Michael Meadows

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Michael Meadows
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career
Debut season 2010
Current team Redline Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number87
Starts113
Wins26
Poles59
Fastest laps30
Best finish1st 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. Since his retirement in 2020, he has been team manager for the Argenti Motorsport Formula 4 team. [1]

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Career

In 2012 and 2013, he became the overall champion in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. [2] 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. [3]

Personal life

He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire but now lives in London. His father is Mercedes-AMG F1 sporting director Ron Meadows, who founded the Argenti Kart Team in 2019. [4]

Racing record

Complete Formula BMW UK results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
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
14th32
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
5th151

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
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
16th17
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
4th53
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
42nd4
2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
Ret
SIL
3
LEC
10
SPA
6H

11
SPA
12H

4
SPA
24H

3
CAT
7
5th43
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
41st6
2019 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
39
SIL
Ret
LEC
Ret
SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
CAT
38
NC0

* Season still in progress.

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
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
3rd96
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
16th16
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
1st98

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References

  1. Lickorish, Stephen (1 October 2020). "Meadows adds 'race-winning team boss' to his CV". PressReader. Autosport . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. "Five minutes with Michael Meadows - Total 911". 26 March 2014.
  3. "Michael Meadows".
  4. Lickorish, Stephen (30 January 2020). "Meadows to lead Double R in F4". PressReader. Autosport . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Champion

2012-2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Champion

2018
With: Raffaele Marciello
Succeeded by
Andrea Caldarelli
Marco Mapelli
(GT World Challenge Europe)