Alan Docking Racing
British motor racing team
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Alan Docking Racing (ADR) is a motor racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The team was formed in 1975 by Australian Alan Docking.
A1 Grand Prix
British Formula Ford
Superleague Formula
FIA World Endurance Championship
Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix
| Founded | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Alan Docking |
| Current series | British F3 A1 Grand Prix British Formula Ford Superleague Formula FIA World Endurance Championship |
| Former series | Formula 2 Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix |
| Teams' Championships | 2011 Superleague Formula |
| Drivers' Championships | 1976 British F3 (Keegan) 1977 British F3 (South) 2002 British F3 (Kerr) |
The team competed in the British Formula 3 series throughout most of its existence; however, it has also graduated to A1 Grand Prix and Superleague Formula and has also competed in sports and saloon cars at a national and international level. The team ran also as Alan Docking Racing Finland. Currently, the team runs in the FIA World Endurance Championship as Delta-ADR, in a joint venture with engineering company Delta Motorsport (with one car branded as G-Drive Racing).
History
With team creation, ADR ran in British F3 winning in a row the 1976 and 1977 championships with Rupert Keegan and Stephen South, respectively. In 1978, it competed in the European Formula Two Championship, with drivers including Stefan Johansson.
ADR join the British Formula Ford Championship in 1987 and 1988 with Mazda. The team returned to British F3 in 1989 and has entered several notable drivers including Mika Salo, Hideki Noda, Ricardo Rosset, Mark Webber and Marcos Ambrose.
In 2002 the team won their third British F3 title with Robbie Kerr.
In 2005–06 the team collaborates with A1 Team Australia in the new A1 Grand Prix championship.
Racing record
European Formula Two
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Chevron B48 | Hart | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | ZAN | PER | MIS | DON | ||
 Huub Rothengatter |
8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | ||||
| 1980 | Toleman TG280 | Hart | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | SIL | ZOL | MUG | ZAN | PER | MIS | HOC | ||
| Huub Rothengatter |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||||
 Siegfried Stohr |
4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| 1981 | Lola T850 Toleman TG280 |
Hart | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | PER | SPA | DON | MIS | MAN | ||
 Stefan Johansson |
9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||
 Kenny Acheson |
19 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 3 | ||||||||
 Ricardo Londoño |
9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | Docking-Spitzley DS1 | Hart | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | MUG | VAL | PAU | SPA | HOC | DON | MAN | PER | MIS | |
 Thierry Tassin |
DSQ | 6 | Ret | 18 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | ||||||
| Carlo Rossi |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 |
A1 Grand Prix
| A1 Grand Prix results[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Team | Race | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2005–06 | Lola A1GP-Zytek |  A1 Team Australia |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13th |
| 2006–07 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | A1 Team Australia |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13th |
| 2007–08 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | A1 Team Australia |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17th |
| 2008–09 | A1GP-Ferrari | A1 Team Australia |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
24 Hours of Le Mans
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ADR-Delta |
25 | Oreca 03-Nissan |  Jan Charouz Tor Graves John Martin |
LMP2 | 346 | 13rd | 6th |
| 2013 | Delta-ADR |
25 | Oreca 03-Nissan | Tor Graves Archie Hamilton Shinji Nakano |
LMP2 | 101 | DNF | DNF |
 G-Drive Racing |
26 | Mike Conway John Martin Roman Rusinov |
327 | DSQ | DSQ |
