Ant Whorton-Eales

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Ant Whorton-Eales
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Whorton-Eales competing in the TCR UK Championship
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Full nameAnthony Whorton-Eales
Born (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 29)
Lichfield, Staffordshire
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season 2019
Current teamMarko Stipp Motorsport AmD Tuning
Car number46
Starts4
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish29th in 2019
Finished last season29th in 2019
Previous series
2018
201718
201116
Mini Challenge UK
British Touring Car Championship
Renault Clio Cup UK
Championship titles
2018
2016
Mini Challenge UK
Renault Clio Cup UK
Brisca Formula One Under 25 [1]

Anthony Whorton-Eales (born 21 May 1994 in Lichfield) is a British racing driver who will make the move into BriSCA F1 for 2023. He previously won the Mini Challenge UK championship in 2018, Renault Clio Cup UK championship in 2016 and the BriSCA F1 Under 25s Championship in 2016.

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Racing career

Early career

Whorton-Eales began his car racing career at the age of 11 on the short ovals in the ORCi Ministox under the number 254 with Incarace Motor Sport [2] in which he raced until his 16th birthday. In 2011 he joined the Renault UK Clio Cup, running four races for Scuderia Vittoria. In 2012 he ran his first full season in the series for Westbourne Motorsport, finishing the season 8th in points. For 2013 he joined the KX Akademy as well as becoming a member of the BRDC's rising stars. This saw him return to Scuderia Vittoria where he would take his first Clio Cup win on his way to 7th in points. The following two seasons saw him move to SV Racing coming 4th in points in 2014 while 2015 saw him become a championship contender against Ashley Sutton and Ash Hand, he eventually finished the season bottom of the trio, 3rd in points.

2016 saw Whorton-Eales run for his own team where he would battle returning 2014 champion, Mike Bushell for the championship. In the end he narrowly came out on top to win the Renault UK Clio Cup title on his fifth attempt.

Whorton-Eales is still competitive on the short ovals, racing in everything from a budget formula known as Incarods to Classic Hot Rods, and he has also competed in BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars where he is the current Under-25 Champion. [3]

British Touring Car Championship

Whorton-Eales, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. Ant Whorton-Eales - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Sunday, R2 grid).jpg
Whorton-Eales, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

For the 2017 season, Whorton-Eales was signed by AmD Tuning to compete in the British Touring Car Championship. [4] He drove the team's second Audi S3 alongside Ollie Jackson.

Whorton-Eales missed the first half of the 2018 BTCC season, replacing Tom Boardman at AmD during the mid-season break. He returned to the Championship at Snetterton for the BTCC 60th Anniversary meeting.

Mini Challenge UK

Unable to find a drive for the 2018 BTCC season, Whorton-Eales moved to the Mini Challenge UK with JamSport Racing where he would secure the drivers championship that season. After leaving the series to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, it was announced on 6 November 2019 that Whorton-Eales will be returning to the series in 2020 to compete full-time with JamSport Racing. [5]

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

2019 saw Whorton-Eales move to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with AmD Tuning in a partnership with Racing-Total and Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He would drive the No. 46 Ford Mustang full-time in the Elite 1 class. [6]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2017 AmD Tuning with Cobra Exhausts Audi S3 Saloon BRH
1

25
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

23
DON
1

16
DON
2

12
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

30
THR
2

24
THR
3

DNS
OUL
1

27
OUL
2

28
OUL
3

21
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

11
CRO
3

17
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

11
KNO
1

17
KNO
2

10
KNO
3

27*
ROC
1

18
ROC
2

18
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

23
SIL
3

13
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

18
BRH
3

25
23rd34
2018 AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing MG 6 GT BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1

23
SNE
2

10
SNE
3

16
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
30th6

Complete NASCAR results

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
2019 Racing-Total AmD Tuning 46 Ford VAL
27
VAL
15
FRA
Wth
FRA
Wth
29th72
Marko Stipp Motorsport AmD Tuning BRH
8
BRH
26
MOS
MOS
VEN
HOC
HOC
ZOL
ZOL

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
Champion

2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mini Challenge UK
Champion

2018
Succeeded by