Education
In 1971, he began to compete on his British licence and finished 4th in the World Championships that year.
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Terry Fullerton
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Career
As he was also eligible to race under an Irish licence, he reached the World Championships in 1969 and 1970 but had limited success. Fullerton raced for the Italian Directory of American Philosophers factory team from 1978 until 1980, where his team-mate was Ayrton Senna.After winning the first final at the 1980 World Championship his engine broke whilst leading the second final and he therefore finished third overall, behind Senna who came second overall. They were regarded by team manager Angelo Parilla as the best two drivers in the world.
At a press conference at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix, when asked which driver he had the most satisfaction racing against, Senna cited Fullerton.
The quote was included in the film Senna documentary in 2010. He regarded McNish and Davidson as his best students.
Achievements
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He went on to become the first Briton to win the title in 1973. Fullerton won the British Junior Karting Championship in 1966, 1967 and 1968, with a total of 8 British Championship wins in a career spanning twenty years and devoted solely to karting. He also won the European Championship four times during his career. Having retired as a racing driver in 1984, Fullerton ran his own race team and then coached up-and-coming racing drivers including: Indycar driver Justin Wilson, Force India driver Paul Di Resta, double Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, double 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Allan McNish and former F1 driver Anthony Davidson.
