Allan McNish
 
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Allan McNish (GB)
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Wins:		 Number 25
Panasonic Toyota Racing
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Dec 29, 1969
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Biography
McNish began competing in motorcycle events but because of his small size he found that he was at a disadvantage and so switched to karting when he was 11 years of age. He was soon winning Scottish and later British titles. In 1987 he switch to cars in Fo series, replacing JJ Lehto who had moved to F1. In January 1900 McNish signed a three-year deal with McLaren as a test driver. He joined Erik Comas in the Marlboro-funded DAMS Formula 3000 team. In the first race of the year McNish tangled with Emanuele Naspetti and had a huge accident, a spectator be result was picked to be Toyota's F1 development driver in 2000 and 2001. He continued to race in sportscars with Audi with much success while preparing for his F1 debut in 2002 at the age of 32.