Born
29th December 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland
Lives
Dumfries and Warfield, England
Status
Single
Interests
Water skiing, clay pigeon shooting, general sports
Allan is a highly experienced racing driver,
having raced and won in just about everything from Formula Ford to Formula 3000.
He also has considerable Formula One testing mileage behind him and recent years
have seen Allan develop into an accomplished Sportscar racer, winning races
at Le Mans and Daytona along the way. This makes Allan extremely well qualified
to pursue on track technical development and data collection for Toyota.
Race Debut
1981 in Karting
1987 in Car Racing
1981 - 1986
Karting - 3 time British Champion, 6 time
Scottish Champion
1985
World Karting Championship - 3rd
1987
Dunlop Autosport Formula Ford Championship -
2nd
1988
Winner of the Vauxhall Lotus Championship
Winner of the Cellnet Young Driver of the Year
Winner of the BRDC trophy for the Most Promising Young Driver
Winner of the Autosport Magazine
Club Driver of the Year award
1989
British Formula 3 Championship with 5 wins -
2nd
Winner of the British Racing Drivers Club Graham Hill trophy
Winner of the Autosport Magazine National Driver of the Year award
1990
International Formula 3000 Championship with
two victories - 4th
1991 - 1992
Test driver for McLaren International Formula
One Team
Racing in International Formula 3000
1993
Test driver for Benetton Formula One Team
1994
Selected races in International Formula 3000
1995
International Formula 3000 with Paul Stewart
Racing
1996
Test driver for Benetton Formula One Team
1997
Winner of 3 races in the North American GT Championship
1998
Official Porsche Driver in the FIA GT Championship
Overall winner and GT1 Class Winner Le Mans 24 Hours
GT1 Class Winner Daytona 24
Hours - 2 pole positions and 2 lap records
1999
Le Mans 24 hour race - Toyota - 2nd on grid,
led the race
Daytona 24 Hours - Ferrari -
2nd place finish & Lap Record
2000
Le Mans - Audi - Pole position, Fastest lap,
2nd place finish
ALMS Audi Sportscars, wins at Sears Point USA & Mosport, Canada, 2 lap records, 2 pole positions, Won the World Championship.
Toyota Formula One preparations
2001
Toyota Test Driver - preparing for Toyota's entry
into F1 in 2002