- Leo Mansell
Leo Mansell (born
4 January 1985 on theIsle of Man ) is a British racing driver. He is the son of 1992Formula One world champion,Nigel Mansell , and elder brother of fellow racing driverGreg Mansell .Leo and his younger brother have always raced in the same series, starting with
Karting in 2000. The brothers ascended through the Karting ranks, and moved into single-seater racing in 2006, in theFormula BMW UK series.In FBMW, the brothers disappointed, however, with Leo not managing a single point, and Greg just 13, while champion Niall Breen amassed 305.
Despite this, the pair were granted drives in the finale of the 2006
British Formula Three Championship at Thruxton, driving for theFortec Motorsport team, in Invitational Class, with Leo finishing in a disappointing 14th position in the first race, and then 13th in the second.Mansell, with his Father Nigel, tested a Chamberlain-Synergy team
Le Mans prototype Lola-AER B06/10 during the week commencing 14 July 2008 at the Estoril circuit and the pair are said to be considering a drive in theAmerican Le Mans series, possibly commencing as soon as October 2008. [cite web | publisher = autosport.com | url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69202 | title = Mansell tests ALMS Lola with son Leo]External links
* [http://www.crash.net/feature_view~t~FBMW-UK--Q-A--Leo-and-Greg-Mansell-~cid~26~id~8542.htm Q&A session with Leo and Greg] Leo spent two years at Rollins College in winter park Florida where he was part of the Golf team before focusing solely on racing.
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