 Leo Mansell in 2010. | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2009–2010 |
| Teams | Team Modena, Beechdean Mansell |
| Best finish | 27th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Leo James Mansell [1] (born 4 January 1985 on the Isle of Man) is a British racing driver. He is the son of 1992 Formula One world champion and 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series champion, Nigel Mansell, and elder brother of fellow racing driver Greg Mansell.
Leo and his younger brother have always raced in the same series, starting with Karting in 2000. The brothers ascended through the Karting ranks, and moved into single-seater racing in 2006, in the Formula BMW UK series. [2] He was outperformed by his brother Greg, who finished 14th with 24 points, [3] and finished 25th and last with no points.
In the same year 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 Leo finishing in 14th position in the first race, and then 13th in the second. [4]
In 2007 Leo maintained his seat in the 2007 British Formula 3 series for Fortec Motorsport, ultimately finishing 17th after 18 races, with 2 points. [5] The next year in 2008 Mansell entered the Formula Atlantic series, driving for Walker Racing. He competed in 11 races and was able to obtain 68 points, finishing the championship in 19th. [6]
Mansell, with his father Nigel, tested a Chamberlain-Synergy team Le Mans prototype Lola-AER B06/10 during the week commencing 14 July 2008 at the Estoril circuit. He raced for the Ferrari GT2 team Team Modena in the Le Mans Series for the 2009 season. [7] In the same year he drove in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, in the LMGT2 class. He finished 7th overall. [8]
For the 2010 season he co-drove a Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S – with his brother Greg 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 a crash by Nigel early in the event. [9] [10]
In 2011 Mansell signed with Lotus Italia to drive in the Blancpain Endurance Series GT4 Cup, in which, in five races, he would get 105 points overall and finish 2nd in the championship, his best result of his career. He won two races, got three podiums and one pole position. [11]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula BMW UK | Team SWR, Mansell Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2006 | British Formula 3 | Fortec Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2007 | British Formula 3 | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th |
| 2008 | Formula Atlantic | Walker Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 19th |
| 2009 | Le Mans Series - LMGT2 | Team Modena | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3rd |
| 2009 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 | Team Modena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th |
| 2010 | Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Beechdean Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 9th |
| 2010 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 | Beechdean Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF |
| 2010 | Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - LMP1 | Beechdean Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series - GT4 Cup | Lotus Italia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 2nd |
† As Mansell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Walker Racing | LBH 19 | LS 11 | MTT Ret | EDM1 17 | EDM2 Ret | ROA1 13 | ROA2 Ret | TRR 13 | NJ 12 | UTA 16 | ATL 11 | 19th | 68 | |
Source: [12] | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Team Modena |  Pierre Ehret Roman Rusinov | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 314 | 27th | 7th |
| 2010 | Beechdean Mansell | Nigel Mansell Greg Mansell | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | LMP1 | 4 | DNF | DNF |