Scott Mansell
Encyclopedia
Scott Mansell is an English
racing driver.
An alumnus of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
in Sutton Coldfield
, Mansell was the 2004 EuroBOSS
champion. He has not competed a full series championship since. Scott was a 2004 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
nominee, losing out to eventual winner Paul di Resta
. He is no relation to the 1992 Formula One
world champion, Nigel Mansell
.
In 2009 he was the replacement for Duncan Tappy
in the Superleague Formula
for Galatasaray
. This was his first race since the 2006 United States Grand Prix
-supporting round of the Indy Pro Series.
Mansell is the current holder of the lap record for the Brands Hatch
Indy circuit; 38.032 seconds, set during the 2004 EuroBOSS
season.
As well as the Brands Hatch record, Mansell has also broke lap records at Silverstone
, Donington Park
, Lausitzring and Zolder
in 2004. In the same year Mansell won the BBC Midlands Young Sportsperson of the Year as well as being nominated for the Autosport Club Driver of the Year Award.
Scott Mansell is the founder and managing director of Track Days Driver - a leader in the field of track days resources, information and community.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
racing driver.
An alumnus of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a selective state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Founded in 1527, it is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. The school was a day and boarding school until the 1880s, and retained a small number of boarders in the mid-20th century...
in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, Mansell was the 2004 EuroBOSS
Euroboss
The EuroBOSS Series is a motor racing series in Europe. The first season was in 2001. The current EuroBOSS Series is open to Formula One cars constructed before 2004 , Indy Racing League or Champ Car chassis and Formula 3000 cars with engines of unlimited capacity...
champion. He has not competed a full series championship since. Scott was a 2004 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989 to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Formula One team McLaren, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Club...
nominee, losing out to eventual winner Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in Formula One with Force India. He is also a former DTM champion.-Personal life:...
. He is no relation to the 1992 Formula One
1992 Formula One season
The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 1, 1992, and ended on November 8 after sixteen races...
world champion, Nigel Mansell
Nigel Mansell
Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE is a British racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the CART Indy Car World Series...
.
In 2009 he was the replacement for Duncan Tappy
Duncan Tappy
Duncan Tappy is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.-Career:Tappy began his racing career in 2003 in the Zip Formula Great Britain series....
in the Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...
for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (Superleague Formula team)
Galatasaray S.K. Superleague Formula team is the Superleague Formula racing team of Galatasaray SK, a multisports club, famous for its football section that competes in Turkey in the Süper Lig. The team competes in the Superleague Formula...
. This was his first race since the 2006 United States Grand Prix
2006 United States Grand Prix
The 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, USA on July 2, 2006 . The race, which was the tenth round of the 2006 Formula One season, was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher....
-supporting round of the Indy Pro Series.
Mansell is the current holder of the lap record for the Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
Indy circuit; 38.032 seconds, set during the 2004 EuroBOSS
Euroboss
The EuroBOSS Series is a motor racing series in Europe. The first season was in 2001. The current EuroBOSS Series is open to Formula One cars constructed before 2004 , Indy Racing League or Champ Car chassis and Formula 3000 cars with engines of unlimited capacity...
season.
As well as the Brands Hatch record, Mansell has also broke lap records at Silverstone
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury...
, Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
, Lausitzring and Zolder
Zolder
The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. The F1 circus...
in 2004. In the same year Mansell won the BBC Midlands Young Sportsperson of the Year as well as being nominated for the Autosport Club Driver of the Year Award.
Scott Mansell is the founder and managing director of Track Days Driver - a leader in the field of track days resources, information and community.