Ashley Sutton

Ashley Sutton
Nationality British
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994
Sheering, Essex, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team MG Racing RCIB Insurance
Car no. 116
Starts 30
Wins 1
Poles 2
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 13th in 2016
Previous series
2015
2014
2010

2000-09		 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
British Formula Ford Championship
750MC Formula Vee Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2016
2015		 Jack Sears Trophy
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

Ashley Sutton (born 15 January 1994) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He debuted in 2016, after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2015.

Racing career

Sutton began his career in karting in 2000, he raced in karting up until 2009, where he switched to the 750MC Formula Vee Championship. He went on to win the Rookie of year award that season, finishing 4th in the overall championship. He made a return to racing in the 2014 British Formula Ford Championship after having been forced to sit out two and half years of racing, following a road car accident. He finished 3rd in the championship that year, taking 5 wins, 16 podiums, 4 pole positions and 10 fastest laps.[1] For 2015 he switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, entering the championship with support from the British Touring Car Championship team, Team BMR. Winning the championship that year, with 6 wins, 14 podiums, 4 pole positions and 4 fastest laps.[2] In March 2016, it was announced that Sutton would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with MG Racing RCIB Insurance driving a MG6 GT.[3]

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 MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6 GT BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
10		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
13		 DON
3
5		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
15		 THR
3
5		 OUL
1
19		 OUL
2
27		 OUL
3
12		 CRO
1
3		 CRO
2
5		 CRO
3
1*		 SNE
1
25		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
14		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
Ret		 ROC
1
6		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
19		 SIL
1
DSQ*		 SIL
2
26		 SIL
3
10		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
24		 13th 162

References

  1. ↑ "Ashley Sutton career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Paice, Simon (14 January 2015). "Formula Ford Race-Winner Sutton Makes Clio Switch". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "MG TRIPLE EIGHT RACING UNVEIL 2016 DRIVER PAIRING". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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