Mike Bushell (racing driver)

Mike Bushell (born 5 July 1989) is a British racing driver currently competing in the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom. In 2013, Bushell competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the first time, driving for IP Tech Race Engineering in their Chevrolet Cruze NGTC car at Knockhill in place of Andy Neate.

Racing career

Bushell began his career in karting in 2004, before graduating to the Ford Fiesta ST Championship in 2011.^[1] He switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2012, taking a single podium on his way to finishing eleventh overall, with 146 points,^[2] and fourth in the Rookie Cup.^[1] He joined Scuderia Vittoria for the 2013 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season,^[1] Having qualified on pole for the first race of the season, held at the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, he took a third and a ninth in the two races of the weekend.^[3] In August 2013, it was announced that Bushell would be replacing Andy Neate for the Knockhill round of the British Touring Car Championship.^[4] He took 18th in race one, 17th in race two, and was running in the points in the third race before retiring due to a collision.^[5] Bushell returned to the Clio Cup following the event, but, although he did briefly gain backing from the KX Academy, he ended the season in 15th place.^[6] In November 2013, it was announced that he would be joining 20Ten Racing for the 2014 Clio Cup season, with Josh Cook as his teammate.^[6] - Cook went on to race for SV Racing though, with Bushell competing with reigning champions Team Pyro.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2001 all races, 2005–present just for first race, 2001 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races, 2001 in class) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded all races)

* Season in progress.

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