Mikey Doble is a British racing driver currently competing in the

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for Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing. He is champion of the 2022

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and the 2022 BMW Compact Cup, and he made his

debut in

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Career

Karting

Doble began his career in karting, and competed in various championships across the United Kingdom, such as the Super 1 National Super Cadet Championship in 2012, where he came 5th.

Golf

Following Doble's karting career, his focus moved to

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, which he played full time for 5 years with the ambition of becoming a professional golfer, winning titles at a county and collegiate level.

BMW Compact Cup

Doble returned to Racing and subsequently made his car racing debut in 2018, competing in the BRSCC BMW Compact Cup. He competed in this championship from 2018 to 2022, and won the championship title in 2022.

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2021, Doble competed in the

with Xentek Motorsport. He finished 4th in the Pro standings this year, with two podiums throughout the season. He returned to the championship with Xentek the following year in 2022, and won two races during the season. Doble was the provisional champion following the final race of the weekend, but was given a 3-second post-race penalty for a yellow flag infringement, which demoted his race three position from 2nd to 5th, making Will Jenkins the provisional champion. Following a hearing at the

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National Court following the season, Doble was reinstated 2nd place and his championship title was confirmed.

British Touring Car Championship

2023

On 7 March 2023, it was announced that Doble would compete in the

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with CarStore Power Maxed Racing, alongside

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and Andrew Watson. He will be eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy. During qualifying for the 9th race weekend at Silverstone Mikey became the only non Napa Racing driver to secure pole position.

Personal life

Doble's father, Mike, is a former racing driver, who raced alongside him in the BMW Compact Cup. His grandfather, Mick, is also a former racing driver.

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(

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) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just 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 – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doble, Mikey Living people English racing drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers 1998 births