team mates. Good manners, a perfect drive and some good old fashioned luck all led to backtoback victories for mr franklin. A year later, in 2016, he was the european le mans series champion. Dolans accountancy firm is now the largest privately owned practice in the uk, and has branches in every major city.
Journey to le mans premiere interview simon dolan youtube. A year later, in 2016, he was the european le mans series champion outside of racing, dolan is most known as an entrepreneur who built up his business empire after leaving. Click to show race results for fia world endurance championship trophy for lmp2 drivers 20. Alongside his position at aston martin racing, sam also cofounded the jota sport racing team with investor and codriver simon dolan. Kent motor racing team gears up for le mans meridian. The quirky story of simon dolans rise to fame lands him in the same category as fellow business tycoons and school dropouts, lord alan sugar, sir richard branson and duncan bannatyne. May 04, 2020 hurley dominated race 1 at michelin raceway road atlanta by leading every lap of the race from pole position, but the jetco racing driver had to defend from last weeks winner tyler kicera after. Photo by vision sport agency on april 15th, 2016 at silverstone.
Browse through highres photos of simon dolan captured by world class professional motorsports photographers. Full details of racing driver simon dolan s record. In 2019 dolan contractor group was established to include contractor umbrella. Am not convinced that link will persuade wifemother one way or another in terms of choosing an. Media in category racecar drivers from the united kingdom the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Journey to le mans premiere interview rebecca jackson youtube. With 24 hours of fullthrottle racing split between a team of three, it is demanding enough for professionals, let alone amateurs like the businessman simon dolan, who only drove a racing car for the first time three years before he signed up for the challenge. Simon dolan broke the mould for nonprofessional racing drivers when he shared the jota sport cockpit for a remarkable victory in the 2014 le mans 24 hours. Jota sport from a small private team to the top podium. He is also the author of the book how to make millions without a degree. He first contested the classic le mans 24hour enduro in 20, returning a year later with teammates simon dolan and harry tincknell to impressively win the lmp2 category for the jota sport team. With 24 hours of fullthrottle racing split between a team of three, it is demanding enough for professionals, let alone amateurs like the businessman simon. Dolan s first major business was sjd accountancy, which was among the first accounting firms to offer a money back guarantee.
Formula e drivers initative helps to relieve ppe stock at university hospital coventry and warwickshire. Forever a lover of great motor cars, simon initially discovered motorsport firsthand when his wife purchased him a private coaching day at bruntingthorpe proving ground. He is a champion kick boxer, a racing car driver and a regular on the sunday times rich listand david bowie and sylvester stallone were his childhood heroes. Dolan, a selfmade man of considerable wealth, makes the point that if you have the money you can buy a drive. Dolan and codriver sam hancock participated in the vdev series with a best finish of third at circuit paul ricard. A perfect example of what can be achieved is the story of jota driver simon dolan. It is truly an extraordinary race and thats why so many drivers are interested. The victory secured the 2016 european le mans series title for gdrive racing. Jota sport, a british racing team competing in car endurance races, with its biggest achievement being an lmp2 class win at 2014 le mans. View simon dolans professional profile on linkedin. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. From team founder simon dolan s sickening smash at silverstone just six weeks before le mans. Simon dolan brdc members british racing drivers club.
Jun 04, 2018 racing driver its driven mr dolan to make some surprising and colourful investments. Colin hart from heyuguys interviews racing driver simon dolan at the premiere of the movie journey to le mans. The following two years were spent honing dolans skills in the speed and european vdev series aboard a ligier js49. Nov 12, 2014 colin hart from heyuguys interviews racing driver simon dolan at the premiere of the movie journey to le mans. Dolan made his debut at the 24 hours of le mans in 2011. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like simon dolan discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. The main focus was on the racing driver simon dolan, along with his team and friends. He won the lmp2 class at 24 hours of le mans in 2014, driving for jota sport. Simon dolan racing career profile driver database am not convinced that link will persuade wifemo.
Full elms, spa and le mans fia wec races simon dolan broke the mould for nonprofessional racing drivers when he shared the jota sport cockpit for a remarkable victory in the 2014 le mans 24 hours. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Overall, the documentary told a seemingly interesting story, one with highs and lows and all the things you would expect from a mediocre. Go to myaco to watch the exclusive video and hear how he handles the runup to the race. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series. The typically english weather also played its part after snow in the morning and a wet qualifying session, the race started dry but rain showers threatened to cause an upset. Simon dolan is a prominent british businessman and owns a number of.
Find everything in one place on simon dolan including. Bernard dolan racing career profile driver database. The serial entrepreneur started his own motor sport racing. Whats more it took only three years to put dolan who had never even been on a race track on the grid of one of the most famous races in the world. This picture was taken at rons home in zanesville, ohio in 1964.
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