Allan McNish
| Allan McNish | |
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born | 29 December 1969 |
| Championship titles | |
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2000, 2006, 2007 2013 |
American Le Mans Series FIA World Endurance Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1997 – 2000, 2004 – 2013 |
| Teams | Roock Racing, Porsche AG, Toyota Motorsports, Audi Sport Joest, Audi Sport UK, Champion Racing |
| Best finish | 1st (1998, 2008, 2013) |
| Class wins | 3 (1998, 2008, 2013) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 2002 |
| Teams | Toyota |
| Entries | 17 (16 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2002 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix |
Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as well as a three-time winner of the American Le Mans Series, which he last won in 2007. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013. He is also a co-commentator and pundit for BBC Formula One coverage on TV, radio and online.
McNish was born in Dumfries, Scotland and played football while at school. He was a fan of Nottingham Forest and also supported his local club Queen of the South. It was not until McNish began in karting that he found something at which he excelled.
McNish began his career in karting like fellow Dumfries and Galloway driver David Coulthard. McNish credited the start given to both of them and Dario Franchitti as being largely down to David Leslie senior and junior.
McNish and Coulthard both were recognised with a McLaren/Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award having moved up to car racing. In 1988 he won the Formula Vauxhall Lotus championship and in 1989 finished runner up to David Brabham in a close fought British Formula 3 Championship. During the late 1980s McNish shared a house with team mate Mika Häkkinen.
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