Michael Epps

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Michael Epps
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing
Car number12
Starts60
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2017
Previous series
2015
2014

2014
2013
2012

2012
2011
2007–2011		Volkswagen Racing Cup
Protyre Formula Renault Championship
U.S. F2000 Winterfest
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series
Formula Renault BARC
750MC Formula Vee Championship
Karting

Michael Epps (born 12 March 1992) is a British/New Zealand racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2016 and 2017 for Team Hard. Due to budget issues, Michael was unable to continue in the series and raced the supporting Clio Cup in 2018 and Ginetta G55 in 2019.

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Racing career

Epps began his career in karting in 2007, he raced in karting up until 2011, where he switched to the 750MC Formula Vee Championship. He went on to finish 2nd in the championship standings that season. He switched to the Formula Renault BARC championship in 2012, he finished 13th in the championship that year. [1] He also raced in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series that year, finishing 10th in the standings. For 2013 he switched to the U.S. F2000 National Championship, finishing the season 13th in the championship standings. He started the 2014 season in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest, finishing 2nd in the championship standings with 2 wins, 4 podiums and 2 pole positions. He also made a one-off return to Formula Renault in the rebranded Protyre Formula Renault Championship. [2] He switched to Volkswagen Racing Cup for 2015, finishing 8th in the championship standings [3] with four wins. [4] In March 2016, it was announced that Epps would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with RCIB Insurance Racing driving a Toyota Avensis. [5]

Racing record

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
2016 RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
21		 DON
1
19		 DON
2
24		 DON
3
13		 THR
1
11		 THR
2
14		 THR
3
10		 OUL
1
25		 OUL
2
16		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
14		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
15		 SNE
1
20		 SNE
2
19		 SNE
3
20		 KNO
1
19		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
20		 ROC
1
18		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
23		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
16		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
25		24th24
2017 Autoaid
RCIB Insurance Racing 		Volkswagen CC BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
9		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
23		 DON
3
21		 THR
1
25		 THR
2
18		 THR
3
20		 OUL
1
11		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
22		 CRO
2
12		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
18		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
24		 KNO
2
17		 KNO
3
23		 ROC
1
15		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
19		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
12		 BRH
1
18		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
5		18th77

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
2019 Team HARD Ginetta G55 Supercup 3Inv SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
1
9		NC†NC†0†

† Epps was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

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References

  1. ↑ Paice, Simon (8 March 2012). "Renault BARC Set For Bumper 2012 Grid". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Michael Epps career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Final championship positions 2015". Volkswagen Racing Cup Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "2015 season review: Milltek Sport VW Cup". BRSCC. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "MICHAEL EPPS CONFIRMED AS TEAM HARD'S THIRD DRIVER". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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