Nigel Moore
Quick Facts
Biography
Nigel Moore (born 4 January 1992 in Tockwith, England) is a British racing driver.
Career
Moore began his racing career in karting, in which he competed until 2007, when he began racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship, which he won with eight victories. He graduated to the Ginetta G50 Cup for 2008, which he also won. He also took two GT4 class wins in the British GT Championship racing a Ginetta G50.
He raced in the series full-time in 2009. His co-driver Jody Firth won the title, due to Moore missing the Knockhill round as he was racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ginetta. At 17, he became the youngest Briton to race at the legendary race. He also raced in four races of the GT4 European Cup, winning once.
For 2010, Moore moved into single-seater racing in the Formula Palmer Audi championship. He won the title, along with a prize Formula Two scholarship. He was also shortlisted for the 2010 McLaren BRDC Young Driver of the Year award.
After leaving school in the summer of 2008, Moore started working at Ginetta, but left the company in December 2010.
Racing record
Complete British GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Team RPM | Ginetta G50 | GT4 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | SNE 1 22 | SNE 2 16 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 10 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 15 | SIL 1 Ret | DON 1 12 | 11th | 38 |
2009 | Team WFR | Ginetta G50 | GT4 | OUL 1 8 | OUL 2 9 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 9 | ROC 1 8 | ROC 2 11 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 10 | DON 1 7 | SIL 1 8 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 10 | 2nd | 67 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Team LNT | Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | LMP1 | 178 | DNF | DNF |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Tockwith Motorsports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 5 | MNZ 11 | RBR | LEC | SPA | ALG | 8th* | 10.5* |
* Season still in progress.