Michael Caine (racing driver)
| Michael Caine | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 13 August 1969 Cambridge (England) |
| British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Current team | Oman Air Motorbase |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–11 | Porsche Carrera Cup GB |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | British GT Championship |
Michael Caine (born 13 August 1969 in Cambridge) is a British auto racing racing driver. He currently competes in the British GT Championship and the British Touring Car Championship. He was the 2012 British GT champion along with Daniele Perfetti.
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Racing career
British Touring Car Championship
He made his British Touring Car Championship debut for Airwaves Racing at Rockingham in 2011, where he competed for two rounds, scoring a point on his debut.[1]
Caine returned to the BTCC for the 2013 season, beginning with the fifth round of the championship at Croft where he would drive a Ford Focus Mk.III ST for Addison Lee Motorbase.[2]
British GT Championship
He has previously competed in series such as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and British GT Championship. For 2012 he returned to the British GT Championship with Motorbase in a Porsche 911 GT3R.[3]
Caine stayed in the championship for 2013, now paired with Ahmad Al Harthy.[4] Caine remained with Motorbase Performance for the 2014 season, now racing an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside Al Harthy in the British GT Championship and with Al Harthy and Stephen Jelley in the Blancpain Endurance Series.[5]
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dewalt Racesports Salisbury |
Mike Jordan Tim Sugden |
TVR Tuscan T400R | GT | 93 | DNF | DNF |
| 2004 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport |
Bob Berridge Chris Stockton |
TVR Tuscan T400R | GT | 300 | 21st | 8th |
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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST | 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 10 |
ROC 2 Ret |
ROC 3 20 |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 12 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
23rd | 1 |
| 2013 | Addison Lee Motorbase | Ford Focus ST Mk.III | 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 8 |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 DNS |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
22nd | 8 |
Partial British GT Championship results
(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 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Motorbase Performance | Porsche 997 GT3-R | GT3 | OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 4 |
NUR 1 2 |
NUR 2 3 |
ROC 1 13 |
BRH 1 Ret |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 5 |
SIL 1 3 |
DON 1 4 |
1st | 130.5 |
| 2013 | Oman Air Motorbase | Porsche 997 GT3-R | GT3 | OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 9 |
ROC 1 6 |
SIL 1 8 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 8 |
BRH 1 7 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 9 |
DON 1 12 |
5th | 97 |
| 2014 | Oman Racing Team | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 7 |
ROC 1 10 |
SIL 1 1 |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 12 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 10 |
BRH 1 2 |
DON 1 4 |
2nd | 138 |
* Season still in progress.
References
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- ↑ http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/177437/1/motorbase_expands_into_british_gt.html
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