Nick Foster (racing driver)

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Nick Foster
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Foster at the Brands Hatch Indy round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1965-10-10) 10 October 1965 (age 58)
Redditch (England)
Related to Louis Foster (son)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2011
Current team Team IHG Rewards Club
Car number8
Starts121
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2012
Previous series
2009–10
2007–08
2006		GT Cup
British GT
Radical Championship
Championship titles
1998–99Silverstone Rally Sprint Group N

Nicholas John Foster (born 10 October 1965 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is a British racing driver and businessman who has driven in the British Touring Car Championship.

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Racing career

After spending the first part of his career in rallying, Foster switched to circuit racing in 2006, competing in the Radical Championship. In 2007 he began two years in the British GT Championship, driving a GT3 class Dodge Viper for Team RPM. Two years in the GT Cup followed.

British Touring Car Championship

Foster driving the eBay Motors BMW 125i at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season. DSC 0139 (13254016593).jpg
Foster driving the eBay Motors BMW 125i at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

In 2011, Foster stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, driving for West Surrey Racing in a BMW 320si. [1] His best result of the season was a second-place finish in the reversed grid race at Croft, ahead of teammate Rob Collard. He stayed with the team for 2012, now rebranded as eBay Motors. [2] Nick remained with the WSR team for 2013, with a brand new NGTC spec BMW 1 series, alongside Collard and returning former champion Colin Turkington. [3] He stayed as part of WSR's unchanged line–up for the 2014 season. [4] Foster announced his retirement from the BTCC on 7 January 2015.

Foster is Co-Founder and CEO of Novara Technologies a company that connects the world of Medical, Telecommunications and Industrial Electronics with standard and bespoke interconnect and cable solutions. [5]

Personal life

Foster's son, Louis Foster, is a racing driver currently competing in Indy Lights. [6]

Racing record

Complete British GT results

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314DCPts
2007 Team RPM Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT3 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
17		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
11		 SNE
1
Ret		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
10		 SIL
1
22		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
9		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
Ret		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
2		17th22
2008 Team RPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
9		 KNO
1
17		 KNO
2
DSQ		 ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
4		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
8		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
DNS		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
6		 DON
1
4		 SIL
1
Ret		14th22

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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 all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2011 WSR BMW 320si BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
14		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
10		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
17		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
13		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
2		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
9		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
9		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
12		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
10		 SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
16		14th47
2012 eBay Motors BMW 320si BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
11		 DON
3
12		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
14		 THR
3
11		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
8*		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
13		 SNE
3
13		 KNO
1
8		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
7		 ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
10		 ROC
3
9		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
4*		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
13		11th164
2013 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
NC		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
13		 DON
1
17		 DON
2
16		 DON
3
15		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
13		 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
15		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
8*		 SNE
1
14		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
10		 KNO
1
16		 KNO
2
14		 KNO
3
8		 ROC
1
11		 ROC
2
12		 ROC
3
13		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
11		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
18		 BRH
3
16		15th98
2014 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
19		 DON
1
18		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
8		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
20		 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
13		 CRO
3
7		 SNE
1
NC		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
4*		 ROC
1
15		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
DNS		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
15		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
8*		16th101
2015 Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
16		 ROC
3
12		 SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
24th4

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References

  1. ↑ "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ It's three eBay BMW turbos, BTCC.net.
  3. ↑ West Surrey Racing launch their new BMW, touringcartimes.com.
  4. ↑ "TURKINGTON HEADS EBAY MOTORS TRIO". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ↑ http://novaratechnologies.com/
  6. ↑ "Louis Foster aiming for consistent approach in rookie British F4 campaign". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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