Justin Keen (born 4 August 1972 in

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) is a British

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driver.

Career

Keen first started racing in 1992 with Formula Vauxhall for the

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. He won the Championship against James Thompson and

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before moving on to the

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. In his

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in Formula Ford he was appointed the Duckhams Works

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driver and finished third overall, including five race wins. Keen spent time racing in the US with the USAC Formula Ford 2000 Championship in 1996 and won his first oval race at the Walt Disney track. Following an injury, he did not return to racing again until 1998 with the Caterham Challenge winning three out four races. He went on to compete in Formula Palmer AudiMOTORSPORT: Faulkner double
/ref> and finished runner up after missing two races. International Formula 3000 followed and saw Keen driving for the Minardi Junior team scoring their best finishes of the year. In 2003, Keen switched to racing in sports cars. He competed in events such as the 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. The following year saw him enter the British Touring Car Championship for Edenbridge Racing in a BMW 320i, but he pulled out of the season early due to difficulties with development. In 2005 he became a Works Lister Storm driver and credited the team with many top six finishes in the FIA GT1 championship partnering Liz Haliday, he had the fastest lap at the 2005 Spa 24-hour race before the team retired. Driving the LMP1 car Keen was often credited with running as fast as the Audi in various LMS 1000k races but reliability was not the Lister's strong point. Keen retired in 2006 from driving and went into driver management.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keen, Justin 1972 births English racing drivers International Formula 3000 drivers American Le Mans Series drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Living people Formula Palmer Audi drivers Formula Ford drivers People from Epping European Le Mans Series drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers British GT Championship drivers