He was born june 3, 1956, at west plains, missouri, to dale preston roberts and lola belle robinson roberts. Charlie robertson has enjoyed a wealth of success with ginetta, winning the ginetta junior championship in 2012 and michelin ginetta gt4 supercup in 2014. Husbandwife team dave and andrea robertson have formed robertson racing are making their american le mans series debut in 2007 with a panoz esperante gtlm in gt2. Robertson opts for return to ginetta racing by peter allen 14 february 2014 charlie robertson will make a surprise return to ginetta racing this. Surrey british gt career 2017 british gt3, century motorsport ginetta gt3 with parker chase career 2017 asian le mans series lmp3, prt racing ginetta g57 2016 asian le mans sprint cup lmp3, prt racing ginetta g57 2nd 1 win 2016 sepang 12 hours gt4, ginetta g55 gt4 3rd 2015 european le mans series lmp3, team lnt ginetta g57 with sir chris hoy 1st 3 wins. Charlie obrien racing career profile driver database. On may 25, 1984, he was married at west plains, to beverly gardner. Working as a driver manager with his son steve, robertson proved to be astute in both. Ginetta lmp1 driver charlie robertson says team lnt needs to grasp its potential opportunity to win the 8 hours of bahrain based on its success handicap advantage. Le mans race report dc racing takes honours in le mans. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
As a racing driver, you are committed to getting the absolute maximum out of yourself and your car whenever youre on track. Family based and goal oriented, robertson racing enjoys a rich history of success in stock car racing. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. How trailblazing transgender driver charlie martin put her life on track save charlie martin is competing at the 24 hours of le mans credit. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The fia has released the final list of driver ratings for the 2020 sports car racing season. Jul 21, 2017 our new signature article series, true classic drivers, profiles influential and charismatic personalities who embody the classic driver spirit from classic car collectors, historic racing drivers, and designers to restorers, dealers, auctioneers, and other sophisticated enthusiasts from around the world. Dnq data may be incomplete or missing for some seasons. After a season in singleseaters, competing in the brdc formula 4 championship in 20, hhc motorsport driver charlie robertson became champion, taking a seasonhigh eight victories including a weekend sweep at oulton park during the campaign. Dec 05, 2017 the car and driver combination of chris hoy and charlie robertson proved hugely successful, winning 3 of the 5 races in the series, including making history by winning the first race for the lmp3 class on home soil at silverstone. Dec 11, 2019 ginetta lmp1 driver charlie robertson says team lnt needs to grasp its potential opportunity to win the 8 hours of bahrain based on its success handicap advantage. Jul 28, 2015 charlie robertson is a winner in everything hes ever driven.
Salih yoluc, euan hankey and charlie eastwood, who drove the car last season, are not listed. Lmp1 wec driver the cool performance simulator blew me away. Charlie robertson has today been announced as ginettas second factory driver, after signing a five year deal to join the race car manufacturers inhouse development team. Tomorrow a virtual version of myself, will be competing against the virtual versions of some top drivers in equal machinery, at brands hatch. Driver charles robertson 19970101 age 23 team team lnt.
It was a tough race, but im delighted with the fastest lap on the weekend. Charli robinson hits the track with jim beam racing enduro. From the entrylevel ginetta junior series which he won in 2012 to brdc formula 4, the ginetta gt4 supercup and the lmp3. Charlie robertson young drivers british racing drivers. Asian le mans sprint cup lmp3 2016 standings driver database. View robertson racing nascar car numbers by year has results for robertson racing from the april 16, 1967 gwyn staley 400 to. In the late 1960s and early 70s, sir paul vestey joined the european travelling motorsport circus and raced as a privateer in what is now considered to be the most golden of eras.
Steve robertson born 4 july 1964 is a former racing driver from hackney, england after spending three years in british formula three which included a 3rd place championship finish in 1990 and competing in a full season of international formula 3000 in 1992 in which he failed to score points, he won the 1993 indy lights rookie of the year award. Charles lindsay obrien born 26 march 1955 is a former australian race car driver. Gulf racings 911 rsr, meanwhile, will have mike wainwright joined by andrew watson and nico bastian. Senna slams ginetta driver for destroying his wec bahrain race.
Charlie fagg young drivers british racing drivers club. Charlie robertson signs five year factory driver deal ginetta. Ben hanley 201819 wec lmp1 driver, 2019 indy 500 driver, lmp2 race. He has the record for fastest pace at bristol motor speedway for a nascar race. Apr 05, 2020 charlie robertson is a young man with a long cv, much of it in recent years aboard the varied output of ginetta cars, lawrence tomlinson plucking the talented young scot from a successful run in onemake ginetta racing and installing him as a factory race, test and development driver. Ginetta development driver robertson will pilot one car, with singleseater star rowland behind the wheel of the second.
Nov 19, 2019 the fia has released the final list of driver ratings for the 2020 sports car racing season. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an australian touring car championship round. Prt racing worked incredibly hard to give us the fastest car on the grid. He was also known as the chargin comet and chargin charlie. He enjoyed hunting, shooting, farming and stock car. Career 2017 asian le mans series lmp3, prt racing ginetta g57. The gt simulator offers driving simulation that mirrors a wide range of gt cars. Charlie robertson signs five year ginetta factory driver ginetta. Oct 24, 20 robertson opts for return to ginetta racing by peter allen 14 february 2014 charlie robertson will make a surprise return to ginetta racing this year, turning his back on singleseaters after just one season. Dec 15, 2019 senna slams ginetta driver for destroying race.
Aug 28, 2016 ginetta factory driver and elms champ charlie robertson visited the slightly mad studio offices for an afternoon of virtual racing and sharing his knowledge with the project cars community. Prototype racing history with sir chris hoy and charlie robertson. Comments 1 video links 0 contact info 0 charlie robertson born. Click to show race results for lmp world endurance drivers championship 201920.
Charlie robertson official site of british gt championship. In previous years, robertson had five bgn and eight craftsman truck series starts to his credit. When david and andrea robertson decided to move up in the racing world, they didnt take half measures. Ginetta factory driver and elms champ charlie robertson visited the slightly mad studio offices for an afternoon of virtual racing and sharing his knowledge with the project cars community. The envision virgin racing driver, who won the opening fe race of the season in saudi arabia, is one of 36 names who will run a halfmarathon to raise. Mega to experience such a great track and an equally great team behind us.
He enjoyed hunting, shooting, farming and stock car racing. Charlie robertson managed to fend off his rivals at sepang and created an impressive gap of over 45 seconds to the car in second place. Fe driver bird launches just giving campaign with racers. Fia driver categorisation silver licence 2018 charles robertson. Meet ginetta elms champion charlie robertson youtube. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for charlie roberts on. Charlie robertson ginetta factory driver, 2015 elms lmp3 champion with ginetta, 2018 le mans 24hours in ginetta lmp1 ginetta junior and supercup champion, test and development on the ginetta lmp1 from the beginning of the programme.
Click on the race name to see the results of that race. Asian le mans sprint cup lmp3 2016 standings championship points standings for the asian le mans sprint cup lmp3 2016. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Bruno senna has hit out at ginetta driver charlie robertson for completely destroying his rebellion teams race in the bahrain world endurance. Charles robertson profile bio, news, highres photos. Career details the racing career of charlie robertson. Charles charlie glotzbach born june 19, 1938 in edwardsville, indiana is a former arca and nascar winston cup series driver. The duo also managed to bag a podium finish in saturdays race 1.
An accurate brake pedal feel is one of the most important areas of a simulator where a driver can improve and take the advantage to the track. Charlie robertson racing career profile driver database. Teen racer charlie robertson talks le mans, olympian racing partners and his new ginetta lmp3 car. Fia world endurance championship vln championship nurburgring 24 hours ginetta factory driver. From humble beginnings in scca, they ended up racing at the highest levels of sportscar racing in the american le mans series alms with their doran ford gts, competing against megadollar factory teams with huge numbers of staff, direct lines to factory engineers. He took a total of 20 podium finishes from the seasons 27 races, and ultimately won the. Charlie robertson is a young man with a long cv, much of it in recent years aboard the varied output of ginetta cars, lawrence tomlinson plucking the talented young scot from a successful run in onemake ginetta racing and installing him as a factory race, test and development driver. These are charlie robertson from lmp1, gabriel aubry from lmp2 and gteam competitors ross gunn. Sir chris hoys teammate charlie robertson interview. Aston martin factory driver jonny adam is the only named driver aboard the no. Join facebook to connect with charlie robertson and others you may know. Charlie robertson has today been announced as ginettas second factory driver, after signing a five year deal to join the race car. Career details the racing career of charlie robertson 2020 fia world endurance championship lmp1. Charlie robertson signs five year factory driver deal.
Driver charlie robertson career statistics racingreference. These are charlie robertson from lmp1, gabriel aubry. This colorad o based nascar late model stock car team also features up and coming driver darren robertson. Surrey british gt career 2017 british gt3, century motorsport ginetta gt3 with parker chase career 2017 asian le mans series lmp3, prt racing ginetta g57 2016 asian le mans sprint cup lmp3, prt racing ginetta g57 2nd 1 win 2016 sepang 12 hours gt4, ginetta g55 gt4 3rd. While major racing teams get provided by manufacturers with a new car every three years, robertson racing doesnt. Consisting of ap brake master cylinders and our simulated calliper the brake is able to withstand over 200kg of force with absolutely no loss. Jss search sponsored racing driver, charlie robertson, launches his fia world endurance championship title bid at silverstone on sunday 1st september. When i was told what the effort would be this year of course i felt good about it, a factory team with a guy as experienced in sport as chris and with a brand new car. Almost 1,200km was covered across the pair of ginetta aers, with invaluable data gathered and a mass of expert feedback, too, from the array of talent assembled for the test by team lnt. The team plans a threerace schedule this year sebring, detroit and petit le mans. Charlie robertson young drivers british racing drivers club. David and his team have engineered and modified the dynamics of the race cars to increase their speed over the years, buts its the big racing teams.
Ginetta factory driver and elms champ charlie robertson visited the slightly mad studio offices for an afternoon of virtual racing and sharing. We joined him and one of his fabulous old prancing horses for a spot of lunch. Charles robertson fia world endurance championship. To help drivers improve key aspects of their racecraft, we have created the ginetta driver development programme, operated by our pro racing drivers mike simpson and charlie robertson at our very own test facility, blyton park in lincolnshire. British gt racing driver parker chase charlie robertson and century motorsport drives during practice session of the british gt championship at rockingham motor speedway photo by gergo toth alamy live news.
Pinnacle racing team prt racing scored a first place finish at the asian le mans sprint cups second event at the sepang international circuit. Sir paul vestey the quintessential gentleman driver. David robertson, the man who helped get kimi raikkonen and jenson button in to formula 1, has died. Charlie robertson is a winner in everything hes ever driven.
Charlie martin is a racing driver competing in endurance racing, this year she is racing a bmw m240i at the world famous nurburgring nordschleife. Prototype racing history with sir chris hoy and charlie. Fe driver bird launches just giving campaign with racers to. Charlie robertson association of racing driver schools ards. Charlie robertson association of racing driver schools. Back to all news charlie robertson signs five year factory driver deal. The car and driver combination of chris hoy and charlie robertson proved hugely successful, winning 3 of the 5 races in the series, including making history by winning the first race for the lmp3 class on home soil at silverstone.
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