Liam Griffin (racing driver)

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Liam Griffin
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 50)
Barnet (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2011
Current team Addison Lee Motorbase
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number66
Starts76
Wins0 (6 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish21st in 2011, 2012
Previous series
2009–10
2008–09		 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
VW Cup

Liam Griffin (born 9 March 1973 in Barnet, Greater London) is a British racing driver and businessman. He is the son of John Griffin and was CEO of minicab company Addison Lee for 10 years before carrying out a management buyout with the private equity firm Carlyle. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Addison Lee.

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He has competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice and currently races in the European Le Mans Series. He has also represented Ireland at Triathlon in the European and World Age Group Championships.

Racing career

Early years

Griffin started racing in 2008, competing in the VW Cup. He spent two years in the series, collecting three podiums and two race wins. In 2009 he entered two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain at Silverstone, driving for Motorbase Performance. He returned for a full season in 2010 for the team, driving in the Pro-Am 1 class, he finished twenty-first overall in the driver standings.

British Touring Car Championship

Motorbase Performance (2011–13)

Griffin driving the Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season. BTCC Brands Hatch 2011 DSC 8762 (5586604366).jpg
Griffin driving the Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season.

Griffin raced in the BTCC for 3 years and had a number of top 10 finishes and 1 front row grid start as a result of the reverse grid. In his final year he competed in the Jack Sears Trophy where he had 8 Class wins and finished 2nd in the Championship.

For 2011 he entered the British Touring Car Championship. Staying with Motorbase, he drove a Ford Focus ST. [1]

Griffin stayed with Motorbase in 2012, now racing under the Redstone Racing banner. [2] [3] He brought out the safety car at Croft after crashing his Redstone Racing Focus into the tyre wall, causing an engine fire. Griffin pulled out of the following meeting at Snetterton in order to focus on his business commitments during the 2012 Summer Olympics. [4] He returned to the team at Silverstone [5] and participated in the final two rounds of the season. After the final round at Brands Hatch, Griffin intended to retire from the BTCC. [6]

In February 2013, Motorbase Performance announced that Griffin would race for them in the Jack Sears Trophy, driving the Super 2000 specification Ford Focus in 2013. [7] Griffin took two class victories at the season opening Brands Hatch round to lead the trophy going to the second around at Donington Park. [8]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2011 Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.II BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
18		 BRH
3
18		 DON
1
13		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
9		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
17		 THR
3
15		 OUL
1
15		 OUL
2
18		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
16		 SNE
1
17		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
16		 ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
16		 ROC
3
19		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
19		 BRH
3
15		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
13		21st2
2012 Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.II BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
11		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
14		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
17		 THR
3
12		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
14		 CRO
2
14		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
14		21st37
2013 Addison Lee Motorbase Ford Focus ST Mk.II BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
15		 DON
1
20		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
20		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
19		 OUL
3
16		 CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
17		 KNO
2
18		 KNO
3
Ret		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
DNS		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
DNS		 BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		25th6

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910DCPoints
2014 Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		ROC
1
12		 SIL
1
9		 SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		BRH
1 		DON
1
5		28th18
2015 Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
4		 ROC
1
3		 SIL
1
6		 SPA
1
5		 BRH
1
6		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
21		 DON
1
Ret		4th123.5
2016 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 BRH
1
3		 ROC
1
4		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
5		 SIL
1
Ret		 SPA
1
8		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
Ret		 DON
1
5		5th98.5
2017 Barwell Motorsport with GardX Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
Ret		 ROC
1
5		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
2		 SIL
1
6		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
Ret		 BRH
1
2		 DON
1
4		5th134

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ
7		 SHA
6		 BHR 19th14
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS
4		 NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 11th24

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gary Hirsch
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Howard		 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE GTE
Am		31836th7th
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am		33230th5th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2018 JMW MotorsportLMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC
1		 MNZ
4		 RBR
Ret		 SIL
1		 SPA
4‡		 ALG
2		2nd88

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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References

  1. ↑ "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Motorbase Performance confirm three car line-up Archived 1 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine , TouringCarTimes.
  3. ↑ Mat Jackson wins red flagged first race at Thruxton Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine , TouringCarTimes.
  4. ↑ "Griffin to miss Snetterton". Crash.net. crash.net. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Griffin & Wood to return". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "David Bartrum's Blog". Motorbase Performance . 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Motorbase confirm Griffin's return in Jacks Sears Trophy". Motorbase Performance . Motorbase Performance. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Turner, Kevin (31 March 2013). "Brands Hatch BTCC: Lea Wood excluded, loses S2000 class victory". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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