Elton Julian
Encyclopedia
Elton Julian is a professional racing driver and racing team owner born in the Canary Islands
of Spain
. He grew up in Ecuador and the United States. He speaks English, French and Spanish fluently.
where he won 3 regional championships in 1990. In 1992
he raced in the British Formula Three Championship
for Alan Docking Racing
and finished 8th in points with one pole position and one win, becoming the youngest winner in series history. He also competed in Indy Lights at Vancouver
and finished 8th. In 1993 he raced in the French Formula Three Championship
and finished third in the drivers championship for the Formula Project
team.
Formula One
team, completing several tests at Circuit Paul Ricard
in Le Castellet. In his first test he was over half a second faster than regular driver Erik Comas
and Julian was considered a potential candidate for a race seat in 1995. However, the Larrousse team closed its doors for financial reasons just before the start of the 1995 season despite last minute attempts to save the squad by the F3000 racing team DAMS
and other potential suitors.
in Belgium for the Omegaland team. He competed in the remaining races of the 1994 International Formula 3000 season and finished 13th in France at Magny-Cours
. He returned to International Formula 3000 in 1996 and competed full-time for Nordic Racing. The season was not particularly successful as the team failed to come to grips with the all new Lola chassis and Julian only broke into the points at the final race of the season in Germany at the Hockenheimring
with a fifth place result. He finished 14th in the championship. In 1997 he tested a Formula Nippon
car at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, but was out of racing after that until 1999 when he made two Atlantic Championship starts resulting in a fifth place finish at Long Beach and a DNF in Montreal.
races with Euromotorsport
in a Ferrari F333SP prototype finishing second in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and setting a new lap record at the 12 Hours of Sebring. After the end of his single seater career and another long absence from racing which lasted from 1999 until 2005, he drove a DOME S101 LMP1 prototype in the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
with Jan Lammers and the Racing for Holland
team. He finished fifth in the prototype class and seventh place overall, making him the highest finishing rookie in the race. He then drove a Courage C65 LMP2 prototype in the American Le Mans Series
' Petit Le Mans
for Kruse Motorsport and finished fourth in class. In 2006, he drove in the LMP2 prototype class at the 12 Hours of Sebring
for Barazi Epsilon with another fourth place finish in the LMP2 category. He then focused on team ownership, founding DragonSpeed in 2007 and entering cars in the American Le Mans Series, the Grand-Am Series and the Pirelli Drivers Cup Series. In 2010 with the introduction of the American Le Mans Series' new spec racing LMPC prototype class, Julian teamed with veteran sports car driver Gunnar Jeannette to race the Oreca FLM09 chassis for Green Earth Team Gunnar. Julian finished the season third in the drivers championship, with seven podium finishes in eight starts and four wins (Long Beach, Lime Rock, Road America and Mosport).
In 2011 Julian entered the DragonSpeed Ferrari F430 GT in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and acting as team owner/team manager, brought the Ferrari home to a 15th place finish in the GT class, making the car the highest finishing F430 in the history of the event. As a result of the performance at Daytona, DragonSpeed and Julian were asked to provide technical support for the new Ferrari 458 Italia GA (Grand Am) development program which began testing in July 2011 at Daytona . As a driver he ended the 2011 season third in the ALMS LMPC prototype drivers championship with five podium finishes in seven starts including a win from pole position at Lime Rock and a first place finish at the six hour Laguna Seca round. Julian also drove the Oreca prototype in the FLM class for three rounds of the 2011 Le Mans Series finishing 2nd at Paul Ricard in France, 2nd at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and 4th at Imola in Italy.
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He grew up in Ecuador and the United States. He speaks English, French and Spanish fluently.
Early career
Julian began his career in go karts and then moved on to Formula Ford at the Skip Barber Racing SchoolSkip Barber Racing School
The Skip Barber Racing School is one of the largest racing schools in the world. It conducts racing schools, defensive and high performance driving schools, amateur and professional racing championships and corporate entertainment schools. Skip Barber started the school in 1975 with two borrowed...
where he won 3 regional championships in 1990. In 1992
1992 British Formula Three season
The 1992 British Formula Three season was the 42nd British Formula Three Championship, won by Brazilian Gil de Ferran. The season started on March 22 at Donington Park and ended on October 4 at Silverstone following sixteen races...
he raced in the British Formula Three Championship
British Formula Three Championship
The British Formula Three Championship is an international motor racing series that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. Its current official title is...
for Alan Docking Racing
Alan Docking Racing
Alan Docking Racing is motor racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The team was formed in 1975 by Australian Alan Docking....
and finished 8th in points with one pole position and one win, becoming the youngest winner in series history. He also competed in Indy Lights at Vancouver
Molson Indy Vancouver
Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in a street circuit near B.C. Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July or August from 1990 to 2004....
and finished 8th. In 1993 he raced in the French Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship is the name of a former French Formula Three racing competition.Starting in 1964, the series ended in 2003, changed, and became part of the Formula Three Euroseries.-Champions:-External links:*...
and finished third in the drivers championship for the Formula Project
Formula Project
This article is about a fictional weapon series from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.- F71 G-Cannon :This Earth Federation attack mobile suit is the first mass-production model derived from SNRI's Formula Project....
team.
F1
In 1994, Julian signed a multi-year test and reserve driver contract with the French LarrousseLarrousse
Larrousse Formula One was a motorsports racing team founded in 1987 by Didier Calmels and former racer Gérard Larrousse, originally under the name Larrousse & Calmels. It was based in Antony, in the southern suburbs of Paris. It was renamed Larrousse after the departure of Calmels for legal reasons...
Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
team, completing several tests at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit Paul Ricard
The Paul Ricard Circuit is a motorsport race track built at Le Castellet, near Marseille, France, in 1969 with finance from the eccentric drinks magnate Paul Ricard, who created what essentially became Pernod Ricard...
in Le Castellet. In his first test he was over half a second faster than regular driver Erik Comas
Érik Comas
Érik Comas is a former Formula One driver from France. He was French Formula 3 champion in 1988, and then Formula 3000 champion in 1990, after scoring the same number of points as Jean Alesi in 1989 but losing on a count-back of positions. He participated in 63 Grands Prix, debuting on 10 March...
and Julian was considered a potential candidate for a race seat in 1995. However, the Larrousse team closed its doors for financial reasons just before the start of the 1995 season despite last minute attempts to save the squad by the F3000 racing team DAMS
DAMS
Driot-Arnoux Motorsport is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.- History :The year after its foundation,...
and other potential suitors.
F3000
He entered the International Formula 3000 series for three races in 1994 and made his debut at Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...
in Belgium for the Omegaland team. He competed in the remaining races of the 1994 International Formula 3000 season and finished 13th in France at Magny-Cours
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some 250 km from Paris...
. He returned to International Formula 3000 in 1996 and competed full-time for Nordic Racing. The season was not particularly successful as the team failed to come to grips with the all new Lola chassis and Julian only broke into the points at the final race of the season in Germany at the Hockenheimring
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
with a fifth place result. He finished 14th in the championship. In 1997 he tested a Formula Nippon
Formula Nippon
Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan.Formula Nippon evolved from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese Formula Two and Japanese Formula 3000 championships...
car at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, but was out of racing after that until 1999 when he made two Atlantic Championship starts resulting in a fifth place finish at Long Beach and a DNF in Montreal.
Sports Cars
When the deal to race for the Larrousse F1 team fell apart in 1995, Julian turned to sports cars and drove in two World Sportscar ChampionshipWorld Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...
races with Euromotorsport
Euromotorsport
EuroInternational is a racing team owned by Antonio Ferrari, formerly known as Euromotorsport.-History:It was formerly known as Euromotorsport when it competed in the CART Indy Car World Series, often fielding a number of European pay drivers, from 1989 to 1994. The team's best finish was 4th...
in a Ferrari F333SP prototype finishing second in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and setting a new lap record at the 12 Hours of Sebring. After the end of his single seater career and another long absence from racing which lasted from 1999 until 2005, he drove a DOME S101 LMP1 prototype in the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 73rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 18 and 19 2005.This race marked the record 7th victory for Tom Kristensen, including his 6th straight.-Race:...
with Jan Lammers and the Racing for Holland
Racing for Holland
Racing for Holland is a Dutch motor racing team started by Jan Lammers in 1999. The team is initially specialised in endurance races such as 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series. The team is now also participating in the A1 Grand Prix as the A1 Team The Netherlands.-History:Racing for...
team. He finished fifth in the prototype class and seventh place overall, making him the highest finishing rookie in the race. He then drove a Courage C65 LMP2 prototype in the American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...
' Petit Le Mans
Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses the rules established for the 24 hours of Le Mans by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest , which are slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow additional cars to compete.The race was...
for Kruse Motorsport and finished fourth in class. In 2006, he drove in the LMP2 prototype class at the 12 Hours of Sebring
12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, a former Army Air Force base in Sebring, Florida...
for Barazi Epsilon with another fourth place finish in the LMP2 category. He then focused on team ownership, founding DragonSpeed in 2007 and entering cars in the American Le Mans Series, the Grand-Am Series and the Pirelli Drivers Cup Series. In 2010 with the introduction of the American Le Mans Series' new spec racing LMPC prototype class, Julian teamed with veteran sports car driver Gunnar Jeannette to race the Oreca FLM09 chassis for Green Earth Team Gunnar. Julian finished the season third in the drivers championship, with seven podium finishes in eight starts and four wins (Long Beach, Lime Rock, Road America and Mosport).
In 2011 Julian entered the DragonSpeed Ferrari F430 GT in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and acting as team owner/team manager, brought the Ferrari home to a 15th place finish in the GT class, making the car the highest finishing F430 in the history of the event. As a result of the performance at Daytona, DragonSpeed and Julian were asked to provide technical support for the new Ferrari 458 Italia GA (Grand Am) development program which began testing in July 2011 at Daytona . As a driver he ended the 2011 season third in the ALMS LMPC prototype drivers championship with five podium finishes in seven starts including a win from pole position at Lime Rock and a first place finish at the six hour Laguna Seca round. Julian also drove the Oreca prototype in the FLM class for three rounds of the 2011 Le Mans Series finishing 2nd at Paul Ricard in France, 2nd at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and 4th at Imola in Italy.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 73rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 18 and 19 2005.This race marked the record 7th victory for Tom Kristensen, including his 6th straight.-Race:... |
LMP1 | 10 | Dome Dome (constructor) , literally "child's dream", is a Japanese-based racing car constructor, involved mainly in open wheel and sports car racing.-Background:In 1965 Minoru Hayashi built his first racing car, a rebodied Honda S600 coupe. Belonging to Tojiro Ukiya, it was called the "Karasu" , due to its shape... S101 Judd Judd (engine) Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England... GV4 4.0L V10 |
 Racing for HollandRacing for Holland Racing for Holland is a Dutch motor racing team started by Jan Lammers in 1999. The team is initially specialised in endurance races such as 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series. The team is now also participating in the A1 Grand Prix as the A1 Team The Netherlands.-History:Racing for... |
Jan Lammers Jan Lammers Johannes "Jan" Lammers, , is a racing driver and team principal from the Netherlands. He participated in 41 Formula One Grand Prix races, debuting on January 21, 1979. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988 and later participated in the race with his own team Racing for Holland... John Bosch |
346 | 7th | 5th | |
External links
- Elton Julian at Driver Database