About Sam
INTRODUCTION
Sam Hancock is a 29-year old, London-based, British racing driver and rising star of the international sportscar and GT racing scene. He is also an experienced writer, presenter and driver coach.
He is also a former Le Mans Series Champion (2004 - LMP2), and has contested the world famous Le Mans 24 Hours four times so far, twice as a factory driver with the French "Courage" equipe.
In 2004 and 2005 at Le Mans he made his mark by leading the LMP2 class until engine failure on both occasions forced a frustrating early retirement. In 2006, Sam contested the premier LMP1 category for the first time and ran an impressive 5th overall until, again, the engine cried ’enough’ shortly after the 12 hour mark.
Despite the obvious frustrations of these retirements, Sam remains tremendously passionate about Le Mans and his determination to win this monumental event one day sooner rather than later is unstinting. He has also raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup, winning numerous races and finishing fourth and third in his first two seasons in the series.
In addition to this ’modern’ racing, Sam is also a prominent historic racer, competing in a variety of exceptional classic machinery at such events as the Le Mans Classic and the Goodwood Revival Meeting - an event in which Sam has previously established himself as one to watch by dominating the 2005 Whitsun Trophy, taking pole position, the race win and the fastest lap of the entire meeting aboard a stunning JCB-entered Ford GT40 - one of many exquisite cars he has contested for the Bamford family.
In summary, Sam is a fast, experienced and marketable professional racing driver and is available for racing, testing, coaching and promotional work. Please see the services section for more details and enjoy the rest of the site. Thanks for visiting.