Justin Wilson
Wilson
Sarah Stierch · CC BY 4.0
Born
31 July 1978
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Died
24 August 2015
Allentown, United States
Current status
Deceased
Biography under construction. Statistics available below.
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A life in dates
1978
Justin Wilson is born
Born in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Sheffield, United Kingdom
1998
Wins Formula Palmer Audi
Wins the first Formula Palmer Audi championship in 1998.
2001
International F3000 Champion
Wins the International Formula 3000 Championship with Nordic Racing.
2003
Formula 1 debut
2003
Last F1 race
2012
Co-wins 24 Hours of Daytona
Co-wins the 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank Racing.
Daytona Beach, Estados Unidos
2015
Fatal Pocono accident
Suffers severe accident on lap 179 of the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway, struck by debris from Sage Karam's car, leading to unconsciousness and fatal injuries.
Long Pond, Estados Unidos
2015
Death
Dies in Allentown.
Allentown, United States
2015
Funeral service
Funeral service held at St. James The Great Church in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, attended by about 500 mourners including motor racing community members.
Paulerspury, Reino Unido
2016
Inquest into death
Inquest into his death held at Northampton General Hospital, with the coroner concluding it was accidental, described as a freak accident by his father.
Northampton, Reino Unido
Gallery
In pictures
SONY DSC
Valder137 · CC BY 2.0
The helmets of Tom Coronel & Justin Wilson - Dome S101 Judd in the pits at the 2004 Le Mans
Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Português: A São Paulo Indy 300 2010 foi a primeira corrida da temporada da IZOD IndyCar Series de 2010. A corrida ocorreu em 14 de Março no circuito de rua temporário de 4,081 km (2.536 milhas), em São Paulo, Brasil, e foi transmitido pela Versus no
Deni Williams from São Paulo, Brasil / Brazil · CC BY 2.0
A flag at half mast in memory of Justin Wilson at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
Sarah Stierch · CC BY 4.0
Statistics
The numbers
Points by season
All Grands Prix
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