RYAN LINDSAY RACING
ABOUT
Ryan started racing at the age of 12 in karting. Now 36 years old Ryan has had opportunities to race in a wide variety of cars and championship in karting, single seaters, sports prototypes and GT cars. Ryan started working as a motosport instructor when he was 18 and is now a Grade A ARDS instructor at Silverstone. Ryan spends most of his time at a track somewhere either racing, testing or instructing and coaching. For coaching and tuition go to Driver Coaching.
Ryan Lindsay
From 2001 to today
Name: Ryan Lindsay
Age: 36
Home: Leamington Spa, UK
Current Road Car: BMW 420d
University: The Racing Drivers Acadamy at Silverstone & Loughborough University
Course: FDSc Sports Performance in Motorsport Driving
Favorite car: Ferrari F40
Favorite Food: Sunday Roast, Steak and Chips
Favorite Circuit: Spa Francorchamps, Oulton Park
Outside interests: Gym Training, Mountain Biking, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Golf, Tennis
Racing History
13 Championship Titles.
313 Races with 142 Wins, 223 Podiums
& 121 Fastest Laps!
2001 Covkartsport junior novice champion
2001 Covkartsport joint junior champion
2002 Covkartsport junior champion
2002 Covkartsport overall points champion
2003 Covkartsport junior champion
2003 Covkartsport overall points champion
2003 Shenington thunder kart endurance champion
2004 Covkartsport senior lightweight champion
2004 210 national gearbox karting novice champion
2004 Buckmore park winter endurance champion including fastest lap
2005 Covkartsport senior lightweight champion
2005 210 National Gearbox Championship top three finish.
2005 Buckmore Park Winter Endurance Runner up including fastest lap
2006 British Formula Vee single seater Championships 2nd Novice
2006 Buckmore Park winter endurance champion including fastest lap.
2006 British Formula Vee single seater Championships 2nd Novice
2007 British Formula Vee Championship achieving a win, three podium and a fastest lap.
2007 Caterham car control day at Silverstone
2008 Testing a Lotus Exige race car at Silverstone
2008 Formula Ford testing with Team West-Tec at Silverstone
2009 Coaching from Rob Wilson (coach of many current F1 drivers)
2009 Formula Ford with Fluid Motorsport
2009 Formula Jedi with the works team
2010 Nissan FreeRace UK 3rd overall
2010 Nissan FreeRace Europe 3rd overall (Top British Driver)
2010 Vauxhall VXR Pro-Am Pursuit Champion
2010 Radical SR3 testing
2011 Winners of Karun’s Chandocks Karting Karnival
2011 Dan Wheldon memorial race at Daytona Milton Keynes
2012 Elite Karting League Champion
2012 Radical SR3 testing
2013 Formula Jedi and Britcar testing
2014 Dutch Supercar Challenge race at Spa Francorchamps - 27th overall in a class 4 car with 72 on the grid
2015 South African Endurance Series in a Shelby Can-Am car. Round 1 - Qualified 2nd, Race DNF due to engine failure.
2015 British 24hr karting Champion
2015 Barcelona 24hrs in the A5 class in a BMW M3 3rd place
2015 Dutch Supercar Challenge in a Lamborghini Super Trofeo at Spa Francorchamps. 5th in race 1 and DNF in race 2
2016 Silverstone 24hrs in A3 class in a BMW M3 6th place
2016 Britcar endurance series selected rounds in a BMW Z4 GT3
2017 Silverstone 24hrs in GT4 class in a BMW M3 3rd place
2018 Britcar Endurance Series with Intersport Racing in a BMW M3 final round
2019 Britcar Endurance Series with ING Sport in a BMW Z4 GT3 round 1 achieving a podium
2021 Radical Challenge Championship winning the final round of the season
2022 British Endurance Championship 2nd in Class A in a BMW Z4 GT3
2024 Radical UK Cup. 3 rounds in Radicals development car achieving poles, wins, fastest laps and an unofficial lap record.
2024 BMW 116 Trophy round at Oulton Park with DTO motorsport
2007 - 2010 FdSc Sports Performance degree in Motorsport driving at Loughborough University (Course taken as part of the Race Drivers Academy at Silverstone)
2008 – Present Ryan works as a motorsport driver coach for various race schools, private customers and driving experience companies across the UK. Ryan holds an ARDS grade A instructor license and a Race International C license.