Simon Wills (racing driver)
| Simon Wills | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 New Zealander |
| Born |
3 October 1976 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Retired career | |
| Debut season | 1993 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996 1998, 1999 1999, 2000 2001 |
British F3 – Class B New Zealand Grand Prix Australian Drivers' Championship V8 Supercar Development Series |
| Awards | |
| 1996–2002 | Jim Clark Trophy, Bruce McLaren Trophy, Owen Steel Trophy, NZGP 1998 & 1999, 2x NZ Gold Stars, 2x Australian Gold Stars |
Simon Wills (born 3 October 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former racing driver who currently runs a graphic design business.
Wills finished runner up in the 1995 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. He had gained a large lead in the series, but left the championship two races early to attempt to launch a career in Europe. He won Class B of the British Formula 3 Championship in 1996. However, he didn't have the finances to continue his career in Europe and decided to focus on racing in Australia and New Zealand.
Wills won the 1998 and 1999 New Zealand Grands Prix. He was the Australian Drivers' Champion (Formula Holden) in both 1999 and 2000, and New Zealand Gold Star Champion for 1998 and 1999, including winning the 1999 Tasman Cup. He also holds, or has held, the outright lap record at several tracks, including the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Hidden Valley Raceway, Pukekohe Park Raceway, , Canberra Street Circuit and Queensland Raceway, which were all set in a Reynard 94D in Australian Drivers' Championship races.
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