Marc William Hynes (born 26 February 1978 in Guildford) is a British racing driver, who competed for Quantel Bifold Racing.[1] with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship.[2]

Marc Hynes
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 (age 46)
Guildford (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamQuantel Bifold Racing
Car number888
Starts30
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2014
Previous series
2008
2007
2005
2000, 2003
2000

1998–99

1997

1996
1995
V8 Supercars
Porsche Supercup
American Le Mans Series
International Formula 3000
German Formula Three Championship
British Formula 3 Championship
British Formula Renault Championship
Formula Vauxhall
Formula Vauxhall Junior
Championship titles
1999

1997

1995
British Formula 3 Championship
Formula 3 Masters
British Formula Renault Championship
Formula Vauxhall Junior

He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior title and the 1997 British Formula Renault title.

Hynes driving the Triple Eight Race Engineering MG 6 at Oulton Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship.

He then stepped up to Formula 3 and won the 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively. He competed in three rounds of the 2000 International Formula 3000 season for the WRT team. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.

He has also worked as a driver coach for his former team Manor Motorsport. He is also the former Head of Driver Development at Marussia F1, the Formula One team born out of Manor Motorsport.[3]

From 2016 to 2021, Hynes worked with Lewis Hamilton, helping run Project 44, the company which manages Hamilton's business affairs.[4] Hynes and Hamilton became friends during their junior racing careers and parted amicably to allow Hynes to focus on other business activities.

Racing record edit

Complete International Formula 3000 results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2000 WRT IMO SIL CAT NUR
DNQ
MON
Ret
MAG
Ret
A1R HOC HUN SPA NC 0
2003 BCN F3000 IMO CAT A1R MON NUR MAG SIL
14
HOC HUN MNZ 28th 0
Sources:[5][6]

Complete Porsche Supercup results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points Ref
2007 Team IRWIN SAS BHR
14
BHR
Ret
ESP
18
MON
21
FRA
6
GBR
16
GER
16
HUN
11
TUR
12
ITA
10
BEL
12
11th 48 [7]

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) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded)

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
2014 Quantel Bifold Racing MG 6 GT BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

DSQ
BRH
3

18
DON
1

11
DON
2

23
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

16
THR
2

13
THR
3

15
OUL
1

10
OUL
2

14
OUL
3

13
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

15
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

18
SNE
2

10
SNE
3

9
KNO
1

16
KNO
2

23
KNO
3

15
ROC
1

22
ROC
2

16
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

8
SIL
2

12
SIL
3

16
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

20
BRH
3

10
18th 54
Sources:[5][8]

* Season still in progress.

References edit

  1. ^ "Marc Hynes Driver for the Quantel Bifold Racing Team". Colin Quantel Bifold Racing. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ Kevin Turner; Ed Straw (4 December 2013). "Marc Hynes to make comeback in BTCC with Triple Eight MG". Autosport. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Marc Hynes". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Hamilton shuffles management team after Hynes' exit". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Marc Hynes Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Marc Hynes". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Porsche Supercup - Season 2007: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Marc Hynes race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault UK
Champion

1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Formula 3 Championship
Champion

1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Masters of Formula 3
Winner

1999
Succeeded by