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British racing driver (born 1965)

Mark Howard
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965 (age 59)
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamTeam BKR
Car number38
Starts30
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish36th in 2016
Previous series
201415
2011
1993
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
Volkswagen Racing Cup
Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup
Championship titles
2015
1993
Renault UK Clio Cup Masters
Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup

Mark Howard (born 9 January 1965) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2016, after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Masters title in 2015.

Racing career

Howard began his career in the Renault 5 ELF Turbo UK Cup, which he won in 1993. He then had an 18-year hiatus from racing until 2011 when he returned to racing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup. He went on to finish 9th in the championship standings that season. He switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom championship in 2014, he finished 12th in the championship that year. He went on to win the Clio Cup Masters title in 2015, finishing 13th in the overall standings. In March 2016, it was announced that Howard would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with the debuting Team BKR driving a Volkswagen CC.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

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 Pts
2016 Team BKR Volkswagen CC BRH
1

23
BRH
2

27
BRH
3

Ret
DON
1

23
DON
2

23
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

26
THR
3

19
OUL
1

31
OUL
2

Ret
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

27
CRO
3

24
SNE
1

24
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

Ret
KNO
1

26
KNO
2

23
KNO
3

23
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

20
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

28
SIL
3

19
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

26
BRH
3

23
36th -3

References

  1. "Mark Howard career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. Paice, Simon (13 March 2014). "1993 Renault Champion Howard Enters Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. Paice, Simon (28 January 2015). "Howard Eyes Masters Podiums On Clio Return". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. Paice, Simon (6 May 2015). "Howard Switches To Pyro For Remainder Of Season". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. Gallagher, Ian (22 March 2016). "Team BKR joins 2016 BTCC with Aron Smith and Mark Howard". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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