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Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson, F3000 testing, Jerez, Spain, 28th January 2000. Copyright LAT Photographic (www.latphoto.co.uk), 2010. Used with permission.

Justin Wilson, F3000 testing, Jerez, Spain, 28th January 2000. Copyright LAT Photographic 2010. Used with permission.

Justin Wilson, 2013. Copyright LAT Photographic (www.latphoto.co.uk), 2013. Used with Permission.

Justin Wilson, 2013. Copyright LAT Photographic 2013. Used with Permission.

Born:

31 Jul 1978
Sheffield

Died:

24 Aug 2015
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Nationality:

Great Britain

Grands Prix:

16 (2003)

F3000 starts:

32 (1999-2001)

Indy 500s:

8 (2008-2015)

The 2001 Formula 3000 champion, Justin joined Minardi for 2003, then Jaguar, but still failed to secure a F1 seat in 2004, which partly was down to his height - Justin being one of the tallest drivers to have competed in Grand Prix racing. After a spell in sportscars, Justin moved to CART, where he remained until the switch to the IRL series, in which he now races, although 2015 saw him only in a part-time seat. Wilson, who was based in Colorado, was seriously injured in a crash at Pocono Raceway in 2015 and tragically died of his injuries the next day.

Biography last updated 25 Aug 2015