Richard Lloyd (racing driver)
Nationality | British |
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Born | 18 February 1945 |
Died | 30 March 2008 Farnborough, London, England | (aged 63)
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1982–1985 |
Teams | GTi Engineering, Richard Lloyd Racing |
Best finish | 2nd (1985) |
Class wins | 0 |
Richard Lloyd (18 February 1945 – 30 March 2008) was a British racing car driver and founder of multiple sports car and touring car teams. He drove in multiple championships himself, including the British Saloon Car Championship and the World Endurance Championship.
Life and career
Initially Lloyd worked for
Following the demise of the team in 1990, Richard Lloyd returned to racing, driving, and winning, in the Porsche 924 Championship. In 1995, he established
Audi Sport UK was renamed Apex Motorsport during their Bentley tenure, subsequently became
Death
Lloyd died on 30 March 2008, when a private jet on which he was travelling crashed into a house in
The investigation into the crash found that a combination of incorrectly identified, non-critical system failures led to the in-flight shut-down of both engines, with the crew unable to restart them in time to avoid the impact.
Racing record
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973
|
A.J. Rivers Simoniz Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
D | BRH | SIL | THR | THR | SIL | ING | BRH | SIL | BRH Ret |
NC | 0 | NC | ||||||
1974
|
A.J. Rivers Simoniz Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
D | MAL 2† |
BRH Ret |
SIL 2 |
OUL 2 |
THR 1 |
SIL Ret |
THR 1 |
BRH 2 |
ING 4† |
BRH 1† |
OUL 2 |
SNE Ret† |
BRH Ret |
8th | 47 | 2nd | ||
1975
|
Think Automotive / Simoniz Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
D | MAL 1† |
BRH 4 |
OUL 2 |
THR 1 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1† |
THR 2 |
SIL 2 |
MAL 2† |
SNE 5 |
SIL 12 |
ING | BRH 2† |
OUL Ret |
BRH 2 |
4th | 65 | 2nd |
1976
|
Ottershaw Motors | Opel Commodore GS/E
|
D | BRH | SIL Ret |
OUL Ret† |
THR Ret |
THR 5 |
SIL ? |
BRH 18 |
MAL 5† |
SNE Ret† |
BRH | 23rd | 9 | 7th | |||||
1977
|
Richard Lloyd Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI
|
B | SIL ? |
BRH DNS |
OUL 2† |
THR ? |
SIL ? |
THR ? |
DON 7† |
SIL 12 |
DON 3† |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
BRH 8 |
3rd | 40 | 1st | |||
1978
|
Richard Lloyd Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI
|
B | SIL 8 |
OUL 1† |
THR ? |
BRH 1† |
SIL 1† |
DON 1† |
MAL 1† |
BRH 11 |
DON DSQ† |
BRH DNS |
THR ? |
OUL 1† |
2nd | 90 | 1st | |||
1979
|
The Akai Golf | Volkswagen Golf GTI
|
B | SIL 11 |
OUL DSQ† |
THR 11 |
SIL 15 |
DON ? |
SIL ? |
MAL 2† |
DON 10 |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
SNE 11 |
OUL 1† |
3rd | 82 | 1st | |||
1980
|
GTI Engineering | Audi 80 GLE
|
B | MAL Ret† |
OUL 3† |
THR 10 |
SIL 10 |
SIL 10 |
BRH ? |
MAL ?† |
BRH DSQ |
THR 9 |
SIL 15 |
8th | 41 | 3rd | |||||
1983
|
GTI Engineering | Volkswagen Golf GTI
|
C | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | THR | SIL | DON | SIL | DON | BRH | SIL 13 |
25th | 3 | 12th | ||||
Source:[3]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | Andy Rouse | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | IMSA GTO |
77 | DNF | DNF | |
1983 | Jan Lammers Jonathan Palmer |
Porsche 956 | C | 339 | 8th | 8th | |
1984 | GTi Engineering | Nick Mason René Metge |
Porsche 956 | C1 | 139 | DSQ | DSQ |
1985 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Jonathan Palmer James Weaver |
Porsche 956 GTi | C1 | 371 | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- ^ Farnborough Air Crash: Cessna Aircraft Goes Down In Kent |Sky News|UK News
- ^ "David Leslie and Richard Lloyd killed in plane accident". Planetlemans. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
- British Racing Drivers' Club - Richard Lloyd