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Damien Faulkner
Nationality
Irish
Born
(1977-02-15) 15 February 1977 (age 47) Moville, County Donegal
Porsche Supercup
Years active
2002, 2006–2010
Starts
39
Wins
4
Poles
3
Fastest laps
3
Best finish
2nd in 2007, 2008
Previous series
2006 2001
British GT Championship Indy Lights
Championship titles
2000
Formula Palmer Audi
Damien Faulkner (born 15 February 1977) is an Irish race car driver from Moville County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th. He finished in 3rd place in Vauxhall Junior in 1997 and moved to Formula Palmer Audi in 1998 where he finished sixth and third in series points in his first two seasons. At the end of 1999 he had his first taste of F3000 when he tested for Arden as part of his prize for finishing third in Palmer Audi.
In 2000 Faulkner dominated the new European Formula Palmer Audi series taking 6 wins on his way to the title. His prize for winning the series assisted him in finding a seat in the American Champ Car feeder series Indy Lights for 2001. In the series' final season he drove for Dorricott Racing, capturing 2 wins on his way to third place in series points. A return home to Mondello Park during the season also saw him win his class in a one-off FIA Sportscar Championship race.
Faulkner returned to Europe in 2002 and competed in a partial season in the Formula Nissan World Series. With nothing on the horizon for 2003 Faulkner's career was rescued by a dominant performance as a guest driver in the BTCC supporting Porsche Carrera Cup GB, again at his home circuit, Mondello Park. This drive led to a Porsche Supercup guest appearance and an invite to again compete at Mondello in 2004. A further strong drive secured a seat for the remainder of the season with Team SAS and Faulkner went on to take the team's first race win before the season's end. Two more years with the team brought two championship victories and a graduation in 2007 to the Porsche Supercup.
A successful debut Supercup season yielded two wins and second in the championship with the title fight going right down to the final race of the season. 2007's performances have put Faulkner firmly back on the map as he heads into a second season in the Supercup with Walter Lechner Racing and has also received invites to two of the biggest pre-season events on the calendar, the Dubai 24hrs and 24 Hours of Daytona.
He drove the Formula One medical car at the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix and the safety car at the 2002 United States Grand Prix.[1]
^"Faulkner lands F1 safety car drive". rte.ie. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
DamienFaulkner (born 15 February 1977) is an Irish race car driver from Moville County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall...
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win at the Circuit de Catalunya. Drivers such as Richard Westbrook, DamienFaulkner, Danny Watts and Patrick Huisman have also driven for the team over...
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1932 and was buried in Moville. Sheila McClean (1932–2016) – painter DamienFaulkner (born 1977) – racing driver[citation needed] Art Parkinson (born 2001)...
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supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season. DamienFaulkner won his second consecutive title, ahead of Tim Harvey and Danny Watts...
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30 NGT car led GTC with a 2:06.819 lap, 0.358 seconds faster than DamienFaulkner's Green Hornet entry.: 9 That evening, a single one-hour and 45-minute...
57 Steven Kane 5 Lechner Racing Bahrain 3 Alessandro Zampedri All 4 DamienFaulkner All SPS Automotive 5 Uwe Alzen All 6 Marc Benz 1, 3, 10 Nemunas Dagilis...
suspended until August 27 due to rain and logistical issues. 2001: DamienFaulkner 2002: A. J. Foyt IV 2003: Thiago Medeiros 2004: Thiago Medeiros 2005:...
title, having finished as runner-up to Richard Westbrook in 2004, DamienFaulkner in 2006 and James Sutton in 2007, Michael Caine finished the season...
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