Name Ryan Dalziel Car #75 JaguarRSR XKR GT Birth Date April 12, 1982 Birth Place Glasgow, Scotland Nationality Scottish Residence Orlando, Florida Marital Status Married, wife Jessica Children None First Race 1990

 

 

• Ryan won the 2010 '24 Hours of Daytona'.
  
• Ryan is one of Scotland’s leading professional racing drivers with a track record of success forged in the ultra-competitive junior formulas in Britain and honed further through to the very highest levels of both open-wheel racing and sports car competition in North America and Europe.
• Ryan has represented Scotland and the United Kingdom at the highest level of sports car competition, earning podium finishes in both the American Le Mans Series and Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
• 2008 saw Dalziel grace the top step of the Grand-American Sports Car Series podium for the first time having claimed his first Daytona Prototype victory at California’s Laguna Seca track. The previous season Dalziel finished runner-up in the illustrious ‘Rolex 24 at Daytona’ – the American equivalent to the ’24 Hours of Le Mans’.
• 2007 saw Ryan compete in the Champ Car World Series, in doing so becoming only the second Scottish driver to compete in the series following in the footsteps of Dario Franchitti.  As a Champ Car rookie, and competing for a team new to the series as well, Ryan had a total of six top-ten finishes from eleven starts made – including leading laps at the Toronto Grand Prix.
• Ryan’s first-ever career start in the Champ Car World Series, a one-off entry at the 2005 Toronto Grand Prix; he scored a top-ten points paying finish on his debut, ninth overall, despite just one day of testing prior to the race.
• Twice a finalist in the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, Ryan was awarded the ‘Ecurie Ecosse Trophy’ in 1999, presented to the most impressive Scottish racer of the season, and in 2004 he won the ‘Gilles Villeneuve Trophy’, traditionally given to the driver in the Toyota Atlantic series possessing the most star quality and ability.
• Ryan has represented a number of well respected International firms over his 18 year career including Highland Spring Natural Mineral Water, Hayton Coulthard Freight Forwarding Ltd, Scotlands Daily Record Newspaper, Playboy Magazine, Plain Jane Couture Clothing, Yokohama Tire Corporation, Bridgestone Tires, Menards Home Improvement, Sparco, Vonage Internet Phone Company, FORD, Pontiac, General Motors, Toyota, BMW, Porsche, CITGO, Molecule, Cigarette Boats, Bell Helmets, Toronto SUN, Edmonton SUN, Rangers Football Club, Albert Bartlet and current 2009 support from Gatorade and Stratigic Air.

 

2010	American Le Mans Series: signed driver for the new JaguarRSR team. Grand American Rolex Sport Car Series: Winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Action Express Racing. Remaining Grand Am Races with StarWorks Motorsports.
2009	Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series and HSR with Orbit Racing. Qualified 4th for the 2009 24hours of Daytona in January, finished 15th.3rd place finish at Daytona July 4th. Winner of HSR Sebring Feature race, March 6th.
2008	Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series with SAMAX Motorsport: 1 Win (R5 Laguna Seca / May 2008), 1 Podium (2nd – R4 Virginia). Driver Coach for Henri Zogaib in the Grand American Rolex Series. Tested for ProDrive Racing for their Aston Martin GT1 LeMans 24hour effort with Heinz-Harold Frentzen. Formula SuperLeague Championship with Rangers FC Team. Competed in 5 of 6 races, recorded five Top-10 Finishes with a best result of 4th.
2007	Champ Car World Series with Pacific Coast Motorsport: 11 Starts, Scored six Top-10 Finishes, Led laps in Toronto, Canada. Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series with SAMAX Motorsport: 4 Starts in Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype, Scored four Top-5 Finishes including 2 Podiums (2nd - ‘Rolex 24 at Daytona’, 2nd - ‘Sunchaser 1000’) Worked with Production company on creating a Reality TV show based on myself and Pacific Coast.
2006	Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series with Pacific Coast Motorsport: Scored five Top-10 Finishes in Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype, 1 DP Class Podium (2nd – Phoenix International Raceway). Koni challenge race at Barber Motorsports Park for BlackForrest Motorsports.
2005	American Le Mans Series, GT1 Class with Pacific Coast Motorsport: 7 ALMS Starts – 5 Top Ten Overall Finishes, 1 GT1 Class Podium (3rd – Portland). Took part in many promotional corporate days with Yokohama Tire Co. Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series: 6 GT Class Starts – 1 GT Class Podium, 1 Daytona Prototype Start – 6th place. Driver Coach for Mark Greenburg in Grand American Rolex Series. Champ Car World Series: 1 Start – 9th place Molson Indy Toronto with Dale Coyne Racing. Champ Car test with PKV Racing.
2004	Toyota Atlantic Series – Championship Runner-Up: 4 Wins, 7 Podiums, 5 Pole Positions, 5 Fastest Race Laps Awarded Gilles Villeneuve Trophy. Champ Car test with PKV Racing. Was involved in multiple VW arrive and drive campaigns for Franczak Enterprises Ltd.
2003	Toyota Atlantic Series – Championship Runner-Up: 2 Wins, 9 Podiums, 2 Pole Positions, 3 Fastest Race Laps Champ Car test with Walker Racing.
2002	Toyota Atlantic Series – 8th Overall: 3 Podiums, 1 Pole Position, 8 Top-10 Finishes. Scored podium finish (2nd) on series debut in Monterrey, Mexico.
2001	British Formula Three Championship – 13th Overall (missed 4 events): 17 Top-10 Finishes, 4th place at British Grand Prix International Invitation Race. Official Street Car test driver for UK based magazine Wheelspin.
2000	British Formula Renault Championship – Championship Runner-Up: 1 Win, 6 Podiums, Rookie of the Year Winner Finalist in McLaren Autosport Young Driver Award. Porsche SuperCup Test DTM (German Touring Car) Test for Mercedes Benz. B.T.C.C. (British Touring Car) Test for 888 Racing, works Vauxhall Team British Formula 3 Test for A.D.R.Official test driver for UK based TV show Fifth Gear.
1999	British Formula Vauxhall Championship – Championship Runner-Up: 3 Wins, 7 Podiums, Rookie of the Year Winner. Finalist in McLaren Autosport Young Driver Award – Awarded Ecurie Ecosse Trophy
1990- 1998	Competed in multiple National/International Go-Karting Championships: Recorded 30+ victories. Twice Scottish Champion (1990, 1994). British Open Champion.