Michael Caine (racing driver)

Michael Caine
Nationality  British
Born (1969-08-13) 13 August 1969
Cambridge (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2001
Current team Team HARD
Car no. 44
Starts 11
Wins 4
Poles 3
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 1st in 2012
Previous series
2006–11 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Championship titles
2012 British GT Championship

Michael Caine (born 13 August 1969 in Cambridge) is a British auto racing racing driver. He currently competes in the British GT Championship and the British Touring Car Championship. He was the 2012 British GT champion along with Daniele Perfetti.

Racing career

British Touring Car Championship

He made his British Touring Car Championship debut for Airwaves Racing at Rockingham in 2011, where he competed for two rounds, scoring a point on his debut.[1]

Caine returned to the BTCC for the 2013 season, beginning with the fifth round of the championship at Croft where he would drive a Ford Focus Mk.III ST for Addison Lee Motorbase.[2] Michael Caine returned to the BTCC with Team HARD in 2016 replacing Chris Smiley. On 3 January 2018, Caine was announced as the 4th driver with Team HARD for the 2018 season of the British Touring Car Championship.

British GT Championship

He has previously competed in series such as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and British GT Championship. For 2012 he returned to the British GT Championship with Motorbase in a Porsche 911 GT3R.[3]

Caine stayed in the championship for 2013, now paired with Ahmad Al Harthy.[4] Caine remained with Motorbase Performance for the 2014 season, now racing an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside Al Harthy in the British GT Championship and with Al Harthy and Stephen Jelley in the Blancpain Endurance Series.[5]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2003 United Kingdom Dewalt Racesports Salisbury United Kingdom Mike Jordan
United Kingdom Tim Sugden		 TVR Tuscan T400R GT 93 DNF DNF
2004 United Kingdom Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport United Kingdom Bob Berridge
United Kingdom Chris Stockton		 TVR Tuscan T400R GT 300 21st 8th

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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 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
2011 Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 DON
1		 DON
2		 DON
3		 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
10		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
20		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
12		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 23rd 1
2013 Addison Lee Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 DON
1		 DON
2		 DON
3		 THR
1		 THR
2		 THR
3		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
DNS		 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		 22nd 8
2016 TLC Racing Toyota Avensis BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 DON
1		 DON
2		 DON
3		 THR
1		 THR
2		 THR
3		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 CRO
1		 CRO
2		 CRO
3		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 KNO
1
24		 KNO
2
DNS		 KNO
3
DNS		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 33rd 0
2018 Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars Volkswagen CC BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
24		 BRH
3
24		 DON
1
24		 DON
2
27		 DON
3
19		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
25		 OUL
1
29		 OUL
2
22		 OUL
3
19		 CRO
1
23		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
27		 SNE
1
19		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 ROC
1
20		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 KNO
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 36th 0

Partial British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2012 Motorbase Performance Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
4		 NUR
1
2		 NUR
2
3		 ROC
1
13		 BRH
1
Ret		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
5		 SIL
1
3		 DON
1
4		 1st 130.5
2013 Oman Air Motorbase Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
9		 ROC
1
6		 SIL
1
8		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
8		 BRH
1
7		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
9		 DON
1
12		 5th 97
2014 Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
7		 ROC
1
10		 SIL
1
1		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
12		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
10		 BRH
1
2		 DON
1
4		 2nd 138
2017 Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 GT4 OUL
1
DNS		 OUL
2
DNS		 ROC
1		 SNE
1
26		 SNE
2
18		 SIL
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 BRH
1		 DON
1		 26th 2

References

  1. ↑ The Checkered Flag. "Michael Caine Steps Up To BTCC As Third Airwaves Racing Driver – BTCC". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (21 March 2013). "Ollie Jackson and Michael Caine join 32-car BTCC field". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/177437/1/motorbase_expands_into_british_gt.html
  4. ↑ "Motorbase firm up 2013 plans". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "News 2014: Motorbase Performance confirms new GT line up". Motorbase Performance. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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