Scottish driver Allan McNish has been voted ‘Driver of the Decade’ in the American Le Mans Series. The Audi racer, who won the 2000, ’06 and ’07 ALMS championship titles, received the most votes cast by fans of the North American-based endurance sportscar series.
‘It is an accolade that has come completely out of the blue,’ said McNish. ‘Over 70 drivers, including all of the legendary names from the past 10 years of sportscar racing, were eligible and I’m honoured to have been chosen by the fans – especially as I’ve only completed three full seasons in the ALMS and just two races this year.’
Recently McNish managed to make up two laps in the first two hours and 45 minutes of the Petit Le Mans race after crashing his Audi R10 TDI on the pre-race reconnaissance lap. He went on to win the 1,000-mile race with Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro by 4.512 seconds.
Additionally McNish and regular co-driver Dindo Capello also collect the BRDC’s Silverstone /Le Mans Challenge – awarded to the driver(s) who achieved the highest combined finishing record in the combined results of the Silverstone LMS race and the Le Mans 24 hour race. McNish and Capello also steered their Audi R10 TDI to victory in the Autosport 1,000km of Silverstone (14 Sep).
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