He was educated at wellington college and cherwell college in oxford. Sean edwards, racing driver son of the man who rescued. Nascar driver tony stewart kills driver walking on dirt track during race in new york by emirates 247. Rush film racing driver killed in car crash world news. British supercup driver sean edwards killed in crash. The racing life tony stewart late model crash red river valley speedway 06232011 by theracinglife tv. Mauro pane, 50, was found dead in his car, which had spun off the road and plunged into a canal. The sean edwards foundation was established to improve safety motorsport after the british drivers death last year in australia while a passengering a driver under his instruction. Brisbane, australia ap sean edwards, a promising british driver and the son of former formula one driver guy edwards, died tuesday in a crash during training. Sean edwards was recently involved in director ron howard. Popular british racing driver sean edwards, 26, was killed in a crash at queensland raceway in australia earlier today. Sean edwards racing driver 198620, english professional racing driver sean edwards politician born 1962, australian politician sean edwards, fictional character on the australian soap opera neighbours.
Of course, he decided to join and had a lot of fun there. Sean edwards, 26, son of famed formula one driver guy edwards, was riding in a porsche 966 that spun out of control and smashed a wall at the queensland raceway in. Racing driver sean edwards died after porsche crash caused. Sean edwards, 26, was a passenger in a porsche when it hit a wall at queensland. Sean edwards, racing driver son of the man who rescued niki lauda in 1976, killed in crash in australia sean edwards, son of former f1 driver who pulled niki lauda out of his burning ferrari in. Sean lawrence guy edwards was an english professional racing driver, whose career highlight was winning as co driver the 20 nurburgring 24 hours. The 26yearold, who was contesting the american le mans series, porsche mobil. The hard part about answering this question is to discern what youre trying to learn. Sean edwards racing career profile driver database. And the baddest driver around back then was chubby tompkins. Nz historic sports sedans and allcomers home facebook. A young british racing driver sean edwards was killed in a highspeed crash near brisbane at the queensland raceway tuesday morning.
His untimely death will be felt throughout the racing industry and sro motorsports group would like to express its sincere condolences to seans family and his many friends. Fia gt3 european championship official site of fia gt3. Sean edwards, promising british racer and son of ex. Kcmg and matt howson secure inaugural tcr japan title. The englishman was a passenger in a porsche 997 that left the queensland raceway circuit and collided with the tyre wall. Sean edwards killed in porsche crash at queensland raceway porsche supercup championship leader sean edwards has been killed in a crash in australia. How a change in jimmie johnsons plans would affect the driver market by. The car was being driven by a 20yearold local driver when it crashed into a tire wall and caught fire. British racing driver sean edwards abc news australian. Tony stewart returns to dirt track racing by jason fielder. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 409 total. Sean edwards was instructing a 20yearold male driver. Raised at the same tracks or track as jimmy and his brothers. Sean edwards, the 26yearold son of formula one driver guy edwards, was a passenger in a race car when it ploughed into a concrete wall on the final bend and caught fire at the queensland raceway.
Aside from racing in the porsche supercup and various sports car racing events this year, sean was also involved in the filming of the formula one movie rush, where he played his own father, former f1 driver guy edwards. He died as a passenger in a private testing incident in october 20, at queensland raceway in australia. Edwards was leading the porsche supercup championship. With p2, we can build on our lead in the championship, and in the last three races we are right on track. Race driver sean edwards killed as car hits wall at. Sean edwards was instructing a 20yearold male driver in a porsche at the time of the accident at queensland raceway in willowbank, west of brisbane. British racing driver sean edwards, son of former f1 driver guy edwards and 20 porsche supercup championship leader, has died in a crash at the queensland raceway in australia.
In many or even most professional racing, in series below f1 and sprint cup, we have different types of drivers. Sean edwards simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The son of former grand prix driver, guy edwards, sean was a popular and well respected member of the international racing community. Tragically, sean edwards lost his life during a track day in australia, whilst instructing will holzheimer. Nascar driver carl edwards talks about his career in a stock car during a press conference to announce his retirement at joe gibbs racing on january 11, 2017 in. Sean lawrence guy edwards was an english professional racing driver, whose career highlight was winning as codriver the 20. British star driver sean edwards was killed tuesday in a private testing accident in queensland raceway in australia. What do racing drivers earn in lower classes like f3, dtm.
Edwards, who was the son of 1970s grand prix driver guy, made the transition into gt racing with selected outings in the british gt championship in 2005 after a short singleseater career. Meet rajah caruth, the 17yearold eyeing a nascar career and a driver s license the d. Sean edwards test launched to improve safety among amateur. Raced against his dad and knew what talented and delightful young man he was. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later. Porsche racing driver sean edwards killed in crash in. British racing driver sean edwards killed in fireball at. Join facebook to connect with gale vance jiles and others you may know. Apr 19, 2015 sean edwards, 26, son of famed formula one driver guy edwards, was riding in a porsche 966 that spun out of control and smashed a wall at the queensland raceway in the town of willowbank, near. He studied at both wellington college and cherwell college in oxford. The fulltime driver lineup for the 2020 nascar cup series season is set, and it features 36 competitors among 19 different teams. Just over two weeks ago, motorracing lost one of its most talented professionals.
Sean edwards, a promising british driver and the son of former formula one driver guy edwards, died tuesday in a crash during training. Awful news that sean edwards was killed in track day accident. Pca club racing enters its 26th year by featuring more than 2,000 licensed racers and 32 sanctioned races per year, more than any other singlemake racing organization in the world. These are the ones you will hear a lot about in years to come. Esports driver database and new ranking system to be launched by torque esports. Racing has always been a sport thats been happy to arbitrarily take the lives of young competitors. Sean edwards was born in london on 6 december 1986, the son of racing driver guy edwards. Drivers and racing personalities from around the world flocked to twitter today to offer condolences and to share thoughts about sean edwards, the american le. The sean edwards foundation was established to improve safety motorsport after the british driver s death last year in australia while a passengering a driver under his instruction. The driver, who played his father in the film rush and currently leads the. British racing driver sean edwards was killed when his porsche crashed because of a mystery mechanical failure, a coroner has ruled.
Clement has been chosen in the aston martin racing driver academy and is supported by the amr factory. Number driver primary secondary 00 con nicolopolo 461. Sean edwards, the current porsche supercup championship leader, has been killed in a testing accident in australia. A british racing driver, who played his own formula 1 star father in the hit film rush, has died in a car crash. The following drivers are the current leaders in the driverdb ranking in their age group. At just 26 years old, sean edwards established himself as one of the hardest chargers among a packed class of tintop drivers. Profile for racing driver sean edwards from britain. Feb 05, 2016 sean edwards death ruled accident ap brisbane, australia a coronial inquest into the death of british racing driver sean edwards at an australian speedway in 20 has found that mechanical. Nascar teammates tangle on lastlap passes over time nascar. Oct 15, 20 a hugely promising british racing driver has been killed in australia after the car he was a passenger in smashed into a race track wall. Sean edwards death ruled accident ap brisbane, australia a coronial inquest into the death of british racing driver sean edwards at an australian speedway in 20 has found that mechanical. Edwards is the son of a famous british formula one driver who stopped in the. Nascar 2018 joe gibbs racing driver ryan preece to race for. But yesterday, nobody was able to save british driver sean edwards the son of formula 1 driver guy when the porsche he was a passenger in hit the.
View full chili bowl results from night one of the dirt midget race in tulsa, oklahoma. A second racing driver who starred in the hit formula 1 film rush has been killed in a car accident. British racing driver sean edwards, son of 1970s formula one driver guy edwards, died earlier today in an accident that took place during a driver training course on a race track near the. The mother of british racing driver sean edwards has paid tribute to her 26year old son, killed while mentoring a fellow driver at the queensland raceway. The 26yearold, born in london, was a passenger in a porsche which hit the barriers during a private. The official website of stewarthaas racing, titlewinning nascar team. Pca club racing was established around guiding principles that remain true today.
He was not allowed to qualify and will start the race at the tail of the field. Sean edwards c long version of this onboard video about one. Oct 15, 20 brisbane, australia ap sean edwards, a promising british driver and the son of former formula one driver guy edwards, died tuesday in a crash during training. Edwards caught teammate kyle busch on the final lap, knocked him up the track and drove on to victory. He started driving while chubby was still driving for his dad. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to sean edwards, british racing driver, that died on tuesday october 15th 20at age 26. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. British racing driver sean edwards has died in a crash at the queensland raceway in australia. For more have a look at the future racing stars section. Both rookie sean johnston, who took on drivers such as bleekemolen and engelhardt, and sean edwards, who didnt take any risks. He has competed in motor racing since 1994 in many categories, from formula three and indy lights to sportscars, gt racing and stock cars. Rush 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing.
Find latest news, team information, schedule and race results, photos, videos, and more. Ben lievesley collins born february 1975 is a racing driver from bristol, england. Nascar racing schedule, news, results, and drivers. When it happens to likeable, charismatic young guys. British racing driver sean edwards killed in crash in. A hugely promising british racing driver has been killed in australia after the car he was a passenger in smashed into a race track wall. The sean edwards foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on raising safety awareness in motorsport. Sean lawrence guy edwards 6 december 1986 15 october 20 was an english racing driver. Kyle larson, chip ganassi racing, and kyle busch, joe gibbs racing, nascar photo by sean gardnergetty images nascar. Seans promising career came to an abrupt and tragic end in australia earlier this week as sean was coaching race car. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. We work directly with manufactures, drivers, teams and tracks to conceive and implement. Mr edwards, 26, was in the passenger seat giving a private. The 2020 nascar cup series season is officially scheduled to get.
508 221 1336 1210 1557 361 1131 1545 1182 1626 615 1242 1439 1559 31 1194 815 1043 920 386 652 1056 211 1228 1123 1283 1125 337 311 161 286