Justin Wilson (racing driver)

Justin Boyd Wilson (31 July 1978 – 24 August 2015) was a British professional open-wheel racing driver who competed in Formula One (F1) in Template:F1, the Champ Car World Series (CCWS) from 2004 to 2007 and the IndyCar Series from 2008 to 2015. He won the first Formula Palmer Audi (FPA) in 1998, the International Formula 3000 Championship (IF3000) with Nordic Racing in 2001, and co-won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank Racing.

Wilson began karting at the age of eight and achieved consistent results, before progressing to car racing in the Formula Vauxhall Championship. He won the FPA title and earned a fully funded seat in IF3000, becoming the first British driver to win the series championship in 2001. He moved to the 2002 World Series by Nissan for the Racing Engineering team and finished fourth. Through an investment scheme where the public could purchase shares in Wilson, he drove for the Minardi and Jaguar teams in the 2003 F1 season.

He drove for the Conquest Racing and RuSPORT teams in the CCWS from 2004 to 2007, winning four races and finishing runner-up in the 2006 and 2007 drivers' championships. Wilson went to Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing for the 2008 IndyCar Series, winning the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. A move to the low-budget Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) team for 2009 resulted in the team's first open-wheel victory at the Grand Prix at the Glen. Wilson moved to the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing squad from 2010 and 2011 but did not win a race. He returned to DCR for 2012 to 2014, winning the 2012 Firestone 550 and finishing sixth in the 2013 drivers' championship.

Late in the 2015 season, in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway, Wilson died after debris from a crashed car struck his helmet. He was the first driver to die from injuries sustained in an IndyCar race since Dan Wheldon in 2011. Template:As of, it is also the most recent fatal accident to have occurred in IndyCar. His organs were donated to save the lives of five people. A hairpin corner at Snetterton Circuit was renamed after him and a memorial fund was established to support his children.

Early and personal life

Wilson was born in Moorgate, a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> on 31 July 1978 to Keith and Lynne Wilson.<ref name="GuardianObit">Template:Cite news</ref> His father owns a solvents company, a petrol station,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and raced Formula Ford cars from the 1960s until a major accident at Oulton Park in 1975 ended his career.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=AR1WilsonJul06>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson's younger brother, Stefan, is also a racing driver.<ref name="HeraldObit">Template:Cite news</ref> He grew up in Woodall, South Yorkshire.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> From 1989 to the completion of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations in July 1994, Wilson was educated at Sheffield's private Birkdale School.<ref name="BirkendaleWilson">Template:Cite web</ref>

At the age of eleven, he was tested for dyslexia, a learning disability that affects how a person reads and writes words; the test was negative. Wilson's mother took him to a clinic for a second test two years later and he was formally diagnosed with the condition at the age of thirteen.<ref name="G&MailWilsonDyslexia">Template:Cite news</ref> He struggled at school with the disability and received additional tutoring; Wilson's peers perceived him as inept and unintelligent.<ref name="BSunWilsonDyslexia">Template:Cite news</ref> He married his partner Julia in 2006 and they have two children, Jane and Jessica.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> Wilson was the official ambassador for the International Dyslexia Association,<ref name="BSunWilsonDyslexia" /> and Teen Cancer America.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Junior career

Aged eight in 1987, Wilson sought a hobby and took up karting,<ref name="AR1WilsonJul06" /> refining his ability at the South Yorkshire Kart Club in Wombwell, Barnsley.<ref name="BCWilsonKarting">Template:Cite news</ref> His father was his chief mechanic, courier and mentor.<ref name="BadgerGPWilson" /> In 1989, Wilson finished seventh in the Cadet National British Karting Championship, twelfth in the 1991 RACMSA Junior British Championships, improving to fourth in 1992.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /> His father contacted karting expert Terry Fullerton in 1993 and the two met at the Worksop motorway services. Fullerton told him Wilson should cease karting in his category because of his weight, and mentored him in 1994.<ref name="BadgerGPWilson">Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson finished fifth in the 1994 Formula A British Championship, the United Kingdom's highest-level of kart racing.<ref name="FrontstretchBio">Template:Cite web</ref> He was third at Buckmore Park Kart Circuit's Renault GP race.<ref name="AF1Profile">Template:Cite web</ref>

He progressed to car racing at the age of sixteen, competing in the Formula Vauxhall Junior Winter Series with Team JLR,<ref name=MMagDec95>Template:Cite journal</ref> as preparation for the 1995 Formula Vaxuhall Junior Championship.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /> Wilson won on his series debut at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales' first heat aged sixteen years and two months,<ref name=MMagDec95/><ref name=GoodwoodSep15>Template:Cite web</ref> and became the first sixteen-year-old to win an official motor race in the United Kingdom.<ref name=GoodwoodSep15/><ref name="BRDCObit">Template:Cite web</ref> He remained with Team JLR in 1995.<ref name=MMagDec95/> Wilson missed the season's first round after breaking both his legs when the brakes on his racing school car failed at Brands Hatch.<ref name=MMagDec95/><ref name="AutosportObit">Template:Cite web</ref> A pre-season title favourite,<ref name=MMagDec95/> he claimed four victories and tied on points in third position with driver Ben Collins.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /> He won the Formula Vauxhall Junior Challenge Cup category limited to 16-year-olds.<ref name=MMagDec95/> Wilson won the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) Chris Bristow Trophy as "the most promising driver to race at Silverstone",<ref name="IndyCarBio">Template:Cite web</ref> and was a finalist for the Autosport BRDC Award.<ref name="CouldwellF1">Template:Cite book</ref>

To better his driving ability,<ref name="HeraldObit" /> Paul Stewart Racing (PSR) manager Andy Pycock selected him to compete for the team in the 1996 championship.<ref name=CouldwellF1/><ref name=MOMNov15>Template:Cite journal</ref> PSR were allowed to move his pedals back and alter its shape for better comfort to accommodate Wilson's Template:Convert frame.<ref name=MOMNov15/> He won the season-opening round at Brands Hatch,<ref name=CouldwellF1/> finished in the top five in every race and took two pole positions to finish runner-up in the championship.<ref name="AF1Profile" /> The following year, Wilson fell to fourth overall with three victories and seven podium finishes.<ref name="IndyCarBio" /><ref name=CouldwellF1/> For the 1997 EFDA Nations Cup at Donington Park in October, he joined fellow driver Warren Carway at the Diamond Racing-run European Union Team, finishing fourth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jonathan Palmer (pictured in 2011) became Wilson's manager after the driver won the Formula Palmer Audi title in 1998.

His performances impressed the three-time world champion Jackie Stewart and his son Paul.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /> Jackie Stewart concluded Wilson's height would hinder him in single-seaters and advised a move to either sports car or touring car racing.<ref name="MMagMay14">Template:Cite journal</ref> A lack of funding prevented a progression to Formula Three due to its high entry fee.<ref name="BRDCObit" /><ref name="GuardianMar03">Template:Cite news</ref> His family wrote to the former driver and commentator Jonathan Palmer for advice.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /> Palmer replied he had established a one-make racing series for drivers seeking a modest financial route to Formula One (F1). Wilson entered Formula Palmer Audi in 1998 and was employed as a driving instructor at Bedford Autodrome.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /><ref name="GuardianMar03" /><ref name="MVRObit">Template:Cite web</ref> With nine victories and four pole positions, he won the inaugural championship over Darren Turner,<ref name="AF1Profile" /><ref name="AutosportObit" /> and was again shortlisted for the Autosport BRDC Award.<ref name="GuardianObit" />

Wilson's title victory earned him a fully funded seat in the International Formula 3000 Championship (IF3000)—F1's feeder series—with Team Astromega for the 1999 season,<ref name="CouldwellF1" /><ref name="MVRObit" /> and Palmer became his manager.<ref name="AutosportObit" /> He worked to better his engineering skills and relationship with the media.<ref name="AutosportObit" /> During the season, in which Palmer obtained sponsorship for Wilson from Benetton Formula,<ref name="WilsonBenettonSponsor">Template:Cite web</ref> he qualified for every race and was several times the highest-placed rookie. He took two points and was 20th in the drivers' standings.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /><ref name="AF1Profile" /><ref name=MMagMay14/>

His driving ability attracted Nordic Racing's attention, and they signed him for the 2000 season.<ref name="CrashObit">Template:Cite web</ref> He established a rapport with team owners Chris and Derek Mower,<ref name="AutosportObit" /> and results improved from 1999, finishing fifth overall with two podiums and five points finishes.<ref name="IndyCarBio" /> He returned to Nordic Racing for the 2001 season,<ref name="AF1Profile" /> after negotiations with Arden International in late 2000 fell through because of his tall height.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Wilson won three times—at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, the A1-Ring and the Hungaroring—<ref name="IndyCarBio" /> and achieving ten podium finishes and scoring 71 points,<ref name="MMagMay14" /> to become the first British driver to claim the championship.<ref name="WilsonIDTInvest">Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson won by a series-record 32 points over Mark Webber,<ref name="CrashObit" /><ref name="RacerObit">Template:Cite web</ref> and the BRDC Gold Medal, the ERA Club Trophy and the Graham Hill Trophy for winning the title.<ref name="BRDCObit" />

At first F1 teams were not interested in Wilson,<ref name="TimesJul01">Template:Cite news</ref> but tested for the Jordan squad at Silverstone in September 2001,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and had a seat fitting at McLaren.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /> Jordan did not employ Wilson to race in the 2002 season due to financial issues,<ref name="MVRObit" /> signing the 2001 British Formula Three champion Takuma Sato.<ref name=AutosportOct01>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson considered going to Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART),<ref name=AutosportOct01/> and spoke to the Minardi team before it selected Webber; he did not return to IF3000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For 2002, he drove in the inaugural World Series by Nissan. The Racing Engineering team chose Wilson,<ref name="CouldwellF1" /> and he accepted.<ref name="CrashObit" /> He won races at Autódromo José Carlos Pace and the Circuit Ricardo Tormo and achieved six more podium finishes for fourth in the points standings.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /><ref name="IndyCarBio" />

Formula One career

When Minardi driver Alex Yoong was rested for two races due to poor performance, Wilson was the team's preferred choice to replace him.<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /> However, during a seat fitting at Minardi's headquarters in Faenza, Italy,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he was unable to fit inside the PS02 car because of his long legs<ref name="IndyWilsonNov02" /><ref name="CouldwellF1" /> and so Anthony Davidson drove the car instead.<ref name=MMagMay14/> Wilson and his manager Jonathan Palmer were eager to arrange a test with the Newman/Haas Racing CART team in September 2002, and Wilson had a seat fitting in a Lola-Toyota car at their Chicago workshop, becoming acquainted with staff members. Wilson made his oval track test debut at Homestead–Miami Speedway on 8 October.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He declined Newman/Haas' invitation for a second test at Sebring International Raceway in December.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="JWF1Ride">Template:Cite news</ref>

Wilson driving for Minardi at the Template:F1GP

Wilson discussed driving for Minardi in Template:F1 with its owner Paul Stoddart, who was keen to have him replace the outgoing Mark Webber.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was told to gather £2 million in sponsorship funding to race for Minardi.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The capital was raised through Palmer searching for financial partners,<ref name=WilsonIndyDec02Invest>Template:Cite news</ref> whilst Wilson's father mortgaged the family home.<ref name="WilsonIDTInvest" /> With the provision of him bringing the agreed financial settlement,<ref name=WilsonIndyDec02Invest/> Minardi designed the PS03 car to accommodate Wilson's large frame; the seat was lowered to keep his knees away from his chin and moved its pedals forward.<ref name="TimesObit">Template:Cite news</ref> He visited Faenza in late November and had no difficulty entering and exiting a mocked-up version of the car.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson signed a three-year driving contract with Minardi a month later.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

It emerged Wilson had not obtained the necessary sponsorship money to pay for his seat at Minardi and his father was close to selling his petrol station.<ref name="TimesObit"/> Palmer spent most of January and February 2003 holding meetings with lawyers to develop a programme allowing investors to support Wilson's career by buying shares in him. This would allow them to raise £1.2 million required for Wilson to drive for Minardi in the season's first two rounds.<ref name=IndyWilsonInvest>Template:Cite news</ref> The investment was floated on the London Stock Exchange from 5 March to 31 May,<ref name=IndyWilsonInvest/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=GPWilsonFloat>Template:Cite web</ref> making Wilson the first racing driver to be listed on it.<ref name=GPWilsonFloat/> A total of 900 people invested a minimum of £500,<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /> with 10 per cent of Wilson's earnings paid to them until 31 December 2012.Template:Efn<ref name=GPWilsonFloat/><ref name="FoxSportsMar15">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Wilson driving for Jaguar at the Template:F1GP

He equalled the pace of his more experienced teammate Jos Verstappen;<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /><ref name="CrashObit" /> Wilson generally qualified in a low grid slot and made brisk starts to gain track position before a pit stop.<ref name="MMagMay14" /> Before the Template:F1GP, Jaguar selected him to replace the under-performing Antônio Pizzonia for the rest of the season.Template:Efn<ref name=WilsonJagSwitch>Template:Cite web</ref> David Pitchforth, Jaguar's managing director, and team principal Tony Purnell were impressed with Wilson's performances and driving; they received feedback from Stoddart and Wilson's mechanics at Nordic Racing. Palmer told Wilson to visit Jaguar's headquarters in Milton Keynes for a seat fitting at midnight with a contract written up the day after the Template:F1GP.<ref name="DTWilsonJaguar">Template:Cite news</ref> Having been granted the final five races to convince Jaguar to keep him alongside Webber for Template:F1,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson found the Jaguar different to handle than his Minardi and did not foresee the change in driving style required to use it.<ref name=Wilson2003Focus>Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate outperformed him by half a second on average in his first four races with the team due to his unfamiliarity with the car,<ref name="ObserverSep03">Template:Cite news</ref> but was consistently within three to four-tenths of a second per lap of Webber's pace by the end of the season.<ref name=Wilson2003Focus/> Wilson finished eighth at the Template:F1GP and was twentieth in the drivers' standings with one point.<ref name=WILF1Results>Template:Cite web
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He was linked to three teams for the 2004 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jaguar granted Wilson a contract extension until post-season testing ended in December to convince the team to retain him.<ref name="BBCWilsonNov03">Template:Cite web</ref> Jaguar dropped Wilson because its owner, Ford, was not prepared to pour unlimited funds into F1 and advised the team to sign a pay driver.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Christian Klien, a Formula Three driver funded by the drink company Red Bull, replaced Wilson.<ref name="MMagMay14" /> A return to Jaguar as a test driver on race weekends became unfeasible after F1's governing body – the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – retained a regulation for 2004 prohibiting drivers who had competed in six or more F1 events from participating in Friday test sessions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

American open-wheel racing career

Champ Car World Series (2004–2007)

With the loss of employment in F1, Wilson was disenchanted with his career,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and sought a drive in the U.S.-based Champ Car World Series (CCWS) over the rival Indy Racing League (IRL) due to its parity, noting: "Same cars, same engines, so working with the team with a half reasonable budget you can do a half decent job."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson signed with the small-budget Conquest Racing team for the 2004 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref> The layout of his Lola car allowed him to lie almost flat on its floor and demonstrated a decent performance in pre-season testing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson had a mixed season driving the Template:Abbr 34 car; he took eight top-ten finishes, with a year-best of fourth at the season-ending Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate. He generally qualified higher than he finished, taking a season-high of second at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.<ref name=CCSWilson>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson finished eleventh in the drivers' standings with 188 points,<ref name=CCSWilson/> and was second to A. J. Allmendinger in the rookie of the year standings.<ref name=Wilson05RuSPORT>Template:Cite web</ref>

Photograph showing part of the side of a racing car with Wilson's head and helmet showing

Wilson competing for RuSPORT at the 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

After the season, Wilson declared his wish to remain in the CCWS for the 2005 season and enquired several teams about employment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Car owner Carl Russo signed him to replace Michel Jourdain Jr. at the RuSPORT team in November 2004.<ref name=Wilson05RuSPORT/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson worked with driver coach Barry Waddell,<ref name="JDaleRacerRemember" /> and cautioned his rivals he was ready to win races due to further car and driver development.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the No. 9 Lola-Ford car, Wilson took three fourth-place finishes in the first three rounds before earning his first series pole position at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> He led the final ten laps of the Molson Indy Toronto to claim his first series victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson followed that victory with four more top-ten finishes,<ref name="CCSWilson" /> and ended the season with a second career win at the Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate from pole position.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He amassed 265 points to finish third in the drivers' championship; his qualifying results improved with nine top fives.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Wilson remained with RuSPORT for the 2006 season. Several pundits predicted he would challenge for the drivers' championship, and he said his objective was to be consistent and win two or three races.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He took four-second-place finishes in the first five rounds.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> At the season's sixth race, the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto, Wilson won his only pole position that year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the following West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton he qualified in third place and achieved his only victory of 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson took a further three top-eight finishes.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> He fractured the scaphoid bone in his right wrist in an accident in practice for the Lexmark Indy 300, requiring him to withdraw from the race; he was deemed fit by the CCWS medical delegate Chris Pinderski to enter the season-ending Gran Premio Telmex.Template:Efn<ref name="Wilson06Fit">Template:Cite web</ref> He qualified on pole position,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and led until Sébastien Bourdais passed him on the final lap.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson finished runner-up in the championship with 298 points,<ref name="CCSWilson" /> and won that year's Greg Moore Legacy Award.<ref name="IndyObit">Template:Cite news</ref>

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Wilson during pre-season testing for the 2007 Champ Car season

The Newman/Haas, Forsythe and RuSPORT teams were interested in Wilson for the 2007 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He signed a "multi-year" contract with RuSPORT in January 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson was persuaded to remain there after his race engineer Todd Malloy left and limitations in the team's budget saw his assistant Mike Talbott promoted.<ref name="JDaleRacerRemember">Template:Cite web</ref> Driving the No. 9 Panoz DP01-Cosworth XFE he achieved eight top-ten finishes and two pole positions at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland and the San Jose Grand Prix at Redback Raceway after ten rounds.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> Wilson led most of the Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix for his solitary victory of the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He ended his CCWS career with consecutive top-ten finishes in the final two rounds to be runner-up in the drivers' championship with 281 points.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> Wilson won the Greg Moore Legacy Award for the second successive year.<ref name="IndyObit" />

IndyCar Series (2008–2015)

Photograph of Wilson driving a red Dallara-Honda car on a race track

Wilson practising for the 2008 Indianapolis 500

Late in the season RuSPORT announced it was closing and informed Wilson and his colleagues.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was put on Newman/Haas' shortlist to replace the outgoing Bourdais for the 2008 season, and was rumoured to be in contention to drive for Andretti Green Racing and did not want to move to the American Le Mans Series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson and Palmer agreed terms to join Newman/Haas in the CCWS before it amalgamated with the IRL to form the IndyCar Series.<ref name="CrashObit" /><ref name="MVRObit" /> Wilson said his objective for the season was to perform to the best of his ability and acknowledged Newman/Haas would be disadvantaged against the established IndyCar teams on oval tracks noting: "We can only judge the competition when we get there, but we have to be realistic. I don't want to overestimate and I don't want to underestimate."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

While Wilson struggled during his rookie season driving the No. 2 Dallara-Honda car, he took pole position for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach,<ref name="CCSWilson" /> and rapidly established himself as a road course expert.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /> He qualified sixteenth for his first Indianapolis 500. Mid-race, Wilson had an accident due to a loss of control at the rear of his car, which left him 27th.<ref name="WilsonIndy">Template:Cite book</ref> He was third at the Indy Edmonton and achieved his first series victory at the Detroit Indy Grand Prix three races later.<ref name="FrontstretchBio" /> Wilson was eleventh in the drivers' championship with 340 points,<ref name="CCSWilson" /> and was second in the rookie of the year standings, behind Hideki Mutoh but ahead of Will Power.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wilson driving his car on a track

Wilson competing at the 2009 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225

Before the 2009 season Newman/Haas co-owner and actor Paul Newman died and the Great Recession cost the team much of its funding.<ref name="AutosportObit" /><ref name="MVRObit" /> In January 2009 Wilson was released from the team after being informed they could not support two paid drivers without acquiring additional sponsorship.Template:Efn<ref name=Money2009Wilson>Template:Cite news</ref> The funded Robert Doornbos replaced him.<ref name=RacerNov10>Template:Cite journal</ref> He contacted Dale Coyne, the co-owner of the privately underfunded Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) team,<ref name="GoodwoodSep15" /><ref name="MVRObit" /> in February,<ref name="SpeedDCRFeb09">Template:Cite web</ref> after a journalist told him DCR had employed engineer Bill Pappas.<ref name=RacerAug12Interview>Template:Cite journal</ref> Wilson visited their workshop for a seat fitting,<ref name="Autosport2009Q&A">Template:Cite web</ref> and became acquainted with Pappas.<ref name="SpeedDCRFeb09" /> He signed a contract to drive for DCR one month later.<ref name="CCSWilson" /><ref name=TimesApr09/> At the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Wilson began from second and finished third.<ref name=TimesApr09>Template:Cite news</ref> He qualified fifteenth for the Indianapolis 500; late in the race, Wilson retired following a collision with a barrier after 160 laps, placing 23rd.<ref name="WilsonIndy" /> Wilson started second at the Grand Prix at the Glen and led for 49 out of sixty laps in DCR's first open-wheel victory and his second in the series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> With five more top-ten finishes over the rest of the year, he was ninth in the points standings with 354.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Photograph of Wilson driving his Dreyer & Reinhold racing car

Wilson driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing at the 2010 São Paulo Indy 300

Wilson drove Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's (DRR) No. 22 car in the 2010 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A disagreement over the length of his contract with DCR, the departure of key team personnel and a desire for another experience led him to assess driving elsewhere.<ref name=RacerNov10/><ref name=RacerAug12Interview/> Wilson received a telephone call from Dreyer & Reinbold co-owners Robbie Buhl and Dennis Reinbold and visited their workshop in January 2010. He was impressed by what he observed and signed to the team soon after.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson mentored his teammate Mike Conway on oval track racing and advised DRR on road courses.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In the first four races, he finished second at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the Grand Prix of Long Beach.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After qualifying 11th for the Indianapolis 500, Wilson led eleven laps and took seventh.<ref name="WilsonIndy" /> Four races later, he took his first IndyCar pole position for the Honda Indy Toronto.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The rest of Wilson's season saw him achieve a best of sixth at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. He was eleventh in the drivers' standings with 361 points.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Although linked with the Andretti Autosport, KV Racing Technology and Panther Racing teams for the 2011 season,<ref name=RacerNov10/> Wilson stayed at DRR. An important factor in his decision was the progress he believed the team had made in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Wilson sustained a minor fracture in his left wrist in an accident with Alex Tagliani at the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and wore a carbon fibre brace.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He started the Indianapolis 500 from nineteenth position. Handling and balance difficulties left Wilson in sixteenth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His best finish of 2011 was fifth at Edmonton Indy.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> During practice for the Honda Indy 200 an accident left him with a stable burst fracture of the T5 vertebrae in his back. Wilson was ruled unfit for three months and wore a back brace.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For the rest of the season, his substitutes were Simon Pagenaud at Mid-Ohio, Tomas Scheckter at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Giorgio Pantano on the road and street courses and Townsend Bell in Kentucky and Las Vegas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson was 24th in the points standings with 183.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Photograph of Wilson in a Dallara DW12 Honda racing into a curve

Wilson competing for Dale Coyne Racing at the 2012 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

For the 2012 season, he returned to drive for DCR in its No. 18 Dallara DW12-Honda car. Wilson had two tenth-place finishes in the first four races. At the Indianapolis 500, he qualified in 21st and finished 7th.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> At the Firestone 550 Wilson overtook Graham Rahal, who crashed with two laps to go, for his third career series victory and his first on an oval track.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The rest of his season saw him claim two more top-ten results in the final eight races for fifteenth in the drivers' championship with 278 points.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Wilson remained at DCR for the 2013 season after signing a long-term contract; he changed his car number to 19.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He began the year with three consecutive top-nine finishes.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> Wilson qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in fourteenth and finished a career-high fifth.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His performance for the rest of 2013 included three podium finishes—two third places at the first Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of Houston, and a season-high second at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> At the season-ending IndyCar World Championships at the Auto Club Speedway, Wilson was involved in a high speed lateral impact with driver Tristan Vautier, sustaining a minor pulmonary contusion and three non-operable breakages to his pelvis. He was told to avoid bearing weight on his right leg before commencing rehabilitation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson finished the season a series-high sixth in the drivers' standings with 472 points.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

Photograph of Wilson sitting in his blue and white racing car in the pit at the 2015 Indianapolis 500

Wilson driving for Andretti Autosport during qualifying for the 2015 Indianapolis 500

DCR owner Dale Coyne took up an option to retain Wilson for the 2014 season after recovering from injury and recommenced training.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Michael Cannon became his race engineer after Bill Pappas moved to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Coyne promised Wilson better resources for him to continue achieving top-ten finishes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His first top ten-finish of 2014 was a sixth at the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.<ref name="CCSWilson" /> Wilson started fourteenth at the Indianapolis 500 finishing eight places lower and two laps down in 22nd after debris damaged his front wing late in the race.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One race later, Wilson achieved a season-best fourth at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and four top-ten finishes in the final twelve rounds for fifteenth overall with 395 points.<ref name="CCSWilson" />

He left DCR after the season ended because of their limited budget for a full-time campaign,<ref name="RacerObit" /> and sought employment with another team for the 2015 season, saying: "It's one of those things, where I could find out tomorrow, or it could be in another month or two months."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Talks with Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti, who was interested in Wilson, about a full-time campaign ended in March 2015 over sponsorship issues.<ref name=FoxSportsMar15/> That same month, Wilson signed a two-race contract to drive Andretti Autosport's No. 25 car in May's Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He started his final Indianapolis 500 from sixth position. During the race a tyre vibration and a pit stop strategy error left him in 21st.<ref name="CCSWilson" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Afterwards, Wilson obtained sponsorship to drive the season's final five races for Andretti,<ref name="CrashObit" /> finishing a year-high second in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio,<ref name="CCSWilson" /> in an aerodynamically inefficient car.<ref name=":1" />

Other racing ventures

Wilson made his sports car racing debut at the 2001 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km, part of the FIA GT Championship. He shared the Coca-Cola Racing Team's No. 65 Porsche 911 GT3-RS with Tomáš Enge, finishing third in the N-GT category.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=RSCWILResults>Template:Cite web</ref> He joined fellow British drivers Ben Collins and Christian Vann in a Team Ascari-entered Ascari KZR-1 car in the LMP900 class at the 2002 12 Hours of Sebring (part of the American Le Mans Series), finishing sixth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two years later, he again entered the season-opening 12 Hours of Sebring, this time joined by Milka Duno and Phil Andrews. Driving a Taurus Racing-fielded Lola B2K/10 they finished 9th in class and 22nd overall. In June, Wilson competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Tom Coronel and Ralph Firman in the No. 16 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd car, retiring after 313 laps with ignition failure.<ref name=RSCWILResults/>

At the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona (part of the Rolex Sports Car Series), Wilson drove for Michael Shank Racing (MSR) alongside A. J. Allmendinger, Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Mark Patterson in the No. 60 Riley MkXI-Lexus car in the Daytona Prototype (DP) category, completing 733 laps and finishing second.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He entered the season-ending round of the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series, the Sunchaser 1000, joining Negri and Patterson at MSR and finishing tenth. He returned to MSR for the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona with Negri, Patterson and Graham Rahal, driving the Riley Mk.XX-Ford DP vehicle and finishing sixth after starting from pole position.<ref name="RSCWILResults" />

Photograph of the Riley Mk.XXVI-Ford Wilson shared to win the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona

The No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Riley Mk.XXVI-Ford that Wilson shared with A. J. Allmendinger, Oswaldo Negri Jr. and John Pew to win the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona outright

In 2010, he entered the 24 Hours of Daytona for the third time, this time for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the DP class. The No. 01 Riley Mk.XX-BMW car he shared with Max Papis, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas finished second after starting fifth.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> Wilson returned to MSR with Curb/Agajanian for the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona, partnering Allmendinger and Michael McDowell, starting eighth and finishing seventh in the No. 6 Dallara DP01-Ford car.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> He won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona with Allmendinger, Negri and John Pew at MSR, completing 761 laps in the No. 60 Riley-Ford DP car.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He joined Kelly Racing as Greg Murphy's international co-driver in its No. 51 Holden Commodore for the Gold Coast 600 double header round of the V8 Supercars Championship in October 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson visited the team's workshop for a seat fitting as preparation for the round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He and Murphy finished outside of the top-ten in both races.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wilson entered the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Negri and Pew at MSR in 2013, finishing third.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> He partnered Gustavo Yacamán in MSR's No. 6 Riley-Ford car at the Six Hours at the Glen when regular driver Antônio Pizzonia had sponsorship problems,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> finishing sixth.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> With no date conflicts between the IndyCar Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series, Wilson entered the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series' final four rounds to partner and mentor Yacamán.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The duo had a season-best second-place finish at Lime Rock.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> At the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona (now part of the IMSA SportsCar Championship), Wilson, Allmendinger, Negri and Pew were twelfth in the prototype class and 47th overall due to a gearbox fault in the No. 60 Riley-Ford Ecoboost car.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> He rejoined Negri and Pew at MSR for the following 12 Hours of Sebring,<ref name=":0" /> finishing ninth.<ref name="RSCWILResults" />

In 2015, Wilson replaced Matt McMurry as co-driver to Negri and Pew in MSR's No. 60 Ligier JS P2-Honda car at the 12 Hours of Sebring,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> where they came 42nd.<ref name="RSCWILResults" /> As Wilson waited for a new IndyCar Series contract, he was entered into the all-electric Formula E round in Moscow by Andretti Autosport in June.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> He replaced Scott Speed, who had an X Games commitment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson finished tenth and scored one championship point for a 25th drivers standing finish.<ref name=FEResults>Template:Cite web</ref> A planned drive in a HPD ARX-04b at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June was cancelled because turbocharger failures damaged the car's motors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Death

On the 179th lap of the 2015 ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway on 23 August,<ref name=USAWilsonCrash/> race leader Sage Karam lost control of his car in the first turn after passing a bump in the tarmac surface. He crashed heavily with the front of his car against a wall to the right of the circuit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=IndyWilsonCrash>Template:Cite news</ref> The car's nose cone was removed with enough force that it ricocheted along the racing surface as other drivers manoeuvred past it.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> James Jakes slowed faster than Wilson,<ref name="IndyStarSafety">Template:Cite news</ref> who turned right to avoid contact with his car. At the same time, the nose cone from Karam's car struck Wilson's helmet as he drove through the accident scene. Wilson was knocked unconscious and his car almost immediately veered left out of control towards the inside wall.<ref name=IndyWilsonCrash/><ref name=IndyStarSafety/> It left the track, hitting the left-hand side wall coupled with a SAFER barrier after the first turn and continued to slide before stopping.<ref name=IndyWilsonCrash/>

Aerial photograph of the Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway, where Wilson sustained fatal injuries from being struck by airborne debris from the car of Sage Karam

Wilson was unresponsive when the track safety crew arrived at his vehicle and he had to be extricated from it.<ref name="USAWilsonCrash">Template:Cite news</ref> A medivac helicopter was called for and transported Wilson to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest in nearby Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was reported to be in a coma with a severe head injury and listed in critical condition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson was declared dead from his injuries the following day, at 17:37 local time on 24 August.<ref name="WilsonAutopsy" /> The Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles and the CEO of Hulman & Company Mark Miles made the news public at 21:00 that same day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was the first driver to die from injuries sustained in a racing accident in IndyCar since Dan Wheldon was killed during the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. An autopsy conducted by Andrew Kehm, the Chief Deputy Coroner of the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, on 26 August determined Wilson died of blunt force trauma to his head.<ref name="WilsonAutopsy">Template:Cite news</ref> On 10 September, he was given a funeral service at St. James The Great Church in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England attended by about 500 mourners, which included members of the motor racing community. Wilson was subsequently cremated, and a wake was held for him at Silverstone Circuit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

An inquest into his death was held at Northampton General Hospital on the morning of 9 March 2016.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The coroner concluded his death was "accidental".<ref name="WilsonInquest" /> A statement from Wilson's father was read, which described the crash as a "freak accident" and stated:

"The car leading the race crashed and was driving at over Template:Convert. The driver was unhurt but debris from his car flew high into the air and a large, heavy piece hit Justin on the head as he approached the scene of the accident. Justin was unconscious, he was extracted from the car and rushed to hospital. He underwent surgery and was kept on a life support machine until the following day. The decision was then taken to switch off the machine and Justin was pronounced deceased."<ref name="WilsonInquest">Template:Cite news</ref>

Personality and legacy

David Tremayne of The Independent described Wilson as an "easy-going and humble" individual who was able to build a rapport with others.<ref name="IndyObit" /> According to Alasdair Steven of The Herald: "his cheerful, quietly modest manner, and genuine enthusiasm" made him popular with fans of motor racing.<ref name="HeraldObit" /> A leader of the IndyCar safety and promotional association alongside Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson increased his lobbying for improved safety after the death of Dan Wheldon in 2011.<ref name="AutosportObit" /> He aspired to have retention walls altered to better deal with airborne crashes,<ref name="AutosportObit" /> and wrote an online article arguing for the shifting of trackside grandstands to inside racing circuits as a means of shielding spectators from debris.<ref name="RacerObit" />

Nicknamed "Bad Ass" by his driving instructor colleagues at PalmerSport in 1999,<ref name="AutosportObit" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> for being "as fearsome a competitor you could ever find",<ref name="MCOMObit" /> Wilson was friendly,<ref name="IndyObit" /> shy,<ref name="AutosportObit" /><ref name="MCOMObit" /> endearing,<ref name="CrashObit" /> soft-spoken and highly analytical.<ref name="ESPNWilsonDeath" /> His technical shrewdness provided teams with extensive performance alterations to improve a race car.<ref name="ESPNWilsonDeath">Template:Cite web</ref> According to RacerTemplate:'s Mark Glendenning this made Wilson a driver who "commanded universal respect" from fellow competitors.<ref name="RacerObit" /> For DailySportsCar editor Graham Goodwin it created an image of Wilson as "a very rare breed indeed, a man in the modern age who had competed at the highest level in multiple motorsport disciplines", and a driver who "had the cutting edge".<ref name="DSCObit">Template:Cite web</ref> Wilson was fast-witted and used this in his humour.<ref name="MCOMObit">Template:Cite web</ref>

After Wilson's death, the donation of his organs helped to save the lives of five people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 27 August IndyCar drivers Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Josef Newgarden, Will Power and Graham Rahal converted what had been a previously planned promotion for the season-ending Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway by driving their cars across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco into a tribute for Wilson. Andretti drove Wilson's No. 25 car.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Honda and Andretti Autosport employed Wilson's close friend and fellow driver Oriol Servià to drive his car in Sonoma.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Joey Gase's white racing car with Wilson's image on the back and an organ donation appeal from DonateLife.net

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Joey Gase ran with Wilson's image at the rear of his car to promote awareness of eye, organ and tissue donation.

Joey Gase, a NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, carried a photograph of Wilson on the rear of his No. 52 car to promote awareness of eye, organ and tissue donation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A. J. Allmendinger had his former teammate Wilson's name above the window of his vehicle for the final 12 rounds of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2016 Indianapolis 500, Stefan drove the No. 25 KV Racing Technology car in honour of his elder sibling.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The name of a hairpin turn on the Snetterton Circuit's 300 layout was changed from Montreal Corner to Wilson Corner by the track's owners MotorSport Vision in July 2016; a board at the corner features the design of Wilson's multi-coloured rainbow racing helmet and his surname.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Wilson Children's Fund was launched with the support of his widow Julia to ensure their two daughters would be financially secure in the long term following his death.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Contributions are raised through the auctioning of motor racing memorabilia on the internet and by public donations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1994	Formula A British Championship	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	5th
1995	Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship	Team JLR	?	?	?	?	?	118	3rd
1996	British Formula Vauxhall	Paul Stewart Racing	?	1	2	3	?	?	2nd
1997	British Formula Vauxhall	Paul Stewart Racing	?	3	2	4	?	?	4th
1998	Formula Palmer Audi	MotorSport Vision	16	7	?	?	?	240	1st
1999	International Formula 3000 Championship	Team Astromega	10	0	0	0	0	2	20th
2000	International Formula 3000 Championship	Nordic Racing	10	0	0	0	1	16	5th
2001	International Formula 3000 Championship	Coca-Cola Nordic Racing	12	3	2	1	10	71	1st
2002	World Series by Nissan	Racing Engineering	18	2	2	0	8	171	4th
2003	Formula One	Trust Minardi Cosworth	11	0	0	0	0	1	20th
		HSBC Jaguar Racing	5	0	0	0	0
2004	Champ Car World Series	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	14	0	0	0	0	188	11th
2005	Champ Car World Series	RuSPORT	13	2	2	2	3	265	3rd
2006	Champ Car World Series	RuSPORT	13	1	2	1	7	298	2nd
2007	Champ Car World Series	RSPORTS RuSPORT	14	1	2	1	5	281	2nd
2008	IndyCar Series	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	18	1	0	2	2	340	11th
2009	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing	17	1	0	1	2	354	9th
2010	IndyCar Series	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	17	0	1	1	2	361	11th
2011	IndyCar Series	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	11	0	0	1	0	183	24th
2012	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing	15	1	0	0	1	278	16th
2013	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing	19	0	0	1	4	472	6th
2014	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing	18	0	0	0	0	0	22nd
2014–15	Formula E Championship	Andretti Autosport	1	0	0	0	0	1	25th
2015	IndyCar Series	Andretti Autosport	6	0	0	0	1	108	24th
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Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap; small number denotes finishing position)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Template:Abbr	Points
1999	Team Astromega	IMO Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAT Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	A1R Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small			20th	2
2000	Nordic Racing	IMO Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	CAT Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	A1R Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	SPA Template:Small			5th	16
2001	Coca-Cola Nordic Racing	INT Template:Small	IMO Template:Small	CAT Template:Small	A1R Template:Small	MON Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	MNZ Template:Small	1st	71
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Complete World Series by Nissan results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap; small number denotes finishing position)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Template:Abbr	Points
2002	Racing Engineering	VAL1 1 Template:Small	VAL1 2 Template:Small	JAR 1 Template:Small	JAR 2 Template:Small	ALB 1 Template:Small	ALB 2 Template:Small	MNZ 1 Template:Small	MNZ 2 Template:Small	MAG 1 Template:Small	MAG 2 Template:Small	CAT 1 Template:Small	CAT 2 Template:Small	VAL2 1 Template:Small	VAL2 2 Template:Small	CUR 1 Template:Small	CUR 2 Template:Small	INT 1 Template:Small	INT 2 Template:Small	4th	Template:Tooltip
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Complete American Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Template:Abbr	Points
2002	Team Ascari	LMP900	Ascari KZR-1	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	SEB Template:Small	SON	MDO	AME	WAS	TRO	MOS	MON	MIA	PET	39th	19
2004	Taurus Racing	LMP1	Lola B2K/10	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	SEB Template:Small	MDO	LIM	SON	POR	MOS	AME	PET	MON		27th	8
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Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Template:Abbr	Points
Template:F1	European Minardi CosworthTemplate:Efn	Minardi PS03	Cosworth V10	AUS Template:Small	MAL Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	EUR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small						20th	1
	Jaguar Racing	Jaguar R4	Cosworth V10												GER Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	USA Template:Small	JPN Template:Small
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Complete American open-wheel racing results

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Champ Car World Series

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Template:Abbr	Points	Ref
2004	Conquest Racing	34	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE V8 t	LBH Template:Small	MTY Template:Small		POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	MTL Template:Small	LS Template:Small	LVG Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	MXC Template:Small	11th	188	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
			Reynard 02I				MIL Template:Small
2005	RuSPORT	9	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE V8 t	LBH Template:Small	MTY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	SJO Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	MTL Template:Small	LVG Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	MXC Template:Small		3rd	265	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	RuSPORT		Lola B02/00	Ford XFE V8 t	LBH Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	MTY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	SJO Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	MTL Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	SRF Wth	MXC Template:Small	2nd	298	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007	RSPORTS		Panoz DP01	Cosworth XFE V8 t	LVG Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MTT Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	SJO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small					2nd	281	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	RuSPORT														ZOL Template:Small	ASN Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	MXC Template:Small
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Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (non-win)	Top 10s (non-podium)	Championships
4	3	54	6	4	11	25	0

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Template:Abbr	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Template:Abbr	Points	Ref
2008	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	02	Dallara	Honda	HMS Template:Small	STP Template:Small	MOT1		KAN Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	RIR Template:Small	WGL Template:Small	NSH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	KTY Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CHI Template:Small	SRF2 Template:Small	11th	340	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
			Panoz	Cosworth				LBH1 Template:Small
2009	Dale Coyne Racing	19	Dallara	Honda	STP Template:Small																			9th	354	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		18				LBH Template:Small	KAN Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	RIR Template:Small	WGL Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	KTY Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	CHI Template:Small	MOT Template:Small	HMS Template:Small
2010	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	22			SAO Template:Small	STP Template:Small	ALA Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	KAN Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	WGL Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	CHI Template:Small	KTY Template:Small	MOT Template:Small	HMS Template:Small			11th	361	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011					STP Template:Small	ALA Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	SAO Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	MDO Wth	NHM Inj	SNM Inj	BAL Inj	MOT Inj	KTY Inj	LVS C		24th	183	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012	Dale Coyne Racing	18	Dallara DW12		STP Template:Small	ALA Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	SAO Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	DET Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	BAL Template:Small	FON Template:Small					15th	278	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013		19			STP Template:Small	ALA Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	SAO Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	DET Template:Small	DET Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	POC Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	BAL Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	FON Template:Small	6th	472	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014					STP Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	ALA Template:Small	IMS Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	DET Template:Small	DET Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	POC Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	FON Template:Small		15th	395	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015	Andretti Autosport	25			STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	POC Template:Small	SNM				24th	108	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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¹ Run on same day.

² Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (non-win)	Top 10s (non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 wins	Championships
8	4	120	2	3	9	41	0	0
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Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2008	Dallara	Honda	16	27	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
2009	Dallara	Honda	15	23	Dale Coyne Racing
2010	Dallara	Honda	11	7	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2011	Dallara	Honda	19	16	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2012	Dallara	Honda	21	7	Dale Coyne Racing
2013	Dallara	Honda	14	5	Dale Coyne Racing
2014	Dallara	Honda	14	22	Dale Coyne Racing
2015	Dallara	Honda	6	21	Andretti Autosport
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Template:24hLM	Racing for Holland	Tom Coronel Ralph Firman	Dome S101-Judd	LMP1	313	DNF	DNF
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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship

Year	Team	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2014	Michael Shank Racing	P	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	DAY 12	SEB 9	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MSP	IND	ELK	COA	PET	40th	43
2015	Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb/Agajanian	P	Ligier JS P2	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	DAY	SEB Template:Small	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	COA	PET		33rd	19
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Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
2006	Michael Shank Racing	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri Jr. Mark Patterson	Riley Mk.XI-Lexus	DP	733	2	2
2008	Michael Shank Racing	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Mark Patterson Graham Rahal	Riley Mk.XI-Ford	DP	680	6	6
2010	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Max Papis Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Riley Mk.XI-BMW	DP	755	2	2
2011	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	A. J. Allmendinger Michael McDowell	Dallara Ford	DP	719	7	7
2012	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri Jr. John Pew	Riley Mk.XXVI-Ford	DP	761	1	1
2013	Michael Shank Racing	A. J. Allmendinger Marcos Ambrose Oswaldo Negri Jr. John Pew	Riley Mk.XXVI-Ford	DP	709	3	3
2014	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri Jr. John Pew	Riley Mk.XXVI-Ford EcoBoost	P	599	47	12
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Complete Formula E results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Template:Abbr	Points
2014–15	Andretti Autosport	Spark-Renault SRT 01E	BEI	PUT	PDE	BNA	MIA	LBH	MCO	BER	MSC Template:Small	LDN	LDN	25th	1
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External links

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