Darren Turner

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Darren Turner
2007 BTCC driver
Nationality
Nickname	-
Car #	12
Team	SEAT Sport UK
Car	SEAT León
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Debut season	2006
Best championship result	14th (2006)
2006 position	14th (41 points)
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Darren Turner is an auto racing driver from Reading, Berkshire, England, born on April 13, 1974. He was McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 1996. He is a former test driver for the McLaren Formula One team, but has raced primarily in touring cars and sportscars since 2000. He spent 2 years in the DTM for Keke Rosberg's Mercedes-Benz-powered team, also winning several ASCAR races. For 2006 he races sportscars for Aston Martin, but also drives five rounds of the BTCC for SEAT, sharing their 2nd car with James Thompson. In his first drive for the team he finished 3rd.

He finished second in the first two races at Knockhill, but los both results for technical infringements. While running second to team-mate Jason Plato under a safety car in race one, he did not stay close to Plato's car, thus preventing Plato's championship rivals from being close to him. This incurred a 20-second time penalty, dropping him to 10th, however the team then removed the 'Success Ballast' he had earnt for second place. As this applies to the order cars cross the line, not the final amended race result (drivers who were elevated by his penalty did not gain extra success ballast), this is a disqualification offence.

He remains with the team for 2007, now full time team-mate to Plato.