About Allan McNish
Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator and team principal from Scotland. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, for Porsche in 1998 and for Audi in 2008 and 2013. He is also a three-time American Le Mans Series champion, and won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013. Previously, he raced for Toyota in Formula One in 2002. He has been a co-commentator and pundit for BBC Formula One coverage on TV, radio and online. He was team principal of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team, and is now racing director of the Audi F1 Team. == Early life and career == McNish was born in Dumfries, Scotland and played football while at school. He was a fan of Nottingham Forest and also supported his local club Queen of the South. It was not until McNish began in karting that he found something at which he excelled. McNish began his career in karting like fellow Dumfries and Galloway driver David Coulthard.
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