:Simon Dolan

{{short description|British businessman and investor (born 1969)}}

{{About|the British businessman|the organizational psychologist|Simon L. Dolan}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Simon Dolan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|05|20}}

| birth_place = Chelmsford, Essex, England

| occupation = Entrepreneur

| height =

| website = https://www.simon-dolan.com

| known_for = Sports car racing, investments, political activism

}}

Simon James Dolan{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/AMApjhIiVmtf9UClp-J_G1XBdwk/appointments |title=Simon James DOLAN |author= |website=Companies House |access-date=20 June 2023}} (born 20 May 1969) is a British businessman and investor who made his fortune through accountancy services. Since 2020, he has opposed measures by the United Kingdom government linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and has made legal challenges to government decisions. Dolan competed as an amateur driver in international sports car racing, recording a class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014.

Career

Dolan claims that he was "thrown out of school at 16 with virtually no qualifications" and sold cheese and eggs at a market which taught him "the gift-of-the-gab, commitment to hard graft and strong arithmetic"{{cite web |last1=Bearne |first1=Suzanne |title=The high school dropout who banked £80m |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44254016 |website=BBC News |access-date=16 July 2021 |date=4 June 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8707684/You-dont-need-a-degree-to-get-ahead-says-entrepreneur.html|title=The Telegraph – You don't need a degree to get ahead | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Simon|last=Dolan|date=18 August 2011}} Dolan placed an advertisement offering accountancy services which led to the establishment of SJD Accountancy in Berkhamsted in 1997. In 1999, Dolan also set up Contractor Umbrella Ltd. SJD Accountancy was acquired in 2014 along with accounting practice Nixon Williams by Sovereign Capital for over £100 million.{{cite news|last=Reed|first=Kevin|title=£100m private equity deal creates new accounting group|url=http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2371327/gbp100m-private-equity-deal-creates-new-accounting-group|newspaper=Accountancy Age|date=22 September 2014}}

Dolan began investing in start-up companies via Twitter in 2010, initially offering a £5 million investment pot for successful business pitches on the social networking site, earning himself the nickname "Twitter Dragon".{{cite news|last=Kaffash|first=Jaimie|title=Simon says reform the partnership model|url=http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2105581/simon|accessdate=7 September 2011|newspaper=Accountancy Age|date=31 August 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/7827749/Twitter-angel-backs-tweet-pitches-with-0.8m.html|title=Successful business pitches via twitter get 800k investment|date=14 June 2010 | location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=James|last=Hurley}}

Dolan established Dolan Accountancy in 2017.{{cite web | title=Meet the Team - Nationwide Contractor Accountants | website=Dolan Accountancy | date=2017-08-20 | url=https://www.dolanaccountancy.com/meet-the-team/ | access-date=2021-01-19}} Dolan Accountancy was the winner in the Best Contractor Accountant (under 1,000 clients) category in the 2019 Contracting Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.contractingawards.co.uk/winners-2019|title=Winners 2019|website=The Contracting Awards 2020}}

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Dolan is worth £200 million.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/rich-list-2020-profiles-601-700-featuring-ed-sheeran-and-calvin-harris-pspkdrc8f|title=Rich List 2020: profiles 601-700=, featuring Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris|first=The Sunday|last=Times| date=25 June 2023 |via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}

Political activism

In 2020, Dolan founded Keep Britain Free, a group associated with the British anti-lockdown movement.{{cite web |last1=Edkins |first1=Darcey |title=Keep Britain Free founder says he is 'pro-choice' not 'anti-face mask' on London Underground |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/keep-britain-free-founder-says-18975193 |website=MyLondon |publisher=Reach plc |access-date=8 April 2021 |date=22 September 2020}}

Dolan is the author of a book outlining the achievements of former US President Donald Trump entitled Trump: the Hidden Halo that was published in April 2021 with a foreword by Nigel Farage.{{cite web |title=Trump: The Hidden Halo |url=https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/trump-the-hidden-halo |website=Biteback Publishing |access-date=8 April 2021}}

=Opposition to UK COVID-19 lockdown and judicial review=

Dolan believes that the British government has ulterior motives for the COVID-19 lockdowns. He sees it as a way for those in power to "test how malleable a society is" in order to limit citizens' freedom, or as a way to introduce mandatory vaccinations. Dolan also referenced climate change, which he says the government has "been banging on about". He said: "What has happened will undoubtedly help [climate change campaigns], because the world has become cleaner as industries have shut down." According to Dolan, people who receive “a cheque for nothing” are the ones supporting the lockdown" {{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-5g-lockdown/|title=Are the Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Real?|website=Vice.com|date=15 May 2020 }}

On 1 May 2020, Dolan started proceedings to challenge the UK Government's lockdown decision, suggesting the Government had acted illegally and disproportionately over the COVID-19 lockdown.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Amy |title=Leading businessman launches legal challenge against Government's lockdown measures |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/05/01/leading-businessman-launches-legal-challenge-against-governments/ |accessdate=13 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph|date=1 May 2020}} He began a crowdfunding campaign to fund the proposed action, writing on the crowdfunding page: "By forcing people to stay at home, and forcing businesses to close, they are, we believe, in contravention of basic Human Rights offered under English Law, that of the right to enjoy your property peacefully."{{Cite web|last=Sillars|first=James|date=6 July 2020|title=Coronavirus: Businessman loses legal fight over 'draconian' lockdown|url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-businessman-loses-legal-fight-over-draconian-lockdown-12022441|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Sky News}} As of 10 June it had raised over £210,000 with almost 7,000 people contributing.{{cite web |title=Crowd Justice legal challenge |url=https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/lockdownlegalchallenge/ |website=Crowd Justice |accessdate=10 June 2020}} The proceedings were opposed by The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) who stated, "The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is applying to intervene in a High Court legal challenge brought by multi-millionaire Simon Dolan. Dolan, a conspiracy theorist and businessman based in Monaco, is attempting to force the government to prematurely end the lockdown, a move that would disproportionately impact low-paid and BAME workers."{{Cite web|url=https://iwgb.org.uk/post/dolan_case_intervention|title=Lockdown is required to protect BAME and low paid workers' lives, IWGB to argue in High Court intervention|website=iwgb.org.uk}}

On 6 July 2020, Dolan was refused permission for judicial review by the Honourable Mr Justice Lewis, who said that "the restrictions were imposed [during] a global pandemic where a novel, highly infectious disease capable of causing death was spreading and was transmissible between humans...There was a legal duty to review the restrictions periodically and to end the restrictions if they were no longer necessary to achieve the aim of reducing the spread and the incidence of coronavirus. The regulations would end after six months in any event. In those, possibly unique, circumstances, there is no realistic prospect that a court would find that regulations adopted to reduce the opportunity for transmission by limiting contact between individuals was disproportionate". On 9 July, Dolan launched an appeal against the decision.{{Cite web|date=9 July 2020|title=Keep Britain Free – Appeal|url=https://www.keepbritainfree.com/post/keep-britain-free-appeal|access-date=27 September 2020}}

Dolan's appeal against the initial decision was successful and on 5 August the Court of Appeal ruled that the challenge against the government's lockdown would continue to be heard with Lord Justice Hickinbottom who stated that he was persuaded that the grounds should be considered by the full court in open court, and the claimants "given an opportunity to make good their case, at least on arguability".{{Cite web|last=Slingo|first=Jemma|date=28 August 2020|title=Lockdown legal challenge reaches next stage of litigation|url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/lockdown-legal-challenge-reaches-next-stage-of-litigation/5105451.article|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Law Gazette}} Dolan's judicial review challenged the then new UK rule of a limit of six people per group otherwise known as the rule of six on 14 September.{{Cite news|last=Hymas|first=Charles|date=10 September 2020|title='Rule of six' restrictions already facing legal challenge|newspaper=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/10/coming-rule-six-restrictions-already-facing-legal-challenge/|access-date=27 September 2020}} On 1 December, it was ruled that the Government should not face a Judicial Review regarding the initial lockdown measures. The court warned against treating judicial reviews as evolving or “rolling” proceedings, and parties filing “excessively long” pleadings. The court criticised Dolan and the other Appellants for taking two months to start their claim, rather than very promptly following the making of the Regulations in March 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://hsfnotes.com/publiclaw/2020/12/01/challenge-to-lockdown-regulations-heard-by-the-court-of-appeal-judgment/|title=Challenge to lockdown regulations heard by the Court of Appeal – Judgment|date=1 December 2020}}

Dolan has opposed the UK government's adoption of the Pfizer vaccine.{{Cite web|title=UK Covid-19 vaccine rollout sparks false infertility claims|url=https://firstdraftnews.org/daily-briefing/uk-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-sparks-false-infertility-claims/|website=First Draft|access-date=28 February 2021|archive-date=30 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330172140/https://firstdraftnews.org/daily-briefing/uk-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-sparks-false-infertility-claims/|url-status=dead}} He also has claimed that requiring people to wear masks is a step toward authoritarianism, tweeting, 'Unless you make a stand, you will be wearing a mask for the rest of your life.'{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-understanding-the-outbreak-health-media-social-media-86f61f3ffb6173c29bc7db201c10f141|title=Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious|date=29 July 2020|website=AP NEWS}}

In January 2021, Dolan was a cosignatory{{Cite web|url=https://bylinetimes.com/2021/01/12/lbc-radio-host-maajid-nawaz-bankrolled-by-us-republican-dark-money/|title=LBC Radio Host Maajid Nawaz Bankrolled by US Republican Dark Money|first=Nafeez|last=Ahmed|date=12 January 2021|website=Byline Times}} of an open letter titled 'The Chinese Communist Party's Global Lockdown Fraud', alleging pro-Chinese government bias by international scientists and officials.{{Cite web|url=https://ccpgloballockdownfraud.medium.com/the-chinese-communist-partys-global-lockdown-fraud-88e1a7286c2b|title=The Chinese Communist Party's Global Lockdown Fraud|date=10 January 2021|website=Medium}} According to a Coda Story report, Dolan "said there was 'no doubt' that the global response to the pandemic’s origins lay within the Communist Party of China. He implied that 'pictures of people supposedly dropping dead in the streets of China' was part of a propaganda campaign by Beijing."{{cite web |last1=Loucaides |first1=Darren |title=Inside the UK's anti-lockdown media machine |url=https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/uk-anti-lockdown-media |website=Coda Story |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=9 August 2021}}

Motor racing

Dolan's interest in motor racing began in March 2007 when he started investing in Jota Sport, which he joined later in 2008 as driver{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}. In 2010, Jota Sport signed a multi-year agreement to become an Aston Martin official partner team in motorsports.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorstv.com/car/endurance/lms/08062010/lms-jota-sport-sign-aston-martin-deal |title=Jota Sport Sign Aston Martin Deal |date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319010023/http://www.motorstv.com/car/endurance/lms/08062010/lms-jota-sport-sign-aston-martin-deal |archivedate=19 March 2012 }} Jota initially competed in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the 2010 24 Hours of Spa where the team won their class.{{cite web|url=http://gt4cup.com/newsitem.php?key=241|title= Team Jota win Spa 24 Hours in GT4|date=2 August 2010}} Dolan and co-driver Sam Hancock participated in the V de V Sports series with a best finish of third at Circuit Paul Ricard. Dolan made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011.

Dolan's career highlight was 1st place in the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2014 with Harry Tincknell and Oliver Turvey, who replaced Marc Gené after he was recalled to Team Joest Audi Sport LMP1 team following an accident in practice for Loic Duval.{{cite web|title=Le Mans 24 Hours: Marc Gene to replace Duval in #1 Audi|url=http://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/205516/1/marc-gene-to-replace-duval-in-1-audi.html|website=crash.net|date=12 June 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

Following a sponsorship deal with Russian energy company Gazprom, the team competed as G-Drive Racing for the 2016 European Le Mans Series following a transfer of naming rights.[http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/jota-sport-announces-partnership-with-gazprom-neft_3718.html "JOTA Sport Announces Partnership With Gazprom Neft"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913072150/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/jota-sport-announces-partnership-with-gazprom-neft_3718.html |date=13 September 2016 }} fiawec.com Racing in a Gibson 015S, Dolan and G-Drive's season got underway at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, in April, where they recorded their opening win of the season in the LMP2 category.[http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123810 "Van der Garde wins on sportscar debut with Jota in Silverstone ELMS"] autosport.com/ The victory was followed up with a runners-up finish at the following race at Imola, in May 2016. The team's good performance continued throughout the season and was capped with a victory in the final race of the season at Estoril, in Portugal. The victory secured the 2016 European Le Mans Series title for G-Drive Racing. Dolan topped the Drivers' classification alongside teammates Giedo Van Der Garde and Harry Tincknell, all securing 105 points.[http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126801 "ELMS Estoril: Van der Garde seals championship in Jota Sport Gibson"] autosport.com/

=Journey to Le Mans=

Dolan was the focus of a 2014 British film, directed by Dolan's business partner{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizmag.co.uk/News/newsStory.aspx?storyID=550§ionID=7|title=The Business : This is a news story|website=www.bizmag.co.uk}} Charlotte Fantelli, that followed Jota Sport on their quest to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category in 2014. The film followed Dolan and his Jota Sport teammates on their way to victory.

=Racing results=

==24 Hours of Le Mans results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Class Pos.\|Class Position}}
{{24hLM\|2011}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jota \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Sam Hancock {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Buncombe \|align="left"\| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 \| GTE Pro \| 74 \| DNF \| DNF
{{24hLM\|2012}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jota \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Sam Hancock {{flagicon\|JPN}} Haruki Kurosawa \|align="left"\| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan \| LMP2 \| 271 \| DNF \| DNF
{{24hLM\|2013}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jota Sport \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Turvey {{flagicon\|DEU}} Lucas Luhr \|align="left"\| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan \| LMP2 \| 319 \| 13th \| 7th
{{24hLM\|2014}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jota Sport \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Turvey {{flagicon\|GBR}} Harry Tincknell \|align="left"\| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan \| LMP2 \| 356 \| 5th \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st
{{24hLM\|2015}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jota Sport \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Turvey {{flagicon\|NZL}} Mitch Evans \|align="left"\| Gibson 015S-Nissan \| LMP2 \| 358 \| 10th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
{{24hLM\|2016}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} G-Drive Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jake Dennis {{flagicon\|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde \|align="left"\| Gibson 015S-Nissan \| LMP2 \| 222 \| DNF \| DNF
colspan="8"\|{{center\|{{small\|Sources:{{cite web\|title=Simon Dolan\|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/simon-dolan-1556\|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest\|access-date=17 January 2023}}{{cite web\|title=Simon Dolan Results\|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/simon-dolan/results\|publisher=Motorsport Stats\|access-date=17 January 2023}}}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Hancock
{{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Buncombe

|align="left"| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2

| GTE
Pro

| 74

| DNF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Hancock
{{flagicon|JPN}} Haruki Kurosawa

|align="left"| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan

| LMP2

| 271

| DNF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota Sport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey
{{flagicon|DEU}} Lucas Luhr

|align="left"| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan

| LMP2

| 319

| 13th

| 7th

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota Sport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

|align="left"| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan

| LMP2

| 356

| 5th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota Sport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey
{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|align="left"| Gibson 015S-Nissan

| LMP2

| 358

| 10th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis
{{flagicon|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde

|align="left"| Gibson 015S-Nissan

| LMP2

| 222

| DNF

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Simon Dolan|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/simon-dolan-1556|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=17 January 2023}}{{cite web|title=Simon Dolan Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/simon-dolan/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=17 January 2023}}}}}}

==Complete European Le Mans Series results==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! Rank ! Points
2012 ! Jota ! LMP2 ! Zytek Z11SN ! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|9}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DON {{small\|Ret}} \| ATL \| \| \| ! 16th ! 2
2013 ! Jota Sport ! LMP2 ! Zytek Z11SN ! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| SIL {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IMO {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RBR {{small\|4}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| HUN {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| LEC {{small\|3}} \| !style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 71
2014 ! Jota Sport ! LMP2 ! Zytek Z11SN ! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SIL {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| IMO {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| RBR {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|4}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| EST {{small\|3}} \| !style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 74
2015 ! Jota Sport ! LMP2 ! Gibson 015S ! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| SIL {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| IMO {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| RBR {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| LEC {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| EST {{small\|4}} \| !style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 89
2016 ! G-Drive Racing ! LMP2 ! Gibson 015S ! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| SIL {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IMO {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| RBR {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|5}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SPA {{small\|5}} \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| EST {{small\|1}} !style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 103
colspan="13"\|{{center\|{{small\|Source:}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2012

! Jota

! LMP2

! Zytek Z11SN

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|Ret}}

| ATL

! 16th

! 2

2013

! Jota Sport

! LMP2

! Zytek Z11SN

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HUN
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LEC
{{small|3}}

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 71

2014

! Jota Sport

! LMP2

! Zytek Z11SN

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RBR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EST
{{small|3}}

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 74

2015

! Jota Sport

! LMP2

! Gibson 015S

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IMO
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LEC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
{{small|4}}

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 89

2016

! G-Drive Racing

! LMP2

! Gibson 015S

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMO
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RBR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
{{small|1}}

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 103

colspan="13"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}}

Personal life

Dolan is a car enthusiast. His collection includes a Pagani Zonda, a Koenigsegg One:1 and a 2010 Ferrari F1 Car.{{Cite news |last=Bearne |first=Suzanne |date=2018-08-18 |title='I earn £3m a year, but I don't just throw money away' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/aug/18/simon-dolan-business-racing |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Dolan owns numerous properties internationally: an apartment in Monaco, an apartment in Amsterdam, a villa in Mustique once owned by David Bowie, a chateau in South-West France and an estate in Las Vegas.{{Cite news |last=Bearne |first=Suzanne |date=2018-08-18 |title='I earn £3m a year, but I don't just throw money away' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/aug/18/simon-dolan-business-racing |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} In January 2024, the Las Vegas property was put on sale for $24.5 Million.{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Wendy |date=2024-01-23 |title=A Wealthy British Entrepreneur Flips Steve Wynn's Former Las Vegas Mansion Back Up for Sale |url=https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/simon-dolan-house-las-vegas-1235484648/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Robb Report |language=en-US}}