Robb Holland
American racing driver (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robb Holland (born November 18, 1967, in Denver, Colorado) is an American racing driver who has competed in several international racing series. Most notably the British Touring Car Championship where in 2014, Holland became the first American driver in history to compete full-time in the series driving Rotek Racing's Audi S3. Holland is also the first American ever to compete in the World Touring Car Championship when he drove for Bamboo Engineering in the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States at Sonoma Raceway, California.
Robb Holland | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967 (age 56) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
British Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | Handy Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 67 |
Former teams | Rotek Racing, RCIB Insurance Racing |
Starts | 38 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 26th in 2012, 2015 |
Previous series | |
2012 2005-12 | WTCC SCCA World Challenge |
Holland got his professional start in the Pirelli World Challenge series driving a Dodge SRT4 Touring Car for the factory supported 3R Racing team. Holland was to get Dodge's first podium finish at Road America and finish runner up in the Rookie of the Year Competition.[citation needed] He was to finish 3rd overall in the championships in 2011, driving for the factory Volvo team run by K-PAX Racing.
In 2016, Holland competing in his first Pikes Peak Hillclimb, smashed the existing Front Wheel Drive record by nearly a minute.[1]