Mikey Doble

Mikey Doble
Doble at Thruxton Circuit in 2024.
Nationality	British
Born	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 26) Caterham, England [1]
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing
Car number	88
Starts	82 (84 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	12th in 2024
Previous series
2022, 2021 2018-2022	Ginetta GT5 Challenge BMW Compact Cup
Championship titles
2024 2022 2022	Jack Sears Trophy Ginetta GT5 Challenge BMW Compact Cup

Michael Doble (born 8 December 1998) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing. He is champion of the 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2022 BMW Compact Cup, and he made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2023.

Career

Karting

Doble began his career in karting, ^[2] and competed in various championships across the United Kingdom, such as the Super 1 National Super Cadet Championship in 2012, where he came 5th. ^[3]

Golf

Following Doble's karting career, his focus moved to golf, which he played full time for 5 years with the ambition of becoming a professional golfer, winning titles at a county and collegiate level. ^[2]

BMW Compact Cup

Doble returned to Racing and subsequently made his car racing debut in 2018, competing in the BRSCC BMW Compact Cup. ^[2] He competed in this championship from 2018 to 2022, and won the championship title in 2022. ^[4]

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2021, Doble competed in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge with Xentek Motorsport. ^[5] He finished 4th in the Pro standings this year, with two podiums throughout the season.

He returned to the championship with Xentek the following year in 2022, and won two races during the season. Doble was the provisional champion following the final race of the weekend, but was given a 3-second post-race penalty for a yellow flag infringement, which demoted his race three position from 2nd to 5th, making Will Jenkins the provisional champion. Following a hearing at the Motorsport UK National Court following the season, Doble was reinstated 2nd place and his championship title was confirmed. ^[6]

British Touring Car Championship

2023

On 7 March 2023, it was announced that Doble would compete in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing, alongside Árón Taylor-Smith and Andrew Watson. He will be eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy. During qualifying for the 9th race weekend at Silverstone Mikey became the only non Napa Racing driver to secure pole position. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Doble's father, Mike, is a former racing driver, who raced alongside him in the BMW Compact Cup. His grandfather, Mick, is also a former racing driver. ^[2]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	BMW Compact Cup		13	?	?	?	?	315	20th
2019	BMW Compact Cup		?	?	?	?	?	521	5th
2020	BMW Compact Cup		8	0	0	0	0	337	6th
2021	Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Pro	Xentek Motorsport	18	0	1	0	2	315	4th
	BMW Compact Cup		14	2	0	1	9	507	2nd
2022	Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Pro	Xentek Motorsport	18	2	2	1	9	430	1st
	BMW Compact Cup		16	10	?	5	13	699	1st
2023	British Touring Car Championship	CarStore Power Maxed Racing	30	0	1	0	0	63	20th
2024	British Touring Car Championship	Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing	28	0	0	0	1	148	12th
2025	British Touring Car Championship	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	24	1	0	0	1	83	16th*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
2023	CarStore Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall Astra	DON 1 20	DON 2 5	DON 3 Ret	BRH 1 19	BRH 2 18	BRH 3 16	SNE 1 17	SNE 2 19	SNE 3 15	THR 1 8	THR 2 14	THR 3 14	OUL 1 13	OUL 2 13	OUL 3 22	CRO 1 14	CRO 2 16	CRO 3 12	KNO 1 9	KNO 2 12	KNO 3 11	DON 1 16	DON 2 17	DON 3 16	SIL 1 11	SIL 2 15	SIL 3 14	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 16	BRH 3 14	20th	63
2024	Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall Astra	DON 1 12	DON 2 13	DON 3 13	BRH 1 13	BRH 2 9	BRH 3 15	SNE 1 13	SNE 2 4	SNE 3 10	THR 1 11	THR 2 14	THR 3 11	OUL 1 11	OUL 2 6	OUL 3 2*	CRO 1 11	CRO 2 11	CRO 3 15	KNO 1 10	KNO 2 18	KNO 3 DNS	DON 1 15	DON 2 9	DON 3 6	SIL 1 DNS	SIL 2 14	SIL 3 11	BRH 1 4	BRH 2 NC	BRH 3 11	12th	148
2025	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall Astra	DON 1 5	DON 2 16	DON 3 7	BRH 1 6	BRH 2 22	BRH 3 20	SNE 1 9	SNE 2 6	SNE 3 1*	THR 1 Ret	THR 2 Ret	THR 3 13	OUL 1 17	OUL 2 11	OUL 3 Ret	CRO 1 15	CRO 2 14	CRO 3 10													16th*	83*
		Cupra León																			KNO 1 17	KNO 2 18	KNO 3 15	DON 1 17	DON 2 14	DON 3 17	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Mikey Doble - Driver Info". BTCC. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
2. "Mikey Doble". Doble Motorcycles. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
3. "Mikey Doble | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
4. "Power Maxed tees up Ginetta champion for third car". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
5. "Preview: 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Pro – Thruxton". Ginetta. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
6. "Mikey Doble Confirmed 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Champion". Ginetta. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
7. "Mikey Doble fills third Power Maxed Racing BTCC seat". TouringCars.net. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
8. Simmons, Marcus (7 March 2023). "Ginetta and BMW champion Doble steps up to BTCC with Power Maxed Racing". Autosport. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

• Mikey Doble career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andrew Watson	Jack Sears Trophy Winner 2024	Succeeded by Incumbent