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| A pioneer for motor racing in Ireland, Kennedy was one of the top young European drivers in the late-70s. Wins in Aurora F1 led to a disappointing stint in Championship F1 with Shadow. Became Madza's number 1 sportscar driver during the 80s, and engineered their famous 1991 win at Le Mans. |
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| 1972 | • Began competing in Irish Formula Ford 1600. |
| 1975 | • Irish Formula Ford 1600, 1st overall. |
| 1976 |
• British Formula Ford 1600, 1st overall in two separate championships. • European Formula Ford 1600, 2nd overall. |
| 1977 | • European F3, 8th overall, 17 points in a March and an Argo JM Toyota. |
| 1978 | • European F3, 6th overall, 13 points in an Argo JM 1 Toyota. |
| 1979 | • Competed in the Rothmans Series in Australia, 1 win in a Wolf WR4 Cosworth. |
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| 1978 | • Aurora AFX championship, 1 start, 12th overall, 1 win, 22 points in a Theodore Wolf WR3 Cosworth. |
| 1979 |
• Aurora AFX championship, 2nd overall, 3 wins, 63 points in a Theodore Wolf WR4 Cosworth. • Race of Champions, DNS in a Theodore Wolf WR4 Cosworth |
| 1980 |
• Shadow DN11/DN12 Cosworth V8, 7 entries, 7 DNQs. • Spanish GP, retired in a Shadow DN12 Cosworth. |
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| 1981 |
• Competed in touring cars. • World Championship for Drivers and Makes, 2 starts, =235th overall, 11 points in a Richard Cleare Racing Porsche 934 with Cleare. • Can-Am championship, 2 starts, 17th overall, 30 points in a US Racing Frisbee Chevrolet. |
| 1982 | • World Endurance Championship, 1 start in a works Chevron B36B Ford with Amato and Birrane. |
| 1983 |
• Thundersports series, 5 starts, 1 win in a Ford C100 with various drivers. • World Endurance Championship, 1 start at Le Mans in a Peer Racing Ford C100 with Migault and Birrane. |
| 1984 |
• Thundersports series, 2 starts in an Ibec 300LM Ford with various drivers. • Joined the works Mazda sports car team. • World Endurance Championship, 2 starts in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 727C with various drivers. |
| 1985 |
• World Endurance Championship, 3 starts in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 737C with various drivers. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 4 starts, =30th overall, 5 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 737C with Terada. |
| 1986 |
• World Sportscar Championship, 4 starts in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 and a Martin Schanche Argo JM19 Zakspeed Turbo with various drivers. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 4 starts, 21st overall, 16 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 with Yorino. • European Touring Car Championship, 1 start in an Australian National Motor Racing Team Holden Commodore VK with Grice and Birrane. |
| 1987 |
• World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts, =37th overall, 8 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 with various drivers. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, =11th overall, 30 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 with Yorino. |
| 1988 |
• World Sportscar Championship, 3 starts in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 and 767 with various drivers. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 3 starts, 27th overall, 12 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 and 767 with Terada. |
| 1989 |
• World Sportscar Championship, 6 starts in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 767B with Dieudonne. • Le Mans 24hrs, 7th place in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 767B with Dieudonne and Hodgetts. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 1 start, =36th overall, 1 point in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 767B with Yorino. |
| 1990 |
• Le Mans 24hrs, retired in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 787 with Dieudonne and Johansson. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 31st overall, 5 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 767B and 787 with various drivers. |
| 1991 |
• World Sportscar Championship, 5 starts, 19th overall, 16 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 787 and 787B with various drivers. • Japanese Sports Prototype Championship, 6 starts, 18th overall, 20 points in a Mazdaspeed Mazda 787 and 787B with various drivers. |
| 1994 | • BPR Global GT Endurance series, 3 starts in a Chamberlain Engineering Lotus Esprit 300 with various drivers. |
| 1990s |
• Became expert F1 commentator for the RTE network. • Became director of the Mondello Park racing circuit. • Became managing director of Lola Driver Management. • Began writing for the Sunday Tribune newspaper. |
| 2001 | • Competed in an historic event at Mondello Park in a Lola T330 Chevrolet. |
| 2003 | • Manages Ralph Firman, current Jordan F1 driver. |
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