Dave Allan (racing driver)

David Allan (1 April 1965 – 3 July 2012)[1] was a British racing driver and Honda test driver. He started his racing career in the National Saloon Car Championship with Synchro Motorsport which he was a key member of, driving a Honda Civic finishing 14th with 16 points. He drove in the series for another two years finishing 10th in 1999 and 14th in 2000 along with entering one race of the Belgian Procar in both years.

David Allan
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
BTCC record
TeamsSynchro Motorsport
Drivers'
championships		0
Wins0
Podium finishes0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Debut season2001
Best championship position9th (2002)
Final season (2002) position9th

For 2001 he made the switch to the British Touring Car Championship driving a Honda Accord in the Production Class eventually finishing 12th in the championship, missing three rounds with Mark Lemmer driving in two. He made a late entry in 2002 racing alongside eventual Production champion James Kaye driving a Honda Civic Type-R. He was outraced by Kaye for most of the season finishing 9th in the championship.

In 2011 he drove in the Dunlop Production GTN Championship driving a Honda Jazz.

At about 11:30 on Tuesday 3 July, he was killed when the car he was testing at Millbrook Proving Ground lost control and rolled several times.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position in class (1 point awarded all races) Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap in class (1 point awarded just in feature race)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Pts Class
2001 Synchro Motorsport Honda Accord P BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
19		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
15		 OUL
1
21		 OUL
2
11		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
14		 MON
1		 MON
2		 DON
1
15		 DON
2
9		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
DNS		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 CRO
1		 CRO
2		 OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
14		 SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
14		 DON
1
19		 DON
2
Ret		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
13		 49 12th
2002 Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R P BRH
1		 BRH
2		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
18		 SIL
1
26		 SIL
2
19		 MON
1
20		 MON
2
16		 CRO
1
15		 CRO
2
Ret		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
15		 KNO
1
17		 KNO
2
19		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
19		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
17		 61 9th

Britcar 24 Hour results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Car No. Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2007 United Kingdom ELR United States Mark Hein
United Kingdom Peter Venn		 Honda Civic Type R 62 2 564 12th 2nd

References
  1. "Death Inquest Report". BBC. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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