Mikey Doble (born 8 December 1998) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing. He is champion of the 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2022 BMW Compact Cup, and he made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2023.
| Mikey Doble | |
|---|---|
 Doble at Thruxton Circuit in 2024. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 8 December 1998 Caterham, England[1] |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing |
| Car number | 88 |
| Starts | 58 (60 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022, 2021 2018-2022 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge BMW Compact Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2022 2022 | Jack Sears Trophy Ginetta GT5 Challenge BMW Compact Cup |
Career
editKarting
editDoble began his career in karting,[2] and competed in various championships across the United Kingdom, such as the Super 1 National Super Cadet Championship in 2012, where he came 5th.[3]
Golf
editFollowing Doble's karting career, his focus moved to golf, which he played full time for 5 years with the ambition of becoming a professional golfer, winning titles at a county and collegiate level.[2]
BMW Compact Cup
editDoble returned to Racing and subsequently made his car racing debut in 2018, competing in the BRSCC BMW Compact Cup.[2] He competed in this championship from 2018 to 2022, and won the championship title in 2022.[4]
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
editIn 2021, Doble competed in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge with Xentek Motorsport.[5] He finished 4th in the Pro standings this year, with two podiums throughout the season.
He returned to the championship with Xentek the following year in 2022, and won two races during the season. Doble was the provisional champion following the final race of the weekend, but was given a 3-second post-race penalty for a yellow flag infringement, which demoted his race three position from 2nd to 5th, making Will Jenkins the provisional champion. Following a hearing at the Motorsport UK National Court following the season, Doble was reinstated 2nd place and his championship title was confirmed.[6]
British Touring Car Championship
edit2023
editOn 7 March 2023, it was announced that Doble would compete in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing, alongside Árón Taylor-Smith and Andrew Watson. He will be eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy. During qualifying for the 9th race weekend at Silverstone Mikey became the only non Napa Racing driver to secure pole position.[7][8]
Personal life
editDoble's father, Mike, is a former racing driver, who raced alongside him in the BMW Compact Cup. His grandfather, Mick, is also a former racing driver.[2]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BMW Compact Cup | 13 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 315 | 20th | |
| 2019 | BMW Compact Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 521 | 5th | |
| 2020 | BMW Compact Cup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 6th | |
| 2021 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Pro | Xentek Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 315 | 4th |
| BMW Compact Cup | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 507 | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Pro | Xentek Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 430 | 1st |
| BMW Compact Cup | 16 | 10 | ? | 5 | 13 | 699 | 1st | ||
| 2023 | British Touring Car Championship | CarStore Power Maxed Racing | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20th |
| 2024 | British Touring Car Championship | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 12th |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just 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 – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present 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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CarStore Power Maxed Racing |
Vauxhall Astra | DON 1 20 |
DON 2 5 |
DON 3 Ret |
BRH 1 19 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 16 |
SNE 1 17 |
SNE 2 19 |
SNE 3 15 |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 14 |
THR 3 14 |
OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 13 |
OUL 3 22 |
CRO 1 14 |
CRO 2 16 |
CRO 3 12 |
KNO 1 9 |
KNO 2 12 |
KNO 3 11 |
DON 1 16 |
DON 2 17 |
DON 3 16 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 15 |
SIL 3 14 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 16 |
BRH 3 14 |
20th | 63 |
| 2024 | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing |
Vauxhall Astra | DON 1 12 |
DON 2 13 |
DON 3 13 |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 9 |
BRH 3 15 |
SNE 1 13 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 10 |
THR 1 11 |
THR 2 14 |
THR 3 11 |
OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 2* |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 11 |
CRO 3 15 |
KNO 1 10 |
KNO 2 18 |
KNO 3 DNS |
DON 1 15 |
DON 2 9 |
DON 3 6 |
SIL 1 DNS |
SIL 2 14 |
SIL 3 11 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 NC |
BRH 3 11 |
12th | 148 |
References
edit- ^ "Mikey Doble - Driver Info". BTCC. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Mikey Doble". Doble Motorcycles. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Mikey Doble | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Power Maxed tees up Ginetta champion for third car". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Preview: 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Pro – Thruxton". Ginetta. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Mikey Doble Confirmed 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Champion". Ginetta. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Mikey Doble fills third Power Maxed Racing BTCC seat". TouringCars.net. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (7 March 2023). "Ginetta and BMW champion Doble steps up to BTCC with Power Maxed Racing". Autosport. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links
edit- Mikey Doble career summary at DriverDB.com