Alexander Martin (born 21 April 1987) is a British racing driver who competed in the
British Touring Car Championship
The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA
TOCA, formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd, is an organiser of motorsport events in ...
from 2015 - 2016.
Racing career
Martin began his career in the
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season. The season consisted of twenty rounds, beginning on 5 April at Brands Hatch's Indy circuit and ending on 4 October at the circuit's Grand Prix la ...
, he raced in the championship from 2009–2011 ending 7th in the Pro–Am 1 standings in
2011
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. He switched to the
Ferrari Challenge Europe for the 2012 season, he finished 4th in the standings in 2014, with 122 points. In November 2014, it was announced that Martin would make his
British Touring Car Championship
The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA
TOCA, formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd, is an organiser of motorsport events in ...
debut with
Motorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is a British motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer David Bartrum. They are best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship.
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The team starte ...
driving a
Ford Focus ST
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, under the Dextra Racing banner. However, in March 2015
Motorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is a British motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer David Bartrum. They are best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship.
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The team starte ...
announced that they would miss the first half of the
2015 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing ...
, with
Team Parker Racing
Team Parker Racing is a motorsport team based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1997 it has previously competed in Formula Vauxhall Junior, British Formula 3, GT World Challenge Europe, and, more recently, in the British Tour ...
taking over the Dextra Racing entry.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(
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) (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)
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
English racing drivers
British racing drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers