Tim Bridgman
Encyclopedia
Timothy James Bridgman is a British
race car driver from England
.
Bridgman was born in Harlow
and educated at Felsted School
. He raced for Jensen Motorsport
in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship
in 2006, finishing the season ranked 16th overall. He was the 2004 Formula BMW UK champion, and finished 15th in the 2005 British Formula Three Championship
. He also won the 2007
Formula Palmer Audi
Championship.
He is currently driving in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
, winning the 2009 title in a final-day three-way battle with James Sutton
and Tim Harvey
.
United Kingdom
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race car driver from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Bridgman was born in Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
and educated at Felsted School
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
. He raced for Jensen Motorsport
Jensen MotorSport
Jensen MotorSport is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It formerly competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship, the Formula BMW Americas Championship, and fielded a car for one Champ Car World Series race...
in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship
Champ Car Atlantic Championship
The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda was a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It is often colloquially referred to as the Atlantic Championship, Champ Car Atlantics , Toyota Atlantics , or just Atlantics or Formula...
in 2006, finishing the season ranked 16th overall. He was the 2004 Formula BMW UK champion, and finished 15th in the 2005 British Formula Three Championship
2005 British Formula Three season
The 2005 British Formula Three season was the 55th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on April 2, 2005 and ended on October 9 after twenty two races.-Drivers and teams:...
. He also won the 2007
2007 Formula Palmer Audi season
2007 saw the 10th season of the Formula Palmer Audi open wheel racing series, contested over 20 races between 7 April and 23 September. The championship was won by Tim Bridgman in his first Palmer Audi season.-Championship:...
Formula Palmer Audi
Formula Palmer Audi
Formula Palmer Audi, officially abbreviated to FPA, and sometimes informally abbreviated to Palmer Audi, was a one-make class of open wheel Formula racing founded in 1998 by former Formula One driver, Jonathan Palmer. It was based in the United Kingdom , and was organised and operated by MotorSport...
Championship.
He is currently driving in the 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...
, winning the 2009 title in a final-day three-way battle with James Sutton
James Sutton (racing driver)
James Sutton is a racing driver. He won the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup-Early years:Before he embarked on a career in cars, Sutton raced in karting, winning the London Cup in 2000 before becoming the Junior TKM British champion in 2001, before moving onto Formula ICA and in 2003 racing in the British...
and 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...
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External links
- Tim Bridgman (official website)