28-year-old Californian Liz Halliday is a unique sportswoman. Now based in Surrey, England, Liz has dedicated
her life to the pursuit of not one, but two international sporting careers. On the one hand she is an international
motor racing driver who competes in Sportscar and GT endurance racing; whilst on the other, she is an
international equestrian in Three-Day Eventing.
Liz has two mighty ambitions: to become the first female driver to win the famous Le Mans 24-hour race and to
claim a place on the US Olympic equestrian team.
This extraordinary sportswoman has already taken the first few steps towards one of these goals with her rapid
and impressive ascent up the motor racing ladder. In just two full seasons of international racing, Liz has
become the most successful female driver ever in the history of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS),
America’s most prestigious sportscar racing series.
From humble beginnings in historic racing with a vintage Datsun 510, Liz graduated to the Kumho BMW
Championship for the start of the new millennium and was named ‘Driver of the Year’ in 2002 before claiming
her first win, at Croft in England, in 2003, breaking the track record in the process.
The same year she added to her growing reputation by making her sportscar debut, becoming the first female
driver ever to win a round of the British GT Championship, as well as competing in the famous Bathurst 24
Hours in Australia and the Spa 1000kms in Belgium.
2004 saw Liz return to the USA to race in the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, taking a podium at
Homestead, Miami, whilst she also made her ALMS debut, entering the Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca in a
Porsche 911 GT3 and took part in her first round-the-clock event, the Spa 24 Hours.
A full season racing for Lister in the FIA GT Chamionship followed in 2005 and Liz’s success soon fuelled her
rapid ascent to the top level ‘protoype’ categories. Later that year she joined the Intersport Racing squad to
drive their Lola-AER in the ‘P2’ of the ALMS. It was to be a superb season, with Liz taking three-class
victories and being named ‘Rookie of the Year’ by experts from leading website www.dailysportscar.com. She
also helped co-driver Clint Field take the ALMS P2 driver’s title, whilst finishing fourth in the final
championship standings herself, despite only completing half the season.
Perhaps even more exciting for Liz in 2005 was her debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Despite leading the P2
class for nearly half the race and edging closer to one of her personal goals, the race ultimately ended in
disappointment, after engine problems forced an early retirement approximately eleven hours in.
2006 saw Liz continue her run of success, taking three more wins and seven further podiums in the American
Le Mans Series, to finish as runner-up in the P2 driver’s championship. These results made her the most
successful female driver ever in ALMS history, whilst she also finished her first Le Mans 24 Hours, although
gearbox and engine problems meant the car just missed a podium placing, finishing fourth in class.
The 2007 season saw Liz become the first woman to race the Aston Martin DBR9 on the international scene,
securing a class podium at the 12 Hours of Sebring and a fourth place finish at Monza. For the Le Mans 24
Hours however she returns to the LMP2 class at the wheel of Del Bello Racing’s Courage LC75-AER.
On the equestrian front meanwhile, Liz’s drive to mount the top step in the Olympics will also be helped or
hindered by ‘horsepower’.
Liz currently has three horses which she feels will help her get closer to her ultimate Olympic goal with the right
training regime and the luck that every sporting star needs. Despite the challenge of competing in both sports
simultaneously, Liz is equally determined to succeed as a driver and equestrian, and is prepared to work hard
and make sacrifices to reach her ultimate goals...
As Liz herself says: “Everyone tells me that I am mad to have this twin sporting focus in my life, but I find that
one complements the other. The cars demand focus, accuracy, and strength. In Eventing it’s the same but the
horses, as well as the rider, must possess these attributes in order for the two to work as a successful
partnership.”
There is much more about Liz on her web site.
her life to the pursuit of not one, but two international sporting careers. On the one hand she is an international
motor racing driver who competes in Sportscar and GT endurance racing; whilst on the other, she is an
international equestrian in Three-Day Eventing.
Liz has two mighty ambitions: to become the first female driver to win the famous Le Mans 24-hour race and to
claim a place on the US Olympic equestrian team.
This extraordinary sportswoman has already taken the first few steps towards one of these goals with her rapid
and impressive ascent up the motor racing ladder. In just two full seasons of international racing, Liz has
become the most successful female driver ever in the history of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS),
America’s most prestigious sportscar racing series.
From humble beginnings in historic racing with a vintage Datsun 510, Liz graduated to the Kumho BMW
Championship for the start of the new millennium and was named ‘Driver of the Year’ in 2002 before claiming
her first win, at Croft in England, in 2003, breaking the track record in the process.
The same year she added to her growing reputation by making her sportscar debut, becoming the first female
driver ever to win a round of the British GT Championship, as well as competing in the famous Bathurst 24
Hours in Australia and the Spa 1000kms in Belgium.
2004 saw Liz return to the USA to race in the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, taking a podium at
Homestead, Miami, whilst she also made her ALMS debut, entering the Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca in a
Porsche 911 GT3 and took part in her first round-the-clock event, the Spa 24 Hours.
A full season racing for Lister in the FIA GT Chamionship followed in 2005 and Liz’s success soon fuelled her
rapid ascent to the top level ‘protoype’ categories. Later that year she joined the Intersport Racing squad to
drive their Lola-AER in the ‘P2’ of the ALMS. It was to be a superb season, with Liz taking three-class
victories and being named ‘Rookie of the Year’ by experts from leading website www.dailysportscar.com. She
also helped co-driver Clint Field take the ALMS P2 driver’s title, whilst finishing fourth in the final
championship standings herself, despite only completing half the season.
Perhaps even more exciting for Liz in 2005 was her debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Despite leading the P2
class for nearly half the race and edging closer to one of her personal goals, the race ultimately ended in
disappointment, after engine problems forced an early retirement approximately eleven hours in.
2006 saw Liz continue her run of success, taking three more wins and seven further podiums in the American
Le Mans Series, to finish as runner-up in the P2 driver’s championship. These results made her the most
successful female driver ever in ALMS history, whilst she also finished her first Le Mans 24 Hours, although
gearbox and engine problems meant the car just missed a podium placing, finishing fourth in class.
The 2007 season saw Liz become the first woman to race the Aston Martin DBR9 on the international scene,
securing a class podium at the 12 Hours of Sebring and a fourth place finish at Monza. For the Le Mans 24
Hours however she returns to the LMP2 class at the wheel of Del Bello Racing’s Courage LC75-AER.
On the equestrian front meanwhile, Liz’s drive to mount the top step in the Olympics will also be helped or
hindered by ‘horsepower’.
Liz currently has three horses which she feels will help her get closer to her ultimate Olympic goal with the right
training regime and the luck that every sporting star needs. Despite the challenge of competing in both sports
simultaneously, Liz is equally determined to succeed as a driver and equestrian, and is prepared to work hard
and make sacrifices to reach her ultimate goals...
As Liz herself says: “Everyone tells me that I am mad to have this twin sporting focus in my life, but I find that
one complements the other. The cars demand focus, accuracy, and strength. In Eventing it’s the same but the
horses, as well as the rider, must possess these attributes in order for the two to work as a successful
partnership.”
There is much more about Liz on her web site.
| Racing Accomplishments 2008 LE MANS SERIES Creation AIM - LMP1 - Creation CA07 AIM 10th in class - 1000kms of the Nurburgring AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES Creation AIM - LMP1 - Creation CA07 AIM DNF - Petit Le Mans 4th - Laguna Seca 2007 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (ALMS) Team Modena - GT1 - Aston Martin DBR9 3rd in class - 12 Hours of Sebring LE MANS SERIES Team Modena - GT1 - Aston Martin DBR9 4th in class - 1000kms of Monza LE MANS 24 HOURS Noel Del Bello Racing - LMP2 - Courage-AER DNF - Retired with gearbox having led the class at half-distance 2006 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (ALMS) Intersport Racing - LMP2 - Lola/AER/Goodyear
3 wins and 6 other podiums in LMP2 Class Helped Intersport Racing to dailysportscar.com 'Team of the Year' award 1st in class (2nd overall) - Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 1st in class - Houston Lone Star Grand Prix 1st in class - Portland Grand Prix 2nd in class - Grand Prix of Utah, Salt Lake City 3rd in class - ALMS at Mid Ohio 3rd in class - New England Grand Prix, Lime Rock 3rd in class - Generac 500 at Road America 3rd in class - New England Grand Prix, Lime Rock 3rd in class - Monterey Sports Car Championships, Laguna Seca 4th in class - Petit Le Mans LE MANS 24 HOURS Intersport Racing - LMP2 - Lola/AER/Goodyear 4th in class (19th overall) despite persistent engine & gearbox trouble 2005 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (ALMS) - Part Season Intersport Racing - LMP2 - Lola/AER/Goodyear 4th overall in LMP2 Driver’s Championship 3 wins in LMP2 Class Dailysportscar.com 'Rookie of the Year' Helped co-driver Clint Field to win LMP2 Driver's Championshp 1st in class - Infineon Raceway 1st in class - Mosport International Raceway 1st in class - Petit Le Mans 5th in class - Laguna Seca LE MANS 24 HOURS Intersport Racing - LMP2 - Lola/AER/Goodyear Retired at 11 hours (engine) whilst leading LMP2 class and running 11th overall FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP Lister Racing - GT1 - Lister Storm 4 top ten class finishes 9th - Monza 7th - Brno 9th - Oschersleben 7th - Dubai 2004 ROLEX GRAND-AM SPORTS CAR SERIES - 7 races The Racers Group (TRG) - GT - Porsche GT3 RS 1 podium and 3 other top-five finishes in GT class 3rd in class - Grand Prix of Miami, Homestead 4th in class - Pheonix 250, Pheonix 4th in class - Paul Revere 250, Daytona 5th in class - Mid-Ohio AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (ALMS) - 2 races PK Sport - GT - Porsche 911 GT3-RS Raced at Petit Le Mans & first ever night race at Laguna Seca LE MANS ENDURANCE SERIES - 1 race Autorlando Sport - GT - Porsche 911 GT3-RS 7th in class (23rd overall) - Spa 1000km FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP - 1 race Autorlando Sport - GT - Porsche 911 GT3-RS 6th in class (14th overall) - Spa 24 Hours EUROPEAN ENDURANCE RACING CLUB (EERC) / BRIT SPORTS Radical SR3 One-off entry in 2 one hour races at Brands Hatch 3rd and 4th - Brands Hatch Grand Prix 2003 BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP - Half Season GruppeM / Tech 9 Motorsport - GT Cup - Porsche 911 GT3 One win and two other podiums in GT Cup First woman to ever win a round of the British GT Championship 'Driver of the day' in round at Rockingham 1st - Spa 1000kms 3rd - Rockingham 3rd - Brands Hatch 4th - Thruxton EUROPEAN ENDURANCE RACING CLUB (EERC) / BRIT SPORTS BMW M3 E30 1st - Oulton Park LE MANS ENDURANCE SERIES - 1 race Autorlando Sport - GT - Porsche 911 GT3-RS 7th in class (23rd overall) - Spa 1000km BATHURST 24 HOURS Porsche GT3 RS 7th overall KUMHO BMW CHAMPIONSHIP - Half Season BMW M3 E30 One win and one second place in class Broke class lap record at Croft as well as being named 'driver of the day' 1st in class - Croft 2nd in class - Silverstone 2001-02 KUMHO BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Mosely Motorsport - BMW M3 E30 Named 'Driver of the season in 2002' EUROPEAN ENDURANCE RACING CLUB (EERC) / BRIT SPORTS BMW M3 E30 1st and 2nd - Pembrey 'Driver of the day' - Donington Park 1997-99 HISTORICS Began racing in vintage Datsun 510 3 Wins |
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