Tim Greaves
| Tim Greaves | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
18 April 1956 Ramsbottom, Lancashire (England) |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Related to | Jacob Greaves |
| Le Mans Series | |
| Years active | 2004–2010 |
| Teams |
Team Bruichladdich Rollcentre Racing G-Force Racing |
| Starts | 21 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
|
2006 2006 ?–2006 ?–? ?–? |
ALMS Radical World Cup Radical SR8 Championship Radical Clubsport Radical Prosport |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 2000 |
Radical SR8 Championship Radical Prosport |
Tim Greaves (born 18 April 1956) is a former British racing driver, and the team principal of Greaves Motorsport. He raced in various Radical series during the 2000s, and also drove in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans between 2004 and 2010.
Greaves, born in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, was the Radical Prosport champion along with Michael Vergers in 2000. Greaves entered the 1000 km of Silverstone, part of the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES), for the first time in 2004; he drove alongside Frank Hahn and Jean-François Leroch in a G-Force Racing-entered Pilbeam MP84. However, it was not a successful debut; the team finished the race, but the 121 laps they completed were not enough for them to be classified. Although he was also entered by the team at the 1000 km of Spa, he did not actually compete in the race. That year, he also finished runner-up in the Radical Clubsport series.
In 2005, he once again drove for G-Force Racing at the 1000 km of Silverstone, alongside Hahn and Leroch in a Courage C65; this time, the team finished 30th overall, and eighth in the LMP2 category. He was entered in a Courage C65 by Renstal de Bokkenrijders at the 1000 km of Nürburgring, but did not compete. He drove once more for G-Force in the 1000 km of Istanbul; however, accident damage forced the team to retire after 46 laps. He won the Radical SR8 Championship that year, being partnered by Nick Dove.
For 2006, he remained in the Radical SR8 Championship, but also entered the full Le Mans Series season. For the LMS, he joined Rollcentre Racing, and drove a Radical SR9-Judd alongside João Barbosa and Martin Short in the opening round, which was the 1000 km of Istanbul; the team retired after 120 laps, ten minutes before the end of the race. For the 1000 km of Spa, Greaves and Short were joined by Gregor Fisken, but the team retired again, this time after 67 laps. Following these two unsuccessful races, Greaves set up his own team; using sponsorship money from the Bruichladdich brewery, the team was known as Team Bruichladdich Radical, and Stuart Moseley was selected to partner Greaves, with the duo driving a Radical SR9-AER. The team took 15th overall, and fifth in the LMP2 class, on their debut at the 1000 km of Nürburgring. At the 1000 km of Donington, Greaves and Moseley were joined by Ben Devlin; the team retired after 151 laps. Having competed in the inaugural Radical World Cup, Moseley and Greaves then entered the LMS finale, which was the 1000 km of Jarama; however, they retired again, this time after 27 laps. Greaves finished his season by competing in the Petit Le Mans, part of the American Le Mans Series; he drove alongside Devlin and Gunnar van der Steur for van der Steur Racing, but retired after six laps with valve trouble. He was classified 28th in the LMS, level with Moseley and Tony Burgess.
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