Dave Newsham

Dave Newsham
Dave Newsham
	Newsham at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.
Nationality	British
Born	7 July 1967 (age 56); Carmarthen (Wales)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2011
Current team	BTC Norlin Racing
Car number	17
Former teams	Power Maxed Racing ; AmD Tuning.com ; Speedworks Motorsport ; Team ES Racing ; Geoff Steel Racing ; Special Tuning Racing
Starts	180
Wins	2
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	9th in 2012
Previous series
2008–10; 2010	Renault Clio Cup UK ; Ginetta G50 Cup
Championship titles
2014 ; 2010	Jack Sears Trophy; Renault Clio Cup UK

Last updated October 15, 2023

David Robert Newsham (born 7 July 1967) is a British racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending. He raced in the British Touring Car Championship from 2011 to 2017, but in 2016, he competed in the British Rallycross Championship, only entering two rounds of the BTCC in place of Kelvin Fletcher.

Racing career

Renault Clio Cup UK

Born in Carmarthen, Newsham joined the TOCA tour in 2008, competing in the final two rounds of the Renault Clio Cup UK. This led to a full season in 2009, driving for Amery Motorsport. He scored one race win at Silverstone and finished fifth on points at the end of the season. In 2010, he switched to Team Pyro and dominated the series, winning the championship title with twelve race wins.

British Touring Car Championship

Geoff Steel Racing and STR (2011)

In 2011, Newsham stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship. Newsham started the season driving for Geoff Steel Racing, with a Super 2000 BMW 320si.^[2] He scored a point in his first race at Brands Hatch, but a disappointing weekend at Donington Park which included two retirements prompted him to leave the team.

After leaving Geoff Steel Racing, Newsham drove a NGTC SEAT León for Special Tuning Racing.^[3] In his first race for the team at Oulton Park, he set the fastest lap and scored points in race three. He started on pole position for the reversed grid race at Snetterton but fell down the order to 8th at the end after taking wheel damage. He finished the season 15th in the Drivers Championship, four places down on his teammate despite having missed the round at Thruxton.

Team ES Racing (2012)

In 2012, Newsham switched to an ex-Triple Eight Race Engineering S2000 spec Vauxhall Vectra run by Team ES Racing.^[4] He achieved his first pole position at Brands Hatch at the start of the season, setting his time during the middle of the session and stayed at the top of the timesheet. He was in contention for the win in race 1 until Jason Plato made contact with him and he retired. He took a third place podium finish in the final race of the day. He scored his second best result of the season at Thruxton when he finished second in the first race. Newsham won his first BTCC race in the third race at Snetterton, and added to his race wins with a lights to flag victory in the third race at Knockhill, his 'local' circuit. He secured his sixth podium of the season at Silverstone in the second race, having already finished second in the first race of the day. Newsham finished the season 9th in the drivers' standings and 6th in the Independents' Trophy. To crown a first full competitive season in the BTCC, Newsham received the official BTCC fans' Driver of the Year award.

Speedworks Motorsport (2013)

Newsham tested for Speedworks Motorsport at Donington Park on 29 November 2012.^[5] On 20 December, it was confirmed that he would join the team for the 2013 season. He finished 10th in the standings.

AmD (2014)

Dave Newsham signed up with AmD and drove their NGTC Ford Focus for the 2014 campaign, finishing 17th overall with a best result of 2nd.

Power Maxed Racing (2015–2016)

Dave Newsham signed for Power Maxed Racing in 2015 and drove their Chevrolet Cruze. He achieved a pair of 4th-place finishes during the year and finished 16th in the championship standings.

Unable to secure the budget for Touring Cars in 2016, Dave ventured into the British Rallycross Championship, again driving for Power Maxed Racing. Halfway through the season, he was recalled to their Touring Car programme for two rounds only to fill in for Kelvin Fletcher. He managed a 7th place at his home race at Knockhill and 9th at Rockingham. He placed 22nd in the standings.

BTC Norlin Racing (2017)

Newsham signed for BTC Norlin Racing in 2017, again driving the Chevrolet Cruze. He placed 14th in the standings.

Racing record

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 given 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	Pos	Pts
2011	Geoff Steel Racing	BMW 320si	BRH 1 10	BRH 2 11	BRH 3 11	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 15	DON 3 Ret	THR 1	THR 2	THR 3																						15th	31
2011	Special Tuning Racing	SEAT León										OUL 1 12	OUL 2 17	OUL 3 8	CRO 1 19	CRO 2 8	CRO 3 10	SNE 1 10	SNE 2 7	SNE 3 8*	KNO 1 15	KNO 2 12	KNO 3 11	ROC 1 Ret	ROC 2 Ret	ROC 3 15	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 17	BRH 3 11	SIL 1 6	SIL 2 4	SIL 3 Ret	15th	31
2012	Team ES Racing.com	Vauxhall Vectra	BRH 1 Ret*	BRH 2 9	BRH 3 3	DON 1 7	DON 2 4	DON 3 Ret*	THR 1 2	THR 2 6	THR 3 18	OUL 1 Ret	OUL 2 10	OUL 3 Ret	CRO 1 Ret	CRO 2 12	CRO 3 16	SNE 1 DSQ	SNE 2 8	SNE 3 1*	KNO 1 11	KNO 2 10	KNO 3 1*	ROC 1 12	ROC 2 15	ROC 3 Ret	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 3	SIL 3 Ret	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 Ret	BRH 3 6	9th	202
2013	Speedworks Motorsport	Toyota Avensis	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 9	BRH 3 Ret	DON 1 9	DON 2 7	DON 3 Ret	THR 1 8	THR 2 12	THR 3 9	OUL 1 8	OUL 2 6	OUL 3 14	CRO 1 Ret	CRO 2 9	CRO 3 5	SNE 1 18	SNE 2 8	SNE 3 Ret	KNO 1 11	KNO 2 10	KNO 3 Ret	ROC 1 8	ROC 2 7	ROC 3 8	SIL 1 10	SIL 2 8	SIL 3 6	BRH 1 11	BRH 2 4	BRH 3 6	10th	176
2014	AmD Tuning.com	Ford Focus ST Mk.III	BRH 1 17	BRH 2 16	BRH 3 9	DON 1 12	DON 2 9	DON 3 17	THR 1 Ret	THR 2 22	THR 3 14	OUL 1 17	OUL 2 Ret	OUL 3 DNS	CRO 1 11	CRO 2 Ret	CRO 3 16	SNE 1 26	SNE 2 16	SNE 3 15	KNO 1 9	KNO 2 8	KNO 3 2	ROC 1 16	ROC 2 18	ROC 3 10	SIL 1 22	SIL 2 17	SIL 3 14	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 17	BRH 3 12	17th	70
2015	Power Maxed Racing	Chevrolet Cruze 4dr	BRH 1 17	BRH 2 15	BRH 3 9	DON 1 6	DON 2 11	DON 3 Ret	THR 1 Ret	THR 2 12	THR 3 12	OUL 1 10	OUL 2 DNS	OUL 3 18	CRO 1 15	CRO 2 13	CRO 3 11	SNE 1 8	SNE 2 Ret	SNE 3 14	KNO 1 18	KNO 2 12	KNO 3 11	ROC 1 12	ROC 2 Ret	ROC 3 Ret	SIL 1 4	SIL 2 Ret	SIL 3 DNS	BRH 1 26	BRH 2 4	BRH 3 Ret	16th	95
2016	Power Maxed Racing	Chevrolet Cruze	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 7	KNO 2 14	KNO 3 11	ROC 1 9	ROC 2 11	ROC 3 Ret	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	22nd	28
2017	BTC Norlin Racing	Chevrolet Cruze	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 17	BRH 3 14	DON 1 19	DON 2 8	DON 3 4*	THR 1 15	THR 2 13	THR 3 12	OUL 1 24	OUL 2 19	OUL 3 13	CRO 1 Ret	CRO 2 19	CRO 3 15	SNE 1 24	SNE 2 20	SNE 3 13	KNO 1 10	KNO 2 7	KNO 3 10	ROC 1 13	ROC 2 23	ROC 3 10	SIL 1 7	SIL 2 9	SIL 3 3	BRH 1 8	BRH 2 Ret	BRH 3 17	14th	108

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References

↑ "BTCC | BTC Norlin Racing names Smiley for 2018 as Newsham retires".
↑ "BTCC official 2011 entry list". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
↑ Newsham jumps across to Special Tuning Racing, TouringCarTimes.
↑ Newsham signs for ES Racing, BTCC.net.
↑ "Weather frustrates Wood, Newsham". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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[1] "BTCC | BTC Norlin Racing names Smiley for 2018 as Newsham retires".

[2] "BTCC official 2011 entry list". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[3] Newsham jumps across to Special Tuning Racing, TouringCarTimes.

[4] Newsham signs for ES Racing, BTCC.net.

[5] "Weather frustrates Wood, Newsham". British Touring Car Championship . TOCA. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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