Tommy Byrne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tommy Byrne
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1958(1958-05-06)
Age	66
Birthplace	Drogheda
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Meath
Horoscope	Taurus

Tommy Byrne Biography

Tommy Byrne is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on May 6, 1958 in Drogheda, County Meath, Ireland.

After performing well in the Irish Formula Ford Championship in 1981, Byrne won the 1982 British Formula 3 Championship even though he missed some races while he competed in Formula One. At that time, he also tested a McLaren MP4/1 Formula One car in October 1982 against Marlboro-backed Spirit Racing’s European F2 drivers like Stefan Johansson and Thierry Boutsen. After a brief return to Formula Three in 1983, where he raced for Eddie Jordan, Byrne moved to the United States and began racing in the American Racing Series in 1986, where he won ten races in 55 starts, both second place in the series record books. He also was the championship runner-up in 1988 and 1989. He raced in the series until 1992 and then retired. Despite his extended career in the States, Byrne never made a Champ Car start. He lives in Florida, and teaches Honda Teen/Adult Defensive Driving, Advanced Defensive Driving, Acura High Performance and Acura Advanced Performance Driving during the race season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. He is also a driver coach for Indy Lights team Brian Stewart Racing.

He co-authored a book with Mark Hughes which was released in the UK on 8 August 2008, titled Crashed and Byrned: The Greatest Racing Driver You Never Saw. The book won the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year for 2009.

Tommy Byrne Net Worth

Tommy Byrne is one of the richest Racing Driver from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Byrne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Byrne (born 6 May 1958 in Drogheda, but grew up outside Dundalk County Louth) is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in two Formula One Grands Prix in 1982 with the backmarker Theodore team, failing to qualify for another three. He failed to finish in either of the Grands Prix he started and scored no Formula One championship points.

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Facts & Trivia

Tommy Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Tommy Byrne celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.

Where is Tommy Byrne now?

Despite his extended career in the States, Byrne never made a Champ Car start. He lives in Florida , and teaches Honda Teen/Adult Defensive Driving, Advanced Defensive Driving, Acura High Performance and Acura Advanced Performance Driving during the race season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Has there ever been an Irish F1 driver?

Joe Kelly was Ireland’s first F1 driver , racing in the first two World Championship British Grands Prix. His privately entered Alta failed to be classified in either race.

Who is the most successful Irish F1 driver?

Formula One World Championship career
Nationality| British

Who is McLaren F1 test driver?

Colton Herta announced as F1 test driver for McLaren – NBC Sports.

What time is qualification F1?

In the United Kingdom every F1 practice, qualifying and race is broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, with Spanish GP qualifying coverage starting at 2:20pm GMT.