Allan McNish

Quick Facts

Full Name	Allan McNish
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1969(1969-12-29)
Age	55
Birthplace	Dumfries
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Allan McNish Biography

Allan McNish is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 29, 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom. British race car driver, who won his third 24 Hours of Le Mans Series Championship title in 2013.

Both he and He and David Couthard were both recipients of the McLaren/Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award. were recipients of the McLaren/Autosport BRDC Young Drivers of the Year award.

McNish and Coulthard both were recognised with a McLaren/Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award having moved up to car racing. In 1988 he won the Formula Vauxhall Lotus championship and in 1989 finished runner up to David Brabham in a close fought British Formula 3 Championship. During the late 1980s McNish shared a house with teammate Mika Häkkinen.

Despite devoting his career to the pursuit of a Formula One chance, McNish has become one of the world’s most highly rated sportscar drivers. His sportscar career began in 1996 with Porsche, at a time when their 911 GT1 model revolutionised sportscar racing. With the factory team he took this car to victory in the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, partnered by Laurent Aïello and Stephane Ortelli. He subsequently appeared for Toyota and Audi in the race, and after losing a likely victory in the dying stages of the 2007 event, scored a second triumph in 2008 with Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello driving an Audi R10. He has also raced with great success for Audi in the American Le Mans Series, winning the title with Dindo Capello in 2006 and 2007, and taking four overall victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring (2004, 2006, 2009 and 2012). At the 2011 Le Mans McNish destroyed the car in a spectacular crash early in the race and ended the race for Audi No. 3. And again at the 2012 Le Mans, McNish made a driving error and lost a first place by crashing the Audi No. 2 car a few hours before the finish. He also codrove the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Riley-Ford to a second-place finish at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.

Kelly was his second wife. He had two children.

Allan McNish Net Worth

Allan McNish is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Allan McNish 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a teenager, he played soccer before deciding to try kart racing.

BBC Radio 5 appointed him as a commentator on Formula One.

Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as well as a three-time winner of the American Le Mans Series, which he last won in 2007. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013. He has also been a co-commentator and pundit for BBC Formula One coverage on TV, radio and online and is currently the team principal of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Allan McNish height 5 ft 5 im Allan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Allan McNish Dating?

According to our records, Allan McNish married to Kelly McNish. As of December 1, 2023, Allan McNish’s is not dating anyone.

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McNish is two-time winner of the Segrave Trophy (2009/2014), was awarded the BRDC Gold Star in 2014, and won the BARC Gold Medal in 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Allan Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Allan McNish celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

On 17 December 2013, McNish announced his retirement from Audi Sport and from racing full-time. He has not ruled out racing individual events in the future. After retiring he took on a role with Audi Sport, including liaising between the team’s drivers and engineers, between the team and motorsport organisers, and driver development. He is also manager of racing driver Harry Tincknell. He also works for BBC Sport as a commentator and pundit for their Formula One coverage. McNish became team principal for Audi’s Formula E team, starting for the 2017-18 season, following Audi’s official take over of the Abt Sportsline run entry.

Top Facts about Allan McNish

1. Allan McNish is a retired British racing driver.
2. He was born on December 29, 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland.
3. McNish won the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.
4. He competed in Formula One for Toyota and Renault teams.
5. McNish won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times.
6. He also won the American Le Mans Series twice.
7. McNish retired from professional racing in 2013.
8. He currently works as a commentator for BBC Sport and Eurosport.
9. McNish was awarded an OBE in 2014 for services to motorsport.
10. His career spanned over two decades with numerous victories and podium finishes.

What is Allan McNish doing now?

He is also manager of racing driver Harry Tincknell. He also works for BBC Sport as a commentator and pundit for their Formula One coverage. McNish became team principal for Audi’s Formula E team, starting for the 2017-18 season, following Audi’s official take over of the Abt Sportsline run entry.

What height is Allan McNish?

5′ 5″

Who are the commentators on Le Mans 2021?

YearCommentators / Presenters / Reporters
2020| John Hindhaugh, Joe Bradley, Bruce Jones, Nick Daman, Jonny Palmer, Shea Adam, Andrew Marriott
2021| John Hindhaugh, Paul Truswell, Joe Bradley, Bruce Jones, Nick Daman, Jonny Palmer, Shea Adam, Peter Mackay, Andrew Marriott

Who are the announcers for the 24 Hours of Lemans?

For LM24/ FIA WEC App and English Language World feed – Oliver Gavin, Darren Turner & David Addison Join WEC TV regulars. The regular 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship TV commentary team of Martin Haven, Allan McNish, DSC Ed.

Who are the Eurosport Le Mans commentators?

A special TV show covering this unique two-day event will be produced live from Paris and will include an expert commentary team made up of FIA World Endurance Championship lead commentator Martin Haven, esports experts Chris McCarthy and Lewis McGlade, motorsport commentator Ben Constanduros, plus “pitlane” reporter …