Michael Meadows | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK | 11 September 1987
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Redline Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 87 |
Starts | 113 |
Wins | 26 |
Poles | 59 |
Fastest laps | 30 |
Best finish | 1st in 2012, 2013 |
Previous series | |
2010-2012 2007-2008 2007 2005-2006 | Porsche Supercup International Formula Master British Formula Three Formula BMW UK |
Championship titles | |
2018 2012-13 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Porsche Carrera Cup GB |
Michael Ronald Meadows (born 11 September 1987 in Oxford) is a British racing driver. He is a two-time champion in Porsche Carrera Cup GB and won the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup alongside Raffaele Marciello.
In 2012 and 2013, he became the overall champion in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. [1] For the past five years, he has finished in the top two. In 2014, Meadows won more races than Josh Webster, but Webster's greater consistency allowed him to take the overall championship by nine points, ahead of the two-time defending champion Meadows. In 2015, he was beaten by Daniel Cammish, the ex-champion in British Formula Ford. In the ten years he has raced, Meadows has notched up 31 career wins.
Meadows made his debut racing in the 2005 Formula BMW UK series. As well as this, he has appeared in Porsche Supercup, International Formula Master, Blancpain Endurance Series and the British GT Championship. [2]
He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire but now lives in London.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
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2005 | Master Motorsport | DON 1 7 | DON 2 15 | THR 1 10 | THR 2 11 | ROC 1 14 | ROC 2 15 | BHI 1 Ret | BHI 2 16 | OUL 1 5 | OUL 2 13 | CRO 1 5 | CRO 2 Ret | MON 1 Ret | MON 1 21 | KNO 1 8 | KNO 2 Ret | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 11 | BHGP 1 9 | BHGP 2 8 | 14th | 32 |
2006 | Master Motorsport | BHI 1 2 | BHI 2 3 | MON 1 3 | MON 1 4 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 Ret | BHGP 1 2 | BHGP 2 5 | THR 1 2 | THR 2 2 | CRO 1 6 | CRO 2 5 | DON 1 8 | DON 2 19 | SNE 1 9 | SNE 2 6 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 11 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 3 | 5th | 151 |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Leonard Motorsport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 28 | SPA 12H 18 | SPA 24H 37 | NÜR 10 | 16th | 17 |
2015 | Leonard Motorsport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ 30 | SIL 14 | LEC 26 | SPA 6H 33 | SPA 12H 15 | SPA 24H 10 | NÜR 22 | 4th | 53 |
2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ 33 | SIL 13 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 19 | SPA 12H 11 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 8 | 42nd | 4 |
2017 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MNZ Ret | SIL 3 | LEC 10 | SPA 6H 11 | SPA 12H 4 | SPA 24H 3 | CAT 7 | 5th | 43 |
2018 | SMP Racing by AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MNZ Ret | SIL Ret | LEC 7 | SPA 6H 36 | SPA 12H 23 | SPA 24H 16 | CAT 14 | 41st | 6 |
2019 | Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MNZ 39 | SIL Ret | LEC Ret | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | CAT 38 | NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Silver | MIS QR Ret | MIS CR 18 | BRH QR 15 | BRH CR Ret | NÜR QR 28 | NÜR CR 18 | HUN QR 12 | HUN CR 11 | CAT QR 14 | CAT CR 20 | 3rd | 96 |
2017 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 3 | MIS CR 16 | BRH QR 8 | BRH CR 7 | ZOL QR 2 | ZOL CR 23 | HUN QR 9 | HUN CR 12 | NÜR QR 13 | NÜR CR 14 | 16th | 16 |
2018 | AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 8 | ZOL 2 2 | BRH 1 3 | BRH 2 4 | MIS 1 2 | MIS 2 10 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 1 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 1 | 1st | 98 |
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