Nigel Moore (born 4 January 1992 in

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, England) is a British racing driver.

Career

Moore began his racing career in

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, in which he competed until 2007, when he began racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship, which he won with eight victories. He graduated to the Ginetta G50 Cup for 2008, which he also won. He also took two GT4 class wins in the

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racing a Ginetta G50. He raced in the series full-time in 2009. His co-driver Jody Firth won the title, due to Moore missing the

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round as he was racing at the

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with Ginetta. At 17, he became the youngest Briton to race at the legendary race. He also raced in four races of the

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, winning once. For 2010, Moore moved into single-seater racing in the

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championship. He won the title, along with a prize

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scholarship. He was also shortlisted for the 2010 McLaren BRDC Young Driver of the Year award. After leaving school in the summer of 2008, Moore started working at

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, but was sacked from the company in December 2010. In 2016, Nigel Moore and

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drove an Audi R8 LMS to victory in the 2016 Dunlop Endurance Championship. Nigel's younger brother and sister, Edward and

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, also race in Britcar. They both made their debut in the Endurance championship in 2017, Ed driving a

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run by Tockwith Motorsport and Sarah driving a

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Racing record

Career summary

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races;-

Complete Ginetta G50 Cup results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races;-

Complete British GT results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Britcar results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

Complete European Le Mans Series results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Nigel Living people 1992 births People from the Borough of Harrogate English racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers British GT Championship drivers Formula Palmer Audi drivers Racing drivers from Yorkshire European Le Mans Series drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Britcar drivers Britcar 24-hour drivers Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Le Mans Cup drivers GT4 European Series drivers