Tor Graves
Tor Graves, born as a gateway Sriachavanon, ( born March 26, 1972) is a Thai racing driver. He will start in 2012 in the FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC).
Career
Graves began his motor racing career in Formula racing in the UK under the name Tor Sriachavanon. In 1993 and 1994 he drove in the British Formula First, which he completed in his second season in seventh place. In 1995 he moved to the British Formula Renault. After he had in his first season reached the tenth overall, he scored the positions of 14, eleven and seven in the next three years. His last season he drove for Manor Motorsport. With Manor Motorsport Sriachavanon in 1999 moved to the British Formula 3 Championship and was twelfth in his debut season, while his teammate Marc Hynes won the championship. In 2000 he moved to Alan Docking Racing and closed the season as the 17th in the driver standings.
After a one year break, he returned in 2002 in the British Formula 3 championship to Alan Docking Racing back. He went from this season as Tor Graves. In the final account, he was on the 25th place. His team-mate Robbie Kerr became champion. Graves 2003, he returned back to Manor Motorsport. He had no points and finished the season as the 30th Mid-2004 Graves to GP racing in the Formula Superfund Euro 3,000. During his teammate Fabrizio del Monte was runner-up, stayed Graves with no points. Three eighth places were his best results. In the overall standings he was 16th
2005 Graves moved into the 3000 Pro Series, the predecessor of the International Formula Master series. For Team JVA starting he finished the season off with a third place as best result in fifth place overall. In 2006, he rose for the third race weekend at an ADM Motorsport in the race series, which now F3000 International Masters said. With two fourth places for the best results he finished 13th in the driver standings. In addition, he participated in the Le Mans Series in the GT2 class in a race part. 2007 Graves joined the team JVA to six of the eight events now International Formula Master of the charming racing series. With an eighth place as the only points placement he was 30th in the standings. 2008 Graves went again for the team JVA at the start. He had no points and was 28th in the overall standings, while his teammate Josef Král won a race and finished the season in sixth place.
In the 2009/2010 season Graves debuted at Le Mans prototypes in the Sportscar Winter Series. In 2011, Graves at two races of the Le Mans Series in the FLM - class part. 2012 Graves was awarded a permanent cockpit again. For a collaboration between Alan Docking Racing and Delta Motorsport, he starts in the FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC). His teammates for the season were Robbie Kerr and John Martin. Along with these, he finished after the second race in twelfth place in the drivers' world championship. For the third WEC race, the 24 - hour race at Le Mans in 2012, Kerr was replaced by January Charouz.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2000: British Formula 3 ( 17th)
- 2002: British Formula 3 ( 25th place )
- 2003: British Formula 3 ( 30th place )
- 2004: Superfund Euro Formula 3000 ( 14th)
- 2005: 3000 Pro Series ( 5th place)
- 2006 F3000 International Masters ( 13th)
- 2006: Le Mans Series GT2
- 2007: International Formula Master (rank 30)
- 2008: International Formula Master (rank 28)
- 2010: Sportscar Winter Series, Proto
- 2011: Le Mans Series, FLM (8th place )
- 2012: WEC