Colin Noble

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

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.

Career Noble made his car racing debut in 2012, racing in the Radical UK and European Masters series. 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. 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.

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

In 2017, Noble made his LMP3 debut, racing for Nielsen Racing in both the British LMP3 Cup and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. 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. In the latter, Noble won on debut at Monza and scored three more podiums to end the season runner-up in points.

Noble remained in LMP3 competition for 2018, racing in both the European Le Mans Series and Le Mans Cup for Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen. 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. 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.

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

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. In the former, Noble took a best result of third at Spa and ended the year fifth in the class standings. 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. At the end of 2019, Noble competed in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series with the same team, winning at The Bend and finishing no lower than fourth in the other three races to secure the LMP3 title.

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

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. 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. 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.

Noble's Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 at the 2022 Road to Le Mans.

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. In the former, Noble won race two at Dubai and finished fourth in points, whereas in the latter, Noble scored podiums at Le Mans and Algarve to secure third in points. Noble was also set to make his debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship that year for FastMD Racing, but ultimately did not race.

Staying in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for 2023, Noble joined Team Thor alongside Auðunn Guðmundsson. 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.

Returning to the European Le Mans Series in 2024, Noble joined Nielsen Racing to make his debut in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, whilst also returning to Team Thor to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. In the former, Noble scored two class podiums at Barcelona and Algarve on his way to fifth in points. In the latter, Noble won the season-ending round at Algarve on his way to fourth in points. 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.

The following year, Noble switched to Vector Sport RLR as he remained in the Le Mans Cup.

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2012 Radical UK Cup – Supersport 2013 Radical European Masters – Supersport 1622nd Radical SR1 Cup 8 7 6 7 8 1981st 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 2231st Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 1 0 1 4 902nd 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 91.52nd 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 543rd 2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 6 0 0 1 1 63 5th Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 0 0 1 5 793rd 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 751st 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 513rd European Le Mans Series – LMP3 6 0 0 1 0 14 21st Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 2 0 1 3 751st 2022 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 4 1 0 0 1 51 4th Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 0 0 0 2 553rd 2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Team Thor 7 0 0 1 3 593rd IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3Jr 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 2026 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Vector Sport RLR 1 0 0 0 0 0* 21st*Sources: Season still in progress.

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 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 CRO1 CRO2 SIL1 SIL2 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 10th 135.5

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† 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) Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)