Joshua Luke Files (born 9 January 1991) is a British racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the

Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom The Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom was an entry level One-make, Touring car racing motor sport category and the current name in the long history of Renault one-make cups in the UK. It currently attracts drivers from across the United Kingdom to ...

and Eurocup Clio amongst others. Files won both championships in 2013.

Racing career

Files began his career in 2009 in the Thoroughbred Sports Cars series, he raced there until 2010, winning the championship that year. He switched to the

for 2011, finishing 7th in the championship standings in his rookie season. He took 4 pole positions in

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, finishing 6th in the standings. In

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he took 5 pole positions and 2 victories on his way to winning the championship. He also raced in the Eurocup Clio series in

, also winning the championship that year, with 4 pole positions and 4 wins. He continued in the Eurocup Clio series in

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. He also raced a guest entry in the

2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England, France and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing ...

season that year. In 2015 he raced in the Clio Cup Italia series, finishing 3rd in the standings. In November 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an

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for

Campos Racing Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series. History After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...

. The Brit joined

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to race at the

2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship The 2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship was the first season of touring car racing to be run by the German-based sanctioning body ADAC to newly created TCR regulations. The series ran predominantly in ADAC's home nation Germany. As a su ...

. He scored six wins in 14 races and claimed the title. During the off-season, he claimed the 2017 TCR Middle East Series, winning all races he entered.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Files was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete TCR International Series results

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

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Files, Josh 1991 births Living people TCR International Series drivers English racing drivers British racing drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers Renault UK Clio Cup drivers World Touring Car Cup drivers Campos Racing drivers KCMG drivers