desiré wilson - year by year in racing

desiré wilson - year by year in racing

DESIRÉ WILSON - YEAR BY YEAR IN RACING
1973
4th South African National Formula Vee Championship
1974
2nd South African National Formula Vee Championship
1975
8th South African National Formula Ford Championship
1976
1st South African National Formula Ford Championship
1977
3rd European Formula Ford 2000 Championship
3rd Benelux and Dutch Formula Ford 2000 Championship
1978
5th British National Formula Ford 2000 Championship
10th British National Formula One Aurora Championship – 5 Races only
Set 22 British National Endurance records for Ford Motor Company
1979
7th British Formula One Aurora Championship, 7 top five finishes, Tyrrell 008 Cosworth
3rd British Sports 2000 Championship
1980
1st British Formula One Championship Race at Brands Hatch with fastest race lap driving
Wolf WR4 Cosworth
2nd British Formula One Championship at Thruxton with fastest race lap
3rd British Formula One Championship at Mallory Park
1st World Endurance Championship at Monza 1000km
1st World Endurance Championship at Silverstone six-hour
3rd World Endurance Championship at Brands Hatch 1000km
- all driving De Cadenet Cosworth Gp 6
6th Formula Atlantic at Macau Grand Prix
Drove Williams FW07 Formula One car in pre-British Grand Prix testing, 12th fastest of
25 Grand Prix drivers
1981
South Africa Formula One Grand Prix for Tyrrell, qualified 16th - team driver to Eddie
Cheever, DNF
3rd Willhire 24 Hour Endurance race with class win
8th World Endurance Championship at Brands Hatch driving Porsche 935, set fastest
935 lap time
Drove Porsche 935 at Kyalami, 5th before DNF
1982
4th World Endurance Championship at Brands Hatch driving factory Ford C100 Cosworth
- team driver Jonathan Palmer.
Indianapolis 500 - Drove Theodore racing 81 Eagle in excess of 193mph, but engine
failures caused car to be withdrawn before qualifying
Raced Fitzpatrick 935 Moby Dick in South Africa - retired while lying 3rd
1983
Raced IMSA March-Porsche GTP
8 Races CART Indy Car World Series for Wysard Racing
10th Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix
13th Phoenix 150 - March 83C Cosworth
7th Le Mans 24 Hour in France driving Porsche 956
Pole Position and race leader Oulton Park Gold Cup driving Porsche 908 before retiring
Drove Fitzpatrick 956 in South Africa with David Hobbs and Thierry Boutsen
1984
4th World Endurance Championship Brands Hatch driving Kremer Porsche 956
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1986
6th American Racing Series at Phoenix driving March Buick
1st SSGT Class Escort Endurance Series at Mosport 24 Hour driving Saleen Mustang
3rd SSGT Class Escort Endurance Series at Mid Ohio 24 Hour driving Saleen Mustang
Drove three races for Machinist Union in March 86C in PPG CART World Series - 13th
Mid Ohio, 19th Road America (NR), 16th Laguna Seca (NR)
1987
1st SSGT Class Escort Endurance Series at Sears Point 6 Hour race with Pole Position
5th position in Portland and 6th position in Brainerd driving the Saleen Mustang in SSGT
class
2nd position in Atlanta 6 Hour event with Pole Position
2nd position in Mid Ohio 24 Hour Endurance in SSGT class
1st SSGT Class Escort Endurance Series at Sebring 6 Hour driving Saleen Mustang
1988
3rd position in Escort Endurance Series at Sears Point 4 hour, Portland 4 hour, Mosport
24 hour, Elkhart Lake 3 hour
4th position at Brainerd 3 hour and Atlanta 3 hour driving the Saleen Mustang
1989
4th position British F3000 Championship Race (Lola-Cosworth)
13th place World Sports Prototype Championship at Brands Hatch with Team Davey
Porsche 962
13th place Japanese Sports Prototype Championship at Fuji driving Team Davey
Porsche 962
1990
10th place Denver Grand Prix Trans-Am Race driving Chevrolet Beretta
1991
Drove Spice-Cosworth at Le Mans 24-Hrs World Sports car Championship
Drove Indy Lights Wildcat-Buick at Denver Grand Prix
1993
Drove Tom Gloy Ford Mustang IMSA GTS at Daytona 24 Hr
1995
2nd Overall and 1st in Class - CalClub 3 hour Endurance race at Willow Springs - Mazda
RX7
1996
1st Overall and pole position in the Detroit PPG Neon Challenge race
1997
Drove Mazda 626 SuperTouring car at Long Beach Grand Prix finishing 6th & 10th in two
races
1998
Raced in 100cc Karts in 5 International Senior Events in Italy & France - 4 top 6 finishes
1999
1 In Le Mans 1980 Class at Goodwood Festival of Speed driving DeCadenet-Cosworth
Grp 6
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7 at Goodwood TT Revival meeting driving Aston Martin DB 4 Zagato
Drove BMW M3 Coupe at West Michigan Grand Prix in World Challenge Series – DNF
2000
Drove Ferrari 250GTO at Goodwood TT Revival race finishing 12
Drove Lotus 23B at Imola in BRDC final year end event
2002
Drove Tyrrell 011-Cosworth at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Drove Jaguar MKVII, Lotus Elite, Cooper Jaguar (with fastest race lap) at Goodwood
Revival
2003
Drove Wilment Le Mans Cobra and Ford Anglia at Goodwood Revival Meeting
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RACE STATISTICS:
23 Wins
17 Track Records
16 Second Places
28 Fastest Race Laps
42 Third Places
12 Pole Positions
Desiré has driven more than 104 different types of race cars on more than 89 race tracks in 15
different countries in her career.
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