Geoff Steel

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Geoffrey George Steel (born March 1949) is a British auto racing driver and engineer. As a driver, he entered selected rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in 1994, with a privately entered BMW 318iS [1] In 1997 and 1998 he competed in the British GT Championship.

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He and his Geoff Steel Racing team has developed and raced cars for track and rally, mainly from the BMW marque. The team has run a BMW 320i in 2006 and 2007 for Martyn Bell. The team return to the BTCC in 2011 with a BMW 320si for reigning Renault Clio Cup champion, Dave Newsham. [2]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021DCPts
1994 Geoff Steel Racing BMW 318is THR
22
BRH
1

21
BRH
2

20
SNE
18
SIL
1

SIL
2

OUL
18
DON
1

24
DON
2

21
BRH
1

BRH
2

SIL
KNO
1

KNO
2

OUL
Ret
BRH
1

23
BRH
2

13
SIL
1

SIL
2

DON
1

DON
2

32nd0

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References

  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=37 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine 1994 official BTCC standings.
  2. "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.