Shaun Alden Mcilhenny

Shaun Alden Mcilhenny (15 September 1994) is a Race Car Driver and Personality known for Production Car Races where he drives for Grotti. Mcilhenny has raced in the ***Bathurst 6 Hour*** four times, and the ***Dubai 24 hour*** seven times. In total, he has won five championships and set the record for most wins at the Dubai 24 hour with five wins in total.

In 2020, Mcilhenny was banned from racing for life after it was brought to light that he had hired a mechanic to tamper with his rival’s vehicle. Jeremy Green was killed when the lug nuts on his rear-right tyre were dislodged and the wheel came off. The mechanic, Peter Loughton, was charged with tampering with Green’s vehicle and manslaughter, and was sent to prison for 15 years. Mcilhenny was forced to pay £5 million ($6.8 million) in damages and sentenced to 300 hours of community service.

In early 2021, Mcilhenny moved to Los Santos, San Andreas where he currently resides. With his celebrity status in Europe dwindling and his lifetime ban from racing, Mcilhenny is attempting to reinvent himself as an actor but has yet landed any roles of note.

## Early Life

Shaun Alden Mcilhenny II was born September 15, 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the only child of Shaun Graham Mcilhenny, a bricklayer, and Elizabeth Susan Mcilhenny (née Mcgloughlin), a midwife. From a young age, Mcilhenny showed an affinity for racing when he began racing in go-karts at the age of 12. At 17, when he received his driver's licence, Mcilhenny then started racing in amateur production car races in a 2008 Fiat Punto.

## Career

### Ford (2012 - 2013)

In 2012, after racing in amateur league races, Mcilhenny signed with Ford to race in their 2012 Ford Mustang that used their ***Coyote*** engine design. The engine was designed as an all-aluminium 42-valve 5.0 L DOHC V8 and saw Mcilhenny win both the Bathurst 6 Hour and Dubai 24 hour in 2012.

### Audi (2013 - 2016)

Due to his performance with Ford in the 2012-13 season, Audi paid £13 million ($17.9 million) to secure Mcilhenny as their driver in their R8 series of cars. Whilst racing with Team Audi, Mcilhenny secured another two wins at the Dubai 24 hour and one win at the Bathurst 6 Hour.

Mcilhenny was fined in 2015 and held out of both major races due to unsportsmanlike conduct after he attacked fellow driver, Jeremy Green, when the two collided during practice time at the Bathurst 6 Hour. Green received a broken nose and rib, whilst Mcilhenny suffered a cut above his right eye.

### Grotti (2016 - 2020)

In 2016, Mcilhenny was signed with Grotti for £35 million ($48.2 million). For Grotti, Mcilhenny drove their Turismo R and Vigilante. Both vehicles would see him win multiple races for the team and would see him inducted into the Racers Hall of Fame (RHF) in 2018.

In 2020, Mcilhenny was fired from Grotti and all subsequent partnerships between the two, including Mcilhenny being the face of Grotti, were severed after allegations about Mcilhenny’s involvement in the fatal crash proved to be true in court and Mcilhenny was charged with accessory to manslaughter.

## Death of Jeremy Green and Downfall

### Death of Jeremy Green

In 2019, driver for Team Mclaren, Jeremy Green, was killed when the rear-right wheel of his 2019 720s came loose and sent the car into a deadly spin that would see it flip 8 times, killing Green after the roof had been crushed in.

It was determined that the lug nuts of the vehicle had been improperly secured and had become dislodged shortly after the racer left the pits. Green was pronounced dead at 12:37pm on 21 April 2019.

#### People vs Peter Loughton and Shaun Mcilhenny

In January of 2020, the Trial of Peter Loughton into the death of Green began. The trial lasted for three weeks and was a heavily televised event due to the nature of the crime and the high profile death of Green. Prosecutors stated that Loughton was paid “a large sum of money” by Mcilhenny to tamper with the lug nuts of Green’s vehicle when he entered the pits. Loughton, who had worked as part of Green’s pit crew for three years, agreed to Mcilhenny’s request to help pay for his daughter’s college tuition.

The jury returned a guilty verdict after two hours and Loughton was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for tampering with Green’s vehicle and causing the death of the driver. Mcilhenny was charged with accessory to manslaughter and bribery, and was forced to pay £5 million ($6.8 million) in damages to Green’s family and sentenced to 300 hours of community service, as well as being issued with a lifetime ban from racing.

### Alcohol and Drug Abuse

After his lifetime ban from racing, Mcilhenny became a regular fixture in news articles when he began drinking and doing drugs heavily. Mcilhenny was often snapped with different women leaving clubs, charged with damaging public property, as well has having to pay for the refurbishment of three rooms at the Savoy Hotel, London after a night of destruction.

In August of 2020, Mcilhenny was admitted into rehab and it is reported that he is 1 year sober.

### Public Image

After the death of Green, Mcilhenny’s public image took a nosedive. He was dropped as the face of Grotti, his deals with several marketing firms were dropped, and the general public typically disliked him.

Due to this, Mcilhenny moved to Los Santos, San Andreas. Somewhere he feels he is lesser known and could reinvent himself as an actor. To this date, Mcilhenny hasn’t landed any acting roles.

## Personal Life

Mcilhenny currently resides in Los Santos, San Andreas.

Mcilhenny’s vehicle, Ford Focus RS, was destroyed by **[REDACTED]** when he was housing friend Babs Moira Williams for her protection. He has since purchased a Classic Grotti Cheetah that reportedly cost him $111,000.

## Death

Mcilhenny was killed during an incident involving an SAHP Lieutenant. Mcilhenny, along with three other accomplices, attempted to steal a helicopter from the Lieutenant when he drew his weapon. The Lieutenant was then attacked by the four men and killed after shooting Mcilhenny in the head. Mcilhenny was rushed to Pillbox Medical but was pronounced dead on arrival.