Tony Hughes (racing driver)
| Tony Hughes | |
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Hughes as at the Donington Park round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season. | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
31 December 1957 Stockport, Greater Manchester |
| Previous series | |
| 2011–12 2008–10 2007 |
BTCC Ginetta G50 Cup Ginetta G20 Cup |
Tony Hughes (born 31 December 1957 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is a British businessman and former auto racing driver. He is the managing director of Hughes Safety Showers[1] and drove for Speedworks Motorsport in the British Touring Car Championship in 2011 and 2012.
Racing career
Ginetta
Hughes started circuit racing in 2007, competing in the Ginetta G20 Cup for Speedworks Motorsport. The following year he progressed to the Ginetta G50 Cup where he raced for three years. He won the Chairmans Cup once in 2009 and three times in 2010. During the round at Snetterton he was involved in a heavy collision with the spinning car of Formula One engineer Adrian Newey who was competing as a guest driver.[2]
British Touring Car Championship
For 2011 he stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, competing NGTC Toyota Avensis for Speedworks.[3] He finished 31st in the overall drivers' championship with a best race result of 14th at Oulton Park.
Hughes confirmed he would return to Speedworks for the 2012 season[4] driving alongside 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup champion Adam Morgan. He finished the season 25th in the drivers' standings with a best result of twelfth at Oulton Park. At the end of the season he announced his retirement from motor racing although he would remain involved with the Speedworks team.[5]
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 lead 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 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2011 | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota Avensis | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 21 |
DON 1 19 |
DON 2 16 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 16 |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 17 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 DNS |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 26 |
BRH 3 21 |
SIL 1 19 |
SIL 2 21 |
SIL 3 Ret |
31st | 0 |
| 2012 | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota Avensis | BRH 1 16 |
BRH 2 16 |
BRH 3 15 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 16 |
DON 3 15 |
THR 1 NC |
THR 2 19 |
THR 3 16 |
OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 12 |
OUL 3 14 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 16 |
SNE 3 16 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 15 |
ROC 2 17 |
ROC 3 17 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 17 |
BRH 1 20 |
BRH 2 17 |
BRH 3 15 |
25th | 14 |
References
- ↑ "Hughes Safety Showers Management Team". Hughes Safety Showers. p. Management Team.
- ↑ O'Leary, Jamie; Beer, Matt (8 August 2010). "Newey hospitalised after Ginetta crash". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net (British Touring Car Championship). 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ↑ Tony Hughes confirms 2012 return with Speedworks, TouringCarTimes.
- ↑ Hudson, Neil (22 October 2012). "Tony Hughes steps aside after 2012 season". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 26 January 2013.