Motorbase Performance
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Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship
campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton
meeting in 2008.
only joining midseason. However, the 2005
season proved difficult with no wins and poor points performance.
2006
saw the team enter both the Pro class and the newly established Pro-Am class. The teams main charge came from the 1992 BTCC
champion Tim Harvey
, who managed to score 3 wins on his way to second place in that years championship. In the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
, Steven Kane
won more races than anyone else, finishing 3rd overall.
The team took a break form the Carrera Cup in 2008 to focus on their British Touring car Championship
campaign but were back for the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
entering all three classes. Michael Caine was able to take 3 wins for the team during the year on his way to 4th in the championship.
2010
saw Michael Caine lead Motorbases charge for the title gaining 7 wins along the way. Howeve, he was beaten by 10 points to the title by ex-motorbase driver Tim Harvey
. In 2011
, Harvey will attempt to defend his title with Motorbase, partnering his rival Caine.
they entered the BTCC for the first time, running a BTC Touring
spec Honda Integra Type R
owned and raced by Dave Pinkney. He scored a podium at Knockhill
, three further top-five finishes, and 13th place overall.
the team purchased two ex-works, S2000
spec. SEAT Toledo
cars, debuting one in the final round of the 2006 BTCC
, driven by Tom Ferrier
. For 2007 they entered Gareth Howell
and rookie Matt Allison
, showing pace but having regular accidents, skipping the Knockhill
meeting after the carnage of Brands Hatch
saw both cars written off. Howell left midseason, replaced by Ferrier, while Paul O'Neill
joined Allison for the final round.
For 2008
the BTCC cars were replaced by factory-spec BMW 320si E90, driven by Stephen Kane and Rob Collard
. The team entered no other championships for the season. After a slow start to the season (not helped by several wet-dry races which did not suit the rear-wheel-drive BMWs), Collard scored 2 top-5 finishes at Croft
in round 5. This was followed by a 2nd place finish for Kane at Snetterton
.
2009
saw Kane replaced by young Scottish driver Jonathan Adam
, who had previously won back to back titles in the SEAT Cupra Championship
. Due to new sponsorship with Airwaves
, the team began running under the Airwaves BMW banner. 2009 proved a successful season, with Collard winning 2 races and the team finishing 4th in the teams championship.
For 2010
, Collard moved to West Surrey Racing
, while Motorbase brought in Mat Jackson
to replace him. Kane returned to the team, replacing Adam. Together, they were able to take 2 wins and 11 podiums, leading to 4th place in the teams championship for two consecutive seasons.
the team will race as Airwaves Racing and are running a pair of Ford Focus ST's, which were previously run by Team Aon
last season. Although the chassis is built to the S2000
specification, the team are planning to use the turbo charged NGTC
Engine. Mat Jackson will stay with the team but will be joined by BTCC rookie Liam Griffin.
At the Rockingham and Brands Hatch rounds, the team entered a third car for Porsche Carrera Cup frontrunner Michael Caine.
However, he was replaced in the third car at Silverstone by two-time British Touring Car Champion, James Thompson
.
and the GT3 class of the British GT Championship
, running an assortment of drivers including Steven Kane
, Tim Harvey
and David Pinkney
.
They also raced in British GTs in 2006 and ventured outside the UK for the first time, in selected rounds of the Le Mans Endurance Series.
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...
campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
meeting in 2008.
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The team started out by contesting the 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, finishing second in the teams championship despite their best-known driver Damien FaulknerDamien Faulkner
Damien Faulkner is an Irish race car driver from County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th...
only joining midseason. However, the 2005
2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the third season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 9 at Donington Park and finishing on October 2 at Brands Hatch. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season...
season proved difficult with no wins and poor points performance.
2006
2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fourth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 8 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 15 at Silverstone. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season...
saw the team enter both the Pro class and the newly established Pro-Am class. The teams main charge came from the 1992 BTCC
1992 British Touring Car Championship season
The 1992 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 35th British Touring Car Championship season.-Changes for 1992:*The championship branched out from England to include one round in Scotland and one in Wales -Season summary:The 1992 British Touring Car Championship began at...
champion Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...
, who managed to score 3 wins on his way to second place in that years championship. In the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fifth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on March 31 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 14 at Thruxton. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season...
, Steven Kane
Steven Kane
Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins...
won more races than anyone else, finishing 3rd overall.
The team took a break form the Carrera Cup in 2008 to focus on their 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...
campaign but were back for the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season. The season consisted of twenty rounds, beginning on April 5 at Brands Hatch's Indy circuit, and ending on October 4 at the circuit's Grand Prix layout. The series supported the British Touring Car...
entering all three classes. Michael Caine was able to take 3 wins for the team during the year on his way to 4th in the championship.
2010
2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is the eighth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United...
saw Michael Caine lead Motorbases charge for the title gaining 7 wins along the way. Howeve, he was beaten by 10 points to the title by ex-motorbase driver Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...
. In 2011
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain will be the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United...
, Harvey will attempt to defend his title with Motorbase, partnering his rival Caine.
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Results
| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is a one make racing series that takes place in the United Kingdom for the Porsche 911. It is currently one of the support series for the British Touring Car Championship... results |
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| Year | Drivers | Class | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | |
| 2004 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2005 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the third season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 9 at Donington Park and finishing on October 2 at Brands Hatch. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Andy Britnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11th | |
| Sam Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12th | ||
| Dave Pinkney David Pinkney David Pinkney is a successful businessman and auto racing driver.-Early Racing Career:David was a semi-regular BTCC driver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a BMW from 1992 to 1993... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15th | ||
| Phil Quaife Phil Quaife Phil Quaife is an English racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB for Jota Sport and in the FIA GT3 European Championship in Apex Motorsport's Jaguar XKR.-Career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17th | ||
| Dave Bartrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2006 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fourth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 8 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 15 at Silverstone. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 289 | 2nd | |
| Michael Caine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 6th | ||
| Phil Quaife Phil Quaife Phil Quaife is an English racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB for Jota Sport and in the FIA GT3 European Championship in Apex Motorsport's Jaguar XKR.-Career:... |
PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 7th | |
| Andy Britnell | PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23rd | |
| 2007 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fifth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on March 31 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 14 at Thruxton. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Steven Kane Steven Kane Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins... |
7 | 2 | 9 | 322 | 3rd | |
| Sam Hancock Sam Hancock Sam Hancock is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and International Formula 3000. He won the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series in 2004 with Swiss driver Alexander Frei.-24 Hours of Le Mans results:-External links:* *... |
1 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 5th | ||
| Andy Britnell | PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 7th | |
| Gary Britnell | PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20th | |
| 2009 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season. The season consisted of twenty rounds, beginning on April 5 at Brands Hatch's Indy circuit, and ending on October 4 at the circuit's Grand Prix layout. The series supported the British Touring Car... |
Michael Caine | 3 | 0 | 4 | 261 | 4th | |
| Oliver Jackson | PA1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 7th | |
| Steven Parish | PA2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26th | |
| Michael Corridan | PA2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30th | |
| George Richardson | PA2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32nd | |
| 2010 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is the eighth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United... |
Michael Caine | 7 | 8 | 10 | 360 | 2nd | |
| Oliver Jackson | PA1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 6th | |
| Charles Bateman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 7th | ||
| George Richardson | PA2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th | |
| Steve Parish | PA2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20th | |
| Liam Griffin | PA1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21st | |
| PA1 Pro-Am 1 Class / PA2 Pro-Am 2 Class | |||||||
Honda Integra (2006)
For 20062006 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Changes for 2006:-Teams and...
they entered the BTCC for the first time, running a BTC Touring
BTC Touring
In motor racing, BTC Touring was the set of new regulations for the British Touring Car Championship introduced in 2001 BTCC, after the demise of the Supertouring category....
spec Honda Integra Type R
BTC-T Honda Integra Type R
In 2005, Team Dynamics took advantage of a loophole in the British Touring Car Championship regulations that allowed cars to enter, whether they were on sale in the United Kingdom or not...
owned and raced by Dave Pinkney. He scored a podium at Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
, three further top-five finishes, and 13th place overall.
SEAT Toledo (2006-2007)
For 20072007 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums...
the team purchased two ex-works, S2000
Super 2000
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
spec. SEAT Toledo
SEAT Toledo
The second generation Toledo was introduced in 1998 and made its debut at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback sedan. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio...
cars, debuting one in the final round of the 2006 BTCC
2006 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Changes for 2006:-Teams and...
, driven by Tom Ferrier
Tom Ferrier
Tom Ferrier is a British racing driver, born 14 November 1981. The highlight of his long karting career was winning the 1998 British Championship...
. For 2007 they entered Gareth Howell
Gareth Howell
Gareth Howell is a Welsh auto racing driver. He competed sporadically in the British Touring Car Championship from 2000 to 2008....
and rookie Matt Allison
Matt Allison (racing driver)
Matt Allison is an English racing driver. He contested the early part of the 2008 British Touring Car Championship season. He progressed through the ranks of British Karting winning 2 Championships and 2 Runners Up Trophies before moving to Formula Ford.In his first year of car racing Matt won the...
, showing pace but having regular accidents, skipping the Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
meeting after the carnage of Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
saw both cars written off. Howell left midseason, replaced by Ferrier, while Paul O'Neill
Paul O'Neill (racing driver)
Paul O'Neill is a auto racing driver from Widnes of Irish parentage, and the half-brother of 'Sporty Spice' Mel C.-Career:...
joined Allison for the final round.
BMW 320si E90 (2008-2010)
2008 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ...
the BTCC cars were replaced by factory-spec BMW 320si E90, driven by Stephen Kane and Rob Collard
Rob Collard
Robert Collard is an auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title in 2003...
. The team entered no other championships for the season. After a slow start to the season (not helped by several wet-dry races which did not suit the rear-wheel-drive BMWs), Collard scored 2 top-5 finishes at Croft
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
in round 5. This was followed by a 2nd place finish for Kane at Snetterton
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
.
2009
2009 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on April 5 and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on October 4...
saw Kane replaced by young Scottish driver Jonathan Adam
Jonathan Adam
Jonathan Adam is a Scottish racing driver. He was the champion of the SEAT Cupra Championship in two of its six seasons - winning in 2007 and in 2008. He also won the 2005 Elf Renault Clio Cup...
, who had previously won back to back titles in the SEAT Cupra Championship
SEAT Cupra Championship
The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. The series will not continue for 2009, due to SEAT UK ending its racing activities...
. Due to new sponsorship with Airwaves
Airwaves (gum)
Airwaves is a brand of chewing gum produced by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and sold primarily in Europe and East Asia. The brand is marketed for its intense flavor similar to the effect one would get from the consumption of cough drops .This intensity of flavor is obtained by including Eucalyptus...
, the team began running under the Airwaves BMW banner. 2009 proved a successful season, with Collard winning 2 races and the team finishing 4th in the teams championship.
For 2010
2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
, Collard moved to West Surrey Racing
West Surrey Racing
Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is a UK-based motorsport team run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. He is responsible for masterminding the careers of such names as Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Jonathan Palmer, Rubens Barrichello, Maurício Gugelmin and Eddie Irvine with his involvement in F3 and...
, while Motorbase brought in Mat Jackson
Mat Jackson
Mat Jackson is an English racing driver.Jackson and his family-ran team contested the British Touring Car Championship in 2007 and 2008, in each case using the BMW Andy Priaulx used to win the previous year's World Touring Car Championship. Jackson run under the Jackson MSport banner in 2007, and...
to replace him. Kane returned to the team, replacing Adam. Together, they were able to take 2 wins and 11 podiums, leading to 4th place in the teams championship for two consecutive seasons.
Ford Focus (2011- )
In 20112011 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland...
the team will race as Airwaves Racing and are running a pair of Ford Focus ST's, which were previously run by Team Aon
Arena Motorsport
Arena International Motorsport is a British motor racing team founded by Mike Earle. Earle originally ran the Onyx Formula One team from the same base in Littlehampton, before selling the team....
last season. Although the chassis is built to the S2000
Super 2000
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
specification, the team are planning to use the turbo charged NGTC
Next Generation Touring Car
Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC, is a TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers touring car racing. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive...
Engine. Mat Jackson will stay with the team but will be joined by BTCC rookie Liam Griffin.
At the Rockingham and Brands Hatch rounds, the team entered a third car for Porsche Carrera Cup frontrunner Michael Caine.
However, he was replaced in the third car at Silverstone by two-time British Touring Car Champion, James Thompson
James Thompson (racing driver)
James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered...
.
BTCC Results
| 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... results |
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| Year | Car | Drivers | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | ||
| 2006 2006 British Touring Car Championship season The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Changes for 2006:-Teams and... |
Honda Integra Type R BTC-T Honda Integra Type R In 2005, Team Dynamics took advantage of a loophole in the British Touring Car Championship regulations that allowed cars to enter, whether they were on sale in the United Kingdom or not... |
Dave Pinkney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 13th | 6th |
| SEAT Toledo Cupra SEAT Toledo The second generation Toledo was introduced in 1998 and made its debut at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback sedan. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio... |
Tom Ferrier Tom Ferrier Tom Ferrier is a British racing driver, born 14 November 1981. The highlight of his long karting career was winning the 1998 British Championship... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19th | ||
| 2007 2007 British Touring Car Championship season The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums... |
SEAT Toledo Cupra SEAT Toledo The second generation Toledo was introduced in 1998 and made its debut at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback sedan. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio... |
Matt Allison Matt Allison (racing driver) Matt Allison is an English racing driver. He contested the early part of the 2008 British Touring Car Championship season. He progressed through the ranks of British Karting winning 2 Championships and 2 Runners Up Trophies before moving to Formula Ford.In his first year of car racing Matt won the... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12th | 8th |
| Gareth Howell Gareth Howell Gareth Howell is a Welsh auto racing driver. He competed sporadically in the British Touring Car Championship from 2000 to 2008.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th | |||
| Tom Ferrier Tom Ferrier Tom Ferrier is a British racing driver, born 14 November 1981. The highlight of his long karting career was winning the 1998 British Championship... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22nd | |||
| Paul O'Neill Paul O'Neill (racing driver) Paul O'Neill is a auto racing driver from Widnes of Irish parentage, and the half-brother of 'Sporty Spice' Mel C.-Career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | |||
| 2008 2008 British Touring Car Championship season The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ... |
BMW 320si E90 | Steven Kane Steven Kane Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins... |
0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 11th | 6th |
| Rob Collard Rob Collard Robert Collard is an auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title in 2003... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 12th | |||
| 2009 2009 British Touring Car Championship season The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on April 5 and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on October 4... |
BMW 320si E90 with Airwaves Airwaves (gum) Airwaves is a brand of chewing gum produced by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and sold primarily in Europe and East Asia. The brand is marketed for its intense flavor similar to the effect one would get from the consumption of cough drops .This intensity of flavor is obtained by including Eucalyptus... |
Rob Collard Rob Collard Robert Collard is an auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title in 2003... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 6th | 4th |
| Jonathan Adam Jonathan Adam Jonathan Adam is a Scottish racing driver. He was the champion of the SEAT Cupra Championship in two of its six seasons - winning in 2007 and in 2008. He also won the 2005 Elf Renault Clio Cup... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 8th | |||
| 2010 2010 British Touring Car Championship season The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10.... |
BMW 320si E90 with Airwaves Airwaves (gum) Airwaves is a brand of chewing gum produced by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and sold primarily in Europe and East Asia. The brand is marketed for its intense flavor similar to the effect one would get from the consumption of cough drops .This intensity of flavor is obtained by including Eucalyptus... |
Steven Kane Steven Kane Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 6th | 4th |
| Mat Jackson Mat Jackson Mat Jackson is an English racing driver.Jackson and his family-ran team contested the British Touring Car Championship in 2007 and 2008, in each case using the BMW Andy Priaulx used to win the previous year's World Touring Car Championship. Jackson run under the Jackson MSport banner in 2007, and... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 7th | |||
| Ben Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |||
Previous Championships
In 2005 they contested the SEAT Cupra ChampionshipSEAT Cupra Championship
The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. The series will not continue for 2009, due to SEAT UK ending its racing activities...
and the GT3 class of the British GT Championship
British GT Championship
The Avon Tyres British GT Championship is a sports car racing series currently based in the United Kingdom, although they have had select races outside of Britain in the past few years. The series was created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and for its first two seasons was called the...
, running an assortment of drivers including Steven Kane
Steven Kane
Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins...
, Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...
and David Pinkney
David Pinkney
David Pinkney is a successful businessman and auto racing driver.-Early Racing Career:David was a semi-regular BTCC driver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a BMW from 1992 to 1993...
.
They also raced in British GTs in 2006 and ventured outside the UK for the first time, in selected rounds of the Le Mans Endurance Series.