Michael Crees

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Michael Crees
FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2021 Nr. 18 Crees.jpg
Crees driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2021.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
Broadstairs, Kent, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2019
Current team Team VERTU
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number777
Former teams Power Maxed Racing, Tony Gilham Racing, BTC Racing
Starts106 (108 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2020
Previous series
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Championship titles
2020 Jack Sears Trophy

Michael Sean Crees (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from England best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship.

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Racing career

Crees driving the Team HARD Volkswagen CC at Snetterton during the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season. Snetterton BTCC Tyre Test Day 17th July 2019, Volkswagen CC, Michael Crees (48317020652).jpg
Crees driving the Team HARD Volkswagen CC at Snetterton during the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season.

A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in 2019 after spending the previous season in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, [1] where he secured the Am Class title.

His debut season saw him compete for Team HARD at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at Brands Hatch. His best result would come later in the season at Silverstone Circuit, where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.

Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R, [2] Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy. [3]

Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds. [4]

Instead, he signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons. [5]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Am Century Motorsport 2311614196731st
2019 British Touring Car Championship GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct 3000001126th
2020 British Touring Car Championship The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing 2700005017th
2021 Porsche Supercup Team Parker Racing 30000027th
2022 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 3000005020th
2023 British Touring Car Championship Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 1400001323rd
British GT Championship - GT4 Raceway Motorsport500011516th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering20100127th
2024 Porsche Supercup Martinet / Forestier Racing100000NC†
2025 British Touring Car Championship Team VERTU 60000524th*

As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded) 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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2019 GKR Scaffolding
with Autobrite Direct
Volkswagen CC BRH
1

12
BRH
2

23
BRH
3

18
DON
1

21
DON
2

16
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

26
THR
2

26
THR
3

22
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

25
CRO
3

27
OUL
1

26
OUL
2

24
OUL
3

22
SNE
1

27
SNE
2

22
SNE
3

Ret
THR
1

23
THR
2

25
THR
3

25
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

27
KNO
3

24
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

19
SIL
3

9
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

23
BRH
3

Ret
26th11
2020 The Clever Baggers
with BTC Racing
Honda Civic Type R (FK8) DON
1

16
DON
2

14
DON
3

13
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

11
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

Ret
KNO
1

17
KNO
2

17
KNO
3

16
THR
1

10
THR
2

9
THR
3

21
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

Ret
CRO
1

22
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

14
SNE
3

14
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

13
BRH
3

15
17th50
2022 CarStore
Power Maxed Racing
Vauxhall Astra DON
1

14
DON
2

15
DON
3

16
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

DNS
THR
1

13
THR
2

12
THR
3

8
OUL
1

14
OUL
2

13
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

Ret
KNO
1

26
KNO
2

19
KNO
3

16
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

18
THR
1

8
THR
2

9
THR
3

8
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

19
SIL
3

20
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

21
BRH
3

Ret
20th50
2023 Autobrite Direct
with Millers Oils
Cupra León DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1

21
CRO
2

19
CRO
3

11
KNO
1

20
KNO
2

18
KNO
3

Ret
DON
1

20
DON
2

19
DON
3

17
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

12
SIL
3

Ret
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

DNS
23rd13
2025 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback
N Performance
DON
1

18
DON
2

17
DON
3

19
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

14
BRH
3

16
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
24th*5*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate Pole Position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678Pos.Points
2021 Team Parker Racing MON
Ret
RBR
27
RBR
23
HUN SPA ZND MNZ MNZ 27th0
2024 Martinet / Forestier Racing IMO MON RBR SIL
27
HUN SPA ZND MNZ NC†0†

As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2023 Raceway Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

19
OUL
2

34
SIL
1

30
DON
1
SNE
1

DSQ
SNE
2

DSQ
ALG
1
BRH
1
DON
1
16th15

References

  1. "Ginetta champion Michael Crees completes Team HARD line-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "Crees joins BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC campaign". Crash. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "Michael Crees delighted by Jack Sears Trophy success". TouringCarTimes. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "BTC Racing parts ways with Crees on eve of 2021 BTCC season". www.autosport.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. Bailes, Kathy (12 May 2021). "Broadstairs racing star Michael Crees joins Parker Revs Motorsport for Porsche Supercup challenge". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Sears Trophy
Winner

2020
Succeeded by