Colin Turkington

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Colin Turkington
2006 BTCC driver
Nationality
Car #	6
Car	MG ZS
Drivers championships	0
Wins	6
Podium finishes	32
Poles	4
Fastest laps	12
Debut season	2002
Best championship result	3rd (2006)
2006 position	3rd (240 points)
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Colin Turkington is an auto racing driver from Portadown in Northern Ireland, born on March 21, 1982. He began his racing career in karting, moved on to the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship (which he won in 2001) and then onto the BTCC.

His first BTCC drive was in a year-old MG sponsored by the pop group Atomic Kitten. He did well enough to move up to the manufacturer-backed team for 2003, winning his first race at Brands Hatch and finishing 8th in the championship than year. Despite the loss of official MG backing he finished 6th in 2004, adding another win to his tally at his home circuit of Mondello Park. For 2005 he replaced champion James Thompson at Vauxhall, but while Yvan Muller challenged for the title, Colin finished down in 6th place, a performance apparently not good enough to retain the seat for the following season. For 2006, he rejoins West Surrey Racing and drives an RAC backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard, driving car number 6. A strong first half of the season has made him the closest challenger to Matt Neal for the title.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Team website
• btcc:action profile