Darren Manning

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Darren Manning
Darren Manning 2009 Indy 500 Second Qual Day.JPG
Darren Manning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009.
NationalityBritish
Born (1975-04-30) 30 April 1975 (age 48)
Knaresborough, England
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season2004
Car number23
Former teams Chip Ganassi Racing, A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts60
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish11th in 2004
Previous series
2000–2001
2002
2002–2003
2006–2007		 Formula 3000
ASCAR
CART
A1 Grand Prix

Darren Manning (born 30 April 1975) is a British motor racing driver who has raced in the IRL IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

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Career history

Early career

Manning was born in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, and began his racing career at the age of 10, competing in British and International karting events. In 1992, he took part in the Brands Hatch Formula First Winter Series, finishing second after recording two wins. His SpeedSport team took him in 1993 to race in the Formula Vauxhall championship again recording 2 victories en route to a second-place finish in the championship. He was also a finalist for the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year award. He continued in Formula Vauxhall in 1994 and 1995 and moved up to Formula 3 in 1996 and 1997. Budget constraints meant that he only raced a limited F3 schedule in 1998, but he did achieve two wins including at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix support race.

International career

In 1999 Darren won the All-Japan Formula Three championship, and was the first driver to achieve the "perfect victory" at the Macau Grand Prix since Ayrton Senna by winning from pole position, leading every lap and setting a lap record. He also tested with the Williams F1 team. In 2000 he began working for the BAR Honda F1 team as a test driver while also racing in the FIA International Formula 3000 championship for Arden Team Russia.

In 2002 he competed in the ASCAR (now SCSA) championship. He had a one-off drive in the FIA Sportscar championship at Magny-Cours driving a Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 in the SR2 class for JCI Developments. He also had a one-off drive at Rockingham in the CART series for Team St George, leading 18 laps on the way to 9th place. This led to a full-time drive for Walker Racing in 2003, taking one top-3 finish and 9th overall in the championship.

He joined Chip Ganassi's IRL team for 2004, in place of Tony Renna after Renna's fatal testing accident, finishing 11th in the championship having achieved 8 top-ten finishes, but he was released from his contract in the middle of 2005 after 24 starts, including the 2004 and 2005 Indianapolis 500.

He raced at the last round of the 2005/6 A1 Grand Prix series at Shanghai, because main driver Robbie Kerr had other commitments and Darren helped secure A1 Team Great Britain third place in the overall standings. During 2006 he also drove a Nissan 350Z in the FIA GT Championship for RJN Motorsport.

For the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season he moved into a permanent role in the Great Britain A1GP team, alongside Robbie Kerr and Oliver Jarvis.

On 14 November 2006, Manning was named the driver of the A. J. Foyt Enterprises No. 14 car in the IRL IndyCar series for the 2007 season, marking his return to the league after a one-year absence. [1] Manning also drove in the 2007 24 Hours of Daytona and led his team to a second-place finish, leading the race during a long overnight stint in the rain. He finished 13th in IndyCar points in 2007, capturing 5 top-tens in what was widely considered a significant step forward for the previously struggling Foyt team. In 2008 he finished second at Watkins Glen, with six further top ten finishes en route to 14th overall.

In 2009, he was racing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in IndyCar, but left after two races. No reason has been given by either driver or team.

In 2010 Manning drove for Spirit of Daytona Racing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in the number 90 Daytona Prototype.

Motorsports career results

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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

YearTeamEngine12345678910DCPts
1998Team Yellow Hat HKS-Mitsubishi SUZ TSU MIN FUJ MOT SUZ SUG TAI
17		 SEN
3		 SUG
8		11th4
1999 TOM'S Toyota SUZ
4		 TSU
1		 FUJ
1		 MIN
1		 FUJ
1		 SUZ
1		 SUG
1		 TAI
3		 MOT
2		 SUZ 1st60

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2000 Arden Team Russia IMO
12		 SIL
2		 CAT
7		 NUR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 MAG
8		 A1R
3		 HOC
13		 HUN
8		 SPA
Ret		8th10
2001 Arden Team Russia INT
8		 IMO
2		 CAT
20		 A1R
Ret		 MON
Ret		 NUR
7		 MAG
5		 SIL
6		 HOC
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 MNZ
Ret		11th9

American Open-Wheel

(key)

CART

YearTeamChassisEngine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2002 Team St. George Lola B02/00 Ford XF V8 t MTY LBH MOT MIL LS POR CHI TOR CLE VAN MDO ROA MTL DEN ROC
9		 MIA SRF FON MXC 21st4 [2]
2003 Walker Racing Reynard 02i Ford XFE V8 t STP
13		 MTY
7		 LBH
8		 BRH
10		 LAU
6		 MIL
4		 LS
18		 POR
6		 CLE
10		 TOR
8		 VAN
5		 ROA
6		 MDO
8		 MTL
10		 DEN
8		 MIA
11		 MXC
9		 SRF
2		 FON
NH		9th103 [3]

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2004 Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force GF09B10 Toyota Indy V8 HMS
6		 PHX
5		 MOT
4		 INDY
25		 TXS
8		 RIR
20		 KAN
11		 NSH
4		 MIL
19		 MIS
13		 KTY
10		 PPIR
4		 NZR
6		 CHI
15		 FON
DNS		 TX2
INJ		11th323 [4]
2005 Panoz GF09C HMS
6		 PHX
8		 STP
9		 MOT
8		 INDY
29		 TXS
17		 RIR
15		 KAN
7		 NSH
20		 MIL
20		 MIS KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON 21st186 [5]
2007 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara IR-0514 Honda HI7R V8 HMS
13		 STP
12		 MOT
12		 KAN
11		 INDY
20		 MIL
11		 TXS
13		 IOW
5		 RIR
14		 WGL
9		 NSH
9		 MDO
6		 MIS
15		 KTY
13		 SNM
12		 DET
4		 CHI
21		13th332 [6]
2008 HMS
13		 STP
13		 MOT 1
8		 LBH 1
DNP		 KAN
24		 INDY
9		 MIL
13		 TXS
28		 IOW
21		 RIR
12		 WGL
2		 NSH
9		 MDO
8		 EDM
10		 KTY
19		 SNM
22		 DET
12		 CHI
7		 SRF 214th323 [7]
2009 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 STP
8		 LBH
16		 KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY MDO SNM CHI MOT HMS 31st38 [8]
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
YearsTeamsRacesPolesWinsPodiums
(non-win)		Top 10s
(non-podium)		Indianapolis 500
wins		Championships
53600012500

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2005–06 Great Britain GBR
SPR 		GBR
FEA 		GER
SPR 		GER
FEA 		POR
SPR 		POR
FEA 		AUS
SPR 		AUS
FEA 		MYS
SPR 		MYS
FEA 		UAE
SPR 		UAE
FEA 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		IDN
SPR 		IDN
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		USA
SPR 		USA
FEA 		CHN
SPR
2		 CHN
FEA
15		3rd97
2006–07 NED
SPR
5		 NED
FEA
7		 CZE
SPR 		CZE
FEA 		BEI
SPR 		BEI
FEA 		MYS
SPR 		MYS
FEA 		IDN
SPR 		IDN
FEA 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		AUS
SPR 		AUS
FEA 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		SHA
SPR 		SHA
FEA 		GBR
SPR 		GBR
SPR 		3rd92

Complete American Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngineTyres123456789101112RankPoints
2007 Arena Motorsports International LMP1 Zytek 07S Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8 M SEB STP LNB TEX UTA LIM MID AME MOS DET PET
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret		 MON
ovr:10
cls:4		16th25

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References

  1. ↑ Manning lands with Foyt www.grandprix.com
  2. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2002 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2003 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Darren Manning – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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Preceded by All-Japan Formula Three
Champion
1999		Succeeded by
Preceded by Macau Grand Prix
Winner
1999		Succeeded by
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