Joey Hand
| Joey Hand | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | February 10, 1979 Sacramento, California, USA |
| 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series | |
| Debut season | 2004 |
| Current team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Car no. | 01 |
| Starts | 55 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2005 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006-2012 2004 2001-2004 2000 1998-1999 |
American LeMans Series Formula BMW USA Toyota Atlantic Formula Palmer Audi Star Mazda |
| Championship titles | |
| 1999 | Star Mazda Series |
| Awards | |
| 2011 2001 1998 |
24 Hours of Daytona winner Toyota Atlantic Rookie of the Year Star Mazda Rookie of the Year |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Participating years | 2011 |
| Teams | BMW Motorsport |
| Best finish | 3rd in GTE Pro (2011) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Joey Hand is an American professional racing driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is best known as a sports car driver, and is co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Chip Ganassi Racing and the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring GT class for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
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Personal life[edit]
Born in 1979 in Sacramento, California,[1] Hand is married to Natalie and has two children.[2]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Hand began his career in kart racing, starting at the age of 12. Moving up to the Star Mazda Series in 1998, Hand won nine races in the series, winning the rookie of the year award in 1998 and the series championship in 1999.[2]
Following an injury that sidelined him for most of the 1999 season, Hand moved up to the Toyota Atlantic series in 2001, scoring two wins in three years spent in the series, with a best championship finish of third in 2001.[2]
Grand-Am and ALMS[edit]
Beginning with the 2004 season, Hand has raced in the Grand American Road Racing Association's Rolex Sports Car Series, racing in both the Grand Touring and Daytona Prototype classes, winning five times in the GT category while driving BMWs.[2] Hand has also raced sporadically in the American LeMans Series; in 2006, Hand was involved in a spectacular end-over-end crash at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,[3] while in 2009, he won the first pole position for a BMW in eight years in the ALMS at Road America.[4]
Driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, Hand, along with co-drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Graham Rahal, won the 2011 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, driving the #01 Riley-BMW Daytona Prototype. The team was set back by a pit road penalty while Hand was driving, however he was able to recover from the penalty for co-driver Pruett to take the car to victory.[5] The following month the BMW Motorsport team he drove for won the GT class of the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring.[6] Hand again won the GT class at the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring.
Other racing[edit]
On October 22nd 2011, Hand made his debut in the International V8 Supercars Championship, driving for Dick Johnson Racing in the Gold Coast 600.[7] finishing 4th with co-driver James Moffat (racing driver) In November, he drove a DTM car for the first time, testing for BMW at Circuito Monteblanco in Spain..[8]
DTM[edit]
On December 15, 2011, Hand was announced as one of BMW's factory drivers for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, which saw him compete in the entire 2012 championship, alongside a limited-season American Le Mans Series campaign with BMW Team RLL. [9] He was the first American to have a full-season factory contract in the series since its inception in 1984.[10]
Racing record[edit]
American open–wheel racing results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Atlantic Championship[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | DSTP Motorsports | LBH 3 |
NAZ 9 |
MIL 12 |
 MTL Ret |
CLE 2 |
TOR 5 |
CHI 10 |
TRR 3 |
ROA 3 |
VAN 1 |
HOU 1 |
LS 2 |
3rd | 129 |
| 2002 | DSTP Motorsports |  MTY 3 |
LBH Ret |
MIL |
LS |
POR |
CHI |
TOR |
CLE |
TRR 9 |
ROA 5 |
MTL 4 |
DEN Ret |
12th | 45 |
| 2003 | DSTP Motorsports | MTY Ret |
LBH 7 |
MIL 9 |
LS 10 |
POR 2 |
CLE 10 |
TOR 6 |
TRR 4 |
MDO 4 |
MTL 5 |
DEN 9 |
MIA 6 |
7th | 108 |
| 2004 | Polestar Motor Racing | LBH |
MTY |
MIL |
POR1 |
POR2 |
CLE |
TOR |
VAN |
ROA |
DEN |
MTL |
LS 9 |
20th | 13 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  BMW Motorsport |
 Andy Priaulx Dirk Müller |
BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro |
313 | 15th | 3rd |
V8 Supercar results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Final Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dick Johnson Racing | YMC R1 |
YMC R2 |
ADE R3 |
ADE R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
PER R7 |
PER R8 |
PER R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
PHI R19 |
BAT R20 |
SUR R21 4 |
SUR R22 Ret |
SYM R23 |
SYM R24 |
SAN R25 |
SAN R26 |
SYD R27 |
SYD R28 |
68th | 120 |
Complete DTM results[edit]
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M3 DTM | HOC1 13 |
LAU 14 |
BRH 13 |
SPL 9 |
NOR 14 |
NÜR 18 |
ZAN 14 |
OSC 11 |
VAL 15† |
HOC2 8 |
20th | 6 |
| 2013 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M3 DTM | HOC1 7 |
BRH 5 |
SPL Ret |
LAU 15 |
NOR |
MOS |
NÜR |
OSC |
ZAN |
HOC2 |
10th* | 16* |
* Season in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ "Joey Hand". Grand American Road Racing. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ a b c d "Joey Hand Racing official website". Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ McCurdy, Rob (August 6, 2010). "ALMS driver recalls crash". The Bucyrus Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ ALMS Communications (August 15, 2009). "ALMS: De Ferran Acura Claims Road America Pole". SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Dagys, John (January 30, 2011). "ROLEX 24: Ganassi Goes Big With Rolex 1-2". SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ Priaulx enjoys winning start, Press Association, March 20, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-21
- ^ "V8: BMW’s Joey Hand, Dirk Muller, Andy Priaulx In For GC600". SPEED Channel. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Weeks, James (18 November 2011). "ALMS star Hand gets maiden DTM run". motorstv.com (Motors TV). Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Hand Joins DTM". Web. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Hand Across The Water". Road & Track 64 (5): 13. January 2013.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Joey Hand driver statistics at Racing Reference
- Joey Hand at Driver Database
- Video of the 2006 crash at "And they walked away..."
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ian Lacy |
Star Mazda Championship Champion 1999 |
Succeeded by Bernardo Martinez |
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- Living people
- 1979 births
- People from Sacramento, California
- Racing drivers from California
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Grand-Am drivers
- V8 Supercar drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- Formula BMW USA drivers
- Pro Mazda Championship drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
