Max Coates

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Max Coates
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Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Clio Cup UK career
Debut season 2016
Current team Team HARD
Car number71
Former teams Ciceley Motorsport
Starts72
Wins14
Poles15
Fastest laps10
Best finish2nd in 2019
Previous series
2010-2011
2010-2011
2012-2014
2014
2015 2021 		Ginetta Junior Championship
Ginetta Junior Winter Series
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
British Touring Car Championship

Max Peter Coates (born 4 January 1994) is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2022 Mini Challenge UK. He is a former Clio Cup UK competitor but has since moved factors as the Clio Cup withdrew from being a British Touring Car Championship support race. He spent three years in the Mini Challenge Series, supporting the BTCC, and currently races in the Porsche Sprint Challenge.

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Racing career

After several years of karting, Coates made his car racing debut in 2010, racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship. He spent two years in this series before graduating to the Ginetta GT Supercup for 2012, 2013 and 2014, but his racing programmes have often been stymied by a lack of budget, restricting him to part-seasons and guest appearances, such as a one-off outing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in 2014.

After four rounds of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season, Coates was signed by the Support Our Paras team to drive its second entry for the remainder of the season, alongside Derek Palmer Jr. [1] He took the seat that was previously occupied by Richard Hawken and Martin Donnelly. However, due a sponsorship problem, he lost his drive following just one round of the championship. [2]

After a successful season in 2018, Coates once again joined Guy Colclough in the DAT Racing TCR-spec SEAT to race in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship season. [3] [4]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010 Ginetta Junior Championship Privateer20000019411th
2011 Ginetta Junior Championship Privateer2000033066th
2012 Ginetta GT Supercup - G50 Redbrick Racing2054172726th
Ginetta GT Supercup - G55 300004115th
2013 Ginetta GT Supercup - G55 Century Motorsport 300016619th
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Parr Motorsport200000NC†
Ginetta GT4 Supercup Privateer300004020th
2015 British Touring Car Championship Support Our Paras Racing 30000034th
2016 Renault Clio Cup UK Ciceley Motorsport1812273613rd
2017 Renault Clio Cup UK Ciceley Motorsport1822363604th
2018 24H TCE Series - A2 Cicley Motorsport1000128NC
Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro 1845193093rd
Britcar Endurance ChampionshipDAT Racing400111469th
Britcar Endurance Championship - Class S4400131465th
2019 Renault Clio Cup UK Team HARD. 18764143572nd
Britcar Endurance Championship DAT Racing800001809th
Britcar Endurance Championship - Class 4 835351803rd
Touring Car Trophy 22102888th
2020 Mini Challenge UK - JCW Elite Motorsport1311023746th
2021Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge - ProBreakell Racing201003320th
2022 Mini Challenge UK - JCW Graves Motorsport2010225307th
British Endurance Championship - Class E Dragon Sport by Amigo40012876th
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain - Pro Graves Motorsport60012265th*
British Endurance Championship - TCR Dragon Sport by Amigo10101314th*‡
2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain Team Omologato with Graves Motorsport

*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings. † Coates was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

Complete Ginetta Junior 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;-

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2010 Privateer THR
1
18		 THR
2
17		 ROC
1
14		 ROC
2
12		 BHGP
1
8		 BHGP
2
8		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
9		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
14		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
16		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
7		 KNO
1
15		 KNO
2
7		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
11		 BHI
1
10		 BHI
2
6		11th194
2011 Privateer BHI
1
9		 BHI
2
4		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
4		 THR
1
3		 THR
2
3		 OUL
1
17		 OUL
2
7		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
9		 SNE
1
6		 SNE
2
11		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
8		 ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
13		 BHGP
1
3		 BHGP
2
6		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
11		6th309

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup 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;-

YearTeamClass123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2012 Redbrick Racing G50 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
Ret		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
6		 DON
3
8		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
6		 OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
10		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
6th272
G55 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
16		15th41
2013 Century Motorsport G55 BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
4		 CRO
3
3		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
19th66
2014 Privateer G55 BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
13		 CRO
2
6		 CRO
3
8		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
20th40

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2015 Support Our Paras Racing Infiniti Q50 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
21		 CRO
2
27		 CRO
3
20		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
34th0

Complete Renault Clio Cup UK 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;- Races with * indicate driver lead a lap in race – 1 point awarded all races (2018-2019);-

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPts
2016 Ciceley Motorsport BHI
1
6		 BHI
2
8		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
5		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
10		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
5		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
1		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
5		 ROC
1
8		 ROC
2
3		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
5		 BHGP
1
6		 BHGP
2
2		3rd361
2017 Ciceley Motorsport BHI
1
6		 BHI
2
6		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
3		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
Ret<		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
5		 CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
2		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
2		 ROC
1
1		 ROC
2
3		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
4		 BHGP
1
8		 BHGP
2
9		4th360
2018 Team Pyro BHI
1
5*		 BHI
2
1*		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
6		 THR
1
2*		 THR
2
3		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
1*		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
1*		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
1*		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
3		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
5		 BHGP
1
5		 BHGP
2
4		3rd309
2019 Team HARD BHI
1
1*		 BHI
2
1*		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
3		 CRO
1
1*		 CRO
2
1*		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
1*		 SNE
1
6*		 SNE
2
1		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
Ret*		 KNO
1
1*		 KNO
2
2		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
11		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
2		2nd357

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
2018DAT Racing SEAT León TCR S4 ROC
1 		ROC
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
3		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
9		 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		9th5th146
2019 DAT Racing SEAT León TCR 4 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		DON
1
9		 DON
2
9		 OUL
1
7		 OUL
2
15		 SNE
1 		SNE
2 		OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
11		 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		9th3rd180

Complete TCR UK/Touring Car Trophy 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 led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar12345678910DCTUPtsTCR Pts
2019 DAT Racing SEAT Leon TCR OUL
1 		OUL
2 		DON
1
1		 DON
2
1		 CRO
1 		CRO
2 		BHI
1 		BHI
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		8th88

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 Dragon Sport by Amigo Vauxhall Astra TCR E SIL1
8		 OUL
16		 SNE SIL2
12		 DON1
Ret		 DON2 22nd6th87
2023 Dragon Sport by Amigo Vauxhall Astra TCR TCR SIL1
16		 BRH OUL SIL2 SNE DON 18th*‡4th*‡31*‡

*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.

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References

  1. ↑ Scott, Mitchell (24 June 2015). "Max Coates replaces ex-F1 driver Martin Donnelly in BTCC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ James, Matt (7 August 2015). "Support Our Paras team loses one of its BTCC TOCA licences". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "DAT Racing Confirm Dunlop Britcar Endurance Season Entry". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ↑ britcar-endurance.com/teamDrivers.php
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