Andy Meyrick | |
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Meyrick in 2011
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Born | 4 September 1985 |
United SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | DeltaWing Racing Cars |
Car no. | 0 |
Engine | Élan |
Starts | 3 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2014 2014–2013 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007–2006 2005 |
United SportsCar Championship Blancpain Endurance Series American Le Mans Series Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Intercontinental Le Mans Cup American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series British Formula Three British Formula Renault Championship Formula Ford 1600 North West |
Championship titles | |
2005 | Formula Ford 1600 North West |
Awards | |
2011-2009 2008 |
BRDC Superstar MSA Race Elite |
Andy Meyrick (born 4 September 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in the United SportsCar Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series.
Meyrick made his racing debut in the BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 North West championship at Oulton Park. He won the fifth race of his career and went on to win a total of ten races during the season, taking the Pre 90 class championship in a vintage Reynard 84FF. The following season he stepped up to the British Formula Ford Championship, driving for Cliff Dempsey Racing in the Ray GR06 alongside Peter Dempsey. Later in 2006 Meyrick joined Falcon Motorsport to drive in the Formula Renault BARC Championship, earning a pole position and a second-place finish in his third outing, at Thruxton Circuit. After the 2007 Formula Renault UK Wintercup Meyrick joined Team West-Tec for two races in the British Formula Renault. The following season Meyrick stepped up to the British Formula Three Championship with Carlin Motorsport in the National class. He drove in twelve races in the championship, earning seven class victories and a fifth place in the championship.
Meyrick turned his attention to sports car racing, entering the 2009 Le Mans Series season with Kolles driving an Audi R10 TDI. The team's best finish came at the 2009 1000 km of Nürburgring, where Meyrick, Narain Karthikeyan and Charles Zwolsman, Jr inished fourth. Meyrick joined Dyson Racing in the American Le Mans Series for the 2010 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships. Also in 2010, Meyrick entered his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, partnering with Soheil Ayari and Didier André in an AIM Team Oreca Matmut Oreca 01. The team finished the race as the first non-Audi, taking fourth overall. Following this success he was signed by Aston Martin Racing to join their LMP1 program. The team's best result came at the 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai, when the No. 007 car finished sixth. Meyrick also raced in the vintage Group C Racing championship, winning two out of four races with four podium finishes and earning the C2 class title. Meyrick drove one race in an Aston Martin AMR1 in the Group C Racing championship's C1 class, winning the race from pole.