Andrew Wilmot (born 4 September 1980) is a British racing driver. In 2013, Wilmot competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the first time at Rockingham, driving for Team HARD in a Volkswagen CC NGTC. He returned to the championship in 2021, driving for Excelr8 Motorsport.
| Andy Wilmot | |
|---|---|
 Wilmot at Brands Hatch during the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 4 September 1980 Dartford, Kent, England |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com |
| Car number | 55 |
| Former teams | PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing Welch Motorsport |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 32nd in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 2013 2012–2013 2012 2010–2012 | Ford Fiesta Championship British Touring Car Championship Mini Challenge GB Volkswagen Racing Cup GB Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Ford Fiesta Championship |
Racing career
editWilmot began his career in the Ford Fiesta Championship in 2010. He switched to the Volkswagen Racing Cup GB for 2012, he finished fourteenth overall, with 186 points,.[1] In September 2013, it was announced that Wilmot would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Tony Gilham Racing replacing Tom Onslow-Cole.[2] For the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season Wilmot moved to Welch Motorsport, driving a Proton Persona.[3]
Racing record
editComplete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (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 led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing | Volkswagen CC | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 18 |
ROC 2 20 |
ROC 3 18 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
38th | 0 |
| 2015 | Welch Motorsport | Proton Persona | BRH 1 DNS |
BRH 2 DNS |
BRH 3 DNS |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 DNS |
DON 3 DNS |
THR 1 22 |
THR 2 21 |
THR 3 20 |
OUL 1 26 |
OUL 2 24 |
OUL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 22 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
33rd | 0 |
| 2021 | Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com |
Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 25 |
32nd | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Andy Wilmot career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Andy Wilmot and Howard Fuller to join Tony Gilham Racing". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Andy Wilmot confirmed for Welch Motorsport". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Andy Wilmot career summary at DriverDB.com