14 Facts About Robbie Kerr

1.

Robert "Robbie" Kerr was born on 26 September 1979 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and is a British racing driver.

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2.

At the opening round at Monza Robbie Kerr had earned pole position but mechanical problems forced him out.

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3.

Robbie Kerr eventually won a race at the last race of the season in Valencia.

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4.

Robbie Kerr had not led the race until he took the lead on the last lap.

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5.

Robbie Kerr took pole position from the Audi R8s of Allan McNish and Johnny Herbert by more than 1.

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6.

Robbie Kerr eventually finished 4th but set the fastest lap of the race.

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7.

In 2005 Robbie Kerr became the lead driver for A1 Team Great Britain, partner to Alex Lloyd.

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8.

Robbie Kerr performed well in the next round on the Durban street circuit, South Africa, where he finished second in the sprint race, and held the lead briefly in the early stages of the feature race, only for a pipe to get lodged underneath the car in his pit stop, he came in again on the next lap to get it removed but damage to the floor of the car led to Robbie Kerr's retirement.

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Robbie Kerr then took A1 Team Great Britain's first ever A1 Grand Prix pole position in the next round in Indonesia, but he lost out in the races, failing to turn those pole positions into a win, and in Mexico he struggled in qualifying, ended up down the order in unfamiliar territory, and just missing out on the points in the sprint race in 11th, but improving in the feature race to 6th position.

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10.

At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Robbie Kerr raced his last two races for A1 Team Great Britain in the season.

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11.

Robbie Kerr did not race at Shanghai to prepare for the 2006 World Series by Renault, and his place was taken by Indy Racing League driver Darren Manning.

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12.

Since the solitary season of Formula Renault, Robbie Kerr has driven only sporadically and across different series.

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13.

Robbie Kerr had several sportscar outings in 2008 and 2009, a guest drive at the Silverstone round of the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2010 and a season of the Speed Euroseries in 2011.

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14.

Robbie Kerr returned to sportscars in 2012 and 2013 picking up some drives in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a 2nd place in the LMP2 class at Interlagos.

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