Kenneth Henry Acheson was born on 27 November 1957 and is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed for RAM Racing in the 1983 and 1985 Formula One seasons.
12 Facts About Kenny Acheson
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Kenny Acheson completed only one of his three race starts, finishing in 12th position in the 1983 South African Grand Prix.
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Kenny Acheson entered his first race later in the year, at Kirkistown driving his father's FF1600 Crossle.
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Kenny Acheson acquitted himself pretty well and his father agreed to buy a new Crossle for the 1977 season if Kenny quit smoking.
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Kenny Acheson picked up a Grovewood Award at the end of the year.
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At the last race of the Championship, Kenny Acheson made a small mistake and Johansson took the title.
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Kenny Acheson was given a works F2 drive with Maurer Motorsport in 1983 and, later in the year, made his F1 debut in one of John McDonald's RAM March F1 cars with RMC sponsorship RAM March F1 car.
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Kenny Acheson had a brief flirtation with CART that year.
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Kenny Acheson was entered for the Indy 500 in a Lola T800 Cosworth but didn't drive.
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Kenny Acheson won the Japanese Sportscar Championship in 1987 and on the back of that, moved back to Europe in 1988 with Sauber-Mercedes and was due to drive at Le Mans, but the team pulled out in practice.
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Kenny Acheson embarked on a full season with Sauber-Mercedes in 1989 and took a fine second at Le Mans that year driving with Mauro Baldi, the pair going on to win at Brands Hatch and Spa.
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In 1996 Kenny Acheson went to the Daytona 24 Hours with the Newcastle United football team liveried Lister Storm, sharing the car with Geoff Lees and Tiff Needell.