| Anthony Davidson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Davidson in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Anthony Denis Davidson 18 April 1979 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Jota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Car number | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former teams | Toyota, DragonSpeed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 1 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poles | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2014 (LMP1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Denis Davidson (born 18 April 1979) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between 2002 and 2008. In endurance racing, Davidson won the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014 with Toyota.
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Davidson started karting aged eight and was soon successful in national and continental competition. He graduated to junior formulae in 1999, winning several titles in Formula Ford and Formula Three. Davidson served as a test driver for BAR in 2001 and 2002, making his Formula One debut at the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing Alex Yoong at Minardi for two Grands Prix. He remained a test driver for BAR—later known as Honda—until 2007, when he was signed to a full-time seat with Super Aguri alongside Takuma Sato. Amidst financial troubles, Super Aguri withdrew from the sport after the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix, ending both Davidson and Sato's driving careers in Formula One. Following his departure, Davidson moved into sportscar racing, competing in the premier LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2012 to 2017 with Toyota, winning the series in 2014 alongside Sébastien Buemi. From 40 starts in the top class of WEC, Davidson took 13 wins amongst finishing runner-up at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. He entered three further seasons in the LMP2 class with DragonSpeed and Jota, before retiring at the end of the 2021 season.
Amongst his racing career, Davidson became a commentator and pundit with the BBC in 2009, and has worked with Sky Sports F1 since 2012. He lent his voice to Codemasters's F1 video game series until 22, and has also served as a lead commentator on the global feed of WEC.