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Bio
D.O.B: December 14, 1978
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA
Lives: Farnham, Surrey, UK
Profession: Racing Driver and Professional
Equestrian
Education: University of California Santa Barbara
(Biology)
Snippets
From despair to elation in one weekend for Halliday
* * *
Halliday back in the Eurosport commentary box
for Le Mans
* * *
Halliday battles back for Lotus 2-Eleven class
win at Donington
* * *
Halliday eyeing Lotus Cup UK challenge at Brands
* * *
Stunning comeback helps Halliday score second on
Lotus debut
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Halliday primed for Lotus debut at Silverstone
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Liz Halliday to make full-time racing return in
2012 in the Lotus Cup championship
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Halliday to appear on Nissan GT Academy judging
panel
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Liz Halliday back at Le Mans with Eurosport
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Liz Halliday enjoyed her first ever outing at
the annual Silverstone Classic last weekend, where
she competed with two historic Alfa Romeos to
celebrate the iconic Italian manufacturer’s
100th anniversary.
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Liz will be racing her father's 1960 Alfa Romeo
Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca at the Monza Coppa
Intereuropa and the Silverstone Classic this
summer.
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Dual sportswoman Halliday, who combines her
careers as a racing driver and international 3-Day
eventer, is currently planning her 2010 season on
track and is also preparing to take three of her
horses to Portugal for the Barroca d’Alva
Horse Trials in March.
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Halliday to mentor BWRDC GoldStars winner Ilsa
Cox.
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Racing driver Liz Halliday will form part of
Eurosport’s commentary team for their
exclusive coverage of the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours on
June 13-14.
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Racing driver Liz Halliday will form part of
Eurosport’s commentary team for their
exclusive coverage of the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on
14-15 June.
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Liz Halliday is back in the commentary box next
weekend as the 2007 Le Mans Series season concludes
with the 1000-mile Mil Milhas race at Interlagos in
Brazil.
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Halliday, who combines her two sporting careers
as a racing driver and as a three day eventer, had
planned to return to the ALMS, where she is the
most successful female driver in series history,
for the final two races at Road Atlanta and Laguna
Seca in October. However, she will instead undergo
a final operation next week on the injury she
suffered in an eventing accident in July, before
concentrating on regaining her fitness for
2008.
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Are horses more dangerous that
horsepower? Racing with the fastest prototypes
in the world and taking 2nd in class in 2006 ALMS
series, you would think that race cars were more
dangerous. Go figure. Liz fractured her collarbone
in a riding accident, not a racing accident. We all
wish Liz a speedy recovery and long to see her back
in a race car again!
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Liz
and teammates after leading their class at one
point, pulled out during the 17th hour with gear
box problems at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Despite wet conditions throughout both of
Thursday’s qualifying sessions Liz Halliday,
the only female driver to contest this
weekend’s iconic Le Mans 24 Hours, was happy
to draw on the positives.
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Liz makes the podium at the 12 hours of Sebring
(2007) finishing 3rd in an Aston Martin. First time
she raced an Aston Martin and first time in a GT 1
car. Her team had a 6-lap lead on her old teammates
who moved up from P2 to the much faster P1 car this
year.
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Liz Halliday has been confirmed as part of the
driving strength at Team Modena for the 2007 Le
Mans Series and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
opener at Sebring.
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Halliday appears in 18 month Women in the
Winner's Circle 2007 calendar along with 17 other
women throughout the motorsports field.
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Liz
Halliday becomes the winningest women racer in ALMS
history - Click on this
runner.
Starting at the back of the grid at Laguna Seca,
the team worked their way through traffic and ended
up 12th overall and 3rd in class and Liz and Clint
tied for second overall in championship points.
Penske Porsche drivers Massen and Luhr tied for
first overall.
* * *
Liz had a Katherine Legge happen to her at
Laguna
Seca today, October 20. Part of her rear
spoiler dislodged as she was going into turn 5 and
spun her tail first into the wall which put the
race car out of commission for the day of testing
and qualifying.. Hopefully, her crew will get
everything together for her four-hour race
tomorrow.
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Liz Halliday and team finished 4th in class in
the 1000 mile Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta
(10/1/06) - the penultimate round of the American
Le Mans Series.
There is one race to go at Laguna
Seca October 21.
* * *
Liz started the 2h45m race from 3rd in class,
7th overall, and had onlookers gripped when, having
inherited 2nd place from arch rival Sascha Maassen
of the mighty factory Porsche team when he pitted
early for fuel under a safety car period, she
managed to keep him at bay for nearly a full stint.
Liz was matching his lap times lap for lap in a
tense duel, until she was ultimately hampered by a
couple of brake lock ups and a flat spotted tyre in
the last lap of her stint. The team finished 3rd
for an 8th podium finish. Round 9 of the 2006
American Le Mans Series is the famous “Petit
Le Mans” in Road Atlanta and takes place on
30th September. As far as I can tell, if she
finishes the last two races in 3rd or better,
she'll take-home 2nd in class for the year. If she
wins both races, she beats out the two mighty
Penske factory Porsche teams for 1st in class.
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Liz Halliday and team finishes on the podium
once again, in third place (8th over-all), but not
high enough in the race to hold her number one
place in the series. She drops to a tie for 2nd
overall, 2 points behind Sascha Maassen in the
Penske Porsche, with three more races to go.
* * *
Liz Halliday became the winningest female in
Series history today (7/23/06) with her sixth
career win as she and Clint Field gave Intersport
Racing its third LMP2 victory of the season in
LMP2. Halliday took the lead with seven minutes to
go as Penske Racing's No. 6 Porsche RS Spyder sat
helplessly in pitlane with a blown engine. Entering
the race with a 1-point lead in the class drivers
championship, they leave with a 5-point advantage
over Lucas Luhr and Sascha Maassen. Next race is
August 20 at Road
America ,
Elkhart Lake, WI.
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Penske Racing earned its third straight victory
as Luhr and Sascha Maassen cruised after the sister
car of Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas stopped at
the pit exit with throttle problems. The victory
propelled the two Germans to within 1 point of the
class championship lead, held by Intersport
Racing's Clint Field and Liz Halliday, who finished
second in class together in their Lola B05/40-AER.
The race will air on CBS, Sunday, July 16 at 2pm
EDT.
The next round of the American Le Mans Series is
the Les Schwab Tires Presents Portland Grand Prix.
The sixth race of the 2006 American Le Mans Series
season is scheduled for 6 p.m. PDT on Saturday,
July 22. CBS Sports will broadcast the race from 3
to 5 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 23. American Le Mans
Radio will have live coverage at americanlemans.com,
which also will feature IMSA Live Timing &
Scoring.
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UK-based Californian, Liz Halliday, heads to the
brand new Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City
this weekend for round five of the American Le Mans
Series. Along with her Intersport Racing co-driver,
Clint Field, Liz leads the LMP2 class drivers’
championship by just five points ahead of the
factory Porsche squad of Saacha Maassen and Lucas
Lurh. Despite scoring two superb class wins and two
thirds in the opening four races, Halliday and
Field are only too aware that their challenge to
stay at the top of the table intensifies as the
might of the Porsche rollercoaster roars on.
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Having barely drawn breath since finishing 4th
in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the
British-based Californian sportswoman Liz Halliday,
headed to Lime Rock, Connecticut, last weekend to
continue her title chase in the American Le Mans
Series. She and teammate Clint Field took their
fourth podeum this year, placing third in the LMP2
class to the two factory Porsches.
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Liz and teammates finish 24
Hours of Le Mans
with a fourth in class and 19th overall.
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Through 18-hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Liz
and teammates have had two major fight-backs and
were standing in the 28th position over-all.
Check www.lemans.org
for the absolute latest.
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The Intersport Racing team completed the fourth
and final qualifying session for this year’s
24 Hours of Le Mans by posting the second fastest
time in the LMP2 category. This means they will
start the 74th running of the greatest motor race
on earth second in class and 13th overall. The team
missed out on pole position by two seconds, over
the 13.5Km La Sarthe circuit.
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Racing driver and equestrian Liz Halliday will
be the only lady driver taking part in this
year’s running of the most famous endurance
race in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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Liz Halliday returns to Le
Mans for the official test day that forms the
prelude to the world’s most famous endurance
sports car race. She will be the only lady driver
taking part in this year’s running of the most
famous endurance race in the world, the Le Mans 24
Hours.
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Liz Halliday follows the two factory Porsche
entries to finish 3rd at Fundidora
Park
Monterey Mexico for her third podium in as many
races.
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Five: The number of victories for Liz Halliday
in the Series, making her the most successful
female driver in ALMS history. Intersport Racing's
heroic victory over Penske Racing - the defending
LMP2 champions - outlasted the two Porsche RS
Spyders in Houston.
Halliday set for
annual Le Mans appearance with Eurosport
International
This year’s Le Mans 24 Hours television
coverage will once again feature expert insight and
interviews from Liz Halliday after Eurosport
International confirmed the former sports-prototype
ace as part of its world feed TV team.
The professional dual sportswoman and most
successful female driver in American Le Mans Series
history returns in the pit reporter capacity she
first took up last season. 2015 marks her 11th
consecutive visit to Circuit de la Sarthe having
raced there on three occasions and then made seven
appearances as a commentator, presenter and pit
reporter for Eurosport.
Now better known as an international equestrian,
Liz’s LMP and GT experience will still be
crucial to dissecting endurance racing’s
toughest test for Eurosport’s legion of
continental viewers.
Liz’s airtime begins Wednesday, June10th,
2015 with free practice and qualifying, continues
Thursday evening for further qualifying action and
culminates with the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24
Hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Liz Halliday: “Returning to Le Mans is
always special, and I’m definitely looking
forward to it this time around after enjoying such
a fantastic first year with Eurosport International
12 months ago. I love being at the heart of the
action in the pits; the atmosphere is always
electric and there are plenty of new stories
constantly developing. Gleaning information from
the drivers and teams and relaying it to our
viewers around the world is also a real privilege,
so it's great to be back there.
“I am also looking forward to catching up
with the brilliant British Eurosport commentary
crew that I worked with for many years. It's a real
family at Le Mans and I can't wait to get back to
the track I love so much next week!”
Eurosport’s extensive coverage of the Le
Mans 24 Hours begins with Wednesday’s practice
session at 16:00 local time. The race itself kicks
off at 15:00 on Saturday. Check local TV listings
for precise timings.
Don’t forget you can stay up to speed with
Liz at Le Mans and contact her in the paddock by
following her on Twitter: @lizhalliday.
There’s also more information available on
www.lizhalliday.com
Source: Press release
Results
Liz was the first women to race the Aston Martin
DBR9 in International sportscar competition and the
first women to ever win a round of the British GT
Championship – Spa, 2003.
2007: At Sebring, debuted in Series GT1
class with Team Modena in an Aston Martin DBR9.
With driving mates Antonio Garcia/Darren Turner,
the trio battled sister cars from Corvette Racing
for a third-place finish in GT1. . .At Houston,
joined broadcast crew for CBS Sports as pit/feature
reporter for the four CBS shows - Houston, Salt
Lake City, Lime Rock and Mid-Ohio. . .At Le Mans,
drove for Noel Del Bello and Courage LC75 that
retired near the 10-hour mark with gearbox
problems. Was her third consecutive appearance at
Le Mans.
2006: At Sebring, hustled Intersport Lola
to P2 win and second overall finish with her Field
(Clint/Jon) teammates. It marked Halliday’s
fourth win in just nine total starts. Halliday in
turn became the highest-placing female driver in
Sebring history, besting the previous fifth place
finish turned in by Lyn St. James. The independent
team found itself in a heated battle with the
factory-sponsored Penske Porsche in the latter
stages, relinquishing second place in Hour 10, but
regaining the runner-up spot (to Audi) when the
Porsche stopped on the track with 22 laps
remaining. . . At Houston, Halliday and C. Field
practiced patience and were rewarded with second
win of '06 as both Porsches again fell by the
wayside. For Halliday, her fifth victory tied her
with Milka Duno for most victories by a female
competitor. She’s also won half her career
Series starts, now totaling 10. . . At Mid-Ohio,
Halliday overcame potential disaster on the pace
lap to end up with third podium appearance in as
many ’06 starts. Paddle shift failed,
necessitating pit stop for repairs and a start from
rear of field. She made up most of the ground in
race’s first hour before turning car over to
Field; Halliday drove final 45-minute stint to
claim third place in class, trailing just two
Porsche Spyders, who finished 1-2 overall. . .At 24
Hours of Le Mans, drove Intersport Lola with Field
and Duncan Dayton. Early promise gave way to a
frustrating string of mechanical and other failures
that kept the car along pit lane throughout first
hour. Team did manage to finish the race, one of
roughly half the original starters to do so, and
took fourth in LMP2 ranks. . .At Lime Rock, took
third place podium finish despite late-race contact
that retired Intersport Lola at 136-lap mark. . .At
Salt Lake City, Halliday and Field recovered from a
subpar opening stint to claim second place among
LMP2 competitors. Halliday ran two stints, with
Field in the middle, and moved the car up a
position with the No.7 Porsche Penske Spyder
encountered throttle problems that necessitated a
lengthy stay along pit road. . .At Portland,
Halliday and Field saw perseverance pay off with
their third LMP2 victory in six starts this year.
After spending much of early portion of race in
third class position, Intersport twosome moved into
second place following No. 7 Porsche shunt and
blown engine by leading No. 6 Porsche with 15
minutes left. Win allowed Intersport to maintain
its slim points lead and made Halliday winningest
female driver in Series history. . .At Road
America, Halliday, Clint and Jon Field each took a
turn piloting Intersport Lola to third place class
finish and seventh consecutive podium in as many
starts. With three events remaining, team trails
Penske's Maassen by 2 points in LMP2 race. . .At
Mosport, Halliday started Intersport Lola and drove
what she described as ‘best stint in driving
career’ before turning car over to Clint
Field. Field maintained rapid pace for short
interval before brake lining caught fire, forcing
car behind pit wall for 30 minutes worth of repairs
that eliminated any hopes of class win. Team did
achieve necessary 70 percent of race to qualify for
third place points. . .At Petit Le Mans, was
heading for season's fourth class win before broken
steering rack erased seven-lap lead over trailing
RS Spyders. Lost time eventually resulted in
fourth-place finish. . .At Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, finished third in class for ninth podium in
10 races.
2005: Second year in Series saw the
California native pick up three wins on this side
of the Atlantic in LMP2. . .Paired with Clint
Field/Gareth Ridpath at Sebring, only to have
electrical malfunctions trip them after 82 laps for
DNF. . .Returned to Series at Infineon and co-drove
with Field to class win in the Intersport Lola
EX257-AER. . .Did not compete at Portland when
Intersport team asserted itself in P2 points chase
with second win in row. . .Started from P2 pole at
Road America but race came to abrupt end when car
caught fire on lap 13 and was forced to retire. A
split fuel filter was the culprit. . .At Mosport,
Halliday/Field combination returned to victory
circle as Halliday drove first hour-plus of
shortened 2:30 event before turning car over to
Field for second win of season – third for
Intersport Racing. . .At Petit Le Mans, survived
contact with Maserati MC12 to preserve P2 win;
victory propelled Clint Field into prime position
to win class driving championship as two were
joined by Jon Field in cockpit. . .Same trio teamed
at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with Intersport
finishing a hard earned fifth after day of
mechanical gremlins, but completed enough laps to
win P2 team championship. . .Racked up 77
championship LMP2 driver points in six starts to
finish four in standings.
2004: Paired up with Piers Masarati and
Ian Donaldson in the PK Sport No. 60 Porsche at
Petit Le Mans, but the trio saw its day come to a
premature close with mechanical problems after 127
laps. . .Halliday/Masarati teamed at Laguna Seca,
but this time electrical malfunctions shelved their
car after 108 laps.
Photo
Gallery - Laguna Seca
Photos: Laguna Seca Raceways,
CA, October 20-22, 2006, Gordon Clay
Photo Gallery -
Portland International
Photos: Portland
International, July 21-22, 2006 by Gordon
Clay
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