Frank Wrathall

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Frank Wrathall
Frank Wrathall, Donington Park, Apr 2012.jpg
Wrathall at the Donington round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season.
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1986-10-04) October 4, 1986 (age 37)
Lancaster (England)
Previous series
2011–13
2008–2010
2007
1998–2007		 BTCC
Ginetta G50 Cup
Ginetta G20 Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2010 Ginetta G50 Cup
Awards
2010
2007
2006–2007		 BRDC Rising Star
Ginetta Rookie of the Year
Will Hoy Scholarship Winner

Frank Brian Wrathall Jr. (born 4 October 1986 in Lancaster) is a British racing driver who has competed in the British Touring Car Championship. He won his first race on 21 October 2012 in the final race of the 2012 BTCC season.

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Having graduated from karting in 2007, Wrathall made his car racing debut in the Ginetta G20 Championship. Having spent a single season in the series, he then switched to the Ginetta G50 Cup for 2008, going on to win the title in 2010. He joined the British Touring Car Championship in 2011, driving for the family-run Dynojet Racing Team.

Following a 21-month prison sentence for causing death by careless driving in 2014, Wrathall has not returned to the BTCC.

Career

Ginetta Racing

In 2007, Wrathall swapped from karts to racing Ginetta cars. He took part in the 2007 Ginetta G20 Championship, debuting at Oulton Park and finishing the season in 8th place, with two podium results. This won him Ginetta Rookie of the Year. He graduated to the G50 Cup for the 2008 season, finishing second in 2008 and 2009 seasons. This spurred Wrathall on during the 2010 Ginetta G50 Cup season, leading to him eventually being crowned champion, after five race wins and 19 podium finishes. [1]

British Touring Car Championship

Wrathall moved up to the BTCC in 2011, racing for Dynojet in a NGTC Toyota Avensis . [2] At Knockhill, Wrathall became the first driver to reach the overall podium in an NGTC car, with two third place finishes and a fourth from the three races. He took another third place in the opening race at Rockingham before improving on this to finish second in race two.

Wrathall driving the Dynojet Toyota Avensis at Donington Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season. Frank Wrathall (31796257).jpeg
Wrathall driving the Dynojet Toyota Avensis at Donington Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

Wrathall continued in the British Touring Car Championship in 2012, once again racing for Dynojet in the Toyota Avensis now sponsored by Mac Tools. [3] He took his first podium of the season in round 9 at Thruxton, finishing ahead of Jason Plato to finish third. At the final round of the season at Brands Hatch, Wrathall took his first ever BTCC win in the final race, ahead of Matt Neal and newly crowned Champion Gordon Shedden.

Dynojet Race Team

Dynojet Race Team, is a family run team, founded by Frank Wrathall Snr. He built the team up to help develop his son Frank’s racing career. The team was regarded as one of the best teams in the Ginetta race series. [4] The team is sponsored by Dynojet, who make parts for the automotive industry. [5] In the 2010 Ginetta G50 Cup season, Dynojet won both the drivers and teams championships.

Prosecution

On 14 May 2012, Wrathall was at the wheel of a van involved in a collision with a cyclist on a roundabout. The police laid information against him, alleging that he caused death by dangerous driving as he had been using a mobile phone for 8 minutes prior to the collision, in which a 47-year-old cyclist was killed. Wrathall denied the charge. [6] The first trial was judged a mistrial, and the judge ordered a media ban of the events. On 7 February 2014 he was jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving. He was also disqualified from driving for four years. [7]

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 lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2011 Dynojet Toyota Avensis BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
DNS		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
NC		 DON
3
NC		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
DNS		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
12		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
3		 ROC
1
3		 ROC
2
2		 ROC
3
9		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
Ret		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
25		 SIL
3
9		12th65
2012 Dynojet Toyota Avensis BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
13		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
14		 DON
3
7		 THR
1
5		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
3		 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
8		 CRO
3
15		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
7		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
DNS		 KNO
3
DNS		 ROC
1
11		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
12		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
1*		10th173
2013 Dynojet Toyota Avensis BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
8		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
19		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
23		 OUL
2
12		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
20		 CRO
2
13		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
10		 SNE
3
11		 KNO
1
14		 KNO
2
12		 KNO
3
Ret		 ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
13		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
14		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
DNS		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
21		16th76

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References

  1. ↑ "Frank Wrathall | British Touring Car Racing |". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (5 November 2010). "Hollamby to continue in BTCC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Big Mac deal for Frank, BTCC.net.
  4. ↑ "Frank Wrathall Team | British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. ↑ DynoJet UK
  6. ↑ Racing driver Frank Wrathall in cyclist death crash trial
  7. ↑ "Frank Wrathall sentenced to 21 months for careless driving". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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