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Fullerton told him Wilson should cease karting in his category because of his weight, and mentored him in 1994. His father contacted karting expert Terry Fullerton in 1993 and the two met at the Worksop motorway services. In 1989, Wilson finished 7th in the Cadet National British Karting Championship, 12th in the 1991 RACMSA Junior British Championships, improving to 4th in 1992. His father was his chief mechanic, courier and mentor. Junior career Īged 8 in 1987, Wilson sought a hobby and took up karting, refining his ability at the South Yorkshire Kart Club in Wombwell, Barnsley. Wilson was the official ambassador for the International Dyslexia Association, and Teen Cancer America. He married his partner Julia in 2006 and they have two children, Jane and Jessica. He struggled at school with the disability and received additional tutoring Wilson's peers perceived him as inept and unintelligent. Wilson's mother took him to a clinic for a second test two years later and he was formally diagnosed with the condition at the age of 13. Īt age 11, he was tested for dyslexia, a learning disability that affects how a person reads and writes words the test was negative. From 1989 to the completion of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations in July 1994, Wilson was educated at Sheffield's private Birkdale School. Wilson's younger brother, Stefan, is also a racing driver. His father owns a solvents company, a petrol station, and raced Formula Ford cars from the 1960s until a major accident at Oulton Park in 1975 ended his career. Wilson was born in Moorgate, a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on 31 July 1978 to Keith and Lynne Wilson. A hairpin corner at Snetterton Circuit was renamed after him and a memorial fund was established to support his children. His organs were donated to save the lives of five people. As of 2023, it is also the most recent fatal accident to have occurred in Ind圜ar.
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He was the first driver to die from injuries sustained in an Ind圜ar race since Dan Wheldon in 2011. Late in the 2015 season, in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway, Wilson died after debris from a crashed car struck his helmet. He returned to DCR for 2012 to 2014, winning the 2012 Firestone 550 and finishing sixth in the 2013 drivers' championship. Wilson moved to the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing squad from 20 but did not win a race. A move to the low-budget Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) team for 2009 resulted in the team's first open-wheel victory at the Grand Prix at the Glen. Wilson went to Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing for the 2008 Ind圜ar Series, winning the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. He drove for the Conquest Racing and RuSPORT teams in the CCWS from 2004 to 2007, winning four races and finishing runner-up in the 20 drivers' championships. 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.
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He moved to the 2002 World Series by Nissan for the Racing Engineering team and finished fourth. 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. 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 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.
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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 Ind圜ar Series from 2008 to 2015. You can click on each driver to visit their dedicated page for additional information.Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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The list is in order of starting Overall Rating and includes drivers removed via game updates. This is a list of all drivers available in the game and which rank you need to be in to unlock them.
