Key facts
- Nationality
- English
- Born
- Justin Boyd Wilson , ( 1978-07-31 ) 31 July 1978, Moorgate, Rotherham , South Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 24 August 2015 (2015-08-24) (aged 37), Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest , Allentown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Relatives
- Stefan Wilson (brother)
- Years active
- 2008 – 2015
- Former teams
- Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (2008), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (2010–2011), Dale Coyne Racing (2009, 2012–2014), Andretti Autosport (2015)
- Best season finish in the championship s
- 6th in 2013
- Teams
- Conquest Racing (2004), RuSPORT (2005–2006), RSPORTS (2007)
- 2006 2007
- Greg Moore Legacy Award
- First entry
- 2003 Australian Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 2003 Japanese Grand Prix
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Justin
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Allentown
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- auto racing
- Official website
- www.justinwilson.co.uk
- Image
- Justin Wilson 2007.jpg
- Height
- 191
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- Commons category
- Justin Wilson (racing driver)
- date of birth
- 1978-07-31
- Commons gallery
- Justin Wilson
- date of death
- 2015-08-24
- points for
- 1
- number of wins
- 0
- pole positions
- 0
- podium finishes
- 0
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 16
- medical condition
- dyslexia
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Encyclopedic overview
Justin Boyd Wilson (31 July 1978 – 24 August 2015) was a British professional open-wheel racing driver who competed in Formula One (F1) in 2003, 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Justin Wilson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.