Greg Mansell

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Greg Mansell
Jersey Town Criterium 2012 Greg Mansell.jpg
Greg Mansell in 2012.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36)
Douglas, Isle of Man
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2009
Current team Comtec Racing
Car number17
Former teams Ultimate Motorsport
Starts15
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2010
Previous series
2008
2006–07
2006		 Atlantic Championship
British Formula Three
Formula BMW UK

Greg Nigel Mansell [1] (born 8 November 1987) is a British racing driver and road cyclist, currently racing in cycling's Halfords Tour Series, having previously competed in motorsports Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He is the son of 1992 Formula One world champion and 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series champion, Nigel Mansell, and younger brother of fellow racing driver Leo Mansell.

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Motorsports

Greg and his older brother raced in the same series until 2009, starting with Karting in 2005. The brothers moved into single-seater racing in 2006, in the Formula BMW UK series.

In Formula BMW, the brothers disappointed, however, with Greg managing just 24 points, and Leo not managing any, while champion Niall Breen amassed 305.

Mansell driving for Ultimate Motorsport at the Silverstone round of the 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. Greg Mansell 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Silverstone.jpg
Mansell driving for Ultimate Motorsport at the Silverstone round of the 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Despite this, the pair were granted drives in the finale of the 2006 British Formula Three Championship at Thruxton, driving for the Fortec Motorsport team, in Invitational Class, with Greg finishing in a promising 8th position with the 2nd fastest time in the first race, with engine over heating he struggled to 18th in the second race.

Greg finished 3rd and on the podium for the first time in 2007 at Donington Park in the 3rd British Formula Three round, and had 2 more podiums after that with 16 top ten finishes.

For 2008 Greg and Leo Mansell moved to the American Atlantics, both driving for Walker Racing. [2] The following year, Greg returned to Europe to compete in the 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, racing for both Ultimate Motorsport and Comtec Racing, finishing 26th in the championship. He will continue with Comtec into the 2010 season, partnering Stefano Coletti. [3]

In addition to competing in the Formula Renault 3.5 series in 2010, he also co-drove a Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S – with his brother Leo and father Nigel – in select Le Mans Series events and in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. At the 8 Hours of Castellet they finished 9th overall (8th in LMP1), but their Le Mans effort was cut short due to a tyre failure and crash by Nigel early in the event. But the comeback was set and the brothers won their first race back in the car at Hungary 1000 km finishing 1st in LMP1.

Cycling

Greg Mansell
Personal information
Full nameGreg Mansell
Born (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36)
Douglas (Isle of Man)
Team information
Current team UK Youth
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2011–2013 UK Youth
2014– NFTO

Having competed in swimming since 2006, Mansell started competing in cycling at the start of the 2011 season, taking his first ever win at the Mountbatten Circuit Race in Swinemouth earlier that year. He competed in the 2011 Halfords Tour Series for Team UK Youth. [4] He finished 11th in the Men's Omnium at the 2012 British National Track Cycling Championships [5] and 8th in the same event in 2013. [6]

He won an individual bronze representing Jersey in the Town centre criterium at the 2013 Island Games. [7] He was also a member of the bronze winning Jersey team in Men's Team Road Race and Men's Time Trial Team Award.

For the 2014 season he will be cycling for NFTO Pro Cycling, alongside former UK Youth riders Jon Mould and Josh Hunt.

Motorsport Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Atlantic Championship

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2008 Walker Racing LBH
13		 LS
Ret		 MTT
DNS		 EDM1
9		 EDM2
Ret		 ROA1
12		 ROA2
13		 TRR
9		 NJ
7		 UTA
9		 ATL
5		10th167
2009 Genoa Racing SEB UTA NJ1 NJ2 LIM ACC1 ACC2 MDO TRR MOS ATL
Ret		 LS 20th4
Source: [8]

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2009 Ultimate Motorsport CAT
1
13		 CAT
2
10		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
9		 MON
1
13		 HUN
1
15		 HUN
2
Ret		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
22		 BUG
1
12		 BUG
2
Ret		 ALG
1
11		 ALG
2
13		 NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		26th4
Comtec Racing ALC
1
10		 ALC
2
14
2010 Comtec Racing ALC
1
8		 ALC
2
Ret		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
14		 MON
1
15		 BRN
1
11		 BRN
2
14		 MAG
1
18		 MAG
2
12		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
5		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
Ret		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
Ret		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
16		15th23
Sources: [9] [10]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Beechdean Mansell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo Mansell 		Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SLMP14DNFDNF
Sources: [9] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Greg Nigel MANSELL". Companies House. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Walker Racing Signs Greg and Leo Mansell for 2008". champcaratlantic.com. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. ↑ Wilkinson, Andy (3 February 2010). "Mansell signs with Comtec". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Team UK Youth Halfords Tour Series". Tourseries.co.uk. 31 January 1975. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "British National Track Championships 2012: Communique No. 076" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "British National Track Championships 2013: Communique No. 076" (PDF). British Cycling . Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Men's Individual Town Centre Criterium Results
  8. ↑ "Greg Mansell". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Greg Mansell Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Greg Mansell". Motor Sport . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Greg Mansell". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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