Mark Howard (born 9 January 1965) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2016, after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Masters title in 2015.
| Mark Howard | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 9 January 1965 Norwich, Norfolk, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Team BKR |
| Car number | 38 |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 36th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014–15 2011 1993 | Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Volkswagen Racing Cup Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 1993 | Renault UK Clio Cup Masters Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup |
Racing career edit
Howard began his career in the Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup, which he won in 1993. He then had an 18-year hiatus from racing until 2011 when he returned to racing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup. He went on to finish 9th in the championship standings that season.[1] He switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom championship in 2014, he finished 12th in the championship that year.[2] He went on to win the Clio Cup Masters title in 2015, finishing 13th in the overall standings.[3][4] In March 2016, it was announced that Howard would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with the debuting Team BKR driving a Volkswagen CC.[5]
Racing record edit
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 all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Team BKR | Volkswagen CC | BRH 1 23 |
BRH 2 27 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 23 |
DON 2 23 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 26 |
THR 3 19 |
OUL 1 31 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 27 |
CRO 3 24 |
SNE 1 24 |
SNE 2 21 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 26 |
KNO 2 23 |
KNO 3 23 |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 20 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 28 |
SIL 3 19 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 26 |
BRH 3 23 |
36th | -3 |
References edit
- ^ "Mark Howard career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Paice, Simon (13 March 2014). "1993 Renault Champion Howard Enters Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Paice, Simon (28 January 2015). "Howard Eyes Masters Podiums On Clio Return". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Paice, Simon (6 May 2015). "Howard Switches To Pyro For Remainder Of Season". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Gallagher, Ian (22 March 2016). "Team BKR joins 2016 BTCC with Aron Smith and Mark Howard". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links edit
- Mark Howard career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- Mark Howard on Twitter
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