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Kenneth Acheson

Kenneth Acheson, 1982. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Kenneth Acheson, 1982. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Kenneth Acheson, Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 2024. Photo copyright, Gergely Gabris, 2024. Used with permission.

Kenneth Acheson, Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 2024. Photo copyright, Gergely Gabris, 2024. Used with permission.

Born:

27 Nov 1957
Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Nationality:

Great Britain

Grands Prix:

3 (1983-1985)

F2 starts:

29 (1981-1983)

F3000 starts:

1 (1986)

Kenneth became a hugely successful sportscar driver, finishing on the Le Mans podium three times, amongst other notable results. His last role in the discipline was with the Newcastle Lister squad, until a huge crash at Daytona in 1996, in which he suffered injuries, saw him announce his retirement from driving swiftly afterwards. Now lives in Bradford-upon-Avon, where he ran a successful toiletries company with his wife, Fiona, until they sold the business in 2021. Kenneth met Fiona when she was working in the press office at Donington Park and he was recovering from a serious injury in a F2 race at Pau, which in truth, probably changed his single-seater career adversely due to the lost momentum.

Biography last updated 11 Feb 2022