Holland got his professional start in the Pirelli World Challenge series driving a Dodge SRT4 Touring Car for the factory supported 3R Racing team. Holland was to get Dodge's first podium finish at Road America and finish runner up in the Rookie of the Year Competition.[citation needed] He was to finish 3rd overall in the championships in 2011, driving for the factory Volvo team run by K-PAX Racing.
In 2016, Holland competing in his first Pikes Peak Hillclimb, smashed the existing Front Wheel Drive record by nearly a minute.[1]
Volvo catching air at MMP
Racing career
2011
Holland was signed by K-PAX Racing to drive and develop the factory Volvo C30 touring car in the Pirelli World Challenge. After a rushed start to the season Holland was to finish the year with 3 podiums including a win and lap record at Mid Ohio.[2] Holland was to finish 3rd overall in the Championship.
In July 2013, it was announced that Holland had rejoined Tony Gilham Racing in the British Touring Car Championship, and would be driving an NGTCVauxhall Insignia.[6] Holland went on to score points in two out of the three rounds.
2014
In October 2013, at the final round of the 2013 BTCC season, Holland announced that he would be entering the BTCC full-time in an Audi S3 built and run by Rotek Racing. This would make Holland the first American in history to become a full-time entrant in the UK's most popular racing series.[7] New to almost every circuit on the calendar Holland stated moderate goals of finishing in the points by the second half of the season. With the newly built S3 only completed a few days prior to the first round at Brands Hatch, Holland struggled to break into the top 20, with a best finish of 20th in the third race. The next round at Donington would prove to be a major set back for Holland who was collected by James Cole in the Toyota Avensis, as Cole swerved to avoid a spinning Rob Austin [8] This incident left the Audi badly damaged and unable to be repaired in time for the following round at Thruxton. Coming back for the race at Oulton Park, Holland turned qualifying issues into a strong final race in monsoon-like conditions, where the American was able to move from the back row at the start into the top 12 by mid race. Contact from Dan Welch in the Proton cut down a rear tire on the Audi, ending Holland's run. Holland was able to get into the points at Snetterton where he battled former champions Fabrizio Giovanardi and Andrew Jordan for the finial points-paying position. Holland was able to follow that result up with finishes in the top 20 at Knockhill, and scored further points at Rockingham before another incident with James Cole and Martin Depper at Silverstone ended Holland's season prematurely in 27th place overall.[9]
2015
Late in the season Holland was signed to fill in for Simon Belcher in the Toyota Avensis, after Belcher's Thruxton accident ruled him out of the next few races.[10] Even though he stepped into the car mid season, Holland was able to bring the car home in 14th place at his first race weekend at Snetterton. Handy Motorsports best result in the BTCC at that time.
Holland was then to be a last minute call up by the Chinese FRD Racing team, to race the underdeveloped Ford Focus TCR car for the TRC International round in Buriram Thailand[11] and then Road Star Racing's Seat Leon TCR car at Macau. Holland went on to finish 6th overall in the prestigious Guia Race of Macau and 2nd in the TCR Asia division.
Robb Holland in the Rotek Racing TT RS
2016
Holland came back to the US with the goal of breaking the Front Wheel Drive record at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. He was to be successful in his attempt by setting a time of 10:56.878, breaking the old record by over a minute.[12]
2017
Holland returned to Pikes Peak, this time in an 850 hp salvage title Corvette, that the team built in 75 days. The car became the fastest Corvette in history to go up Pikes Peak.[13]
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given)
