Mark Albon

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Mark Albon (born 9 November 1969 in Billericay, Essex [1] ) is a retired British race car driver. He contested one round of the 1993 International Formula 3000 season for East Essex Racing at Donington Park, qualifying 21st on the grid and retiring from the race.

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Before his F3000 race, he competed in the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship in 1991 and the British Formula Two Championship in 1992.

Since he retired from racing, he became the director of manufacturing and engineering at Albon Engineering, which provides automotive components to equipment manufacturers worldwide. He is the younger brother of Nigel Albon and uncle to Nigel's son Alex

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyres123456789DCPoints
1993 East Essex Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth A DON
Ret
SIL
PAU
PER
HOC
NÜR
SPA
MAG
NOG
NC0

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References

  1. "Mark Albon - Where are they now?". Old Racing Cars. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2008.