Nigel Mansell
The former Formula One Champion Nigel Mansell, is competing in the Silverstone’s Le Mans Series finale on 11-13 September, teaming up with his son Greg and Lawrence Tomlinson.
The 56-year-old, 1992 F1 champion, will be in the cockpit of the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S which he is believed to have tested as far back as December 2008 and again at the Silverstone festival.
Retiring from Formula One racing in 1995, Mansell went onto race in the British Touring Car Championship in 1998 but was unsuccessful, finishing 18th out of 21 drivers. In 2005, he had success in the Grand Prix Masters series by winning the inaugural race of the season, continuing by winning the season opening race the following year.
In 2007, Mansell made his debut appearance in the second round of the FIA GT at Silverstone, in a Ferrari 430 GT2 for the Scuderia Ecosse team alongside Chris Niarchos, finishing in 7th in their class and 21st overall.
Mansell is delighted to be back at the Silverstone circuit where he had some of his most memorable wins and is looking forward to racing alongside his sons.
Greg Mansell, 21, is currently racing in the World Series by Renault while his older brother Leo Mansell, will be competing against the pair as he will be driving for the Ferrari GT2 team in the Le Mans Series.
Here’s a little clip of some of Nigel Mansell’s greatest moments;
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