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Colin Turkington

Biography

Colin Turkington first raced in the BTCC in 2002 after winning the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship. For his initial three seasons, the Northern Irishman competed for West Surrey Racing in an MG ZS. A single campaign with VX Racing followed in 2005, before Turkington returned to WSR in 2006. Turkington’s potential was realised in 2009, as he piloted his BMW to six victories and the overall Drivers’ crown.

His success made Turkington the only Ulsterman ever to win the BTCC. From 2010-12, he contested World Touring Car and Scandinavian Touring Car events before making a return to home turf in 2013. Behind the wheel of a brand new WSR BMW 1 Series, Turkington claimed his second title in 2014. The following year, he joined Team BMR, notching four victories en route to fourth in the standings and the fifth Independents’ Trophy of his career.

2016 saw BMR running a quartet of all-new Subaru Levorg GTs, Colin took five race wins that season placing fourth overall. Turkington returned to West Surrey Racing for 2017 securing four victories. Despite a valiant effort, he couldn’t unseat Ashley Sutton from the top of the standings, concluding the season as runner-up.

The Northern Irishman’s only victory of the 2018 season came at Oulton Park, but with the wins shared between a record 17 different drivers, consistency proved to be king and Turkington came out on top to seal his third Drivers’ title. For 2019, Turkington returned looking to seal a record-equalling fourth Drivers’ crown. He did just that, taking five victories finishing just two points ahead of Andrew Jordan and Dan Cammish after a tense title-decider at Brands Hatch GP.

Heading into 2020 as the joint-most successful driver in BTCC history, Turkington secured more podium finishes than any of his rivals, but an unfortunate trio of points-less finishes hampered his chances of a fifth title during an incredibly competitive year. The Northern Irishman did, however, clinch the first-ever Goodyear Wingfoot Award during the campaign, thanks to his consistently impressive performance in qualifying.

Turkington continued with Team BMW for his 17th BTCC campaign, alongside team-mates Tom Oliphant and Stephen Jelley, tallying eight podium finishes and clinching his 60th victory in the series during Donington Park’s penultimate race weekend.

In 2022, Turkington made a strong campaign for the championship, taking a trio of victories, nine further podium finishes, three pole positions – more than any other driver on the grid – plus four fastest laps. Despite his strong showing, the fierce competition kept the 40-year-old outside of the top three, and Turkington concluded the season fourth overall.

Hoping consistency will prove key, the Northern Irishman sticks with Team BMW for the 2023 campaign, as he continues his pursuit of a record fifth title.

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Season Results

EventSessionPosition
Donington Park NationalQualifying4th
Donington Park NationalTOP TEN SHOWDOWN4th
Race 112th
Race 28th
Race 35th
Brands Hatch IndyQualifying3rd
Brands Hatch IndyTOP TEN SHOWDOWN2nd
Race 11st
Race 23rd
Race 35th
SnettertonQualifying3rd
Race 13rd
Race 23rd
Race 37th
ThruxtonQualifying6th
Race 16th
Race 26th
Race 34th
Oulton ParkQualifying27th
Oulton ParkTOP TEN SHOWDOWN27th
Race 19th
Race 24th
Race 31st
CroftQualifying5th
Race 17th
Race 26th
Race 31st
KnockhillQualifying9th
KnockhillTOP TEN SHOWDOWN8th
Race 111th
Race 2DNF
Race 317th
Donington Park GPQualifying4th
Race 15th
Race 24th
Race 36th
SilverstoneQualifying4th
SilverstoneTop ten showdown2nd
Race 1DNF
Race 28th
Race 31st
Brands Hatch GPQualifying7th
Race 14th
Race 2DNF
Race 310th

Driver Info

Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 21 March 1982
Place of Birth: Portadown, N.I.
Lives in: Buckinghamshire
Team: Team BMW
Car: BMW 330e M Sport

BTCC Debut: Oulton Park, 2002

BTCC Races: 539
BTCC Wins: 67
BTCC Podiums: 181
BTCC Poles: 27
BTCC Fastest Laps: 71
BTCC Points: 5041

Driver Titles

2019 BTCC Drivers’ Champion
2018 
BTCC Drivers’ Champion
2015
BTCC Independent Drivers’ Champion
2014 BTCC Drivers’ Champion
2014 BTCC Independent Drivers’ Champion
2009 BTCC Drivers’ Champion
2008 BTCC Independent Drivers’ Champion
2007 BTCC Independent Drivers’ Champion
2001 Ford Credit Fiestas Championship
1998 Northern Irish Metros Championship

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