Phil Glew

Phil Glew

Glew at the Oulton Park round of the 2012 British GT season.
Nationality British
Born (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983
Grimsby (England)
Previous series
2010
2008–09
2007
2007
2005
2004–05
2003
2001–03
BTCC
Renault Clio Cup UK
Time Attack UK
Caterham CSR Masters
French Formula Renault
Formula BMW UK
British Formula Renault
Formula Ford
Championship titles
2009
2007
Renault Clio Cup UK
Time Attack UK

Philip Glew (born 28 June 1983 in Grimsby) is a British auto racing driver. He has previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship. He is currently a commentator for ITV Sport's coverage support races on the TOCA Tour.

Racing career

Junior formulae

After competing in karting, Glew competed in various Formula Ford series between 2001 and 2003. In 2003 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship, but withdrew after four rounds due to budget constraints. He competed in Formula BMW UK in 2004 and 2005, finishing as runner-up to Tim Bridgman in 2004. He competed in the British GT Championship in 2006, taking a win at Brands Hatch.[1] In 2008 Glew began competing in the British Renault Clio Cup, taking a podium on his series debut and finishing third in the final standings.[2] In 2009 he dominated the series, winning the first four races[3] and ultimately taking 11 wins from 20 races.[4]

British Touring Car Championship

Glew signed up to compete in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship for Triple 8 Race Engineering,[5] however the decision of main sponsor Uniq not to extend their one-round deal left Glew on the sidelines after Thruxton.[6] He returned for the Silverstone meeting in a Special Tuning UK-run SEAT León using a New Generation Touring Car (NGTC) engine.[7]

British GT Championship

Glew returned to the British GT Championship at the Brands Hatch round of the 2011 season with Lotus Sport UK, driving their Lotus Evora GT4 car. He finished the year 5th in the GT4 category with three class victories including one at Spa-Francorchamps. He stayed with the team for 2012 season.[8]

Television

Glew joined ITV Sport in 2014 as a commentator for their coverage of the British Formula Ford Championship and the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom.[9]

Racing Record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2010 Triple 8 Race Engineering Vauxhall Vectra THR
1

6
THR
2

7
THR
3

Ret
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
16th 9
Special Tuning UK SEAT León SIL
1

14
SIL
2

13
SIL
3

13
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2006 RPM Porsche 911 GT3 GTC OUL
1

12
OUL
2

Ret
DON
15
PAU
1

7
PAU
2

7
MON
1

Ret
MON
2

Ret
SNE
1
SNE
2
ROC
1
ROC
2
BRH
1

11
BRH
2

5
9th 29
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT3 SIL
12
MAG
1
MAG
2
15th 4
2011 Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora GT4 OUL
1
OUL
2
SNE BRH
21
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

10
ROC
1

17
ROC
2

Ret
DON
13
SIL
16
5th 139
2012 Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora GT4 OUL
1

19
OUL
2

20
NUR
1

21
NUR
2

20
ROC
Ret
BRH
Ret
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL DON 5th 71

References

  1. Roberts, Chris (2006-08-30). "Glew's first win at Brands Hatch". BBC Lincolnshire. BBC. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  2. Gunn, Rebekah (2009-03-17). "Alford racer Phil Glew sets his sights in Clio Cup Champion title". Skegness Standard. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  3. "2009 Renault Cup success for Phil Glew". Louth Leader. Johnston Press. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  4. "Double podium for Glew sees champion end season as he started". 90Right. WordPress. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  5. "Triple Eight confirms Glew". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  6. "Phil Glew announces withdrawal from Rockingham Round of BTCC". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  7. "YourRacingCar to hit BTCC grid at Silverstone". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  8. "2012 AVON TYRES BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP IS GO". Lotus Sport UK. 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  9. "Phil Glew joins ITV's BTCC team". ITV Sport. ITV. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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