Colin Noble (racing driver)

Colin Noble
Noble (right) in 2017
Nationality British
BornColin James Noble
(1996-07-28) 28 July 1996
Penicuik, Scotland, United Kingdom
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)[1]
Championship titles
2021
2019–20
2017		Le Mans Cup – LMP3
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3
British LMP3 Cup

Colin James Noble (born 28 July 1996) is a British racing driver from Scotland who currently competes in the 2025 Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing.

A long-time Nielsen Racing stalwart, Noble has won several titles in LMP3 competition: in the Asian Le Mans Series, Le Mans Cup and British LMP3 Cup. He is also an LMP2 podium finisher in the European Le Mans Series.

Personal life

Noble is the son of former racing driver Colin Robert Foulis Noble, who is also the director of the family-run A.F. Noble & Son dealership, founded by Colin's great-grandfather Alex F. Noble in 1932.[2]

Career

Noble made his car racing debut in 2012, racing in the Radical UK and European Masters series.[3] Spending two years in Radical competitions, during which he won the inaugural edition of the Radical SR1 Cup in 2013, Noble switched to single-seaters by joining MGR Motorsport to race in the 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship.[4] In his first season in single-seaters, Noble took his only win of the season at the penultimate race of the season at Silverstone, which helped him secure fifth in points at season's end.[5]

Noble then remained with MGR Motorsport for his only season in the 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup,[6] before spending most of 2016 for the Radical Works team in both the Radical European Masters and International GT Open series.[7]

In 2017, Noble made his LMP3 debut, racing for Nielsen Racing in both the British LMP3 Cup and the Michelin Le Mans Cup.[8] In the former, he won six of the 12 races contested and stood on the podium all but twice throughout the season to secure his first title in car racing.[9] In the latter, Noble won on debut at Monza and scored three more podiums to end the season runner-up in points.[10]

Noble remained in LMP3 competition for 2018, racing in both the European Le Mans Series and Le Mans Cup for Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen.[11] In his maiden season in the European Le Mans Series, Noble took three podiums in the six-race season, all being second-place finishes, en route to a fourth-place points finish at season's end.[12] Whereas in his sophomore season in Le Mans Cup, Noble won at Spa and Algarve to finish runner-up in points by 11.5 points.[13]

During 2018, Noble also made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Team RJN.[14] At the end of 2018, Noble made his debut in the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series for the same team,[15] finishing no lower than fourth in the four-race season and scoring two podiums at Fuji and Buriram to secure third in points.[16]

For his third season in LMP3 competition, Noble stayed with Nielsen Racing to compete in both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup.[17][18] In the former, Noble took a best result of third at Spa and ended the year fifth in the class standings.[19] Whereas in the latter, Noble took five podiums and also finished second at Spa, before being disqualified post-race, leading to a third-place points finish.[20] At the end of 2019, Noble competed in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series with the same team,[21] winning at The Bend and finishing no lower than fourth in the other three races to secure the LMP3 title.[22][23]

For the rest of 2020, Noble remained with Nielsen Racing in LMP3 competition, racing in European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup.[24] In the former, Noble scored a lone podium at Spa and ended the year 17th in points,[25] while in the latter, Noble won at Algarve en route to a fifth-place points finish.[26] During 2020, Noble also made his LMGTE Am debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Red River Sport.[27]

Noble stayed with Nielsen Racing the following year, as he competed in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup.[28][29] In the four-race winter season in Asia, Noble finished second in the season-opening race at Dubai and won race one at Abu Dhabi to finish third in points.[30] In Europe, Noble finished a lowly 21st in the European Le Mans Series, whereas in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, Noble won at Le Castellet and Le Mans to secure his maiden series title.[31][32]

Remaining with Nielsen Racing for 2022, Noble competed for them in both the Asian Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup's LMP3 classes.[33][34] In the former, Noble won race two at Dubai and finished fourth in points,[35] whereas in the latter, Noble scored podiums at Le Mans and Algarve to secure third in points.[36] Noble was also set to make his debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship that year for FastMD Racing, but ultimately did not race.[37]

Staying in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for 2023, Noble joined Team Thor alongside Auðunn Guðmundsson.[38] In their first season together, they scored a best result of second in race one at Le Mans and scored two other third-place finishes at Le Castellet and Aragón on their way to third in points.[39][40]

Returning to the European Le Mans Series in 2024, Noble joined Nielsen Racing to make his debut in the LMP2 Pro-Am class,[41] whilst also returning to Team Thor to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup.[42] In the former, Noble scored two class podiums at Barcelona and Algarve on his way to fifth in points.[43] In the latter, Noble won the season-ending round at Algarve on his way to fourth in points.[44] Noble stayed with Nielsen Racing in 2025 to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup alongside Tom Fleming, with whom he took a best result of 11th at Barcelona en route to a 22nd-place points finish at season's end.[45]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Radical UK Cup – Supersport
2013 Radical European Masters – Supersport 162 2nd
Radical SR1 Cup 8 7 6 7 8 198 1st
2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship MGR Motorsport 15 1 1 0 3 286 5th
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC MGR Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 135.5 10th
2016 International GT Open – GT3 Radical Works 8 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Radical European Masters – Supersport 3 1 0 1 2
Radical European Masters – Masters 6 2 1 3 4
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 MGR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 British LMP3 Cup Nielsen Racing 12 6 0 3 10 223 1st
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 1 0 1 4 90 2nd
Radical European Masters – Supersport 3 0 0 0 0
Radical European Masters – Masters Radical Works 3 2 2 1 2
Radical Festival 3 1 1 1 1
2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen 6 0 0 0 3 58 4th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 2 0 1 4 91.5 2nd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN 1 0 0 0 0 4 21st
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing 4 0 0 0 2 54 3rd
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 6 0 0 1 1 63 5th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 0 0 1 5 79 3rd
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Red River Sport 1 0 0 0 0 1 39th
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 4 1 1 1 3 75 1st
2020 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 5 0 0 0 1 22.5 17th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 1 0 0 2 55 5th
2021 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 4 1 0 1 2 51 3rd
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 6 0 0 1 0 14 21st
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 2 0 1 3 75 1st
2022 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 4 1 0 0 1 51 4th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 0 0 0 2 55 3rd
2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Team Thor 7 0 0 1 3 59 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 Jr III Racing 1 0 0 0 0 262 35th
2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Team Thor 7 1 0 0 1 60 4th
European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am Nielsen Racing 6 0 0 0 2 70 5th
2025 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
Sources:[46][47]

Complete Protyre Formula Renault Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2014 MGR Motorsport ROC
1
4 		ROC
2
9 		ROC
3
7 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
5 		DON
3
2 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
8 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
7 		SNE
3
6 		CRO
1
6 		CRO
2
4 		SIL
1
1 		SIL
2
2 		5th 286

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2015 MGR Motorsport MNZ
1
9 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SIL
1
9 		SIL
2
12 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
9 		RBR
3
8 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
12 		ASS
1
9 		ASS
2
10 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
9 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
12 		10th 135.5

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2016 MGR Motorsport ALC
1 		ALC
2 		ALC
3 		MON MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
18 		MNZ
3
18 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		NC† 0

† As Noble was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2017 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P3 MNZ
1 		LMS
1
12 		LMS
2
22 		RBR
2 		LEC
2 		SPA
2 		POR
5 		2nd 90
2018 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen LMP3 Ligier JS P3 LEC
2 		MNZ
17 		LMS
1
5 		LMS
2
Ret 		RBR
2 		SPA
1 		POR
1 		2nd 91.5
2019 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Norma M30 LEC
3 		MNZ
3 		LMS
1
3 		LMS
2
5 		BAR
2 		SPA
DSQ 		POR
2 		3rd 79
2020 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 RIC
14 		SPA
3 		LEC
6 		LMS
1
16 		LMS
2
4 		MNZ
Ret 		POR
1 		5th 55
2021 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 BAR
6 		LEC
1 		MNZ
3 		LMS
1
1 		LMS
2
Ret 		SPA
5 		POR
9 		1st 75
2022 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
6 		IMO
6 		LMS
1
3 		LMS
2
9 		MNZ
Ret 		SPA
4 		ALG
2 		3rd 55
2023 Team Thor LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
4 		LMS
1
2 		LMS
2
15 		LEC
3 		ARA
3 		SPA
14 		ALG
6 		3rd 59
2024 Team Thor LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
6 		LEC
5 		LMS
1
5 		LMS
2
7 		SPA
Ret 		MUG
5 		ALG
1 		4th 60
2025 Nielsen Racing LMP3 ADESS AD25 CAT
11 		LEC
Ret 		LMS
1
20 		LMS
2
15 		SPA
13 		SIL
Ret 		ALG
16 		22nd 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
9 		MNZ
10 		RBR
2 		SIL
2 		SPA
9 		ALG
2 		4th 58
2019 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
5 		MNZ
7 		CAT
4 		SIL
5 		SPA
3 		ALG
5 		5th 63
2020 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 – D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
Ret 		SPA
2 		LEC
Ret 		MNZ
8 		ALG
11 		17th 22.5
2021 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
9 		RBR
11 		LEC
5 		MNZ
NC 		SPA
10 		ALG
14 		21st 14
2024 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3 		LEC
5 		IMO
6 		SPA
4 		MUG
5 		ALG
3 		5th 70

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2018 GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) Silver MON
 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 CAT
42 		21st 4

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2018–19 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SHA
4 		FUJ
3 		CHA
3 		SEP
4 		3rd 54
2019–20 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SHA
2 		BEN
1 		CHA
4 		SEP
2 		1st 75
2021 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 DUB
1
2 		DUB
2
Ret 		ABU
1
1 		ABU
2
6 		3rd 51
2022 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 DUB
1
7 		DUB
2
1 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
6 		4th 51

Complete IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2023 Jr III Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK
8 		IMS PET 35th 262

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