Stefan Hodgetts (born 17 June 1982 in

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) is a British

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driver, best known for driving a part season in the

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. His father

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was twice champion of the BTCC.

Racing career

After starting in karting, he switched to single-seater racing in 1998, in Formula 600. In 1999 he finished fifth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship and fourth in Formula Ford Winter Series. He had drives in both the Formula Ford Championship and the Formula Renault Championship in 2000, and Formula Ford Championship and Formula Renault Euro Cup in 2001. In 2003 he raced in the inaugural

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, finishing the season third in points. In 2004 he got a drive in the BTCC for the

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ran Team Sureterm. He did not start the season till round thirteen at

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in a

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Coupe. After missing the meeting at

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he rejoined for the rest of the season at

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for the same team, but in an

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. He finished fifteenth in the independents championship, and total standings in eighteenth with four points. He drove in the

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Cup in 2007 for

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UK, and for Total Control Racing in 2008. He made a one-off appearance in the guest car in the

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at Croft in 2010, finishing on the podium in all three races.

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 lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

Complete British GT Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class) * Season still in progress.
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ As Hodgetts was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

External links

BTCC Pages Profile.
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