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{Motor racing team
| logo = Triple 8 logo.png
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| founded = 1996
| country = United Kingdom
| principal = Ian Harrison
| current series = BTCC
| former series = Formula Renault BARC
| driver titles = 2001 BTCC
(Plato
)
2002 BTCC
(Muller
)
2003 BTCC
(Thompson
)
2004 BTCC
(Muller
)
2007 BTCC
(Giovanardi
)
2008 BTCC
(Giovanardi
)
2011 BTCC
Triple Eight Race Engineering is an auto racing
team formed in 1996 to design, build and race Vauxhalls
on behalf of the General Motors
brand in the British Touring Car Championship
(BTCC). A close working alliance has developed during a decade of success and Triple Eight is now Vauxhall's technical partner for motorsport. From 2010, the team began expanding into other forms of British motorsport. Particularly series which support the BTCC
.
, Jason Plato
, John Cleland
, Derek Warwick
and Vincent Radermecker
Vauxhall Astra
In 2001, Triple Eight undertook a development programme for the new Vauxhall Astra
Coupé, building it to the latest British Touring Car regulations. The introduction resulted in unprecedented success that saw the team take the coveted Manufacturer, Driver and Team titles in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The newly established VX Racing brand and Triple Eight became the first BTCC team in history to win the 'treble' four times running.
For the 2001
and 2002
seasons, Triple 8 ran a second team sponsored by Egg Banking as egg:sport. The team ran the BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe
, which was the same as the works Vauxhall team. The team had some success, finishing 2nd and 3rd, in the Teams Championship, in 2001 and 2002 seasons respectively.
Triple 8, had great success running two teams in 2001 and 2002. They secured 1st and 2nd in the 2001 Teams Championship, as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 2001 Drivers Championship. They were also 2001 Manufacturer's champion with Vauxhall
. In 2002
, the team finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Drivers Championship, as well as finishing 1st and 3rd in the 2002 Teams Championship and again won the Manufacturer's Title with Vauxhall
.
Vauxhall Astra
The introduction of the Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch for the 2005 season saw the addition of a fifth consecutive Manufacturer title whilst Yvan Muller finished runner up in the driver championship. Triple Eight narrowly missed out on the Manufacturer crown for Vauxhall in 2006 with new drivers Fabrizio Giovanardi
and Tom Chilton
. The highlight of the 2006 season was Fabrizio recording Vauxhall's 100th BTCC victory at the Knockhill circuit in Scotland.
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In 2008 the team brought in Matt Neal
and Tom Onslow-Cole
to partner Giovanardi. Giovanardi and Triple Eight went on to retain their respective titles.
Andrew Jordan
replaced Onslow-Cole for 2009, when the team were the only factory-supported team in the series following SEAT's departure.
2009 was also the final season in which Vauxhall competed as a Manufacturer, after announcing they were pulling out at the end of the season due to the global economic crisis and the absence of rival manufacturers.
, Triple 8 Race Engineering apperared on the official entry list for the 2010 season
. Although without manufacturer support from Vauxhall
, Triple 8 intended to run a pair of Vauxhall Vectras in the Independent category.
For the 2010 season, Fabrizio Giovanardi
and Phil Glew
were to race for the team in two Vectras.. However both drivers were dropped before the second meeting at Rockingham in late April after sponsor Uniq ended its partnership with the team. Former Silverline Chevrolet driver James Nash
replaced one of the drivers for the remainder of a difficult season for the team, which saw the team reduced to one-car at most of the meetings. However the team was able to run two cars at a few rounds with teenager Daniel Lloyd
joining the team for the Croft
round in June. Jeff Smith
piloted a second car at Knockhill
, as did Sam Tordoff
during the final meeting at Brands Hatch Indy
. Overall, the season proved difficult for the team, only finishing 7th in the teams championship. The first time in 10 years that the team had not finished in the top three.
The 2011 season
sees some changes to the team, with Collins Contractors entering as the teams title sponsor. Secondly, the team has chosen to use the new NGTC
turbo charged engine. James Nash
has stayed with the team and is joined by Tony Gilham
, who will enter the series after three years in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
. The teams early form in the season has been in stark contrast to their previous season, with the team 2nd in the championship after the second round at Donnington Park and Nash leading the way in the drivers championship.
Triple 8 teamed up with Uniq to enter a single car into the Formula Renault BARC championship. They entered this series to gain experience for expansion into other series in 2011, particularly series which support the BTCC
. Malaysian driver Sazlan Sirajudin drove the car at all six meetings, with 10th being his best finish at Silverstone
. He finished the season 16th overall.
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Triple Eight announced that they were going to run at least two cars in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
and that they were going to enter the 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup season
. Howerever, they failed to enter any races in both championships.
. However the car was never used due to problems making the car competitive.
.. However, the series never materialised.
| logo = Triple 8 logo.png
| pixels = 200
| founded = 1996
| country = United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
| principal = Ian Harrison
| current series = BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
| former series = Formula Renault BARC
| driver titles = 2001 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Plato
Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times...
)
2002 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Muller
Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...
)
2003 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Thompson
James Thompson (racing driver)
James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered...
)
2004 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Muller
Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...
)
2007 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns...
)
2008 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns...
)
2011 BTCC
- This article concerns Triple Eight Race Engineering's UK operation. For the V8 SupercarV8 SupercarV8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
team, see Triple Eight Race Engineering (V8 Supercars)
Triple Eight Race Engineering is an auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
team formed in 1996 to design, build and race Vauxhalls
Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...
on behalf of the General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
brand in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(BTCC). A close working alliance has developed during a decade of success and Triple Eight is now Vauxhall's technical partner for motorsport. From 2010, the team began expanding into other forms of British motorsport. Particularly series which support the BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
.
Vauxhall Vectra B (1997–2000)
From 1997, Triple 8 developed the current Vauxhall Vectra into a BTCC spec car. The car had 76 starts with 9 of them being race wins. The cars drivers were Yvan MullerYvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...
, Jason Plato
Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times...
, John Cleland
John Cleland
John Cleland was an English novelist most famous and infamous as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure....
, Derek Warwick
Derek Warwick
Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick is a British former racing driver from England. He raced for many years in Formula One, but never won a Grand Prix. During the early 1980s he was thought more likely to achieve World Championship success than his contemporary Nigel Mansell, but a series of wrong...
and Vincent Radermecker
Vincent Radermecker
-Early years:After starting in racing through karting in his home land of Belgium in 1986, he drove in the Benelux Formula Ford Championship. He was champion in his second year in the series in 1991. In 1992 he raced in Great Britain, with a drive in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing...
Vauxhall AstraVauxhall AstraAstra is a model name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries...
Coupé (2001–2004)
In 2001, Triple Eight undertook a development programme for the new Vauxhall AstraVauxhall Astra
Astra is a model name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries...
Coupé, building it to the latest British Touring Car regulations. The introduction resulted in unprecedented success that saw the team take the coveted Manufacturer, Driver and Team titles in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The newly established VX Racing brand and Triple Eight became the first BTCC team in history to win the 'treble' four times running.
egg:sport (2001-2002)
For the 2001
2001 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 44th British Touring Car Championship season and marked the beginning of a new era of lower-cost rules and regulations for the series.-Changes for 2001:...
and 2002
2002 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2002 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 45th British Touring Car Championship season.-Teams and drivers:...
seasons, Triple 8 ran a second team sponsored by Egg Banking as egg:sport. The team ran the BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe
BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe
The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign...
, which was the same as the works Vauxhall team. The team had some success, finishing 2nd and 3rd, in the Teams Championship, in 2001 and 2002 seasons respectively.
Triple 8, had great success running two teams in 2001 and 2002. They secured 1st and 2nd in the 2001 Teams Championship, as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 2001 Drivers Championship. They were also 2001 Manufacturer's champion with Vauxhall
Vauxhall
-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...
. In 2002
2002 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2002 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 45th British Touring Car Championship season.-Teams and drivers:...
, the team finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Drivers Championship, as well as finishing 1st and 3rd in the 2002 Teams Championship and again won the Manufacturer's Title with Vauxhall
Vauxhall
-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...
.
Vauxhall AstraVauxhall AstraAstra is a model name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries...
Sport Hatch (2005–2006)
The introduction of the Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch for the 2005 season saw the addition of a fifth consecutive Manufacturer title whilst Yvan Muller finished runner up in the driver championship. Triple Eight narrowly missed out on the Manufacturer crown for Vauxhall in 2006 with new drivers Fabrizio GiovanardiFabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns...
and Tom Chilton
Tom Chilton
Thomas James Chilton is a British auto racing driver. He has spent most of his career competing in the BTCC; he is a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver. For 2011 he is driving an NGTC-spec Ford Focus for Team Aon...
. The highlight of the 2006 season was Fabrizio recording Vauxhall's 100th BTCC victory at the Knockhill circuit in Scotland.
Vauxhall Vectra C (2007–2009)
2007 saw the start of a new era for the BTCC as the series adopted the S2000 regulations as used in the World Touring Car Championship. The changes in regulations meant that the Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch was replaced by the Vauxhall Vectra. Despite limited development time, the new car provided almost instant success, winning twice at only its second race meeting. In a tense final day at Thruxton, Fabrizio secured the BTCC driver title whilst Triple Eight won Vauxhall their sixth Manufacturer championship in seven years.In 2008 the team brought in Matt Neal
Matt Neal
Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...
and Tom Onslow-Cole
Tom Onslow-Cole
-Career:Onslow-Cole began his career in karting at the age of eight. He was the 2006 Renault Clio Cup champion, winning the title by 113 points from his nearest rival. This allowed him to graduate to the BTCC for the 2007 season...
to partner Giovanardi. Giovanardi and Triple Eight went on to retain their respective titles.
Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan (racing driver)
Andrew Jordan is an English auto racing driver, who drives in the British Touring Car Championship.-Rallycross:...
replaced Onslow-Cole for 2009, when the team were the only factory-supported team in the series following SEAT's departure.
2009 was also the final season in which Vauxhall competed as a Manufacturer, after announcing they were pulling out at the end of the season due to the global economic crisis and the absence of rival manufacturers.
Vauxhall Vectra C (2010–Present)
On 23 March 2010 at the BTCC Media Day at Brands HatchBrands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
, Triple 8 Race Engineering apperared on the official entry list for the 2010 season
2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
. Although without manufacturer support from Vauxhall
Vauxhall
-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...
, Triple 8 intended to run a pair of Vauxhall Vectras in the Independent category.
For the 2010 season, Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns...
and Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Philip Glew is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship with the YourRacingCar fan-funded project.-Junior formulae:...
were to race for the team in two Vectras.. However both drivers were dropped before the second meeting at Rockingham in late April after sponsor Uniq ended its partnership with the team. Former Silverline Chevrolet driver James Nash
James Nash (racing driver)
James Nash is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship with Triple 8 Race Engineering...
replaced one of the drivers for the remainder of a difficult season for the team, which saw the team reduced to one-car at most of the meetings. However the team was able to run two cars at a few rounds with teenager Daniel Lloyd
Daniel Lloyd (racing driver)
Daniel Lloyd is a British racing car driver and the incumbent champion of the Renault Clio UK Winter Cup.Lloyd was born in Huddersfield. After competing in the Skip Barber National Championship in the first half of 2010, he made his début in the British Touring Car Championship at Croft.-External...
joining the team for the Croft
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
round in June. Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith (racing driver)
Jeff Smith is a British racing car driver and businessman. He is the owner of Industrial Control Distributors. He has been a regular competitor in the Renault Clio Cup since 2008. Smith competed in three rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in 2010 at Knockhill, driving a Vauxhall...
piloted a second car at Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
, as did Sam Tordoff
Sam Tordoff
Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight...
during the final meeting at Brands Hatch Indy
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
. Overall, the season proved difficult for the team, only finishing 7th in the teams championship. The first time in 10 years that the team had not finished in the top three.
The 2011 season
2011 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland...
sees some changes to the team, with Collins Contractors entering as the teams title sponsor. Secondly, the team has chosen to use the new NGTC
Next Generation Touring Car
Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC, is a TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers touring car racing. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive...
turbo charged engine. James Nash
James Nash (racing driver)
James Nash is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship with Triple 8 Race Engineering...
has stayed with the team and is joined by Tony Gilham
Tony Gilham
Anthony "Tony" Allen Gilham is a British auto racing driver. He is known for his distinctive pink and green racing liveries.-Racing career:...
, who will enter the series after three years in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is a one make racing series that takes place in the United Kingdom for the Porsche 911. It is currently one of the support series for the British Touring Car Championship...
. The teams early form in the season has been in stark contrast to their previous season, with the team 2nd in the championship after the second round at Donnington Park and Nash leading the way in the drivers championship.
BTCC Results
| British Touring Car Championship British Touring Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s... results |
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| 1997 1997 British Touring Car Championship season The 1997 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship was won by Alain Menu of the Williams Renault Laguna Dealer Racing team, who drove a Renault Laguna. The runner up was Frank Biela of Audi Sport UK in an Audi A4 Quattro. Third place was Menu's teammate, Jason Plato... |
Vauxhall Vectra B with Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
 John ClelandJohn Cleland John Cleland was an English novelist most famous and infamous as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12th | 8th | 8th | ||
| Derek Warwick Derek Warwick Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick is a British former racing driver from England. He raced for many years in Formula One, but never won a Grand Prix. During the early 1980s he was thought more likely to achieve World Championship success than his contemporary Nigel Mansell, but a series of wrong... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14th | ||||||
| 1998 1998 British Touring Car Championship season The 1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship was a prominent BTCC season during the 'golden era' of touring car racing in Britain. It was eventually won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40 with a round to spare. The runner-up was Anthony Reid in a Nissan Primera... |
Vauxhall Vectra B with Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Derek Warwick Derek Warwick Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick is a British former racing driver from England. He raced for many years in Formula One, but never won a Grand Prix. During the early 1980s he was thought more likely to achieve World Championship success than his contemporary Nigel Mansell, but a series of wrong... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9th | 5th | 5th | ||
| John Cleland John Cleland John Cleland was an English novelist most famous and infamous as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8th | ||||||
 Flávio FigueiredoNonô Figueiredo Flávio Pagano "Nonô" Figueiredo is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He is better known as "Nonô"" Figueiredo and drives in the Brazilian V8 Stock Car Series. He started racing in Karting in 1984, winning several championship titles. In 1989 and 1990 he raced in some North American Formula Ford races... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||||||
| 1999 1999 British Touring Car Championship season The 1999 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship season was won by Laurent Aïello in his debut season driving for the Nissan works team, with team mate David Leslie in second place.... |
Vauxhall Vectra B with Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
 Yvan MullerYvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 6th | 5th | 5th | ||
| John Cleland John Cleland John Cleland was an English novelist most famous and infamous as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13th | ||||||
| 2000 2000 British Touring Car Championship season The 2000 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 43rd British Touring Car Championship season and marked the final year for Super Touring specification cars in the championship.-Changes for 2000:... |
Vauxhall Vectra B with Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Jason Plato Jason Plato Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times... |
2 | 2 | 5 | 160 | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 4th | ||||||
 Vincent RadermeckerVincent Radermecker -Early years:After starting in racing through karting in his home land of Belgium in 1986, he drove in the Benelux Formula Ford Championship. He was champion in his second year in the series in 1991. In 1992 he raced in Great Britain, with a drive in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10th | ||||||
| 2001 2001 British Touring Car Championship season The 2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 44th British Touring Car Championship season and marked the beginning of a new era of lower-cost rules and regulations for the series.-Changes for 2001:... |
Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Jason Plato Jason Plato Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times... |
5 | 7 | 10 | 336 | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
8 | 9 | 12 | 318 | 2nd | ||||||
| Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with egg:sport |
James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
4 | 3 | 4 | 276 | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Phil Bennett Phil Bennett (racing driver) Phil Bennett is an auto racing driver, born 6 October 1971.He started circuit racing in 1998 with a one make Rover 216GTi, racing in the BRSCC Super Coupe Cup - finishing 2nd. He then finished 3rd in the 1999 Renault Spider Cup. In 2001 he joined Team Egg Sport to race a Vauxhall Astra in the... |
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 Andy PriaulxAndy Priaulx Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE is a British racing driver from Guernsey. He is a European Touring Car Championship champion, three times World Touring Car Championship champion and the only FIA Touring Car champion to win an International level championship for four consecutive years... |
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| 2002 2002 British Touring Car Championship season The 2002 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 45th British Touring Car Championship season.-Teams and drivers:... |
Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
6 | 5 | 5 | 183 | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
5 | 5 | 7 | 163 | 2nd | ||||||
| Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with egg:sport |
Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters... |
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| Paul O'Neill Paul O'Neill (racing driver) Paul O'Neill is a auto racing driver from Widnes of Irish parentage, and the half-brother of 'Sporty Spice' Mel C.-Career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 8th | ||||||
| 2003 2003 British Touring Car Championship season The 2003 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 46th British Touring Car Championship season.-Changes for 2003:-Teams and drivers:For 2003 all three main manufacturers in the premier Touring class ran three cars... |
Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
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| Paul O'Neill Paul O'Neill (racing driver) Paul O'Neill is a auto racing driver from Widnes of Irish parentage, and the half-brother of 'Sporty Spice' Mel C.-Career:... |
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| 2004 2004 British Touring Car Championship season The 2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 47th British Touring Car Championship season.-Teams and drivers:... |
Vauxhall Astra Coupé BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Astra Coupe was the first BTC Touring car to be unveiled in late 2000. Work began on the car in the summer of that year and as a result, had a massive headstart on the rest of the field come the 2001 campaign... with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
4 | 4 | 7 | 274 | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
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| Luke Hines Luke Hines Luke Hines is a British auto racing driver, he is the son of former karting champion and Zip Kart founder/owner Martin Hines. After a small amount of open wheel racing in Formula Ford, Luke entered the Production Class of the BTCC in 2003, with the Barwell Motorsport team. He was the class... |
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| 2005 2005 British Touring Car Championship season The 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 48th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2004, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Teams and drivers:After 2004 saw... |
Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Henry Turkington is a Northern Irish auto racing driver. His most notable success to date was becoming 2009 British Touring Car Champion driving for Team RAC. Most recently he has competed in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship driving a BMW 320si for West Surrey Racing... |
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| Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:... |
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| Gavin Smith Gavin Smith (racing driver) Gavin Smith is a racing driver from Dublin, born on September 15, 1977. He won Ireland's Fiat Punto championship in 1998, winning 12 times, before trying single-seaters for the next year. In 2000 he was in British Formula Renault, before moving up to the Scholarship class of Formula 3.However, it... |
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| 2006 2006 British Touring Car Championship season The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Changes for 2006:-Teams and... |
Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Tom Chilton Tom Chilton Thomas James Chilton is a British auto racing driver. He has spent most of his career competing in the BTCC; he is a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver. For 2011 he is driving an NGTC-spec Ford Focus for Team Aon... |
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 Fabrizio GiovanardiFabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 6th | ||||||
| Gavin Smith Gavin Smith (racing driver) Gavin Smith is a racing driver from Dublin, born on September 15, 1977. He won Ireland's Fiat Punto championship in 1998, winning 12 times, before trying single-seaters for the next year. In 2000 he was in British Formula Renault, before moving up to the Scholarship class of Formula 3.However, it... |
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 Erkut KizilirmakErkut Kizilirmak Erkut Kızılırmak is an auto racing driver from Turkey. He started racing in rallying in 1992 and switched to touring cars in 2002, at the age of 32. In 2005 he won the Turkish Touring Car Championship, in a Vauxhall Astra Coupé formerly raced by Yvan Muller in the BTCC... |
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| 2007 2007 British Touring Car Championship season The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums... |
Vauxhall Vectra C with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Tom Chilton Tom Chilton Thomas James Chilton is a British auto racing driver. He has spent most of his career competing in the BTCC; he is a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver. For 2011 he is driving an NGTC-spec Ford Focus for Team Aon... |
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| Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
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| Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer... |
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| 2008 2008 British Touring Car Championship season The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ... |
Vauxhall Vectra C with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 5th | 1st | 1st | ||
| Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
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| Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole -Career:Onslow-Cole began his career in karting at the age of eight. He was the 2006 Renault Clio Cup champion, winning the title by 113 points from his nearest rival. This allowed him to graduate to the BTCC for the 2007 season... |
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| 2009 2009 British Touring Car Championship season The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on April 5 and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on October 4... |
Vauxhall Vectra C with VXRacing Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within... |
Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters... |
1 | 3 | 2 | 170 | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||
| Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
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| Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan (racing driver) Andrew Jordan is an English auto racing driver, who drives in the British Touring Car Championship.-Rallycross:... |
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| 2010 2010 British Touring Car Championship season The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10.... |
Vauxhall Vectra C with Uniq Racing |
James Nash James Nash James Nash is popularly acknowledged as the first person to discover gold in the area of Queensland, Australia now known as Gympie.-References:... |
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| Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
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| Phil Glew Phil Glew Philip Glew is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship with the YourRacingCar fan-funded project.-Junior formulae:... † |
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| Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd (racing driver) Daniel Lloyd is a British racing car driver and the incumbent champion of the Renault Clio UK Winter Cup.Lloyd was born in Huddersfield. After competing in the Skip Barber National Championship in the first half of 2010, he made his début in the British Touring Car Championship at Croft.-External... |
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| Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
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| Jeff Smith Jeff Smith (racing driver) Jeff Smith is a British racing car driver and businessman. He is the owner of Industrial Control Distributors. He has been a regular competitor in the Renault Clio Cup since 2008. Smith competed in three rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in 2010 at Knockhill, driving a Vauxhall... |
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| 2011 2011 British Touring Car Championship season The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland... |
Vauxhall Vectra C with Collins Contractors |
James Nash James Nash James Nash is popularly acknowledged as the first person to discover gold in the area of Queensland, Australia now known as Gympie.-References:... |
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| Tony Gilham Tony Gilham Anthony "Tony" Allen Gilham is a British auto racing driver. He is known for his distinctive pink and green racing liveries.-Racing career:... † |
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| * Season in progress † Swapped teams mid season (Correct as of Round 8 of the 2011 Season) | |||||||||||
Uniq Racing with 888 (2010)
In 20102010 Formula Renault BARC season
The Protyre 2010 Formula Renault BARC season was the 16th Formula Renault BARC Championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 18 April and ended on 17 October at Thruxton, after twelve rounds held in England...
Triple 8 teamed up with Uniq to enter a single car into the Formula Renault BARC championship. They entered this series to gain experience for expansion into other series in 2011, particularly series which support the BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. Malaysian driver Sazlan Sirajudin drove the car at all six meetings, with 10th being his best finish at Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
. He finished the season 16th overall.
Formula Renault BARC Results
| Formula Renault BARC results | ||||||
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| Year | Drivers | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. |
| 2010 2010 Formula Renault BARC season The Protyre 2010 Formula Renault BARC season was the 16th Formula Renault BARC Championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 18 April and ended on 17 October at Thruxton, after twelve rounds held in England... |
 Sazlan Sirajudin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 16th |
Porsche Carrera Cup GBPorsche Carrera Cup Great BritainPorsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is a one make racing series that takes place in the United Kingdom for the Porsche 911. It is currently one of the support series for the British Touring Car Championship...
and Ginetta GT Supercup
Triple Eight announced that they were going to run at least two cars in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain will be the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United...
and that they were going to enter the 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup season
2011 Ginetta GT Supercup season
The 2011 Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup season will be the inaugural Ginetta GT Supercup season, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010...
. Howerever, they failed to enter any races in both championships.
Other projects
Triple Eight are also involved in several other forms of motorsport, ranging from the British Rally Championship to the Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup.BTC-T Vauxhall Vectra
The team built a Vectra to the BTC-T Specifications for the 2004 British Touring Car Championship season2004 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 47th British Touring Car Championship season.-Teams and drivers:...
. However the car was never used due to problems making the car competitive.
V8 Supercars
During 2003, Triple Eight expanded into the Australian V8 Supercar series forming Triple Eight Race Engineering Pty Ltd. Already in their short history the team has secured the driver and team runner up spot in 2006 and 2007 championships. The greatest success in the teams short history is undoubtedly winning the coveted Bathurst 1000 kilometre race in 2006, 2007, and 2008, as well as winning the 2008 and 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series.Pro1000 Series
Triple 8 were given the opportunity to develop 16 race-spec Caparo T1000's for the 2010 season. The T1000 will be a modified version of the Caparo T1Caparo T1
The Caparo T1 is a British mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat automobile built by Caparo Vehicle Technologies, founded by design director Ben Scott-Geddes and engineering director Graham Halstead, engineers formerly involved in the development of the McLaren F1. The T1 was inspired by Formula...
.. However, the series never materialised.