Michael Crees | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Broadstairs, Kent, England | 7 September 1983
British Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 777 |
Former teams | CarStore Power Maxed Racing, GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct, The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing |
Starts | 100 (102 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 17th 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.
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]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Am | Century Motorsport | 23 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 673 | 1st |
2019 | British Touring Car Championship | GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26th |
2020 | British Touring Car Championship | The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17th |
2021 | Porsche Supercup | Team Parker Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
2022 | British Touring Car Championship | CarStore Power Maxed Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20th |
2023 | British Touring Car Championship | Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd |
British GT Championship - GT4 | Raceway Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16th | |
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th | |
2024 | Porsche Supercup | Martinet / Forestier Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
† As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(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)
(key) (Races in bold indicate Pole Position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
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2021 | Team Parker Racing | MON Ret | RBR 27 | RBR 23 | HUN | SPA | ZND | MNZ | MNZ | 27th | 0 |
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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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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 | 16th | 15 |
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