Marc Hynes

Marc Hynes
Marc Hynes
	Hynes at the Donington round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.
Nationality	British
Born	26 February 1978 (age 45); Guildford (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Quantel Bifold Racing
Car number	888
Starts	30
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2014
Previous series
2008 ; 2007 ; 2005 ; 2000, 2003 ; 2000; ; 1998–99; ; 1997; ; 1996; 1995	V8 Supercars ; Porsche Supercup ; American Le Mans Series ; International Formula 3000 ; German Formula Three Championship ; British Formula 3 Championship ; British Formula Renault Championship ; Formula Vauxhall; Formula Vauxhall Junior
Championship titles
1999; ; 1997; ; 1995	British Formula 3 Championship ; Formula 3 Masters ; British Formula Renault Championship ; Formula Vauxhall Junior

Last updated October 08, 2023

Marc William Hynes (born 26 February 1978 in Guildford) is a British racing driver, who competed for Quantel Bifold Racing.^[1] with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship.^[2]

He then stepped up to Formula 3 and won the 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively. He competed in three rounds of the 2000 International Formula 3000 season for the WRT team. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.

He has also worked as a driver coach for his former team Manor Motorsport. He is also the former Head of Driver Development at Marussia F1, the Formula One team born out of Manor Motorsport.^[3]

From 2016 to 2021, Hynes worked with Lewis Hamilton, helping run Project 44, the company which manages Hamilton's business affairs.^[4] Hynes and Hamilton became friends during their junior racing careers and parted amicably to allow Hynes to focus on other business activities.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2000	WRT	IMO	SIL	CAT	NUR DNQ	MON Ret	MAG Ret	A1R	HOC	HUN	SPA	NC	0
2003	BCN F3000	IMO	CAT	A1R	MON	NUR	MAG	SIL 14	HOC	HUN	MNZ	28th	0

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
2007	Team IRWIN SAS	BHR 14	BHR Ret	ESP 18	MON 21	FRA 6	GBR 16	GER 16	HUN 11	TUR 12	ITA 10	BEL 12	11th	48

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) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Pts
2014	Quantel Bifold Racing	MG 6 GT	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 DSQ	BRH 3 18	DON 1 11	DON 2 23	DON 3 Ret	THR 1 16	THR 2 13	THR 3 15	OUL 1 10	OUL 2 14	OUL 3 13	CRO 1 16	CRO 2 15	CRO 3 Ret	SNE 1 18	SNE 2 10	SNE 3 9	KNO 1 16	KNO 2 23	KNO 3 15	ROC 1 22	ROC 2 16	ROC 3 Ret	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 12	SIL 3 16	BRH 1 12	BRH 2 20	BRH 3 10	18th	54

^* Season still in progress.

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References

↑ "Marc Hynes Driver for the Quantel Bifold Racing Team". Colin Quantel Bifold Racing. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
↑ Kevin Turner; Ed Straw (4 December 2013). "Marc Hynes to make comeback in BTCC with Triple Eight MG". Autosport. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
↑ "Marc Hynes". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
↑ "Hamilton shuffles management team after Hynes' exit". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

Sporting positions
Preceded by David Cook	Formula Renault UK Champion 1997	Succeeded by Aluizio Coelho
Preceded by Mario Haberfeld	British Formula 3 Championship Champion 1999	Succeeded by Antônio Pizzonia
Preceded by David Saelens	Masters of Formula 3 Winner 1999	Succeeded by Jonathan Cochet

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[1] "Marc Hynes Driver for the Quantel Bifold Racing Team". Colin Quantel Bifold Racing. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

[2] Kevin Turner; Ed Straw (4 December 2013). "Marc Hynes to make comeback in BTCC with Triple Eight MG". Autosport. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

[3] "Marc Hynes". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

[4] "Hamilton shuffles management team after Hynes' exit". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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