Mark Howard (racing driver)

Mark Howard (born 9 January 1965) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2016, after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Masters title in 2015.

Mark Howard
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamTeam BKR
Car number38
Starts30
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish36th in 2016
Previous series
2014-15
2011
1993
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
Volkswagen Racing Cup
Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup
Championship titles
2015
1993
Renault UK Clio Cup Masters
Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup

Racing career

Howard began his career in the Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup, which he won in 1993. He then had an 18-year hiatus from racing until 2011 when he returned to racing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup. He went on to finish 9th in the championship standings that season.[1] He switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom championship in 2014, he finished 12th in the championship that year.[2] He went on to win the Clio Cup Masters title in 2015, finishing 13th in the overall standings.[3][4] In March 2016, it was announced that Howard would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with the debuting Team BKR driving a Volkswagen CC.[5]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(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
2016 Team BKR Volkswagen CC BRH
1

23
BRH
2

27
BRH
3

Ret
DON
1

23
DON
2

23
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

26
THR
3

19
OUL
1

31
OUL
2

Ret
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

27
CRO
3

24
SNE
1

24
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

Ret
KNO
1

26
KNO
2

23
KNO
3

23
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

20
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

28
SIL
3

19
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

26
BRH
3

23
36th -3

References

  1. "Mark Howard career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. Paice, Simon (13 March 2014). "1993 Renault Champion Howard Enters Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. Paice, Simon (28 January 2015). "Howard Eyes Masters Podiums On Clio Return". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. Paice, Simon (6 May 2015). "Howard Switches To Pyro For Remainder Of Season". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. Gallagher, Ian (22 March 2016). "Team BKR joins 2016 BTCC with Aron Smith and Mark Howard". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 2 May 2016.


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