Michael Caine (racing driver)

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Michael Caine
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Caine at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 British GT Championship season
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1969-08-13) 13 August 1969 (age 55)
Cambridge, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2011
Current team Pro Alloy with Motorbase
Car number44
Former teams Team HARD
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2013
Previous series
2012–14, 17
2006–11 		British GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Championship titles
2012 British GT Championship

Michael Caine (born 13 August 1969 in Cambridge) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the British GT Championship and the British Touring Car Championship. He was the 2012 British GT champion along with Daniele Perfetti.

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Racing career

British Touring Car Championship

He made his British Touring Car Championship debut for Airwaves Racing at Rockingham in 2011, where he competed for two rounds, scoring a point on his debut. [1]

Caine returned to the BTCC for the 2013 season, beginning with the fifth round of the championship at Croft, where he would drive a Ford Focus Mk.III ST for Addison Lee Motorbase. [2] Michael Caine returned to the BTCC with Team HARD in 2016 replacing Chris Smiley. On 3 January 2018, Caine was announced as the 4th driver with Team HARD for the 2018 season of the British Touring Car Championship. On 27 September 2019, it was announced that Caine would be replacing Nicolas Hamilton at Motorbase for the remaining two rounds of the season. [3]

British GT Championship

He has previously competed in series such as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and the British GT Championship. For 2012, he returned to the British GT Championship with Motorbase in a Porsche 911 GT3R. [4]

Caine stayed in the championship for 2013, now paired with Ahmad Al Harthy. [5] Caine remained with Motorbase Performance for the 2014 season, now racing an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside Al Harthy in the British GT Championship and with Al Harthy and Stephen Jelley in the Blancpain Endurance Series. [6]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DeWalt Racesports Salisbury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Jordan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Sugden 		TVR Tuscan T400RGT93DNFDNF
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Berridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Stockton 		TVR Tuscan T400RGT30021st8th
Sources: [7] [8]

Britcar 24 Hour results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarCar No.ClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trackpower Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Hay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Stanton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Turvey		 TVR Sagaris 16GT330DNFDNF
Source: [9]

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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 Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST 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 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
20		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
12		 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		23rd1
2013 Addison Lee Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III 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
8		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
DNS		 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 		22nd8
2016 TLC Racing Toyota Avensis 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
18		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 KNO
1
24		 KNO
2
DNS		 KNO
3
DNS		 ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		33rd0
2018 Team HARD. with
Trade Price Cars 		Volkswagen CC BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
24		 BRH
3
24		 DON
1
24		 DON
2
27		 DON
3
19		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
25		 OUL
1
29		 OUL
2
22		 OUL
3
19		 CRO
1
23		 CRO
2
NC		 CRO
3
27		 SNE
1
19		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 ROC
1
20		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		36th0
2019 Motorbase Performance Ford Focus RS BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		SIL
1
20		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
18		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
17		25th16
Sources: [8] [10]

Partial British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516PosPoints
1999Promotasport Marcos Mantis INV SIL
1 		OUL
1 		SNE
1 		BRH
1 		SIL
1
23		 DON
1 		DON
2 		SIL
1 		CRO
1 		SPA
1 		SIL
1 		NC†0†
2001TVR Motorsport TVR Cerbera Speed 12 GT SIL
1
5		 SNE
1
15		 DON
1
3		 OUL
1
3		 CRO
1
2		 ROC
1
1		 CAS
1
2		 BRH
1
1		 DON
1
2		 KNO
1
8		 THR
1
Ret		 BRH
1
13		 SIL
1
2		3rd81
2002TVR Engineering TVR Cerbera Speed 12 GT BRH
1
Ret		 DON
1
2		 SIL
1
2		 KNO
1
3		 CRO
1
3		 SIL
1
18		 CAS
1
Ret		 ROC
1
4		 OUL
1
2		 SNE
1
3		 THR
1
4		 DON
1
3		 ?59
2003DeWalt Racesports TVR Tuscan T400R GTO DON
1 		SNE
1
DNA		 KNO
1 		SIL
1
DNA		 CAS
1
1		 OUL
1 		ROC
1 		THR
1 		SPA
1
9		 BRH
1
Ret		 ?16
2004 JWR/Chambers Runfold plc Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GT Cup DON
1 		DON
2 		MON
1 		MON
2 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
15		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
2		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
12		 BRH
1
WD		 BRH
2
WD		13th22
RSR Racing TVR Tuscan T400R N-GT BRH
1
DNS		 BRH
2
Ret		NC0
2012 Motorbase Performance Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
4		 NUR
1
2		 NUR
2
3		 ROC
1
13		 BRH
1
Ret		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
5		 SIL
1
3		 DON
1
4		1st130.5
2013 Oman Air Motorbase Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
9		 ROC
1
6		 SIL
1
8		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
8		 BRH
1
7		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
9		 DON
1
12		5th97
2014 Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
7		 ROC
1
10		 SIL
1
1		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
12		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
10		 BRH
1
2		 DON
1
4		2nd138
2017 Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 GT4 OUL
1
DNS		 OUL
2
DNS		 ROC
1 		SNE
1
26		 SNE
2
18		 SIL
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		26th2
Source: [8]

† As Caine was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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References

  1. ↑ The Checkered Flag (13 September 2011). "Michael Caine Steps Up To BTCC As Third Airwaves Racing Driver – BTCC". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (21 March 2013). "Ollie Jackson and Michael Caine join 32-car BTCC field". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Pettit, Vince (27 September 2019). "Michael Caine back in BTCC with Motorbase for final two weekends". The Checkered Flaq. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Motorbase expands into British GT". 7 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Motorbase firm up 2013 plans". British GT Championship . Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "News 2014: Motorbase Performance confirms new GT line up". Motorbase Performance . 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Michael Caine". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Michael Caine Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Britcar 24 Hours – Provisional Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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