Sara Misir (born January 29, 1998) is a Jamaican race car driver. She competes as part of the Formula Woman Team for McLaren Customer Racing in the British GT Cup Championship.

Early life

Misir was born at Nuttall Hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica. She first represented

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as a junior equestrian. In preparation for the

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at 16 years old, Misir suffered an accident where she fell from her horse and her skull and jaw were fractured. She needed a 6-month recovery to return to equestrian sport. She then switched to motor racing at the age of 18 years old. Misir has achieved podium finishes in both

& the US.

Racing career

Misir made her international

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career debut on June 8, 2022, competing in the GT Cup Championship at the

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in the UK. She also competed in the fourth stop of GT Cup Championship at

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in Rounds 13 & 14 on July 9 and Silverstone on July 30 and 31. She finished 7th at Snetterton race track in the GT Cup June 11 & 12. She finished 8th at Oultan Park on Jul 9 and was fifth at the Silverstone Circuit on July 30. In domestic competition, Sara won a hat-trick of races in three consecutive JRDC meets at the Dover Raceway to emerged the 2022 Champion in both the JRDC Modified Production 3 and the TS1 Classes.

References

1998 births Living people {{Jamaica-bio-stub Jamaican racing drivers Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish Female racing drivers