Carl Boardley

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Carl Boardley
BTCC Brands Hatch Indy 2021 (51277469968).jpg
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1975-12-07) 7 December 1975 (age 49)
Related to Stuart Boardley (brother)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2018
Current team Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero
Car number41
Former teams Laser Tools Racing
Starts91
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish21st in 2020
Previous series
2013–2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Hot Rods (oval racing)
Championship titles
2006, 2007
2008, 2009
Hot Rods (oval racing)

Carl Richard Boardley (born 7 December 1975) is a British racing driver and four time National Hot Rods (oval racing) World Champion, currently holding the records for most wins in a row.

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On 5 July 2009, he won the National Hot Rod World Championship for his fourth World title in a row. [1]

His younger brother Stuart is a former professional footballer. [2]

Racing career

2013 - Ginetta GT Supercup

In 2013, Boardley contested the entire season of the Ginetta GT Supercup, with a Ginetta G55 entered under the banner of his own CBM Motorsport team. Boardley finished the season in 9th place with 316 points. His highest place finish was 3rd place at Thruxton.

2014 - Ginetta GT4 Supercup

Carl Boardley's Ginetta G55 car pictured at Brands Hatch (Kent) Carl Boardley 41.jpg
Carl Boardley's Ginetta G55 car pictured at Brands Hatch (Kent)

For 2014, Boardley is being entered by JHR Developments, [3] the winning team of 2013 champion and now BTCC driver Tom Ingram.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 Ginetta GT Supercup CBM Motorsport2700013169th
2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup CBM Motorsport1000109015th
2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup CBM Motorsport500018312th
2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup CBM Motorsport2321484773rd
2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Xentek Motorsport2211253528th
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Team HARD 23604146202nd
British Touring Car Championship Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars 300000NC
2019 British Touring Car Championship RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport 300000529th
2020 British Touring Car Championship HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD. 2600001821st
2021 British Touring Car Championship Laser Tools Racing 3000002922nd
2022 British Touring Car Championship UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing 000000NC
Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero 200000
2023 TCR UK Touring Car Championship CBM with Hart GT1541054031st
2024 TCR UK Touring Car Championship CBM with Hart GT20515146111st

* Season still in progress.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPoints
2018 Team HARD. with
Trade Price Cars
Volkswagen CC 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
SNE
2
SNE
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
KNO
1

DSQ
KNO
2

DSQ
KNO
3

DSQ
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
NC0
2019 RCIB Insurance
with Fox Transport
Volkswagen CC BRH
1

NC
BRH
2

25
BRH
3

Ret
DON
1

20
DON
2

15
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

29
THR
2

23
THR
3

Ret
CRO
1

19
CRO
2

22
CRO
3

15
OUL
1

20
OUL
2

17
OUL
3

15
SNE
1

21
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

Ret
THR
1

30
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

Ret
KNO
1

16
KNO
2

20
KNO
3

19
SIL
1

23
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

Ret
BRH
1

17
BRH
2

14
BRH
3

19
29th5
2020 HUB Financial Solutions
with Team HARD.
BMW 125i M Sport DON
1

19
DON
2

15
DON
3

14
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

16
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

25
OUL
3

14
KNO
1

15
KNO
2

12
KNO
3

17
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

19
THR
3

Ret
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

23
SIL
3

14
CRO
1

20
CRO
2

DNS
CRO
3

22
SNE
1

15
SNE
2

24
SNE
3

18
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

23
21st18
2021 Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50 THR
1

12
THR
2

17
THR
3

Ret
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

17
SNE
3

Ret
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

20
BRH
3

19
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

11
OUL
3

Ret
KNO
1

18
KNO
2

10
KNO
3

11
THR
1

24
THR
2

21
THR
3

Ret
CRO
1

15
CRO
2

23
CRO
3

15
SIL
1

15
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

19
DON
1

27
DON
2

23
DON
3

17
BRH
1

22
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

Ret
22nd29
2022 UptonSteel with
Euro Car Parts Racing
Infiniti Q50 DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1

WD
CRO
2

WD
CRO
3

WD
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
NC0
Autobrite Direct
with JourneyHero
CUPRA León BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

DNS
BRH
3

Ret

References

  1. "Boardley makes it three". Short Circuit Latest. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.[ dead link ]
  2. "Two-goal Stuart the toast of Suffolk". The Green 'Un. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  3. "Ginetta GT Supercup 2014 - The grid so far". BTCC Crazy. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.