Martin Byford

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Martin Byford
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Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1972-05-27) 27 May 1972 (age 51)
Colchester, England
Previous series
2008
2001–02, 200607, 2013
2005
2003–04
2000
199596
1993–94
SEAT Cupra Championship
Renault Clio Cup UK
Mazda MX5 Championship
Super Coupe Cup
British GT Championship
British F3 Championship
British Formula Ford
Championship titles
2012

2007
2005
2003
1995
Britcar MSA British Endurance
Renault Clio Cup UK
Mazda MAX5 Championship
Super Coupe Cup
British F3 Class B

Martin Byford (born 27 May 1972) is a British racing driver from Colchester. He competed in the BTCC in 2011 for AmD Milltek. He is currently driving for BPM Motorsport in the 2019 Dunlop Endurance Championship with Ashley Woodman.

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Racing career

Byford began racing in single seaters, mainly in Formula Ford and Formula 3 cars. He later moved onto tin tops, racing in several club series.

He moved into the British GT Championship in 2000, where he achieved a few podium finishes. For 2001 he raced in the Renault Clio Cup UK, finishing 3rd in the championship after a successful debut season. Byford remained in the championship for 2002, however he only managed 4th position in the championship.

Byford's next championship titles were the 2003 Super Coupe Cup and 2005 Mazda MX5 Championship. In 2006 he returned to the Clio Cup and finished 5th in the championship, in 2007 he won the championship despite not winning a race.

2008 saw Byford move into the Seat Cupra Cup, where he finished 3rd in the championship after achieving three wins.

Budget issues prevented Byford from racing full-time for the next few seasons, until he was given the chance to race for AmD Milltek in the BTCC after their previous driver Tom Onslow-Cole left the team. [1]

Byford signed with Team Bullrun in the Britcar British Endurance Championship after he was unable to raise the necessary funds to continue racing in the BTCC. [2]

For the 2019 season of Britcar, Byford was again entered to race with BPM Motorsport after a successful 2018 season with Ash Woodman in a CUPRA León TCR.

Byford will compete in the Britcar Endurance Championship, for the sixth time in a row and the fourth in the CUPRA León TCR, continuing with Ash Woodman for EDF Motorsports. [3]

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112PosPoints
2000 NCK Motorsport Marcos LM600 GT THR
1

15
CRO
1

3
OUL
1

2
DON
1

7
SIL
1

Ret
BRH
1

Ret
DON
1

7
CRO
1

Ret
SIL
1

13
SNE
1

8
SPA
1

10
SIL
1

15
10th55

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 awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2011 AmD Milltek Racing.com Volkswagen Golf 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

14
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

16
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

Ret
ROC
1

20
ROC
2

18
ROC
3

16
BRH
1

22
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

16
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

24
SIL
3

15
30th0

Complete Britcar results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516DCCPPoints
2012BullrunLotus Evora3 SIL
1

6
DON1
1

6
SNE1
1

6
BRH
1

4
OUL
1

1
SNE2
1

3
DON2
1

12
1st1st244
2016 Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type R 5 SIL
1
SNE
1

7
DON
1
THR
1
CRO
1
SIL
1

12
OUL
1

12
BRH
1
4th1st116
2017 Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type R E5 SIL1
1
SIL1
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL2
1
SIL2
2
BRH
1

15
BRH
1

6
DON
1
DON
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
SIL2
1
12th1st113
S5 BRH
1

7
BRH
1

5
8th3rd53
2018BPM Racing CUPRA León TCR E4 ROC
1

15
ROC
1

4
SIL1
1
SIL1
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

DNS
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL2
1
SIL2
2
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

2
8th4th102
2019 BPM Racing CUPRA León TCR 4 SIL1
1

19
SIL1
2

18
SIL2
1

13
SIL2
2

14
BRH1
1

4
BRH1
2

Ret
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

Ret
OUL1
1

14
OUL1
2

DNS
SNE
1
SNE
2
OUL2
1
OUL2
2
BRH2
1
BRH2
1
23rd6th95
2020 EDF Motorsports CUPRA León TCR 4 CRO
1

3
CRO
2

7
BRH
1

11
BRH
2

11
OUL
1
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

6
SNE
1

14
SNE
2

15
7th3rd174
2021 EDF Motorsports CUPRA León TCR 4 SIL
1

25
SIL
2

Ret
SNE
1

8
SNE
2

15
OUL
1

12
OUL
2

11
SIL
1

17
BRH
1

C
BRH
1

C
DON
1

15
DON
2

16
3rd2nd196

Complete British Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

YearTeamCarClass123456DCCPPoints
2022 EDF Motorsports Cupra León Competición TCR E SIL1
8
OUL
DNS
SNE
9
SIL2
6
DON1
18
DON2
Ret
14th4th114
2023 EDF Motorsports Cupra León Competición TCR TCR SIL1
5
BRH
9
OUL
10
SIL2
19
SNE DON 5th*‡2nd*‡101.5*‡

*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.

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References

  1. "Martin Byford joins AmD Milltek Racing – BTCC News". BTCCPages.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "Martin Byford still keen on British Touring Car return despite sportscar deal – BTCC news". Autosport.Com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. Hedley, Claire (7 December 2020). "Successful Seat Pairing Return". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.