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{{short description|Canadian racing driver (born 1961)}}
{{about|the Canadian racing driver|the American attorney and talk show host|Alan Berg}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
|image =
|name = Allen Berg
|nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|08|01|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
|Years = {{F1|1986}}
|Team(s) = [[Osella]]
|Races = 9
|Championships = 0
|Wins = 0
|Podiums = 0
|Points = 0
|Poles = 0
|Fastest laps = 0
|First race = [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix]]
|First win =
|Last win =
|Last race = [[1986 Australian Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Allen Bernard Berg''' (born August 1, 1961) is a Canadian former [[racing driver]] who raced for the [[Osella]] team in [[Formula One]].

==Racing career==
Berg was born in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. He began in [[karting]] in 1978 and switched to cars when he was 20, into [[Formula Atlantic]]. In 1982 he won the prestigious Tasman [[Formula Pacific]] Series in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] and entered the British [[Formula 3]] series in 1983. However, his timing was bad since he had to compete against [[Ayrton Senna]] and [[Martin Brundle]]. He won one race (one which Senna and Brundle opted out of to compete for European F3 points and outright race win) and ended up fifth in the series. The following year he was runner-up in the British F3 series to [[Johnny Dumfries]] with eight second places. At the end of the season he tested for [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] and [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] and held discussions with [[Spirit Racing|Spirit]] and [[RAM Racing]] but neither led to a drive in Formula 1.<ref>{{Cite news |title=When Canadian Allen Berg drove for Osella in Formula 1 |website=Motorsport.com |date=January 11, 2018 |url=https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/allen-berg-osella-f1-1986-994744/1386372/ |accessdate=June 6, 2023}}</ref>

In 1985 he returned to Canada to seek funding for [[Formula One]].

In 1986 he managed to buy a seat in the Osella F1 team midway through the season, taking the seat vacated by [[Christian Danner]], who had left to join the Arrows team to replace [[Marc Surer]]. Surer suffered career-ending injuries in the 1986 ADAC Hessen-Rallye between the Belgian and Canadian Grands Prix. Berg took part in nine races before his sponsorship ran out and he missed the Italian Grand Prix; further sponsorship did at least mean he was able to see out the season. He had advanced discussions with several F1 teams to continue in F1 in 1987, including [[Larrousse]], but, with the cancellation of the [[Canadian Grand Prix]] that season, he could not raise enough sponsorship and was unable to secure a drive.<ref name="MSC1">{{cite news |first1=Rene |last1=Fagan |title=When Canadian Allen Berg drove for Osella in Formula 1 |url=https://in.motorsport.com/f1/news/allen-berg-osella-f1-1986-994744/1386369/ |accessdate=4 August 2019 |work=motorsport.com |publisher=Motorsport Network |date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

Berg has remained involved in motor sport as a professional driver, team owner, series administrator, driving coach and instructor. He has competed in [[sportscar racing]] and the [[Trans-Am Series]]. He spent a season driving a [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] [[BMW M3]] in the [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft]] in 1991, before enjoying success on the Mexican racing scene, winning the [[Mexican formula 2 champions|Mexican Formula 2]] championship in 1993. He also won the [[Indy Lights]] Panamericana title in 2001 as a driver-owner, before retiring from driving.

He currently operates Allen Berg Racing Schools primarily in [[Monterey, California]], based at [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca]]. Allen Berg Racing Schools provides a race driving experience in formula racing cars for people with little to no experience. The school also provides instructional programs for up-and-coming drivers to work their way into driving professionally. Multiple graduates of the school have gone on to drive race cars for a career.

==Racing record==
===Complete British Formula Three Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1983 British Formula Three Championship|1983]]
! nowrap| Neil Trundle Racing
! [[Toyota]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Cadwell Park|CAD]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
! 5th
! 32
|-
| [[1984 British Formula Three Championship|1984]]
! nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Eddie Jordan Racing]]
! [[Toyota]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Circuit Zolder|ZOL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|''[[Donington Park|DON]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 67
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! {{abbr|WDC|World Drivers Championship standing}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Osella|Osella Squadra Corse]]
! nowrap| [[Osella]] [[Osella FA1F|FA1G]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[1986 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1986 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1986 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1986 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=7|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! nowrap| [[Osella]] [[Osella FA1F|FA1F]]
|colspan=9|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1986 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!Year
!Team
!Co-Drivers
!Car
!Class
!Laps
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
![[1990 24 Hours of Le Mans|1990]]
|align="left" nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Lloyd Racing]]
|align="left" nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
|align="left" nowrap|[[Porsche 962]]C
|C1
|335
|11th
|11th
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130411213757/http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/berg/index.html Profile on F1 Rejects]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120512092336/http://f1rejects.com/interviews/berg/index.html F1 Rejects interview with Allen Berg]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105850/http://richardsf1.com/category/exclusive-interviews/allen-berg/ Richard's F1 interview with Allen Berg]}}
*[http://www.allenbergracingschools.com/ Allen Berg Racing Schools]

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{{succession box|title=[[Formula Two|Mexican Formula Two Champion]]|before=[[Carlos Guerrero (racing driver)|Carlos Guerrero]]|after=[[Fernando Plata]]|years=1993}}
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