Bob Berridge

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Bob Berridge
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1956-09-13) 13 September 1956 (age 69)
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Championship titles
1997, 1998, 1999 Historic Formula One Championship

Robert Charles Berridge (born 13 September 1956 in Middlesbrough) is a British racing driver. He won the title in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row. In 1997, he won in a RAM 01 car and the next two years he won in a Williams FW08. He had previously competed in rounds of the British Touring Car Championship and British Formula Three Championship.

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Career

Berridge won two Formula Ford 1600 titles in 1985 and 1986 was second in the Toyota Formula Three Championship in 1987. He later won the Porsche Club GB Championship in 1990. He won in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row 1997, 1998, and 1999. In 1997, he won the title in a RAM 01 car, and then took the title the following two years he won in a Williams FW08.[ citation needed ]

Berridge raced in the Le Man Series from 2004 until 2008 and entered five Le Mans 24 Hour races. He also ran and drove for Chamberlain Synergy that won the LMS drivers and Team Championship in LMP 2 in 2005 and finished third in the Team Championship in LMP1 in 2006. Berridge won the inaugural Group C Championship in 2011 in a Mercedes Benz C11. He has also previously competed in rounds of the British Touring Car Championship Driving for Vauxhall with a self prepared Ford Cosworth Saphire, and British Formula Three Championship in the abortive Vision project in 1988. He has won over 200 races.[ citation needed ]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617DCPtsClass
1990 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier B OUL DON THR SIL OUL SIL BRH
Ret‡
SNE BRH BIR DON
Ret
THR SIL NC0NC
1991 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier SIL SNE DON THR SIL BRH SIL DON
1
DON
2
OUL BRH
1
BRH
2
DON THR
Ret
SIL
16
NC0
1993 Bob Berridge Ford Sierra Sapphire SIL DON SNE DON OUL BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

DNS
PEM SIL
Ret
KNO
1
KNO
2
OUL
Ret
BRH
DSQ
THR
Ret
DON
1

18
DON
2

Ret
SIL
20
NC0
Source: [1]

‡ Endurance driver (Ineligible for points)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Caine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Stockton
TVR Tuscan T400RGT30021st8th
2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Owen
Lola B05/40-AER LMP230DNFDNF
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Owen
Lola B06/10-AER LMP1267NCNC
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Owen
Lola B06/10-AER LMP131020th7th
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Stretton
Lola B06/10-AER LMP187DNFDNF
Sources: [2] [3]

References

  1. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. "Bob Berridge". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. "Bob Berridge Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 May 2023.