| Rob Austin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | February 1, 1981 |
| 2012 British Touring Car Championship | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Rob Austin Racing |
| Car no. | 13 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2000-04 2005 2007 2008 2009 |
British Formula Three Formula Three Euroseries SEAT Cupra Championship British GT Ginetta G50 Cup |
Rob Austin (born 1 February 1981 in Evesham, Worcestershire) is an English racing driver.
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His career started in British Formula Renault in 1998, where he raced until 1999. An accident put him out of racing for the 2000 season, but he returned in British Formula Three for Alain Menu's team in 2001, where he has raced until 2004. He also has Japanese Formula Three experience (2003).
In 2011 he took over the driving duties from David Pinkney for one round of the British Touring Car Championship. He competed in the second round at Donington Park in a NGTC specification Audi A4 for his own team.[1] Austin completed the season in 16th place with one podium finish and one fastest lap.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | British Formula Three | Alan Menu Racing | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19th |
| 2001 | British Formula Three | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2002 | British Formula Three | Menu F3 Motorsport | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 9th |
| 2003 | British Formula Three | Menu F3 Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 7th |
| 2004 | British Formula Three | Menu F3 Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16th |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euroseries | Team Midland Euroseries | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2007 | SEAT Cupra Great Britain R class | Startline Services | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 8th |
| Ginetta Championship | Rob Austin Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 168 | 11th | |
| 2008 | British GT Championship GT4 | Rob Austin Racing | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 2nd |
| Ginetta G50 Cup Great Britain | Rob Austin Racing | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 132 | 14th | |
| 2009 | Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup | Rob Austin Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 19th |
| 2010 | Grand Prix Masters | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | |
| 2011 | British Touring Car Championship | Rob Austin Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 16th |
* Season in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team Midland Euroseries | Dallara F305/001 | Toyota | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 |
MON 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
LAU 1 21 |
LAU 2 Ret |
HOC 3 |
HOC 4 |
n/a | 0 |