Simon Dolan is a racing driver who last raced in WEC for G-Drive Racing. Dolan has recorded 3 wins and 6 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,559 ranks Dolan 1606th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2016-06-18 | LE MANS · LMP2 | DNF | −20 |
| 2016-05-07 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS · LMP2 | P6 | −6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸WEC | G-Drive Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P50 | −27 | 3,618 |
| 2015 | ▸WEC | JOTA Sport | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +32 | 3,618 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Jota Sport | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +27 | 3,645 |
| 2013 | ▸WEC | Jota Sport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +12 | 3,586 |
| 2012 | ▸WEC | Jota | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +74 | 3,574 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Roman Rusinov | 3,974 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Ricardo Gonzalez | 3,656 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇫🇷 Olivier Pla | 4,340 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Ryan Dalziel | 3,967 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇩🇰 David Heinemeier Hansson | 3,623 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Nicolet | 3,460 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇫🇷 Nelson Panciatici | 3,215 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇫🇷 Pierre Ragues | 3,014 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇨🇭 Pierre Kaffer | 3,859 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Alex Brundle | 3,832 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
Simon Dolan competed as an amateur in the World Endurance Championship across five seasons between 2012 and 2016, recording 11 starts with G-Drive Racing and Jota. He scored three wins and six podium finishes, averaging a third-place result. His Racer Rating of 3,559 places him in the upper tier of semi-professional drivers who have raced in elite endurance fields. Dolan's record against professional rivals reveals genuine competitive standing; he held a level head-to-head record against Roman Rusinov, a Gold-graded two-time champion, winning their encounter tally 4-4 across eight shared races. He also recorded victories over substantially stronger drivers, including twice beating Platinum-graded Bertrand Baguette, a two-time champion, and single results against René Rast and Sam Bird, both Platinum-graded champions with ratings near 6,000.[1]
Against most frequent rivals in the class, Dolan typically finished ahead. He led his record against Ricardo Gonzalez 5-2 and Jacques Nicolet 4-1. Against Olivier Pla, a Platinum-graded driver rated 4,340, the dynamic reversed; Pla finished ahead in four of their five meetings. Ryan Dalziel and David Heinemeier Hansson, both graded professionals, also held winning records over him, though the margins were narrow. This pattern suggests Dolan operated as a competitive peer to Gold and Silver-graded semi-professional drivers in endurance racing, capable of matching or beating established professionals on occasion but not consistently dominating the field.[2]
His career concluded in 2016 when two final WEC rounds yielded no podium finishes and a classification outside the points. Dolan remains noted for a class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, a result that has sustained his recognition in endurance racing history despite his retirement from active competition a decade ago.