Phil Andrews (born 20 December 1966) is a British former

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from

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. Andrews began his professional career in

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then raced in the

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in 1987 where he finished 18th. He returned for a full season in 1988 but failed to score points. In 1989 he raced in

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for Middlebridge and failed to score in 9 starts. He returned to the series in 1990 with Superpower Engineering but again failed to score in 8 starts. In 1991 he raced in

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for Superpower and finished sixth in points. He returned to International F3000 in 1992 with Vortex and again failed to register points in nine starts. He raced part-time in both International F3000 and British F2 (formerly British F3000) in 1993. He was the runner up in the 1994 British F2 season and drove in his first

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for

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. He made sporadic sports car appearances in 1995 and 1996 and was away from racing until 2000, when he raced in the National Saloon Cup and finished seventh in a

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. In 2002, he raced in

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driving a Benetton and finished third in the championship. He made assorted sports car starts for Taurus Sports Racing in 2003 and 2004, including his first

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appearance. In 2006 he competed in Ferrari Challenge Europe, which would be his last racing appearance.

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