Colin Turkington
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| Colin Turkington | |
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| 2007 BTCC driver | |
| Nationality |  |
| Nickname | Turkers/Turks/Collie |
| Car # | 3 |
| Team | Team RAC |
| Car | BMW 320si E90 |
| 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 Henry 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 in 2002.
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 rejoined West Surrey Racing and drives an RAC backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard, driving car number 6. A strong first half of the season made him the closest challenger to Matt Neal for the title, although Jason Plato pipped him to 2nd overall in the final race of the year due to some bad luck when in strong scoring positions. Late in the season the team switched to bio-ethanol fuel, nearly becoming the first team to win a race with it. For 2007 the MG was no longer eligible to win the championship outright, so the team have purchased two BMW 320si E90's, with Tom-Onslow Cole joining Colin.
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| Drivers | Chilton • Giovanardi • Neal • Shedden • Plato • Turner • Turkington • Onslow-Cole • Howell • Allison • George • Kizilirmak • Jackson • Jordan • Leason • Bell • Blanckley • Pinkney • Marsh • Stockton • Kerry • Pocklington |
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| Teams | VXR • Dynamics • SEAT • RAC • Motorbase • TH • Arkas • Jacksons • Encke • Eurotech • Daniels • Geoff Steel Racing • Sibsport • A-Tech• BTC Racing • TH Motorsport • AFM Racing • J-Team |
| Circuits | Brands Hatch • Rockingham • Thruxton • Croft • Oulton • Donington • Snetterton • Knockhill |
