Tim Mullen (born 28 March 1976 in

Portadown Portadown ( ) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is based on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population ...

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) is a British

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. After starting his career in

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, he entered the Irish

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championship in 1995 where he won the title. Moving to the British Formula Vauxhall Junior series the following year, he again took the honours as well as being selected as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year award. He spent the next few years competing with success in Formula Renault and

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before moving to the

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where he became champion in 2006. He previously competed in the FIA GT Championship with

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driving a

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Scuderia GT3.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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CRS Racing WebsiteFIA GT Driver Bio
1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Portadown Racing drivers from Northern Ireland Formula Ford drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Palmer Audi drivers British GT Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Britcar 24-hour drivers {{Ireland-autoracing-bio-stub CRS Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers 24H Series drivers Motorsport people from County Armagh