Richard Lyons (racing driver)

Richard Lyons
Born	(1979-08-08) August 8, 1979 Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1996–2013 (racing career active years based on text)
Known for	Participation in Japanese Super GT championship, Formula Nippon champion (2004), All-Japan GT Championship GT500 champion (2004)

Richard William Lyons (born 8 August 1979) is a British motorsport competitor recognized for his participation in the Japanese Super GT championship.

Junior Formula

Originating from Hillsborough, County Down, Lyons launched his racing journey in British Formula Vauxhall Junior. He claimed the Winter Series title in 1996, secured sixth place overall in 1997, and was the championship runner-up in 1998. Progressing to Formula Palmer Audi, he achieved second place in the 1999 season. Additionally, he took part in Formula Renault 2000, though with modest results.

Formula Nippon / A1 Grand Prix

From 2001 through 2005, Lyons competed in Japan's Formula Nippon series, where he won the championship in 2004 and finished third in 2005. He also represented A1 Team Ireland during the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix campaign, participating in fourteen races and achieving four finishes within the top ten.

Japanese GT's

Lyons had an extensive career in Japanese GT and sports car racing from 2002 to 2010. His pinnacle accomplishment was securing the All-Japan GT Championship GT500 crown in 2004. Across over seventy race starts, he amassed ten victories. In 2013, he competed in the Japanese GT300 SuperGT Championship driving an Audi R8 LMS.

V8 Supercars

Lyons made selective appearances in the V8 Supercar series, recording a best result of fifth place at the 2007 Bathurst 1000 while co-driving a Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon alongside Allan Simonsen. In 2011, he raced for Tekno Autosports with teammate Jonathon Webb at Phillip Island and Bathurst. Later that year, he joined Ford Performance Racing as a substitute for the injured Will Power at the Gold Coast 600, securing third and first positions with partner Mark Winterbottom.

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2002	Dome x Mugen Project	Honda NSX	GT500	TAI 2	FUJ 15	SUG 16	SEP 13	FUJ 6	MOT 1	MIN 12	SUZ 14		9th	47
2003	NISMO	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	TAI 8	FUJ 1	SUG 5	FUJ 2	FUJ 11	MOT 13	AUT 6	SUZ 4		3rd	65
2004	NISMO	Nissan Z	GT500	TAI 1	SUG Ret	SEP 3	TOK < br > Ret	MOT < br > 3	AUT < br > 1
SUZ < br > 7			1st	73
2005	NISMO	Nissan Z	GT500	OKA < br > Ret	FUJ < br > 4	SEP < br > 1	SUG < br > 8	MOT < br > 6	FUJ < br > 10	AUT < br > 6	SUZ < br > 2		3rd	60
2006	NISMO	Nissan Z	GT500				style = " background : #DFDFDF ; " | Sepang International Circuit SEP < br > Template:Small 2	style= " background: #FFDF9F; " | Sportsland SUGOSUG   Template:Small 3	style= " background: #DFDFDF; " | Suzuka CircuitSUZ   Template:Small 2				10th	62

Complete Formula Nippon results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Points
2001	Team Morinaga NOVA	SUZ 8	MOT 8	MIN Ret	FUJ 9	SUZ 11	SUG 12	FUJ Ret	MIN Ret	MOT 13	SUZ 12		NC	0
2002	DoCoMo DANDELION	SUZ	FUJ	MIN 7	SUZ 8	MOT 11	SUG 2	FUJ 7	MIN Ret	MOT 7	SUZ Ret		10th	6
2003	DoCoMo DANDELION	SUZ 9	FUJ < br > Ret	[ [ Mine Circuit | MIN ] ] < br > Ret	[ [ Twin Ring Motegi | MOT ] ] < br > 3	SUZ < br > 1	[ [ Sportsland SUGO | SUG ] ] < br > 5	[ [ Fuji Speedway | FUJ ] ] < br > Ret	[ [ Mine Circuit | MIN ] ] < br > Ret	[ [ Twin Ring Motegi | MOT ] ] < br > 3	SUZ < br > 9		6th	20
2004	DoCoMo DANDELION	SUZ < br > 8	SUG < br > 1	MOT < br > 8	SUZ < br > 1	SUG < br > 4	MIN < br > 8	SEP < br > 9	MOT < br > 2	SUZ < br > 3			1st	style = " background: #FFFFBF; " 33
2005	NTT DoCoMo DoCoMo Dandelion Racing DANDELION	style= " background: #FFFFBF; " > Twin Ring Motegi MOT 1	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " > Suzuka Circuit SUZ 5	style= " background: #DFDFDF; " > Sportsland SUGO SUG 2	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " > Fuji Speedway FUJ 4	style= " background: #FFDF9F; " > Suzuka Circuit SUZ 3	style= " background: #EFCFFF; " > Mine Circuit MIN Ret	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " > Fuji Speedway FUJ 4	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " >Twin Ring Motegi MOT 13	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " >Suzuka Circuit SUZ 5			style= " background: #FFDF9F; "> 3rd	style= " background: #FFDF9F; "> 30

Full A1 Grand Prix Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Championship Standing	Points Accumulated
2006–07	A1 Team Ireland	NED SPR	NED FEA	CZE SPR	CZE FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	MYS SPR	MYS FEA	IDN SPR 17	IDN FEA 12	NZL SPR Ret	NZL FEA 19	AUS SPR 10	AUS FEA Ret	RSA SPR 6	RSA FEA Ret	MEX SPR Ret	MEX FEA 16	CHN SPR 12	CHN FEA 5	GBR SPR 8	GBR SPR DSQ	19th	8

V8 Supercar Competition Record

Year	Racing Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Round 15	Round 16	Round 17	Round 18	Round 19	Round 20	Final Ranking	Total Points Earned

|- ! 2006 ! Triple Eight Race Engineering | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th 210 |} |- ! 2007 ! Triple Eight Race Engineering | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th 63 |} |- ! rowspan=2 |2011 ! Tekno Autosports | | | | | | | | ! 31st 511 |} |- ! Ford Performance Racing ||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:#FFDF9F;" |SUR
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External links

• Lyons clinches second championship. Source: BBC Sports