Anthony Davidson, former Grand Prix racer and world champion, will call time on his racing career after this weekend’s Eight Hours of Bahrain.
It marks the end of a career spanning two decades that led him all the way from Formula One to endurance sportscar racing. How did the Briton’s illustrious career develop? MotorsportWeek.com takes a look.
Davidson began his career as a test driver for BAR 
His Grand Prix debut came in 2002, replacing Alex Yoong at Minardi for two rounds 
In 2004, Davidson would move into a role as third driver with BAR, with his cars sometimes sporting unconditional liveries 
Davidson’s one and only Grand Prix start with BAR came in the 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix, filling in for an unwell Takuma Sato 
In 2007, Davidson finally secured a full-time F1 seat when he signed with Super Aguri 
In 2008, the F1 dream collapsed when Super Aguri withdrew amidst financial woes 
The start of a sportscar career: joining Aston Martin at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans 
In 2010 and 2011, Davidson joined Peugeot 
2012: his first appearance at Le Mans with Toyota 
The aftermath of Davidson’s huge Mulsanne crash in 2012 
Heartbreak in 2016: Toyota loses a Le Mans win with minutes to spare 
Victorious upon his final race start with Toyota 
A move into LMP2 with DragonSpeed 
For 2019-20, Davidson moved across to JOTA 
Contesting his final WEC season with JOTA
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