Michael Sean Crees (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from
England
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currently competing in the
2022 British Touring Car Championship
The 2022 Kwik Fit 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 te ...
with
CarStore Power Maxed Racing.
Racing career
A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in
2019
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after spending the previous season in the
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta G50 and G55 sports cars. The championship currently supports the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
The cham ...
,
where he secured the Am Class title.
His debut season saw him compete for
Team HARD
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at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at
Brands Hatch
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. His best result would come later in the season at
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 ...
, where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.
Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R, Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy.
Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds.
Instead, he signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons.
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(
key
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) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded) 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)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate
Pole Position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete British GT Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
* https://www.michaelcreesmotorsport.com/
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1983 births
Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
English racing drivers
British racing drivers
Britcar drivers
Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers
GT4 European Series drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers