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Richard Lyons (born 8 August 1979) is a British motor racing driver that competed in the Japanese
He drove GT and Sports Cars in Japan for nine years between 2002 and 2010. His best finish was in 2004 where he won the All-Japan GT Championship GT500 Championship. All in all he started over seventy races for ten wins in that period.
For 2013 he is racing in an Audi R8 LMS in the Japanese GT300 SuperGT Championship.
Lyons secures second title. Retrieved BBC Sports Webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Richard 1979 births Living people Racing drivers from Northern Ireland Formula Palmer Audi drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Super GT drivers Formula Nippon drivers Supercars Championship drivers A1 Team Ireland drivers European Le Mans Series drivers International GT Open drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers British GT Championship drivers Status Grand Prix drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Nismo drivers Mugen Motorsports drivers TOM'S drivers Dandelion Racing drivers Aston Martin Racing drivers Audi Sport drivers Porsche Motorsports drivers AF Corse drivers W Racing Team drivers
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...
series.
Junior Formula
Born inHillsborough, County Down
Royal Hillsborough (Irish: ''Cromghlinn'', meaning 'Crooked Glen' Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 81. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.), more commonly known simply as ...
, Lyons started in Formula Vauxhall Junior in Britain winning the Winter Series in 1996, before finishing the regular championship sixth in 1997 and second in 1998. He then moved to Formula Palmer Audi
Formula Palmer Audi, officially abbreviated to FPA, and sometimes informally abbreviated to Palmer Audi, was a one-make class of open wheel Formula racing founded in 1998 by former Formula One driver, Jonathan Palmer. It was based in the United ...
, finishing second in the 1999 Championship. He drove in Formula Renault 2000 with not much success.
Formula Nippon / A1 Grand Prix
He droveFormula Nippon
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
in Japan from 2001 to 2005 winning the Championship in 2004
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and finishing third in 2005
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.
He has also run in the A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most for ...
series for the A1 Team Ireland
A1 Team Ireland was the Irish team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the fourth season, 2008-09.
The team
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for the 2006–07 season. He started all up fourteen races with four top ten finishes.
Japanese GT's
He drove GT and Sports Cars in Japan for nine years between 2002 and 2010. His best finish was in 2004 where he won the All-Japan GT Championship GT500 Championship. All in all he started over seventy races for ten wins in that period.
For 2013 he is racing in an Audi R8 LMS in the Japanese GT300 SuperGT Championship.
V8 Supercars
Lyons also made occasional appearances inV8 Supercar
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
, with a best finish of fifth place sharing a Triple Eight Race Engineering
Triple Eight Race Engineering, (branded as Red Bull Ampol Racing) is an Australian motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. The team has been the only Brisbane based V8 Supercar team since its formation, originally operating ...
Ford Falcon
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* Ford Falcon (North America), an automobile produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970.
* Ford Falcon (Argentina), a car built by Ford Argentina from 1962 until 1991.
* Fo ...
, in the 2007 Bathurst 1000, sharing the car with Australian-based Danish GT racer Allan Simonsen. He returned in 2011 and drove for Tekno Autosports sharing with Jonathon Webb at Phillip Island and Bathurst. Then he joined Ford Performance Racing
Tickford Racing (formerly known as Prodrive Racing Australia and Ford Performance Racing) is an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Supercars Championship. The team currently campaigns three Ford Mustangs, with their current drive ...
to replace an injured Will Power
William "Will" Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He is the 2014 and 2022 IndyCar Series champion and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion. ...
at the 2011 Gold Coast 600
The Gold Coast 500 (formally known as the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. The event has been a regular part o ...
, finishing the two races Third and First with Mark Winterbottom
Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom (born 20 May 1981) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving the No. 18 Holden ZB Commodore for Team 18. His career highlights include winning the ...
.http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/23/lyons-winning-after-late-call-up-unbelievable/ Retrieved 24 October 2011 from Speedcafe.com
Career results
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Nippon results
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
V8 Supercar results
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External links
*Lyons secures second title. Retrieved BBC Sports Webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Richard 1979 births Living people Racing drivers from Northern Ireland Formula Palmer Audi drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Super GT drivers Formula Nippon drivers Supercars Championship drivers A1 Team Ireland drivers European Le Mans Series drivers International GT Open drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers British GT Championship drivers Status Grand Prix drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Nismo drivers Mugen Motorsports drivers TOM'S drivers Dandelion Racing drivers Aston Martin Racing drivers Audi Sport drivers Porsche Motorsports drivers AF Corse drivers W Racing Team drivers