Colin Turkington

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Colin Turkington
Colin Turkington - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Sunday, R2 podium).jpg
Turkington at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1982-03-21) 21 March 1982 (age 42)
Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Related toGary Turkington (brother)
James Turkington (brother)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2002
Current team Team BMW
Car number20
Former teams VX Racing
Silverline Subaru BMR Racing
Starts569
Wins72
Poles31
Fastest laps75
Best finish1st in 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019
Finished last season4th
Previous series
2011
2013
2007, 2010–12
2011
2000–01		 Britcar 24hr
Superstars Series
WTCC

STCC
Ford Fiesta Cup
Championship titles
2009, 2014, 2018, 2019
2001		 BTCC

Ford Fiesta Cup
Awards
2020-21, 24
2019, 2014, 2009		 Goodyear Wingfoot Award
Autosport National Driver of the Year

Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Team BMW. He is a 4 time BTCC champion, winning the title in 2009, 2014, 2018 and 2019, having made his debut in the series in 2002.

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Career

Early career

Turkington, who was born in Portadown, began his racing career in the Ulster Karting series in 1993. [1] He competed in autograss in 1996 and 1997, [1] before moving on to the Northern Irish Metro Championship in 1998, where he won his first title. [1] He moved on to the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship in Britain in 1999, winning the title in 2001. [1]

British Touring Car Championship

Team Atomic Kitten (2002)

Turkington moved to the BTCC in 2002. His first BTCC drive was in a year-old MG ZS, sponsored by the pop group Atomic Kitten, partnering fellow Fiesta graduate Gareth Howell. He finished 14th in the Drivers' Championship.

West Surrey Racing (2003–04)

Turkington driving the Team RAC-run MG at Brands Hatch in 2006 Colin Turkington 2006 BTCC Brands Hatch.jpg
Turkington driving the Team RAC-run MG at Brands Hatch in 2006

For 2003, Turkington moved to the manufacturer-backed West Surrey Racing, winning his first race at Brands Hatch and finishing 8th in the Drivers' Championship. Despite the loss of official MG backing in 2004, he finished 6th in the 2004 Drivers' Championship, taking the second win of his BTCC career at Mondello Park.

Vauxhall (2005)

For 2005, Turkington replaced champion James Thompson at Vauxhall. He finished 6th in the Drivers' Championship again, a performance which was not enough for him to retain the seat for the following season.

West Surrey Racing (2006–2009; 2013–2014)

Turkington driving the Team RAC-run BMW at Croft in 2008 Colin Turkington 2008 BTCC Croft.jpg
Turkington driving the Team RAC-run BMW at Croft in 2008

For 2006, Turkington rejoined WSR to drive an RAC-backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard. A strong first half of the season made him the closest challenger to Matt Neal for the title, [2] although Jason Plato pipped him to 2nd in the Drivers' Championship in the final race of the year. Late in the season, the team switched to bio-ethanol fuel, [3] almost becoming the first team to win a race with it. He finished 3rd in the 2006 Drivers' Championship, with two wins and 14 podium finishes.

For 2007, the BTC-spec MG was no longer eligible to win the championship outright, so the team switched to the BMW 320si. Turkington's first win of the season (and BMW's first in the BTCC for over a decade) came in the fourth weekend of the championship at Croft. [4] Turkington went on to win his first Independent Drivers' title, finishing 5th in the overall Drivers' Championship, with three wins.

Turkington competed with WSR in the Brands Hatch and Macau rounds of the World Touring Car Championship in 2007. At Brands Hatch, he finished 3rd in the first race on and then finished 4th in the second race, but as his car was not homologated because of its sequential gearbox, Turkington did not collect championship points. In Macau, he finished 13th and 8th in the two races.

In 2008, he was joined at WSR by Formula Three driver Stephen Jelley. Turkington won four races on his way to 5th in the Drivers' Championship, while also retaining his Independent Drivers' crown. He also finished every race that season in the top 10.

In 2009, Turkington took the championship lead at the mid-season point, and went on to win the BTCC title in a thrilling finale, after winning six races. Turkington finished consistently, with an unbroken run of eighteen point-scoring finishes, from Croft onwards, failing to finish in just one race. However WSR lost the title sponsor RAC and Turkington could not attempt to retain his title in 2010.

In 2013, Turkington returned to the BTCC with WSR (now competing as eBay Motors). He drove one of their three new BMW 125is. [5] He finished 5th in the 2013 Drivers' Championship after taking five race wins.

Turkington stayed with the team for the 2014 season, [6] taking eight race wins and eventually winning his second BTCC Drivers' title.

Team BMR (2015–2016)

After winning the championship with eBay Motors in 2014, Turkington switched to Team BMR for the 2015 season, driving alongside Jason Plato, Aron Smith and Warren Scott. [7] In 2016, Team BMR announced a change of car to the Subaru Levorg, and after months of testing entered it into the 2016 season. [8] The Subaru idea sprung up when Jason Plato and one of his engineers were talking back in 2012 about a works Subaru team. After a slow start at Brands Hatch and Donington Park where the team spent their time trying to develop the Subaru, Turkington scored a best finish of 10th at Donington Park. The team withdrew all four Subarus from the Thruxton round after an issue with the fuel line potentially causing fires.

The Levorg gained its first win in the BTCC at Oulton Park in Round 10. Turkington took a further 4 wins before the season ended and finished 4th in the drivers championship standings.

West Surrey Racing (2017–present)

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

For 2017, Turkington once again re-joined the outfit headed by Dick Bennetts; the source of his previous two championship victories. He joined Andrew Jordan and Rob Collard in a trio of BMW 125i M Sports - the car was a development from when Turkington won the 2014 championship. [9]

Turkington collided with Matt Neal off the startline at the season opener at Brands Hatch, but salvaged a 9th-place finish in Race 2 from the back of the grid after a last-gasp move on Michael Epps. [10] [11] He finished second in Race 3 behind teammate Andrew Jordan. [12] During the year, the Ulsterman took 4 race wins, including the 100th BTCC win for BMW at Thruxton. He went into the final round battling for the championship with Ashley Sutton, his replacement at Team BMR. Despite the title fight going down to the final race, his hopes ended when he collided with Mat Jackson early in the race, meaning he finished the year as runner-up.

World Touring Car Championship

Turkington driving for Team Aviva-COFCO at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan Colin Turkington 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Warm-up).jpg
Turkington driving for Team Aviva-COFCO at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan

In 2010, Turkington competed in three rounds of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship series (WTCC) driving a BMW for WSR at Algarve, Brands Hatch and Brno. [13] At Brands Hatch, he was the top BMW on the grid in 4th, eventually finishing 3rd in race one and 5th in race two, comfortably winning the Independents' class in both races. With additional points awarded to an Independent driver finishing in the top ten positions overall, Turkington moved into second place in the Independents' championship, despite having only competed in two meetings at that point. On 1 August 2010, the WTCC altered their regulations which effectively stopped Turkington being classed as an Independent. [14]

In October 2010, it was announced that Turkington and WSR would compete in the final two rounds of the WTCC in Japan and Macau. He took his first WTCC win in Japan after Augusto Farfus and Andy Priaulx were disqualified.

In July 2011, Turkington competed in three more WTCC rounds for Wiechers-Sport.

On 26 October 2012, Turkington announced that he would again be racing in the WTCC at China for the WSR-run Team Aviva-Cofco. Turkington drove the spare RML Group Chevrolet Cruze 1.6t. [15] He qualified 5th on the grid, but first-lap incidents in both races meant he had to recover from near the back of the field twice. His efforts were rewarded with two points finishes.

Scandinavian Touring Car Championship

For 2011, Turkington drove a BMW 320si in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship for Flash Engineering, as teammate of Jan Nilsson. Turkington scored five podium finishes in 18 races but no wins, and finished 5th in the Drivers' Championship.

Other work

Turkington was elected to the MSA's Race Elite Scheme in April 2007, along with five other drivers in various British series. He has also done TV work, presenting a BBC Northern Ireland report on environmental damage in 2002. [16]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just 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 – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2002 Team Atomic Kitten MG ZS T BRH
1 		BRH
2 		OUL
1
19		 OUL
2
Ret		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
Ret		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
12		 MON
1
DNS		 MON
2
DNS		 CRO
1
3		 CRO
2
5		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
4		 KNO
1
8		 KNO
2
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
16		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
Ret		14th29
2003 MG Sport & Racing MG ZS T MON
1
DNS		 MON
2
Ret		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
Ret		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
Ret		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
8		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
Ret		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
7		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
4		 BRH
1
3*		 BRH
2
1*		 DON
1
19		 DON
2
2		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
3		8th97
2004 West Surrey Racing MG ZS THR
1
14		 THR
2
10		 THR
3
6		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
5		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
12		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
5		 MON
1
3		 MON
2
6		 MON
3
1*		 CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
3		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
3		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
2*		 BRH
3
11*		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
7		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
6		6th173
2005 VX Racing Vauxhall Astra
Sport Hatch 		DON
1
5		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
8		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
2		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
5		 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
2		 CRO
3
7		 MON
1
4		 MON
2
1*		 MON
3
5		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
4		 KNO
3
7		 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
9		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
6		6th174
2006 Team RAC MG ZS BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
2		 MON
1
4		 MON
2
3		 MON
3
2		 OUL
1
7		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
5		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
1*		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
3		 CRO
3
2		 DON
1
2*		 DON
2
8		 DON
3
1*		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
3		 SNE
3
4		 KNO
1
7		 KNO
2
9		 KNO
3
Ret*		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
4		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
DSQ		 SIL
3
2		3rd240
2007 Team RAC BMW 320si BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
Ret		 ROC
1
7		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
5*		 THR
3
17		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
Ret*		 CRO
3
9		 OUL
1
3*		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
Ret		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
6*		 SNE
1
DSQ		 SNE
2
9		 SNE
3
6		 BRH
1
4*		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
1*		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
2		 KNO
3
6		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
11		5th184
2008 Team RAC BMW 320si BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
1*		 ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
6		 ROC
3
7*		 DON
1
9*		 DON
2
13		 DON
3
12		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
2*		 THR
3
6		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
1*		 CRO
3
8		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
6		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
7		 KNO
1
5		 KNO
2
7		 KNO
3
15		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
4		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
5		4th212
2009 Team RAC BMW 320si BRH
1
3*		 BRH
2
2*		 BRH
3
4		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
1*		 THR
3
9		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
2		 OUL
1
1*		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
11		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
1*		 CRO
3
6		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
1		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
5		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
4		 SIL
3
3		 ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
4		 ROC
3
4		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
2*		1st275
2013 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
9		 DON
1
8		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
1*		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
11		 THR
3
10		 OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
2		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
1*		 CRO
3
2		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
6*		 SNE
3
6*		 KNO
1
1*		 KNO
2
1*		 KNO
3
DSQ		 ROC
1
6		 ROC
2
3		 ROC
3
2		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
Ret*		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
4		5th347
2014 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
1*		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
6		 DON
3
2*		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
1*		 OUL
1
1*		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
3		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
1*		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
2*		 SNE
3
3		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
4		 KNO
3
3		 ROC
1
1*		 ROC
2
1*		 ROC
3
4		 SIL
1
2*		 SIL
2
2*		 SIL
3
3		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
20		1st433
2015 Team BMR
RCIB Insurance 		Volkswagen CC BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
12		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
1*		 DON
3
11		 THR
1
7		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
4		 OUL
1
25		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
6		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
3		 CRO
3
4		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
1*		 SNE
3
7		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
15		 ROC
1
7		 ROC
2
8		 ROC
3
3		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
1*		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
12		4th310
2016 Silverline Subaru
BMR Racing 		Subaru Levorg GT BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
20		 BRH
3
12		 DON
1
10		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
18		 THR
1
WD		 THR
2
WD		 THR
3
WD		 OUL
1
1*		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
7		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
3*		 CRO
3
7		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
6		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
4		 KNO
3
24		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
15		 ROC
3
3		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
4		 SIL
3
4		 BRH
1
1*		 BRH
2
1*		 BRH
3
12		4th289
2017 Team BMW BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
2		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
1		 THR
1
7		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
1*		 OUL
1
29		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
5		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
1*		 CRO
3
6		 SNE
1
7*		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
3		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
3		 ROC
1
6		 ROC
2
3		 ROC
3
6		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
22		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
1*		 BRH
3
Ret		2nd351
2018 Team BMW BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
27		 BRH
3
9		 DON
1
10		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
21		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
2*		 THR
3
5		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
3		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
3		 CRO
3
5		 SNE
1
15		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
6		 ROC
1
7		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
2		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
4*		 KNO
3
2		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
3		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
22		 BRH
3
23		1st304
2019 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
5		 DON
1
1*		 DON
2
1*		 DON
3
9		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
2		 THR
3
9		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
2		 CRO
3
6		 OUL
1
1*		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
8		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
1*		 SNE
3
9		 THR
1
13		 THR
2
9		 THR
3
13		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
19		 KNO
3
10		 SIL
1
14		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
7		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
25		 BRH
3
6		1st320
2020 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport DON
1
2*		 DON
2
1*		 DON
3
10		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
1*		 BRH
3
5		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
2		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
2		 KNO
3
9		 THR
1
NC		 THR
2
13		 THR
3
8		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
1*		 SIL
3
10		 CRO
1
3		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
NC		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
1*		 SNE
3
3		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
4		 BRH
3
9		2nd336
2021 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport THR
1
10		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
6		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
2*		 SNE
3
7		 BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
14		 OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
12		 OUL
3
8		 KNO
1
1*		 KNO
2
2*		 KNO
3
8		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
2		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
1*		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
8		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
11		 DON
3
1*		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
4		 BRH
3
Ret		2nd306
2022 Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport DON
1
2*		 DON
2
14		 DON
3
8		 BRH
1
5*		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
1*		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
2		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
3		 CRO
3
6		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
4		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
1*		 SNE
3
6		 THR
1
10		 THR
2
10		 THR
3
2		 SIL
1
NC		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
12		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
12		4th348
2023 Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport DON
1
12		 DON
2
8		 DON
3
5		 BRH
1
1*		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
5		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
3		 SNE
3
7		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
6		 THR
3
4		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
1*		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
6		 CRO
3
1*		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
17		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
4		 DON
3
6		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
1*		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
10		4th312
2024 Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport DON
1
4		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
2		 BRH
1
1*		 BRH
2
1*		 BRH
3
8		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
15		 SNE
3
7		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
7		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
7		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
9		 CRO
3
14		 KNO
1
1*		 KNO
2
3*		 KNO
3
9		 DON
1
1*		 DON
2
2		 DON
3
7		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
2*		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
5		4th346

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPts
2007 Team RAC/AVIVA BMW 320si BRA
1 		BRA
2 		NED
1 		NED
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		SWE
1 		SWE
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		GBR
1
3		 GBR
2
4		 ITA
1 		ITA
2 		MAC
1
14		 MAC
2
8		NC†0†
2010 eBay Motors BMW 320si BRA
1 		BRA
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		BEL
1 		BEL
2 		POR
1
12		 POR
2
10		 GBR
1
3		 GBR
2
2		 CZE
1
6		 CZE
2
2		 GER
1 		GER
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		10th97
Team Aviva-COFCO JPN
1
4		 JPN
2
1		 MAC
1
Ret		 MAC
2
13
2011 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC BRA
1 		BRA
2 		BEL
1 		BEL
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		GBR
1
10		 GBR
2
10		 GER
1 		GER
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		JPN
1
6		 JPN
2
7		 CHN
1
2		 CHN
2
4		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		13th46
2012 Team Aviva-Cofco Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T ITA
1 		ITA
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		SVK
1 		SVK
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		AUT
1 		AUT
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		BRA
1 		BRA
2 		USA
1 		USA
2 		JPN
1 		JPN
2 		CHN
1
6		 CHN
2
7		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		18th15

† Not eligible for points.

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718DCPts
2011 Flash Engineering BMW 320si JYL
1
7		 JYL
2
2		 KNU
1
6		 KNU
2
3		 MAN
1
Ret		 MAN
2
10		 GÖT
1
11		 GÖT
2
10		 FAL
1
4		 FAL
2
3		 KAR
1
16		 KAR
2
9		 JYL
1
2		 JYL
2
Ret		 KNU
1
6		 KNU
2
2		 MAN
1
12		 MAN
2
6		5th130

Complete International Superstars Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2013 Scuderia Giudici BMW M3 (E92) MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		BRN
1 		BRN
2 		SVK
1 		SVK
2 		ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		ALG
1 		ALG
2 		DON
1
10		 DON
2
6		 IMO
1 		IMO
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		23rd9

24 Hours of Silverstone results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarCar No.ClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rollcentre Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Nicoll-Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Simpson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Short		 Ginetta G55 30180DNFDNF

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