Charlie nominated for significant racing award
WICKLOW’S Charlie Linnane has been selected as the fourth nominee for the 2019 Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year Award, for his performances in the month of July.
From Kilmacanogue, 22-yearold Linnane spent his 2019 season competing in the Irish Supercar Championship powered by Pirelli, where he took a brace of wins on his way to narrowly missing out on the title following the final three rounds of the series which took place at Brands Hatch last weekend.
Like many aspiring Irish racers, Linnane spent his formative years in Ginetta Juniors before stepping up to single seater racing in the Formula Sheane class.
It was competing in this class that Linnane won the Bob Parks Memorial trophy which he ranks as one of his best achievements to date.
This was followed by a move back to saloon racing and the Supercar class where Linnane has raced since, where he has become a regular frontrunner.
When he’s not racing, Charlie works full time in the family car dealership, John Linnane Motors, as a sales executive. John Linnane Motors are also one of Charlie’s main sponsors along with Corcoran Crash Repairs.
In the future, Charlie would love to race abroad, potentially in an endurance series or make a return to single seaters and build on his Formula Sheane experience.
Having been selected as the fourth nominee for the 2019 season, Charlie is now a contender for the prestigious Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year Award and the historic Sexton Trophy. his award is presented annually and is supported by Sport Ireland and Motorsport Ireland. The remaining two nominees will be announced in the coming days.