Alex Martin (racing driver)
| Alexander Martin | |
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| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 21 April 1987 Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Dextra Racing with Team Parker |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 14 |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 28th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012–2014 2009–2011 | Ferrari Challenge Europe Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain |
Alexander Martin (born 21 April 1987) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship from 2015 to 2016.
Racing career
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Martin began his career in the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, he raced in the championship from 2009 to 2011 ending 7th in the Pro–Am 1 standings in 2011. He switched to the Ferrari Challenge Europe for the 2012 season, he finished 4th in the standings in 2014, with 122 points.[1][2] In November 2014, it was announced that Martin would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Motorbase Performance driving a Ford Focus ST, under the Dextra Racing banner.[3] However, in March 2015 Motorbase Performance announced that they would miss the first half of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season, with Team Parker Racing taking over the Dextra Racing entry.[4]
Racing record
[edit]Ferrari Challenge Results
[edit]Martin competed in the 2013 and 2014 seasons of Ferrari Challenge alongside his father Rupert Martin.
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| Ferrari Challenge Europe | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||
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| Ferrari Challenge Europe | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 led 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 | DC | Pts |
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| 2015 | Dextra Racing | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 23 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 20 |
DON 2 23 |
DON 3 19 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 21 |
OUL 2 18 |
OUL 3 NC |
CRO 1 19 |
CRO 2 17 |
CRO 3 25 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 20 |
KNO 2 20 |
KNO 3 21 |
ROC 1 24 |
ROC 2 26 |
ROC 3 13 |
SIL 1 19 |
SIL 2 21 |
SIL 3 18 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 NC |
BRH 3 22 |
31st | 0 |
| 2016 | Dextra Racing with Team Parker | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 24 |
BRH 3 27 |
DON 1 20 |
DON 2 16 |
DON 3 22 |
THR 1 16 |
THR 2 19 |
THR 3 15 |
OUL 1 30 |
OUL 2 19 |
OUL 3 14 |
CRO 1 21 |
CRO 2 25 |
CRO 3 25 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 20 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 27 |
KNO 2 18 |
KNO 3 21 |
ROC 1 23 |
ROC 2 19 |
ROC 3 17 |
SIL 1 NC |
SIL 2 20 |
SIL 3 18 |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 22 |
BRH 3 19 |
28th | 3 |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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| 2023 | Team Parker Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 15 |
DON 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
ALG 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2024 | Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | GT3 | OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 1 |
SIL 1 Ret |
DON 1 1 |
SPA 1 4 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 10 |
DON 1 4 |
BRH 1 2 |
2nd | 177 |
† As Martin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Martin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alex Martin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alex Martin to race for Motorbase Performance in 2015". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Motorbase will miss first half of 2015 BTCC". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Martin career summary at DriverDB.com
- Alex Martin career summary at DriverDB.com