Robin Liddell | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 28 February 1974
Michelin Pilot Challenge career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Rebel Rock Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 71 |
Former teams | Stevenson Motorsports |
Previous series | |
2014–2017 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Championship titles | |
2015 2001 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS class European Le Mans Series – GT class |
Robin Liddell (born 28 February 1974) is a Scottish racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge. [1]
Liddell has two series championships to his name, winning the GT class of the 2001 European Le Mans Series and the GS class of the 2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. [2]
In 2014, Liddell joined Corvette Racing for the inaugural season of the United SportsCar Championship, lining up for the team at Daytona and Sebring. [3] As the team's typical third drivers, Richard Westbrook and Jordan Taylor, were racing with General Motors' Daytona Prototype teams, Liddell and Ryan Briscoe were drafted in to serve as their temporary replacements. [4] In 2018, Liddell took on a dual driver and team manager role with Michelin Pilot Challenge team Rebel Rock Racing, having driven for the team in previous years. [5] The following season, in a race at Road America, Liddell edged out the McLaren of Kuno Wittmer to the line by seven hundredths of a second after Wittmer had inadvertently hit his pit limiter on the way to the finish. [6] [7]
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2004 | Orbit Racing | GT | Porsche GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | DAY 1 | MIA | PHO | WGL | DAY | MDO | WGL | MIA | VIR | BAR | CAL | |||||
G&W Motorsports | MON 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Tafel Racing | GT | Porsche GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | DAY 4 | MIA | CAL | LGA | MON | WGL 4 | DAY | BAR | WGL | MDO | PHO | WGL | VIR | MEX | ||
2006 | Tafel Racing | GT | Porsche GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | DAY 6 | MEX 4 | MIA 3 | VIR 4 | LGA 1 | PHO 4 | LIM 3 | WGL 1 | MDO 1 | DAY 2 | BAR 2 | SON 1 | MIL 2 | 2nd | 498 | |
2007 | Tafel Racing | GT | Porsche GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | DAY 18 | MEX | MIA | VIR | LGA | LIM | WGL 19 | MDO | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | MIL | |||
2008 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Pontiac GXP.R | Pontiac 6.0 L V8 | DAY 9 | MIA 24 | MEX 1 | VIR 1 | LGA 17 | LIM 3 | WGL 2 | MDO 2 | DAY 3 | BAR 4 | MON 1 | JER 2 | MIL 2 | 2nd | 364 | |
2009 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Pontiac GXP.R | Pontiac 6.0 L V8 | DAY 6 | VIR 1 | JER 5 | LGA 6 | WGL 8 | MDO 2 | DAY 16 | BAR 1 | WGL 4 | MON 1 | MIL 7 | MIA 2 | 8th | 289 | ||
2010 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GM LS3 6.0 L V8 | DAY 4 | MIA 2 | BAR 4 | VIR 7 | LIM 12 | WGL 9 | MDO 5 | DAY 3 | JER 7 | WGL 14 | MON 3 | MIL 1 | 4th | 315 | ||
2011 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GM LS3 6.0 L V8 | DAY 12 | MIA 16 | BAR 9 | VIR 7 | LIM 1 | WGL 15 | ELK 12 | LGA 4 | JER 5 | WGL 20 | MON 1 | MDO 1 | 9th | 285 | ||
2012 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GM LS3 6.0 L V8 | DAY 4 | BAR 7 | MIA 3 | JER 2 | DET 3 | MDO 3 | ELK 6 | WGL 1 | IMS 15 | WGL 14 | MON 1 | LGA 8 | LIM 1 | 2nd | 360 | |
2013 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GM LS3 6.0 L V8 | DAY 23 | COT 15 | BAR 1 | ATL 1 | DET 1 | MDO 10 | WGL 1 | IMS 2 | ELK 8 | KAN 4 | LGA 7 | LIM 4 | 3rd | 330 |
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Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2014 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 6 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | IND | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 25th | 53 | |
2016 | Stevenson Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 14 | SEB 8 | LGA 4 | DET 5 | WGL 11 | MOS 2 | LIM 2 | ELK 5 | VIR 3 | COT 10 | PET 7 | 4th | 290 | |
2017 | Stevenson Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 4 | SEB | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 58th | 9 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2002 | P.K. Sport Ltd. | David Warnock Piers Maserati | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 83 | DNF | DNF |
2003 | P.K. Sport Ltd. | David Warnock Piers Maserati | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GT | 285 | 23rd | 6th |
2005 | Panoz Motor Sports | Bill Auberlen Scott Maxwell | Panoz Esperante GTLM | GT2 | 27 | DNF | DNF |
2007 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Tim Greaves Stuart Moseley | Radical SR9 | LMP2 | 16 | DNF | DNF |
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