Drayson Racing
Drayson Racing (known as Drayson Racing Technology) was a British motor racing team founded by British businessman, amateur racing driver and Labour politician Paul Drayson to compete in the British GT Championship. Since then the team has run in the American Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team and its technology development sister company Drayson Technologies has been developing hardware for the electric racing series, FIA Formula E Championship.
In 2011, Drayson Racing announced a partnership with Lola Cars to develop an experimental prototype electric racing vehicle. Based on the Lola B12/60 chassis, the Lola-Drayson B12/69 EV would use a drivetrain developed by Drayson Racing as a testbed for future Formula E entries.[1] The team set a new world electric land speed record for an electric vehicle under 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) at RAF Elvington in 2013. Drayson himself drove the B12/69 EV for the attempt, reaching a top speed of 204.2 mph (328.6 km/h) to break the previous record of 175 mph (282 km/h) that had stood since 1974.[2] The company was dissolved in 2021.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Drayson Racing |
87 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Jonny Cocker Paul Drayson Marino Franchitti |
GT2 | 272 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Drayson Racing |
11 | Lola B09/60-Judd | Jonny Cocker Paul Drayson Emanuele Pirro |
LMP1 | 254 | NC | NC |
References
- ↑ "Lola and Drayson Racing announce all-electric Prototype". racecar-engineering.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Leo Kelion (25 June 2013). "Drayson Racing electric car sets new world speed record". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2026.