- Greg Mansell
Greg Mansell (born
8 November 1987 on theIsle of Man ) is a British racing driver currently racing in theAtlantic Championship . He is the son ofFormula One world champion,Nigel Mansell , and younger brother of fellow racing driverLeo Mansell .Greg and his older brother have always raced in the same series, starting with
Karting in 2005. The brothers moved into single-seater racing in 2006, in theFormula BMW UK series.In FBMW, the brothers disappointed, however, with Greg managing just 13 points, and Leo not managing any, 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 Greg finishing in a promising 8th position in the first race, although he had to struggle to 18th and last place in the second.Greg Finished 3rd and on the podium for the first time in 2007 at Donnington Park in the 3rd British Formula Three round.
For 2008 Greg and Leo Mansell moved to the American Atlantics, both driving for
Walker Racing . cite news | url =http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=3258 | title ="Walker Racing Signs Greg and Leo Mansell for 2008" | publisher =champcaratlantic.com| date =2007-11-14 | accessdate =2008-05-17]References
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2008 Atlantic Championship season 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]
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