Michael_Caine_(racing_driver)

Michael Caine (racing driver)

Michael Caine (racing driver)

British racing driver (born 1969)

For other uses, see Michael Caine (disambiguation).

Michael Caine (born 13 August 1969 in Cambridge) is a British 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] Michael Caine returned to the BTCC with Team HARD in 2016 replacing Chris Smiley. On 3 January 2018, Caine was announced as the 4th driver with Team HARD for the 2018 season of the British Touring Car Championship. On 27 September 2019, it was announced that Caine would be replacing Nicolas Hamilton at Motorbase for the remaining two rounds of the season.[3]

British GT Championship

He has previously competed in series such as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and the British GT Championship. For 2012, he returned to the British GT Championship with Motorbase in a Porsche 911 GT3R.[4]

Caine stayed in the championship for 2013, now paired with Ahmad Al Harthy.[5] 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.[6]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Britcar 24 Hour results

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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)

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Partial British GT Championship results

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† As Caine was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

  1. [1]
    The Checkered Flag (13 September 2011). "Michael Caine Steps Up To BTCC As Third Airwaves Racing Driver – BTCC". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. [2]
    O'Leary, Jamie (21 March 2013). "Ollie Jackson and Michael Caine join 32-car BTCC field". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Pettit, Vince (27 September 2019). "Michael Caine back in BTCC with Motorbase for final two weekends". The Checkered Flaq. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Motorbase expands into British GT". 7 March 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Motorbase firm up 2013 plans". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. [6]
    "News 2014: Motorbase Performance confirms new GT line up". Motorbase Performance. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Michael Caine". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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    "Michael Caine Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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    "Britcar 24 Hours – Provisional Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Michael Caine race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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