John fitzpatrick racing driver project gutenberg self. Known for driving both porsche and jaguar vehicles, fitzpatrick has contributed to some of the most high profile events in the racing calendar. John fitzpatrick racing was a highly successful privateer porsche team in the glorious early years of group c sportscar racing, first with 956s, then 962s. Feb 10, 2020 john fitzpatrick is a former english racing driver who is a two time european gt champion, threetime porsche cup winner and the 1980 usa imsa champion.
He still works within motorsport as a consultant doing corporate events and driver management and still participates in historic races. Racing career he first entered the british saloon car championship now known as the british touring car championship in. John fitzpatrick is a former english racing driver who is a two time european gt champion, threetime porsche cup winner and the 1980 usa imsa champion. John handley is a former british saloon car championship driver, who won several races between 1963 and 1969, before returning to the championship between 1974 and 1975. Find everything in one place on john fitzpatrick including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert. John fitzpatrick was born on june 9, 1943 in the city of birmingham, england at the height of world war ii. The death of endurance racing driver rolf stommelen was. Hamburg, west germany the death of endurance racing driver rolf stommelen was sadly received monday by the west german motor racing fraternity. John fitzpatrick british racing driver age, birthday. Sep 14, 20 porsche club gb interview racing driver john fitzpatrick.
Click on the race name to see the results of that race. My life at the wheel chronicles john s twentytwo years competing on many of the most famous circuits in the world in some of the most iconic cars of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Juni 1943 in birmingham ist ein ehemaliger britischer. John fitzpatrick racing motor sport magazine database our new database page will launch shortly. John fitzpatrick racing career profile driver database. Racing career he first entered the british saloon car championship now known as the british touring car championship in 1964 driving a works. Fitzpatrick won the championship and his class in 1966 using a ford anglia, breaking the hold on the class that the mini had held since 1961. He was a cooper cars works driver in the british saloon car championship at the age of 21, finishing runnerup to jim clark in his lotus cortina, and clinched the title in a broadspeed ford anglia at the age of 23. He still works within motorsport as a consultant doing corporate events and driver management. Contentsshow background fitzpatrick had little racing experience before he entered the british saloon car championship, with his precareer largely. Numerous former stars are included, with 17 regular members from openwheel and sports car racing, as well as five.
John fitzpatrick is a former british racing driver winning many titles throughout his career. Fitzpatrick was the youngest driver to ever win the now defunct cascar super series championship, winning in the series final season of 2006 at the age of 18. Driver john fitzpatrick 2 career statistics racing. He drove touring cars, sports cars, gt and prototypes. Started his professional career in 1964 driving for the works mini cooper team, then went on to drive for ford, bmw, abarth, porsche and jaguar. Fitzpatrick born may 9, 1988 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. I was taken upstairs to meet john and charlie cooper, and they said, we need a driver for our coopermini team, number two to paddy hopkirk. The old school which produced john surtees, brian redman, derek bell, david hobbs and john fitzpatrick seems to be waning at the moment, though derek warwick and jonathan palmer could be. John fitzpatrick is a former racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career.
In between he drove a variety of ford anglias, escorts and capris, the occasional ferrari 250 lm, a couple of bmw 2800 cs and 3. John fitzpatrick is a former british touring car championship champion, who made his debut in 1963. He began his career driving touring cars in the british saloon car championship and european touring car championship, winning the. Fitz is a legendary figure in touring cars and sportscar racing, both as a driver and team manager, and it will be fabulous to see him reunited with the bmw. He was one of the best porsche drivers of his era, he began his career driving touring cars in the bscc and etcc, winning the british saloon car championship in 1966. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. March 4, 2016 the longanticipated autobiography of john fitzpatrick, one of auto racings most successful and highlyrespected drivers, is in the works and is expected to launch in the fall of 2016. John fitzpatrick born june 9, 1943 is a former british racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. My life at the wheel chronicles johns twentytwo years competing on many of the most famous circuits in the world in some of the most iconic cars of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
John fitzpatrick, who was one of the most versatile, and successful drivers of saloon and gt cars in the 20th century. He was a cooper cars works driver in the british saloon car. Fitz my life at the wheeljohn fitzpatrick autosports. Born in england, started racing in 1962 at the age of 18 in a bmc mini.
This is the story of john s racing career, and subsequent move into the position of team owner and manager. Nobody could believe that the little maroon car was what its entry form said it was. John fitzpatrick autobiography coming soon autosports. John fitzpatrick is a former english racing driver who. Aug 14, 2015 john fitzpatrick, who was one of the most versatile, and successful drivers of saloon and gt cars in the 20th century. He talks about his early days, the influence of his family, and the horses whove shaped his career. John fitzpatrick was one of the best porsche drivers of his era. John fitzpatrick racing motor sport magazine database. Profile for racing driver john fitzpatrick from britain. In the 1980s, the john fitzpatrick group c porsches, under the name of john fitzpatrick racing, ranked as one of the finest private group c race teams of the decade. Talking through john fitzpatrick s long and remarkable motor sport career, two early dates stand out. The porsche club great britain spoke to porsche racing legend john fitzpatrick at the 50th anniversary of the. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Delivered new to legendary porsche racing driver and team owner john fitzpatrick.
Another unique item for the discriminating motorsports collector. John fitzpatrick, who was one of the most versatile, and successful drivers of saloon. John bloomfield diva gt ford john bloomfield crankshaft john corfield diva gt ford john corfield oil pump drive don marriott lotus elan don marriott unknown 57 ron fry ford gt40 1017 ron fry accident 71 tony dean gb porsche 906 a. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Former professional racing driver john fitzpatrick is an active after dinner speaker popular in europe and the united states. John fitzpatrick racing driver wikipedia republished. The car has never been offered for sale since it was purchased by its 2nd owner a doctor in 1973. This book tells the story of this exciting team, its five group c porsches and what became of them, its crews, its drivers, its races and above all its charismatic owner, john fitzpatrick, arguably the best british driver never to have raced in formula 1. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and. He works within motorsport as a consultant doing driver management, he published a book fitzmy life at the wheel in 2016. Porsche club gb interview racing driver john fitzpatrick youtube.
Talking through john fitzpatricks long and remarkable motor sport career, two early dates stand out. A very well told, detailed, insightful, insider story of racing, car setup, car development, testing, racing, winning, race politics, factory deals, negotiations and all that goes with a racing career from club level to winning international races. Whether it was touring cars, speedway racers, sportscars, openwheelers or even a. Comments top hat event manager james beckett, its great to have someone with the reputation of john fitzpatrick racing with masters. John fitzpatrick born 9 june 1943 is a former british racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. When his chosen career to be a professional golfer was side tracked due to an accident in which he broke both his wrists, he set out instead on the road to becoming a professional racing driver. John fitzpatrick born in birmingham, 9 june 1943 is a former english racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. Team profile for john fitzpatrick racing, including a comprehensive list of race entries for john fitzpatrick racing. John fitzpatrick new south wales politician 18621932, australian politician and journalist john fitzpatrick racing driver born 1943, english racing driver john fitzpatrick unionist 18711946, irishamerican union leader. He learned his trade the hard way, by racing his own private road car, a mini, in local races. Contentsshow background handley had limited experience before he entered the bscc, competing almost exclusively in club events. He works within motorsport as a consultant doing corporate events and driver management. John fitzpatrick started racing a mini 850 and ended up in a porsche 956b.
Retired or no, it looks as though john fitzpatrick has now given up being a serious racing driver, one of the most successful britain has produced. John fitzpatrick, born in birmingham, england on june 9, 1943, is a former english racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. Contentsshow background fitzpatrick had little racing experience before he entered the british saloon car championship, with his pre. We want the content of the database to be driven by you, the readers. John harvey was one of australias most versatile racing car drivers. The road racing drivers club has voted 25 new members to its 2016 class. John fitzpatrick was born on june 09, 1943 76 years old. John fitzpatrick archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Fitz my life at the wheel will be published by autosports marketing associates, ltd.
John fitzpatrick brdc members british racing drivers club. John fitzpatrick gbs cars photo gallery racing sports cars. John fitzpatrick is a former english racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. Today he still works in motorsports as a consultant, working at corporate events, driver management and he still drives in vintage racing events. One is may 19 1963, when a teenager in an 850 mini won a saloon race at brands hatch outright, beating a lot of experienced drivers in more potent machines. John fitzpatrick btcc wiki fandom powered by wikia. This is the story of johns racing career, and subsequent move into the position of team owner and manager.
But we are getting ahead of the story a bit, because as a youngster, fitz as he is known, was an aspiring golfer with his sights set on becoming a professional. Oct 29, 2019 driver, harness racing, harness racing podcast, john tapp, podcast, sky racing sydney harness racing fans are familiar with todd mccarthys meteoric rise in a few short years. Porsche club gb interview racing driver john fitzpatrick. Full details of racing driver john fitzpatrick s record. This is the story of fitz john fitzpatricks life and racing career. John fitzpatrick autopedia fandom powered by wikia.
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