Pat Doran

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Pat Doran
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Pat Doran in 2006 British Rallycross Championship
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
BornPatrick Doran
5 June 1959
Related to Liam Doran (son)
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active 19911993, 20072011, 2013
Starts40
Wins1
Podiums7
Best finish2nd in 1992 (Division 2)
Previous series
British Rallycross Championship
Championship titles
4 times British Rallycross Championship

Patrick Doran (born 5 June 1959) is a British rallycross driver of Irish origin, living in Thorverton, Devon. His oldest son, Liam Doran, became a rallycross driver too.

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Doran, sometimes nicknamed "Plastic Paddy", is a former four-time British Rallycross Champion. Doran was also the runner-up in the European Rallycross Championship in 1992, behind Will Gollop, also from Great Britain. [1] He also raced a Ford RS200 in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Calling Lydden Hill Race Circuit his home, in 2008 he became the owner of the Kentish motorsports venue.

Racing record

FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 2

YearEntrantCar1234567891011ERXPoints
1991 Pat Doran Ford RS200 E2 POR
AUT
FIN
FRA
IRE
SWE
BEL
10
NED
6
NOR
6
GBR
2
GER
11th46
1992 Pat Doran Ford RS200 E2 GBR
3
AUT
POR
(NC)
FIN
3
SWE
6
FRA
1
IRE
2
BEL
(NC)
NED
4
NOR
(10)
GER
6
2nd102
1993 Pat Doran Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
POR
FRA
3
IRE
(NC)
SWE
5
FIN
3
BEL
12
NED
12
NOR
5
GER
11
8th70

Division 1

YearEntrantCar1234567891011ERXPoints
2007 Pat Doran Ford Fiesta ST T16 POR
FRA
HUN
AUT
SWE
NOR
BEL
13
NED
NC
POL
CZE
31st4
2008 Pat Doran Ford Fiesta ST T16 POR
FRA
HUN
NC
AUT
NC
NOR
NC
SWE
NC
BEL
(NC)
NED
11
CZE
12
POL
NC
GER
NC
24th11
2009 Pat Doran Ford Fiesta ST T16 GBR
8
POR
FRA
HUN
AUT
SWE
BEL
GER
POL
CZE
26th9
2010 Pat Doran Ford Fiesta ST T16 POR
FRA
GBR
10
HUN
SWE
20
FIN
BEL
GER
POL
CZE
12
25th12

Supercar

YearEntrantCar12345678910ERXPoints
2011 Pat Doran Ford Focus GBR
13
POR
FRA
NOR
SWE
BEL
NED
AUT
28th8
Citroën C4 POL
13
CZE
2013 Pat Doran Citroën DS3 GBR
18
POR
HUN
FIN
NOR
SWE
FRA
AUT
GER
45th0

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References

  1. DriverDB - Pat Doran