Ian Khan

For the Canadian cricketer, see Ian Khan (cricketer).

Ian Tarik Khan (12 May 1960 – 6 July 2025) was a British racing driver who took part in the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships, as well as the British Touring Car Championship.

Ian Khan
Khan, Vauxhall Cavalier, leading through the Old Hairpin at the 1993 TOCA Shootout, Donington
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-05-12)12 May 1960 Fulham, London, England
Died	6 July 2025(2025-07-06) (aged 65) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
British Touring Car Championship
Years active	1993–1994
Teams	Maxted Motorsport
Starts	22
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	24th in 1993

Biography

In 1992, he won the BRDC British Saloon Car Championship. The year after, he continued to the British Touring Car Championship in a Vauxhall Cavalier, his most notable performance coming in the season-ending TOCA Shootout at Donington Park where he led for several laps thanks to the reverse-grid format. In 1994, he competed again, firstly in a Toyota Carina and then his old Vauxhall for Maxted Motorsport. From 1996, Khan raced in the Ferrari F355 championship and various endurance races. With races in the Renault Clio V6 Trophy between 1999 and 2001, from 2002 he has competed in the FIA GT Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hour.^[1] Khan died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on 6 July 2025, at the age of 65.^[2]

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1991	R+D Motorsport	Michael Maillien Scott Stringfellow	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	N/Div 4	413	25th	4th
1992	Ian Khan	Damien van de Poele Scott Stringfellow	BMW M3	N3.0	?/Lighting	DNF	DNF
1995	Ian Khan	Masahiro Kimoto Dirk Schoysman	Opel Vectra	ST	0/Did not start	DNS	DNS
1997	E.B.R.T. Schröder Motorsport	Stephane van Dyck Michael Luxen	BMW M3	Spa+3.0	424	19th	2nd
1999	Speedworks	Masahiro Kimoto Akira Yoshimoto	Honda Integra Type R	N2.0	273/engine	DNF	DNF
2000	Ian Khan	Adrian Willmott Mark Peters	BMW M3	N	?/out of race	DNF	DNF
2001	Cirtek Motorsport	Peter Hardman Adam Jones Ian Donaldson Gregor Fisken Mark Peters (DNS) Ian Khan (DNS) Andrew Wilmot (DNS)	Porsche 996 GT3 R	Cat.2	210/engine	DNF	DNF
2003	Team Eurotech	Jürgen von Gartzen Mark Mayall Nigel Smith Mike Jordan (DNS) Mark Sumpter (DNS)	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	N-GT	455	11th	5th
2005	Ian Khan	Paul Belmondo Charles de Pauw Alain Van Der Hover	Porsche 996 GT3-R	G2	2/accident	DNF	DNF
2006	Pouchelon Racing	Anthony Reid Paul van Splunteren Maxime Dumarey	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	G3	125	DNF	DNF
2007	Mühlner Motorsport	Paul van Splunteren Simon Frederiks Gosse Stielstra	Porsche 997 GT3	G3	475	14th	1st
2008	Mühlner Motorsport	Duncan Huisman Paul van Splunteren Roeland Voerman	Porsche 997 GT3	G3	513	14th	2nd

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Pts
1993	Tamchester Team Maxted	Vauxhall Cavalier	SIL 15	DON 10	SNE 17	DON Ret	OUL 14	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 DNS	PEM 12	SIL 11	KNO 1 18	KNO 2 Ret	OUL 15	BRH 16	THR 21	DON 1 DNS	DON 2 18	SIL 16					24th	1
1994	Maxted Motorsport	Toyota Carina E	THR 19	BRH 1 DNS	BRH 2 DNS																			33rd	0
		Vauxhall Cavalier 16v				SNE Ret	SIL 1	SIL 2	OUL Ret	DON 1 21	DON 2 19	BRH 1 20	BRH 2 22	SIL	KNO 1	KNO 2	OUL	BRH 1	BRH 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	DON 1	DON 2

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Pts
1993	Tamchester Team Maxted	Vauxhall Cavalier	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	WUN 1	WUN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DON 1 21	DON 2 18	DIE 1	DIE 2	SIN 1	SIN 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NC†	0†

† Not classified in championship due to only entering in the non-championship event.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2003	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Michel Neugarten Nigel Smith	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	305	18th	3rd
2004	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Nigel Smith Tim Sugden	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	283	23rd	10th

Complete 24 Hours of Silverstone results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Car No.	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2008	Mark Bailey Racing	Andrew Thompson Howard Spooner Adrian Willmott	Morgan Aero 8	23	1	290	DNF	DNF

Complete Porsche Supercup 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	DC	Points
2009	Porsche Cars Great Britain	BHR1	BHR2	ESP1	MON 20	TUR	GBR	GER	HUN	ESP2	BEL	ITA	UAE1	UAE2	NC†	0†

† Not eligible for points due to being a guest driver.