Michael Briggs (racing driver)
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Michael Briggs is a South African auto racing
driver.
, where he was crowned champion in 1993 and 1995, and was runner-up in 1994. For the final eight rounds of the British Touring Car Championship
he replaced injured driver James Thompson for Vauxhall Sport and finished fifteenth in the championship.
From 1997 to 2002 he competed in the SATCC, the Malaysian Supercar Championship (champion in 2000) and the Asian Touring Car Championship (ATCC
). His last season in the ATCC came in 2006 for Team PETRONAS Syntium Proton in a Proton Impian, finishing in third.
Auto racing
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driver.
Career
He started saloon racing in 1987 with the national Group N Saloon Car Championship, winning the title five times. In 1991 he won the South African GTI Championship. He had great success racing in the South African Touring Car Championship for OpelOpel
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, where he was crowned champion in 1993 and 1995, and was runner-up in 1994. For the final eight rounds of the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
he replaced injured driver James Thompson for Vauxhall Sport and finished fifteenth in the championship.
From 1997 to 2002 he competed in the SATCC, the Malaysian Supercar Championship (champion in 2000) and the Asian Touring Car Championship (ATCC
ATCC
ATCC may refer to:* American Touring Car Championship* American Type Culture Collection* Asociación de Trabajadores Campesinos del Carare* Asian Touring Car Championship* Air Traffic Control Center* Atona Case Competition...
). His last season in the ATCC came in 2006 for Team PETRONAS Syntium Proton in a Proton Impian, finishing in third.