Ryan Briscoe was born on 24 September 1981 and is an Australian-American professional racing driver from Sydney who has predominantly raced open-wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.
44 Facts About Ryan Briscoe
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Ryan Briscoe won the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001 and finished 4th running a limited schedule in the Eurocup.
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Ryan Briscoe started that year racing in the Formula 3000 series, but struggled and left his ride after 7 races.
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Ryan Briscoe finished the year in the German Formula Three Championship, taking 3 podiums in the last 6 rounds.
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Ryan Briscoe won the Formula Three Euroseries in 2003.
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Ryan Briscoe made his Rolex Grand-Am debut with Ganassi at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Ryan Briscoe's car climbed on top of the Cheever Racing entry driven by Alex Barron and went airborne into the catch fencing above the retaining wall and snapping in two.
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Ryan Briscoe was dropped by Ganassi for 2006, replaced by 2005 IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon.
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Ryan Briscoe competed in the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with 2005 champions Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli and Emmanuel Collard, but the team withdrew due to accident damage before Ryan Briscoe's turn to drive.
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In 2006, Ryan Briscoe was announced as an endurance driver for Holden Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercars touring car series.
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Ryan Briscoe partnered Jim Richards at the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000, with Richards crashing the car before Briscoe could drive a race lap at Bathurst.
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Ryan Briscoe drove in the A1 Grand Prix race at Laguna Seca in the US for A1 Team Australia, scoring three points.
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Ryan Briscoe then was tabbed to replace the injured Cristiano da Matta in the final two races of the Champ Car season for the RuSPORT team, including his home country's race at Surfers Paradise.
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Ryan Briscoe signed a deal to drive for Penske Racing's Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 car in the American Le Mans Series.
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Ryan Briscoe took three wins in a full campaign driving with Sascha Maassen.
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Ryan Briscoe continued to drive the RS Spyder in a limited campaign in 2008.
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Ryan Briscoe scored his only class victory that year at Petit Le Mans, winning with fellow IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves.
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Ryan Briscoe finished 5th amongst the 33 participants earning him $302,305 and 30 driver points.
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Ryan Briscoe signed to drive for Penske's IndyCar team as a full-time race driver for the 2008 IndyCar Series season, replacing Sam Hornish Jr.
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Patrick and Ryan Briscoe were fined $100,000 and placed on probation at the end of the season.
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Ryan Briscoe earned his first career win at the Milwaukee Mile just one week after Indy, holding off Scott Dixon and avoiding a late crash involving Marco Andretti, Ed Carpenter, and Vitor Meira.
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Ryan Briscoe became the sixth driver in IndyCar history to score his first win while driving for Penske, following Mark Donohue, Tom Sneva, Rick Mears, Paul Tracy, and teammate Helio Castroneves.
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Ryan Briscoe followed up his first career win with a second victory, shortly after the halfway point of the season, at the Honda 200 on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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Ryan Briscoe became the first Australian to claim victory at their home event, the 2008 Nikon Indy 300, on 26 October 2008, after countryman and favorite Will Power crashed out early in the race.
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Ryan Briscoe was leading the championship by 25 points before the penultimate round, the Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi.
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Ryan Briscoe then hit the wall exiting accelerating from the pit exit and had to retire, dropping to third in the championship behind Dario Franchitti and Dixon.
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Ryan Briscoe remained in championship contention heading into the final event at Homestead-Miami Speedway, however in a three-way battle between the title contenders, Ryan Briscoe could only finish second behind Franchitti, who became champion.
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Ryan Briscoe won a single race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2010, but could not recapture the heights of 2009 and did not win another race until Sonoma Raceway in 2012.
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Ryan Briscoe did take pole for the 2012 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first Australian to do so.
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Ryan Briscoe matched his best finishing position of fifth in the race.
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At the beginning of 2013, Ryan Briscoe was unable to secure an Indycar ride.
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Ryan Briscoe won his class with Scott Tucker and Marino Franchitti, his first ALMS P2 class win since 2008.
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Ryan Briscoe finished 11th in the points and failed to finish on the podium.
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Ryan Briscoe parted ways with Ganassi at the end of the season, as the No 8 car needed more funding to continue.
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The final race of this campaign, at the Gold Coast 600, saw Ryan Briscoe take his first championship podium driving with Russell Ingall.
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Ryan Briscoe returned to the team at Texas and joined as permanent replacement driver from Fontana onwards.
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Ryan Briscoe collected four top-ten finishes in eight races in what were his final appearances in the championship.
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Meanwhile, Ryan Briscoe continued a relationship with Corvette Racing in the GTLM category that had commenced in 2014 with selected entries as a third driver in the endurance United SportsCar Championship events.
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In 2015, Ryan Briscoe won his class at the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona and 2015 12 Hours of Sebring driving the Chevrolet Corvette C7.
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Ryan Briscoe was selected to join the IMSA team which, alongside former IndyCar rival Scott Dixon and Richard Westbrook, made annual appearances in the WEC's 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The trio scored a class podium at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans and Ryan Briscoe claimed his 2nd 24 Hours of Daytona class win in 2018.
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Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe finished second in the championship in both 2016 and 2018.
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Ryan Briscoe switched to the Prototype class for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship, partnering with Renger van der Zande as full-time driver at Wayne Taylor Racing.
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Ryan Briscoe has been married to ESPN anchor Nicole Briscoe since 2009 and the couple have two children.