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Driver of the Year
2012

Antonio Felix Da Costa

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Which is the best racing car you've ever driven?

	Jono Lester:
– Juno SSV8 Prototype

	Jorge Colin:
– NASCAR Nationwide Stock Car

	Max Cornelius:
– Motaworld JKS 750

	Mark Megens:
– Formule Renault 2.0

	Cyrus Engineer:
– Karts

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Most buzz

1.			Danica Patrick
2.			Johann Ledermair
3.			António Félix da Costa
4.			Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte
5.			Alex Hamilton
6.			Nathan Blok
7.			Lewis Hamilton
8.			James Nash
9.			Brendon Cook
10.			Katherine Legge
11.			Michael Schumacher
12.			Mitchell Evans
13.			Sebastian Vettel
14.			Ezequiel Abbadie
15.			Joey Foster
16.			Mika Vähämäki
17.			Kevin Magnussen
18.			Raed Raffii
19.			Jenson Button
20.			Niclas Olsson
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Richard Lyons

Date of birth:	August 8, 1979 (33 y/o)
Place of birth:	Hillsborough
Races entered:	167
Wins:	26
Podiums:	47
Pole positions:	11
Fastest laps:	11
Race win percentage:	10.18%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing career highlights

Second in Super GT - GT500 - Fuji Sprint Cup 2010.
Second in Super GT Japan - GT500 2008.
Third in Formula Nippon 2005.
Formula Nippon champion 2004.
Japanese Super GT champion in the GT500 class 2004.
Second in Formula Palmer Audi 1999.
Second in Formula Vauxhall Junior 1998.
British Fomula Ford Winter Series champion 1996.
Formula Vauxhall Junior Winter Series champion 1996.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

2013	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2012	3 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2011	5 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2010	9 races.	2 wins.	3 podiums.	2 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2009	17 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
2008	11 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2007	25 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2006	9 races.	0 wins.	4 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
2005	17 races.	2 wins.	5 podiums.	2 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2004	16 races.	4 wins.	8 podiums.	6 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
2003	18 races.	2 wins.	5 podiums.	0 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
2002	16 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2001	10 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2000	7 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1999	? races.	4 wins.	5 podiums.	? pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
1998	1 race.	6 wins.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1997	? races.	0 wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1996	1 race.	1 win.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

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Modification: Super GT Japan - GT300 2012

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Who is your favourite 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 driver?


	The current top five:
1.		António Félix da Costa	319
2.		Mihai Marinescu	50
3.		Mikhail Aleshin	42
4.		Kevin Magnussen	29
5.		Zo�l Amberg	21

Top 2013 race winners

1.	Pierre Tonetti	19
2.	Andy Duffin	14
3.	Ian Hayr	13
4.	Dwayn Taylor	11
	Jonathan Allard	11
6.	James Munro	10
	Ryan Hellier	10
8.	Craig Baird	9
	Steve Ross	9
	Daniel Cammish	9
	Clemens Schmid	9
12.	Kyle Busch	8
	Rowan Shepherd	8
	Tony Graham	8
	Kyle Larson	8
	Jason Bargwanna	8
	Donny Schatz	8
	Glenn Smith	8
	Emil Bernstorff	8
20.	Sean Huyton	7

This list also includes series that span over the new year (i.e. 2012-13 championships).

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