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A
mechanical engineer by
trade, Tomlinson made
his name as the founding
chairman of LNT Group, the parent
company of five diverse business-
es – with interests ranging from
care homes to construction – but it
takes just seconds of conversation
to realise that motorsport is his
true passion.
Having started out importing
classic cars into the UK, Tomlinson
has since overseen the creation of
some of the most popular cars in
British motorsport today. He has
been on the British Racing Drivers’
Club (BRDC) board of directors,
had a stint as joint acting chief
executive of Silverstone Circuits
Limited, and even found time to
win the GT2 class of the 24 Hours
YOU COULD FORGIVE A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN AND OWNER OF ONE OF BRITAIN’S
MOST ADMIRED SPORTS AND RACING CAR BRANDS
FOR RESTING ON HIS LAURELS, BUT NOTHING COULD
BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH FOR LAWRENCE
TOMLINSON, THE CHAIRMAN OF GINETTA, WHO IS AS
DETERMINED AS EVER TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
AND DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MOTORSPORT.
LEADING
BY EXAMPLE
of Le Mans back in 2006. More
recently, he has been driving the
Team LNT Ginetta Nissan LMP3
in the VdeV Championship, along
with running his business empire,
which employs 2,000 people.
The combination of talent and
determination that has served
Tomlinson so well quickly be-
comes apparent when MSD
presses him on the difficulties of
fitting four-hour endurance races
into such a hectic schedule. Let’s
say he approaches his racing just
as he does any of his business
ventures.
“I go into the weekend with a
plan,” he says. “You don’t win by
accident, so we put in the time pri-
or to the season and develop the
car mechanically, so it’s reliable.