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Colin Turkington
Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who currently competes in the British GT Championship for WSR FlexiFly. He had previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship from his debut in 2002 through 2009, and again from 2013 to 2024. He is a 4 time champion in the series, having won the title in 2009, 2014, 2018 and 2019.
Turkington, who was born in Portadown, began his racing career in the Ulster Karting series in 1993. He competed in autograss in 1996 and 1997, before moving on to the Northern Irish Metro Championship in 1998, where he won his first title. He moved on to the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship in Britain in 1999, winning the title in 2001.
Turkington moved to the BTCC in 2002. His first BTCC drive was in a year-old MG ZS, sponsored by the pop group Atomic Kitten, partnering fellow Fiesta graduate Gareth Howell. He finished 14th in the Drivers' Championship.
For 2003, Turkington moved to the manufacturer-backed West Surrey Racing, winning his first race at Brands Hatch and finishing eighth in the Drivers' Championship. Despite the loss of official MG backing in 2004, he finished sixth in the 2004 Drivers' Championship, taking the second win of his BTCC career at Mondello Park.
For 2005, Turkington replaced champion James Thompson at Vauxhall. He finished sixth in the Drivers' Championship again, a performance which was not enough for him to retain the seat for the following season.
For 2006, Turkington rejoined WSR to drive an RAC-backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard. A strong first half of the season made him the closest challenger to Matt Neal for the title, although Jason Plato pipped him to second in the Drivers' Championship in the final race of the year. Late in the season, the team switched to bio-ethanol fuel, almost becoming the first team to win a race with it. He finished third in the 2006 Drivers' Championship, with two wins and 14 podium finishes.
For 2007, the BTC-spec MG was no longer eligible to win the championship outright, so the team switched to the BMW 320si. Turkington's first win of the season (and BMW's first in the BTCC for over a decade) came in the fourth weekend of the championship at Croft. Turkington went on to win his first Independent Drivers' title, finishing fifth in the overall Drivers' Championship, with three wins.
Turkington competed with WSR in the Brands Hatch and Macau rounds of the World Touring Car Championship in 2007. At Brands Hatch, he finished third in the first race on and then finished fourth in the second race, but as his car was not homologated because of its sequential gearbox, Turkington did not collect championship points. In Macau, he finished 13th and eighth in the two races.
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Colin Turkington
Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who currently competes in the British GT Championship for WSR FlexiFly. He had previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship from his debut in 2002 through 2009, and again from 2013 to 2024. He is a 4 time champion in the series, having won the title in 2009, 2014, 2018 and 2019.
Turkington, who was born in Portadown, began his racing career in the Ulster Karting series in 1993. He competed in autograss in 1996 and 1997, before moving on to the Northern Irish Metro Championship in 1998, where he won his first title. He moved on to the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship in Britain in 1999, winning the title in 2001.
Turkington moved to the BTCC in 2002. His first BTCC drive was in a year-old MG ZS, sponsored by the pop group Atomic Kitten, partnering fellow Fiesta graduate Gareth Howell. He finished 14th in the Drivers' Championship.
For 2003, Turkington moved to the manufacturer-backed West Surrey Racing, winning his first race at Brands Hatch and finishing eighth in the Drivers' Championship. Despite the loss of official MG backing in 2004, he finished sixth in the 2004 Drivers' Championship, taking the second win of his BTCC career at Mondello Park.
For 2005, Turkington replaced champion James Thompson at Vauxhall. He finished sixth in the Drivers' Championship again, a performance which was not enough for him to retain the seat for the following season.
For 2006, Turkington rejoined WSR to drive an RAC-backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard. A strong first half of the season made him the closest challenger to Matt Neal for the title, although Jason Plato pipped him to second in the Drivers' Championship in the final race of the year. Late in the season, the team switched to bio-ethanol fuel, almost becoming the first team to win a race with it. He finished third in the 2006 Drivers' Championship, with two wins and 14 podium finishes.
For 2007, the BTC-spec MG was no longer eligible to win the championship outright, so the team switched to the BMW 320si. Turkington's first win of the season (and BMW's first in the BTCC for over a decade) came in the fourth weekend of the championship at Croft. Turkington went on to win his first Independent Drivers' title, finishing fifth in the overall Drivers' Championship, with three wins.
Turkington competed with WSR in the Brands Hatch and Macau rounds of the World Touring Car Championship in 2007. At Brands Hatch, he finished third in the first race on and then finished fourth in the second race, but as his car was not homologated because of its sequential gearbox, Turkington did not collect championship points. In Macau, he finished 13th and eighth in the two races.