Ashley Sutton
| Ashley Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
15 January 1994 Sheering, Essex, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | MG Racing RCIB Insurance |
| Car no. | 116 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2014 2010 2000-09 |
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom British Formula Ford Championship 750MC Formula Vee Championship Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 | Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom |
Ashley Sutton (born 15 January 1994) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He debuted in 2016, after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2015.
Racing career
Sutton began his career in karting in 2000, he raced in karting up until 2009, where he switched to the 750MC Formula Vee Championship. He went on to win the Rookie of year award that season, finishing 4th in the overall championship. He made a return to racing in the 2014 British Formula Ford Championship after having been forced to sit out two and half years of racing, following a road car accident. He finished 3rd in the championship that year, taking 5 wins, 16 podiums, 4 pole positions and 10 fastest laps.[1] For 2015 he switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, entering the championship with support from the British Touring Car Championship team, Team BMR. Winning the championship that year, with 6 wins, 14 podiums, 4 pole positions and 4 fastest laps.[2] In March 2016, it was announced that Sutton would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with MG Racing RCIB Insurance driving a MG6 GT.[3]
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(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 | MG Racing RCIB Insurance | MG6 GT | BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 6 |
BRH 3 10 |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 13 |
DON 3 5 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
8th* | 55* |
* Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Ashley Sutton career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ Paice, Simon (14 January 2015). "Formula Ford Race-Winner Sutton Makes Clio Switch". The Checkered Flag (Black Eagle Media Network). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ "MG TRIPLE EIGHT RACING UNVEIL 2016 DRIVER PAIRING". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
External links
- Ashley Sutton career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- Ashley Sutton on Facebook
- Ashley Sutton on Twitter
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