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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, we see Turkington once again partner up with Jelley, as the pair aim for glory at the wheels of their BMW 330e M Sports.


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Season Results

EventSessionPosition
Donington ParkQualifying2nd
Race 12nd
Race 214th
Race 38th
Brands Hatch IndyQualifying1st
Race 15th
Race 210th
Race 31st
ThruxtonQualifying4th
Race 14th
Race 24th
Race 32nd
Oulton ParkQualifying9th
Race 14th
Race 23rd
Race 3DNF
CroftQualifying1st
Race 12nd
Race 23rd
Race 36th
KnockhillQualifying3rd
Race 13rd
Race 23rd
Race 34th
SnettertonQualifying1st
Race 11st
Race 21st
Race 36th
Thruxton 2Qualifying15th
Race 110th
Race 210th
Race 32nd
SilverstoneQualifying10th
Race 1NC
Race 213th
Race 312th
Brands Hatch GPQualifying10th
Race 15th
Race 23rd
Race 312th

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: 509
BTCC Wins: 63
BTCC Podiums: 174
BTCC Poles: 27
BTCC Fastest Laps: 69
BTCC Points: 4729

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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