Darren Turner was born on 13 April 1974 and is a British professional racing driver and owner of Base Performance Simulators.
13 Facts About Darren Turner
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Darren Turner was McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 1996.
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Darren Turner is a former test driver for the McLaren Formula One team, but has raced primarily in touring cars and sportscars since 2000.
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Darren Turner spent 2 years in the DTM for Keke Rosberg's Mercedes-Benz-powered team, winning several ASCAR races.
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Darren Turner remained with the team for 2007, now full-time team-mate to Plato.
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Darren Turner opened his 2008 racing season by competing in the Rolex 24 finishing 4th in class and overall sharing a Krohn Racing Pontiac-Riley with Niclas Jonsson and Ricardo Zonta.
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At the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans Darren Turner won the GT1 class driving an Aston Martin DBR9 shared with David Brabham and Antonio Garcia.
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Darren Turner participated in the Gold Coast 600 race as part of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship.
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Darren Turner entered the race as a replacement driver to Dan Wheldon, who was scheduled to drive in the race but was killed in a 15-car crash at the IndyCar World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, less than a week before the race.
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In 2012, Darren Turner competed in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season with Aston Martin Racing in the GTE-Pro class Aston Martin Vantage.
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Darren Turner continued to race for Aston Martin Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship until 2020, notching up numerous victories, the biggest of which was his third 24 Hours of Le Mans win, which came in 2017.
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Darren Turner continues to race, competing in events including the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
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Darren Turner is a regular competitor at the Goodwood Revival and in 2018 he was named "Rolex Driver of the Meeting" in recognition of his performances at the event.