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Allan McNish

{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1969)}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Allan McNish

| image = Allan McNish, Silverstone 2017 (33883562870).jpg

| caption = McNish in 2017

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

| titles = American Le Mans Series
FIA World Endurance Championship

| title years = 2000, 2006, 2007
2013

| record template1 =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver |embed=yes |

Years = 1997 – 2000, 2004 – 2013 |

Team(s) = Roock Racing, Porsche AG, Toyota Motorsports, Audi Sport Joest, Audi Sport UK, Champion Racing |

Best Finish = 1st (1998, 2008, 2013)|

Class Wins = 3 (1998, 2008, 2013)|

}}

| record template2 =

{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes |

Years = {{F1|2002}} |

Team(s) = Toyota |

Races = 17 (16 starts) |

Championships = 0 |

Wins = 0 |

Podiums = 0 |

Poles = 0 |

Fastest laps = 0 |

Points = 0 |

First race = 2002 Australian Grand Prix |

First win = |

Last win = |

Last race = 2002 Japanese Grand Prix |

}}

}}

Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland.{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111886 |title=Allan McNish announces he is retiring from racing |publisher=Autosport |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |first=Gary |last=Watkins}} 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 was team principal of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team.

Early life

McNish was born in Dumfries, Scotland and played football while at school. He was a fan of Nottingham Forest and also supported his local club Queen of the South. It was not until McNish began in karting that he found something at which he excelled.{{Cite web|url=http://qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=637|title=QosFC: Allan McNish (part 1)|website=qosfc.com}}

Early career

McNish began his career in karting like fellow Dumfries and Galloway driver David Coulthard. McNish credited the start given to both of them and Dario Franchitti as being largely down to David Leslie senior and junior.{{Cite web|url=http://qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=638|title=QosFC: Allan McNish (part 2)|website=qosfc.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=651|title=QosFC: Allan McNish (part 3)|website=qosfc.com}}

Tipped as a future Formula One driver, he tested with both McLaren and Benetton, whilst also competing in F3000, then the recognised second tier of European motorsport, in 1990–1992. Whilst racing his first season in F3000, McNish suffered a crash at a race in Donington Park where a bystander was fatally injured.{{cite news | title = McNish finally bursts into the fast lane | work = The Independent| year = 2002 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/mcnish-finally-bursts-into-the-fast-lane-672093.html | access-date =9 March 2009 | location=London | first=Derick | last=Allsop| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090414093639/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/mcnish-finally-bursts-into-the-fast-lane-672093.html| archive-date= 14 April 2009 | url-status= dead}} He went on to finish fourth overall in the championship that season. Concentrating on Formula One opportunities meant he appeared in F3000 only once during 1994, at Pau.

When a Formula One drive failed to materialise, he returned to F3000 in 1995 with Paul Stewart Racing (run by the son of Sir Jackie Stewart who went on to form Stewart Grand Prix). While he was arguably the fastest driver of the year, a series of mishaps saw him well beaten by Super Nova drivers Vincenzo Sospiri and Ricardo Rosset in the title race. McNish's career appeared to stall in early 1996 after a deal to race in Formula Nippon fell through and Mark Blundell was preferred for a drive with the PacWest CART team. He also tested for Benetton during the year.

Sports cars

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.{{cite web|title=Audi edges Peugeot in classic Le Mans 24 Hours duel |publisher=MaximumMotorsport.co.uk |year=2008 |url=http://www.maximummotorsport.co.uk/2008/06/15/audi-edges-peugeot-in-classic-le-mans-24-hours-duel/ |access-date=15 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619114157/http://www.maximummotorsport.co.uk/2008/06/15/audi-edges-peugeot-in-classic-le-mans-24-hours-duel/ |archive-date=19 June 2008 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} He also codrove the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Riley-Ford to a second-place finish at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.

In the 2000 American Le Mans Series season McNish set a track record for the full circuit configuration at Sears Point International Raceway.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}

Formula One

File:McNish toyota 2002.jpg engine fails at the 2002 French Grand Prix.]]

McNish finally found an opening into Formula One in 2001, when the newly formed Toyota F1 team required a development driver. Given his link with Toyota through sportscars he was an obvious choice for this role, and after impressing in testing he was hired to race for the 2002 season. He did not score any points during the season's 17 races, and he and teammate Mika Salo were replaced with a new line-up of Olivier Panis and Cristiano da Matta for 2003. Salo had scored points for the team on their debut in Melbourne and McNish had very nearly done the same in the Malaysian Grand Prix, only for a pit lane mistake by the team to cost him the result. Both drivers were told of their replacement before Da Matta was announced, and ITV's Martin Brundle commented that "replacing Salo and McNish with Panis and A.N. Other" was not, in his view, a step forward.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

McNish had a dramatic accident at the 130R corner while practising for Toyota's home race the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, but escaped serious injury. This led to the corner being reprofiled the following year.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

After Formula One

File:McNish Audi R10.jpg at the 2008 1000km of Silverstone]]

In 2003 he was a test driver for Renault F1, also doing a little TV work for ITV, but the next year he returned to his successful sports car racing career, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring, combining this in 2005 with a venture into the highly competitive DTM (German Touring Car Championship), where he competed against the likes of former Formula One drivers Mika Häkkinen and Jean Alesi. He also won sportscar driver of the year awards from Autosport and Le Mans magazines and the (Jackie) Stewart Medal Award for services to Scottish motor sport. He was made the president of the Scottish Motor Racing Club at their annual prize giving and dinner in 2007, succeeding Stewart.

File:Allan-McNish-FormulaE-2019-Audi.jpg eTron at the 2019 New York ePrix]]

In 2006, he continued racing with the Audi factory team and was part of the driving line-up which won the 12 Hours of Sebring in the new Audi R10 TDI diesel, setting pole position and breaking the lap record. In 2008, McNish won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Audi alongside Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello. It was his first win at la Sarthe since {{24hLM|1998}}. McNish won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans as well with Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval. In 2011 McNish suffered a catastrophic crash at the Le Mans race, one which left his car virtually disintegrated. However McNish walked away from the vehicle unharmed thanks largely due to the safety improvements that had been made in recent years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/11/allan-mcnish-le-mans-crash|title=Allan McNish and Mike Rockenfeller survive huge Le Mans crashes|first=Giles Richards at Le|last=Mans|date=11 June 2011|work=The Guardian}}

In 2013, McNish became a world champion as he won the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Kristensen and Duval.

Since Formula One has introduced the drivers' representative on the stewards panel at all Grands Prix, McNish has featured as the drivers' representative twice in the 2011 season, in Monaco and most recently in Hungary and on both occasions he has penalised the McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton for various transgressions. He has also appeared in a Scania video test driving their new R 730 V8.

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.{{cite web|last=Ehrhardt|first=Rainier|title=Allan McNish announces retirement from racing|date=17 December 2013 |url=http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/allan-mcnish-announces-retirement-from-racing/|access-date=17 December 2013}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113116|title=Allan McNish to have dual Audi Sport role after retirement|last=Watkins|first=Gary|date=27 March 2014|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|access-date=15 April 2014}} He also works for BBC Sport as a commentator and pundit for their Formula One coverage.{{cite web|title=Formula 1: Allan McNish completes BBC team for 2014 season|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25913478|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=31 July 2015|date=7 January 2014}} 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.

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.

Other formulae

As well as those above, McNish has also raced in the following racing series:

File:Allan McNish Arai helmet.jpg

File:Hall of fame Le Mans-winners 2013.JPG, Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 2013 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans]]

Personal life

He lives in Monaco with his wife Kelly and their two children. Prior to his marriage, McNish's stag party in Dumfries was attended by Dario and Marino Franchitti and included watching a Queen of the South football match.

He speaks English and French.

Racing record

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Points

1989

! nowrap| Pacific Racing

| SIL

| VAL

| PAU

| JER

| PER

| BRH

| BIR

| SPA

| BUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIJ
{{small|8}}

|

! NC

! 0

1990

! nowrap| DAMS

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

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PAU
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MNZ
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| PER
{{small|2}}

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|8}}

! 4th

! 26

1991

! nowrap| DAMS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| VAL
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| JER
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MUG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|8}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|8}}

|

! 16th

! 2

1992

! nowrap| 3001 International

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

| PAU

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT
{{small|5}}

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

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB
{{small|5}}

| NOG

| MAG

|

! 11th

! 8

1994

! nowrap| Vortex Motorsport

| SIL

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

| CAT

| PER

| HOC

| SPA

| EST

| MAG

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

1995

! nowrap| Paul Stewart Racing

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

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

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| PAU
{{small|2}}

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC
{{small|6}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
{{small|7}}

|colspan=3|

! 7th

! 11

colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Allan McNish|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/allan-mcnish/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=27 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Allan McNish Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/allan-mcnish/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}}

=Complete 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|1997}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Roock Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Ortelli
{{flagicon|AUT}} Karl Wendlinger

|align="left"| Porsche 911 GT1

| GT1

| 8

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1998}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche AG

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Aïello
{{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Ortelli

|align="left"| Porsche 911 GT1-98

| GT1

| 351

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

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

{{24hLM|1999}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Motorsports
{{flagicon|DEU}} Toyota Team Europe

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen
{{flagicon|DEU}} Ralf Kelleners

|align="left"| Toyota GT-One

| LMGTP

| 173

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2000}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Aïello
{{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Ortelli

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP900

| 367

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

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

{{24hLM|2004}}

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP1

| 350

| 5th

| 5th

{{24hLM|2005}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} ADT Champion Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Pirro

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP1

| 364

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

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

{{24hLM|2006}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 367

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

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

{{24hLM|2007}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 262

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2008}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 381

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

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

{{24hLM|2009}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R15 TDI

| LMP1

| 376

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

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

{{24hLM|2010}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R15 TDI plus

| LMP1

| 394

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

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

{{24hLM|2011}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R18 TDI

| LMP1

| 14

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2012}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello

|align="left"| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| LMP1

| 377

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

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

{{24hLM|2013}}

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval

|align="left" nowrap| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| LMP1

| 348

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

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

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Allan McNish|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/allan-mcnish-10|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}}

=Complete American Le Mans Series results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1999

! nowrap| Champion Racing

! LMP

! nowrap| Porsche 911 GT1 Evo

! nowrap| Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6

| SEB

| ATL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET
{{small|7}}

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

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

|colspan=4|

! 25th

! 47

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 1999 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/1999/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2000

!rowspan=2| Audi Sport North America

!rowspan=2| LMP

! nowrap| Audi R8

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

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

|colspan=2|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 270

!rowspan=2 | {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2000 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2000/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

nowrap| Audi R8R

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA
{{small|8}}

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

|colspan=9|

2004

! nowrap| Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R8

! nowrap| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

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

| MID

| LIM

| SON

| POR

| MOS

| AME

| PET

| MON

|colspan=3|

! 7th

! 26

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2004 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2004/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

2005

! nowrap| ADT Champion Racing

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R8

! nowrap| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

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

| ATL

| MID

| LIM

| SON

| POR

| AME

| MOS

| PET

| MON

|colspan=2|

! 10th

! 22

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2005 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2005/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2006

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Audi Sport North America

!rowspan=2| LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R10 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)

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

|colspan=3|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|colspan=2|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 204

!rowspan=2 | {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2006 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2006/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

nowrap| Audi R8

! nowrap| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

|

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

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

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

|colspan=8|

2007

! nowrap| Audi Sport North America

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R10 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 246

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2000/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

2008

! nowrap| Audi Sport North America

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R10 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)

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

| STP

| LNB

| UTA

| LIM

| MID

| AME

| MOS

| DET

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

| MON

|

! 8th

! 60

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2008 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2008/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

2009

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R15 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel)

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

| STP

| LNB

| UTA

| LIM

| MID

| AME

| MOS

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

| MON

|colspan=2|

! 10th

! 30

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2009 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2009/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

2010

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R15 TDI plus

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel)

| SEB

| LNB

| MON

| UTA

| LIM

| MID

| AME

| MOS

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

|colspan=3|

! NC

! –

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2010 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2010/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2011

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

!rowspan=2| LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R15 TDI plus

! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel)

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

| LNB

| LIM

| MOS

| MID

| AME

| BAL

| MON

|colspan=4|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| –

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2011/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

nowrap| Audi R18 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel)

|colspan=8|

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

|colspan=3|

2012

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R18 TDI

! nowrap| Audi 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel)

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

| LNB

| MON

| LIM

| MOS

| MDO

| AME

| BAL

| VIR

| PET

|colspan=2|

! NC

!  –

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2012/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

2013

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! P1

! nowrap| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

! nowrap| Audi 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel)

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

| LNB

| MON

| LIM

| MOS

| AME

| BAL

| COTA

| VIR

| PET

|colspan=2|

! NC

!  –

! {{cite web|title=Allan McNish – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mcnisal01/2013/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=27 August 2023}}

=Complete 12 Hours of Sebring 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}}

2000

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP

| 360

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

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

2004

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP1

| 350

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

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

2005

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} ADT Champion Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Pirro
{{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Biela

|align="left"| Audi R8

| LMP1

| 361

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

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

2006

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 349

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

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

2007

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 353

| 4th

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

2008

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Audi Sport North America

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R10 TDI

| LMP1

| 351

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

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

2009

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R15 TDI

| LMP1

| 383

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

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

2011

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R15 TDI plus

| LMP1

| 327

| 4th

| 4th

2012

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

|align="left"| Audi R18 TDI

| LMP1

| 325

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

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

2013

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen
{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi

|align="left" nowrap| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| P1

| 364

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

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

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Allan McNish|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Allan-McNish-GB.html|publisher=Racing Sports Cars|pages=[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Allan-McNish-GB.html?page=2 2], [https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Allan-McNish-GB.html?page=3 3], [https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Allan-McNish-GB.html?page=4 4]|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}}

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! WDC

! Points

{{F1|2002}}

! nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing

! nowrap| Toyota TF102

! nowrap| Toyota RVX-02 3.0 V10

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|7}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
{{small|9}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
{{small|14}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|11}}†

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|9}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| JPN
{{small|DNS}}

! 19th

! 0

rowspan="2"| {{F1|2003}}

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Mild Seven Renault F1 Team

! nowrap| Renault R23

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Renault RS23 3.0 V10

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| AUS
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MAL
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BRA
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| SMR
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| ESP
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| AUT
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MON
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| CAN
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| EUR
{{small|TD}}

| FRA

|colspan=7|

!rowspan="2"| —

!rowspan="2"| —

Renault R23B

|colspan=10|

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GBR
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GER
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| HUN
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| ITA
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| USA
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| JPN
{{small|TD}}

|

colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Allan McNish – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/allan-mcnish/engagement.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}}

{{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

=Complete DTM results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Pos

! Points

2005

! nowrap| Abt Sportsline

! nowrap| Audi A4 DTM 2005

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|11}}

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

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|6}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|17}}

! 10th

! 13

colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Allan Mcnish race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Allan+MCNISH|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}}

=Complete Le Mans Series results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! Rank

! Points

2004

! nowrap| Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R8

! nowrap| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8

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

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

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

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

|

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

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 28

2005

! nowrap| Audi PlayStation Team Oreca

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R8

! nowrap| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|6}}

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

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

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

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

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 26

2008

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R10

! nowrap| Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|6}}

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

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

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

! 5th

! 27

2010

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R15 TDI plus

! nowrap| Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V10
(Diesel)

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

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

| ALG

| HUN

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

! 9th

! 45

2011

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R18 TDI

! nowrap| Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)

| CAS

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

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|7}}

| EST

! NC

! 0

colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}}

=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! Rank

! Points

2012

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

! nowrap| Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 159

2013

! nowrap| Audi Sport Team Joest

! LMP1

! nowrap| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

! nowrap| Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 162

colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{commons|Allan McNish}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828085002/http://www.allanmcnish.com/ Allan McNish's official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928191138/http://www.allanmcnish.com/blog/ Allan McNish's official blog]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105353/http://richardsf1.com/category/exclusive-interviews/allan-mcnish-exclusive-interviews/ Richard's F1 interview with Allan McNish]}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033457/http://www.fiagt.com/driverinfo.php?drivername=Allan+McNish Profile] – by [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218041953/http://www.fiagt.com/ FIA GT Championship official website]

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title= Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans|before= Michele Alboreto
Stefan Johansson
Tom Kristensen|after= Pierluigi Martini
Yannick Dalmas
Joachim Winkelhock|years= 1998|with=Laurent Aïello & Stéphane Ortelli}}

{{succession box | before = Elliott Forbes-Robinson | title = American Le Mans Series
Champion | years=2000 | after=Emanuele Pirro}}

{{succession box | before = Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro | title = American Le Mans Series
Champion | years=2006–2007|with=Rinaldo Capello | after=Lucas Luhr
Marco Werner}}

{{succession box|title= Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans|before= Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Marco Werner |after= David Brabham
Marc Gené
Alexander Wurz|years= 2008|with=Rinaldo Capello & Tom Kristensen}}

{{succession box|title= Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans|before= André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler |after= André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler|years= 2013|with=Tom Kristensen & Loïc Duval}}

{{succession box|title= FIA World Endurance Champion|before= André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler |after=Sébastien Buemi
Anthony Davidson|years= 2013|with=Tom Kristensen & Loïc Duval}}

{{s-ach|aw}}

{{succession box| before = Eddie Irvine | title = Autosport
British Club Driver of the Year | after = David Coulthard | years =1988}}

{{succession box | before = JJ Lehto | title = Autosport
National Racing Driver of the Year | after = Robb Gravett | years = 1989}}

{{succession box | before = Lewis Hamilton | title = Autosport
British Competition Driver of the Year | after = Jenson Button | years = 2008}}

{{succession box | before = Lewis Hamilton | title = Segrave Trophy | after =Paul Bonhomme| years = 2008}}

{{s-end}}

{{FIA World Endurance Championship champions}}

{{24 Hours of Le Mans winners}}

{{12 Hours of Sebring winners}}

{{Autosport National Driver of the Year}}

{{Autosport British Club Driver of the Year}}

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{{MasterCard-Lola}}

{{Toyota F1}}

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