Jimmy Auby | |
Nationality: | South African |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1986 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Last Series: | WesBank V8 Supercars |
Years Active: | 2007, 2010-2011 |
Prev Series: | A1 Grand Prix Spanish F3 Italian F3 Euroseries 3000 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula 3000 Italy South African V8 Championship |
Prev Series Years: | 2007–08 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2005–07 |
Titles: | WesBank V8 Supercars |
Title Years: | 2011 |
Jimmy Auby (born 7 November 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African racing driver. He raced in the South African V8 Championship after progressing from karting.[1] He moved into European competition and featured in the 2007 Euroseries 3000 season and 2008 Spanish Formula Three season.
He was the A1 Team Lebanon driver for 2 rounds of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season and was the backup driver for most of the 2008–09 season.[2]
He gained test driver experience during the 2008 Superleague Formula season.[3] He has also competed in the Spanish Formula 3 and Formula Volkswagen South Africa series, and returned to the WesBank V8 Supercar series in 2010,[4] becoming the series' final champion in 2011.[5]