Stefan Hodgetts

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Stefan Hodgetts
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1982-06-17) 17 June 1982 (age 41)
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Related to Chris Hodgetts (father)
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom career
Debut season 2007
Current team Scuderia Vittoria
Car number5
Former teamsMomo UK
Total Control Racing
JHR Developments
Mardi Gras Motorsport
Starts36
Wins14
Poles5
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2007
Previous series
2011
2011
2010
2010
2008
2008
2008
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000–01
2000
1999
1999
Ginetta GT Supercup
British GT Championship
Trofeo Abarth 500 GB
Ginetta G50 Cup
Copa de España de Resistencia
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Renault Clio Cup Belux
British Touring Car Championship
SEAT Cupra Championship
British Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Renault UK
British Formula Ford Winter Series
Formula Vauxhall

Stefan Hodgetts (born 17 June 1982 in Bromsgrove) is a British auto racing driver, best known for driving a part season in the British Touring Car Championship. His father Chris was twice champion of the BTCC.

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Racing career

Hodgetts driving the Team Sureterm Alfa Romoe 156 at Donington Park during the 2004 British Touring Car Championship season. Stefan Hodgetts - Alfa Romeo 156 at Roberts at the 2004 BTCC, Donington (50969354601).jpg
Hodgetts driving the Team Sureterm Alfa Romoe 156 at Donington Park during the 2004 British Touring Car Championship season.

After starting in karting, he switched to single-seater racing in 1998, in Formula 600. In 1999 he finished fifth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship and fourth in Formula Ford Winter Series. He had drives in both the Formula Ford Championship and the Formula Renault Championship in 2000, and Formula Ford Championship and Formula Renault Euro Cup in 2001. In 2003 he raced in the inaugural SEAT Cupra Championship, finishing the season third in points. In 2004 he got a drive in the BTCC for the Gary Ayles ran Team Sureterm. He did not start the season till round thirteen at Mondello Park in a Vauxhall Astra Coupe. After missing the meeting at Knockhill he rejoined for the rest of the season at Brands Hatch for the same team, but in an Alfa Romeo 156. He finished fifteenth in the independents championship, and total standings in eighteenth with four points.

He drove in the Renault Clio Cup in 2007 for MOMO UK, and for Total Control Racing in 2008. He made a one-off appearance in the guest car in the Ginetta G50 Cup at Croft in 2010, finishing on the podium in all three races.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2004 GA Motorsports Vauxhall Astra Coupé THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
MON
1

Ret
MON
2

DNS
MON
3

Ret
CRO
1

10
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

Ret
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
18th4
Alfa Romeo 156 BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

Ret
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

DNS
SNE
3

9
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

Ret
DON
3

10

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910PosPoints
2014 GPRM Toyota GT86 GT4 Inv OUL
1
OUL
2
ROC
1
SIL
1

DNS
SNE
1
SNE
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
BRH
1

24
DON
1

25†
NC‡0‡

* Season still in progress.
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
As Hodgetts was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

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