[29] As of January 2021, Dolan has moved his social media presence from Twitter to Gab, a digital safe space for the far right. Dolan and Hancock were joined by Chris Buncombe for the 6 hours of Silverstone and again when the team took part in the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours. Please login or register. The team achieved a class win at Spa but failed to finish the Le Mans 24 hours after retiring nearly 20 hours in. JOTA co-owner David Clark said: “We are really excited to confirm Sean, Tom and Stoffel’s programmes for 2021 and are looking forward to challenging for wins and … Welcome, Guest. [6] The result for the season was seventh overall with Mark Ticehurst and Owen Mildenhall driving. Team Jota continued with sportscar racing and ran the Corsa Motorsports LMP1 Zytek in the American Le Mans Series as well as the ex-Charouz Lola-Judd at the Le Mans 24 Hours with CytoSport (Muscle Milk). Manchester United took a credible point away from home at Anfield on Sunday, but it continued an unwanted trend for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. The Judicial Review will now proceed to a rolled-up hearing expected to be held at the Court of Appeal during the week commencing on 28 September. [31], In January 2021, Dolan was a cosignatory[32] of an open letter to the FBI and MI5 titled 'The Chinese Communist Party’s Global Lockdown Fraud', alleging pro-China bias by international scientists and oficials. Stoffel Vandoorne will return to the series after making two starts for the SMP Racing LMP1 team previously in 2019. Join Facebook to connect with Jota Racing and others you may know. Laverda Jota Ownership, second time around. [3] According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Dolan is worth £200 million. Continuing on … Team Jota continued with sportscar racing and ran the Corsa Motorsports LMP1 Zytek in the American Le Mans Series as well as the ex-Charouz Lola-Judd at the Le Mans 24 Hours with CytoSport (Muscle Milk). About this video. [6] Dolan has invested in Global Moguls. In those, possibly unique, circumstances, there is no realistic prospect that a court would find that regulations adopted to reduce the opportunity for transmission by limiting contact between individuals was disproportionate. Again running two Oreca 07 LMP2 cars with Gibson Technology 4.2 V8 engines. The brand Team Jota was retired in 2009 and Jota Sport ran the newly developed Ligier JS49 prototype in the European V de V Sports Championship, Challenge Endurance Proto and the UK Speed Series. This set had concluded in a third place finish in the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. The Laverda Jota's were imported by Slater Bros. of Collington, near Bromyard, Herefordshire, England. The team is based in the Kent countryside. [14] As part of the sponsorship, Gazprom obtained the naming rights for JOTA Sport, so they competed as G-Drive during the 2016 FIA WEC and European Le Mans Series. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing begins a new era of endurance racing with the launch of its all-new GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Roman Rusinov, Nathanael Berthon and Rene Rast were announced as the driver line up for the 2016 FIA WEC season. [10], Dolan has claimed that requiring people to wear masks is a step toward authoritarianism, tweeting, 'Unless you make a stand, you will be wearing a mask for the rest of your life. Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Fakenham, Exeter and Southwell. In 2007, the team ran a Lola-Judd LMP1 for Charouz Racing Systems which was Charouz's first venture into endurance racing. Mob is a term of endearment! Jota Sport is a British sports car racing team. In addition to Hignett and Stack, Haruki Kurosawa, Gregor Fisken, Sam Hancock and Jason Tahincioglu drove for the team during the season. The team finished fifth in the series with drivers Jan Charouz and Stefan Mucke, and fifth in class, eighth overall in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Alex Young joining the team. Logged … Duration : 02:37 : Posted : Jan 15, 2021 : Series : WEC : Teams : Toyota Gazoo Racing WEC: Be first to get breaking news. Petit Le Mans saw a second place overall for the factory team with a seventh place overall at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with the car driven by Stefan Johansson and Johnny Mowlem. ... well-known to us UK Ducrappi owners. [15], In the 2016 European Le Mans Series, JOTA Sport raced a Gibson 015S, whilst in the 2016 FIA WEC, the team competed in an Oreca 05. [33], Dolan's autobiography How To Make Millions Without A Degree: And How to Get by Even If You Have One was published in 2010. Dolan's career highlight was 1st place in the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2014 with Harry Tincknell and Oliver Turvey, who replaced Marc Gené after he was recalled to Team Joest Audi Sport LMP1 team following an accident in practice for Loic Duval. Dolan also referenced climate change, which he says the government has "been banging on about". [42] Racing in a Gibson 015S, Dolan and G-Drive's season got underway at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, in April, where they recorded their opening win of the season in the LMP2 category. JOTA finished runner-up in the LMP2 standings in the 2019/20 WEC season. In Italian the letter 'J' is pronounced 'Jota', here it refers to appendix 'J' in the International Auto Racing rules, this car was built to go racing, as Bob Wallace puts it, it was a flat-out P400 racing machine. View the profiles of people named Jota Racing. The 28-year-old finished runner-up in the Formula E standings last season for Mercedes and will now return to the WEC in an Oreca 07 entered by JOTA Sport in the LMP2 category. [7] In the Le Mans 24 Hours they finished seventh in class with the Zytek, which was thirteenth overall. [25], On 14 September 2020, Dolan's judicial review legally challenged the then new UK rule of a limit of six people per group otherwise known as the rule of six. [34] It tells the story of how he built his empire after being expelled[35] from school. Car 37 was driven by David Heinemeier Hansson, Will Stevens and Jordan King. Dolan believes that the British government has ulterior motives for the COVID-19 lockdowns. The team also ran a Juno SSE in the V de V Championship which was driven by Ollie Hancock and Chris Cappuccini who finished 16th in the championship. [43] The victory was followed up with a runners-up finish at the following race at Imola, in May 2016. Car 37 took 8th place overall at Le Mans 24 Hours 2018 but failed to finish in the 2019 event due to a gear box problem. [9] They were also commissioned by Mazda Motor Corporation to design, build and run a V4 category MX-5 for the Nurburgring 24 hours. Jota initially competed in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the 2010 24 Hours of Spa where the team won their class. JOTA will return to a two car squad for the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship and have announced both cars driver line-ups.. Dolan, a conspiracy theorist and businessman based in Monaco, is attempting to force the government to prematurely end the lockdown, a move that would disproportionately impact low-paid and BAME workers. [1] Jota Sport has finished on the overall podium of 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with two Oreca in an alliance with Jackie Chan DC Racing. [2] Car 37 was driven by Jackie Chan DC Racing founder, David Cheng, ELMS LMP3 2016 champion, Alex Brundle and Frenchman Tristan Gommendy. The team owner and CEO of supermarket chain Jumbo had been involved in a Dutch team before, but he was clear from the start that he wanted to start something different: “This is my own team that I started and so it is Racing Team Nederland and not Racing Team Holland or Racing Team Jumbo or something. This year saw the introduction of the Jota Sport brand in partnership with Simon Dolan and Sam Hancock, with the team competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB. In 2018/2019 Jota competed, in partnership with Arden International, RP Motorsport, Jackie Chan DC Racing and Aston Martin in the FIA World Endurance Championship with two ORECA 07 LMP2 and in the Blancpain Endurance Series with two Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 cars. The WEC calendar covered 13 months to move the championship to a winter schedule with car 38 finishing second in the championship and car 37 taking third. Simon Dolan (born 20 May 1969[1]) is a businessman and entrepreneur. This year saw the team become an Official Partner Team to Aston Martin Racing competing with a GT4 Aston Martin in the Spa 24 Hours and Britcar Silverstone 24 Hours where they took a first in class[5] and second in class respectively. Diogo Jota was not expected to trouble Liverpool's front three for a place in the team but he has become undroppable. '[22], On 6 July 2020, Dolan was refused permission for judicial review by the Honourable Mr Justice Lewis, who said, 'The context in which the restrictions were imposed, however, was of a global pandemic where a novel, highly infectious disease capable of causing death was spreading and was transmissible between humans. [30], On 1 December, it was ruled that the Government should not face a Judicial Review regarding the initial lockdown measures. [39] Jota initially competed in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the 2010 24 Hours of Spa where the team won their class. [21] On 20 July 2020, Keep Britain Free organised a demonstration in London at which 'Some protesters waved placards referring to masks as "mind control" devices, while others were pictured promoting baseless conspiracy theories including the flat earth theory and a supposed link between 5G and Covid-19. 2018 saw a second year partnering with Jackie Chan DC Racing for a larger than normal race calendar of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The court criticised the Dolan and the other Appellants for taking two months to start their claim, rather than very promptly following the making of the Regulations in March 2020. [19] The proceedings were opposed by The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB). [19], In 2017, Jota Sport joined forces with Jackie Chan DC Racing to run two Oreca 07 LMP2 cars in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. Founded by former British Racing Driver and Team Principal of Red Bull Racing Christian Horner, and his father Garry Horner, Arden Motorsport promise and deliver race operations at the highest level. Twitter later reinstated the account saying it had been suspended in error. Jota co-owner David Clark said: "We are really excited to confirm Sean, Tom and Stoffel's programmes for 2021 and are looking forward to challenging for wins and the LMP2 title. [18], In June 2016, JOTA Sport announced that Alex Brundle, son of former Formula One driver Martin Brundle, had replaced Berthon as part of the WEC driver line-up, alongside Rusinov and Rast. He sees it as a way for those in power to "test how malleable a society is" in order to limit citizens' freedom, or as a way to introduce mandatory vaccinations. JOTA co-owner David Clark said: “We are really excited to confirm Sean, Tom and Stoffel’s programmes for 2021 and are looking forward to challenging for wins and … Lamborghini Miura Jota The most spectacular Lamborghini Miura ever was undeniably the Jota, it was the most ambitious project Bob Wallace ever built. [11] Jota Sport ended the year with a third place in the European Le Mans Series, achieving a first, second and two third places during the Championship, as well as a first in class, ninth overall at the FIA World Endurance Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps. JOTA RACING (SVJ) LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity The final result for the Le Mans Series was fifth overall. [3] In 2002, they bought an SR2 class Pilbeam to compete in the FIA Sportscar Championship, finishing second overall in the SR2 championship; their second year with the Pilbeam saw them finish third. FAKENHAM ROBIN GOODFELLOW 12.55 Sawpit Sienna 1.25 … Car 38 was driven by Ho-Pin Tung, Stephane Richelmi and Gabriel Aubry. Load comments. Dolan was Executive Producer[9] of the film Renegade, featuring conspiracy theorist David Icke and co-produced by David Icke's son Jaymie Icke. [26], Dolan joined forces with wedding venue operator Cripps Barn Group Ltd to halt the Government's latest lockdown. Johansson and Mowlem drove the Corsa Motorsports LMP1 Zytek in the American Le Mans Series again this year, their best result was a third place at Lime Rock. “I’m super happy to be back in the WEC with JOTA and racing with Roberto and Anthony once again,” said da Costa, who drove for BMW’s factory GTE-Pro squad in 2018-19. 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Dolan's interest in motor racing began in March 2007 when he started investing in Jota Sport, which he joined later in 2008 as driver.In 2010, Jota Sport signed a multi-year agreement to become an Aston Martin official partner team in motorsports. Jota Sport's third consecutive year running the LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan saw a class win and fifth overall at the Le Mans 24 Hours,[8] and a first, second and third in the European Le Mans Series which secured them second place in class in the championship. Simon Dolan had his racing debut and first race win in April of this year at Snetterton in a Radical. Hancock and Dolan drove the car this season achieving third overall in the UK Speed Series and 24th overall in the V de V Championship. Good to hear. In 2010, Jota Sport signed a multi-year agreement to become an Aston Martin official partner team in motorsports. Mazda UK also commissioned Jota to run their MX-5 sports cars to celebrate the car's 21st anniversary. They bought the company off John Fallon several years back now, when John decided to concentrate on selling bikes - John is 'Made in Italy Motorcycles'. '[20], In 2020, Dolan established activist group Keep Britain Free. [15] It is a requirement for passengers to wear face masks on board Jota Aviation aircraft. Team Jota again competed in the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series for Zytek, finishing fourth overall and third in the LMP2 class at Petit Le Mans with drivers Danny Watts, Stefan Mucke and Jan Charouz. The following year, the team raced in the Renault Clio V6 Trophy as well as taking the Honda Integra to 24 Hours Nürburgring for a second year. The team's highest placing during the Le Mans Series Championship was fifth in class at Spa-Francorchamps and Estoril, with a DNF at Le Mans 24 Hours. 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