Andy Meyrick: Difference between revisions

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|099|044}}

| birth_place = [[Chester]], United Kingdom

| first year current series = [[2014 UnitedGT SportsCarWorld ChampionshipChallenge season|2014Europe]]

| currentfirst teamyear = [[DeltaWing|DeltaWing Racing= Cars]]

| carcurrent numberteam = [[Team =Parker 0Racing]]

| prev series years = [[2014 United SportsCar Championship season|2014]] <br> [[2014 Blancpain Endurance Series season|2014]]-–[[2013 Blancpain Endurance Series season|2013]] <br> [[2013 American Le Mans Series season|2013]] <br> [[2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain|2012]] <br> [[2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup|2011]] <br> [[2010 American Le Mans Series season|2010]] <br> [[2009 Le Mans Series season|2009]] <br> [[2008 British Formula Three season|2008]] <br> [[2007 Formula Renault UK season|2007]]-–[[2006 Formula Renault BARC season|2006]] <br> <br> 2005

Meyrick made his racing debut in the [[BRSCC]] [[Formula Ford 1600]] North West championship at [[Oulton Park]]. He won histhe fifth race of his career and went on to win a total of ten races during the season., The Britt won the championship intaking the Pre 90 class championship in a vintage [[Reynard Motorsports|Reynard]] 84FF. The following season he wanted to stepstepped up to the [[British Formula Ford Championship]]., Meyrickdriving was signed byfor Cliff Dempsey Racing to drivein the [[Ray Sportscars|Ray]] GR06 alongside [[Peter Dempsey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BFF: Cliff Dempsey Racing signs Andy Meyrick|url=http://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/bff-cliff-dempsey-racing-signs-andy-meyrick/|website=Motorsport|accessdate=28 June 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201627/http://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/bff-cliff-dempsey-racing-signs-andy-meyrick/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After four DNF's he did not return to the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 British Formula Ford Championship|url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2006/ukff.html|website=Speedfreaks|accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref> Later in 2006 Meyrick joined [[Falcon Motorsport]] to drive in the [[Formula Renault BARC Championship]]. On his third outing, at [[Thruxton Circuit]], he achievedearning a pole position. The young driver achievedand a second -place finish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team History|url=http://www.falconmotorsport.com/index.php/falcon/history|website=Falcon Motorsport|accessdate=28 June 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204840/http://www.falconmotorsport.com/index.php/falcon/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> After thein 2007his Formulathird Renaultouting, UK Wintercup Andy Meyrick would joinat [[TeamThruxton West-TecCircuit]]. ItAfter wasthe planned2007 heFormula wouldRenault raceUK inWintercup theMeyrick [[Spanish Formula Three]] atjoined [[CircuitoTeam de AlbaceteWest-Tec]] however he would never start a race. He eventual racedfor two races in the British Formula Renault in 2007. The following season the British driverMeyrick stepped up to the [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula Three Championship]] with [[Carlin Motorsport]] in the National class. MeyrickHe raceddrove in twelve races in the championship. He, achievedearning seven class victories and a fifth place in the championship.

AfterMeyrick heturned couldhis notattention secureto asports single seatercar racing, seat he focussed on endurance racing. Meyrick enteredentering the [[2009 Le Mans Series season]] with [[Kodewa|Kolles]] driving an [[Audi R10 TDI]]. The teamsteam's best finish came at the [[2009 1000 km of Nürburgring]]., Togetherwhere Meyrick, with [[Narain Karthikeyan]] and [[Charles Zwolsman, Jr.]] Meyrick finished fourth. For 2010 Meyrick joined [[Dyson Racing]] in the [[American Le Mans Series]]. The British driver made two outings for the team at the [[2010 12 Hours of Sebring]] and the [[2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships]]. FurthermoreAlso hein 2010, Meyrick entered his first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]., Togetherpartnering with [[Soheil Ayari]] and [[Didier André]] Meyrickin was entered byan AIM Team [[Oreca]] Matmut in a [[Oreca 01]]. The Orecateam wasfinished the race as the first non-[[Audi R15 TDI|Audi]], finishingtaking fourth overall. Following this success he was signed by [[Aston Martin Racing]] to join their [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP1]] program. The teams first outing was at the [[2011 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The car did not finish after the [[Aston Martin]] [[Straight-six engine|L6]] 4v [[DOHC]] 2000cc Turbo engine failed. The teamsteam's best result came at the [[2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai]]., Atwhen the Chinese track theNo. #007 car finished sixth. During the season Meyrick also raced in the vintage [[Group C]] Racing championship. Meyrick, wonwinning two out of four races with four podium finishes. Heand securedearning the championshipC2 inclass thetitle. C2Meyrick classdrove one race in hisan [[SpiceAston SE89CMartin AMR1]]. He also raced in the Group C Racing championship in 2012. He entered a race in the's C1 class, driving an [[Aston Martin AMR1]]. Andy Meyrick wonwinning the race from pole.

In 2012 Andy Meyrick entered the [[Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain]] for five events. At his debut at the [[Knockhill Racing Circuit]] he finished third behind [[Michael Meadows]] and [[Sam Tordoff]]. Heand eventuallywent finishedon to finish thirteenth13th in the championship. Meyrick joined the [[DeltaWing]] program at beginning of the 2013 [[2013American Le Mans Series]] season, just before the [[12 Hours of Sebring]]. Together with teammate [[Katherine Legge]] joined the team endedat upthe seventhsecond inrace of the P1season standings.and Thethe followingtwo yeardrivers Meyricktook continuedthe histeam partnershipto withseventh DeltaWing.in Hethe willP1 alsoclass racestandings. inMeyrick theand [[BlancpainLegge Enduranceeach Series]]led foreight laps at [[M-SportRoad America]], inthe afirst [[Bentleyrace Continentallead GT]]for the revolutionary prototype.

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