Mikey Doble

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Mikey Doble
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 25)
Caterham, England [1]
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team CarStore Power Maxed Racing
Car number88
Starts30 (30 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2023
Previous series
2022, 2021
2018-2022		 Ginetta GT5 Challenge
BMW Compact Cup
Championship titles
2022
2022		 Ginetta GT5 Challenge
BMW Compact Cup

Mikey Doble is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing. [2] He is champion of the 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2022 BMW Compact Cup.

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Career

Karting

Doble began his career in karting, [3] and competed in various championships across the United Kingdom, such as the Super 1 National Super Cadet Championship in 2012, where he came 5th. [4]

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. [3]

BMW Compact Cup

Doble returned to Racing and subsequently made his car racing debut in 2018, competing in the BRSCC BMW Compact Cup. [3] He competed in this championship from 2018-2022, and won the championship title in 2022. [5]

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2021, Doble competed in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge with Xentek Motorsport. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] [2]

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. [3]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018BMW Compact Cup13 ? ? ? ?31520th
2019BMW Compact Cup ? ? ? ? ?5215th
2020BMW Compact Cup800003376th
2021Ginetta GT5 Challenge - ProXentek Motorsport1801023154th
BMW Compact Cup1420195072nd
2022Ginetta GT5 Challenge - ProXentek Motorsport1822194301st
BMW Compact Cup1610 ?5136991st
2023 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 3001006320th


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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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		20th63

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References

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