Michael Epps

Michael Epps
Nationality British
Born (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team RCIB Insurance Racing
Car no. 12
Starts 30
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 24th in 2016
Previous series
2015
2014

2014
2013
2012

2012
2011
2007-11
Volkswagen Racing Cup
Protyre Formula Renault Championship
U.S. F2000 Winterfest
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series
Formula Renault BARC
750MC Formula Vee Championship
Karting

Michael Epps (born 12 March 1992) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He made his debut in 2016.

Racing career

Epps began his career in karting in 2007, he raced in karting up until 2011, where he switched to the 750MC Formula Vee Championship. He went on to finish 2nd in the championship standings that season. He switched to the Formula Renault BARC championship in 2012, he finished 13th in the championship that year.[1] He also raced in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series that year, finishing 10th in the standings. For 2013 he switched to the U.S. F2000 National Championship, finishing the season 13th in the championship standings. He started the 2014 season in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest, finishing 2nd in the championship standings with 2 wins, 4 podiums and 2 pole positions. He also made a one-off return to Formula Renault in the rebranded Protyre Formula Renault Championship. He switched to Volkswagen Racing Cup for 2015, finishing 6th in the championship standings with, 5 wins, 6 podiums, 1 pole position and 1 fastest lap.[2] In March 2016, it was announced that Epps would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with RCIB Insurance Racing driving a Toyota Avensis.[3]

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 RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis BRH
1

20
BRH
2

17
BRH
3

21
DON
1

19
DON
2

24
DON
3

13
THR
1

11
THR
2

14
THR
3

10
OUL
1

25
OUL
2

16
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

14
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

15
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

19
SNE
3

20
KNO
1

19
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

20
ROC
1

18
ROC
2

Ret
ROC
3

23
SIL
1

18
SIL
2

12
SIL
3

16
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

16
BRH
3

25
24th 24

References

  1. Paice, Simon (8 March 2012). "Renault BARC Set For Bumper 2012 Grid". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "Michael Epps career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "MICHAEL EPPS CONFIRMED AS TEAM HARD'S THIRD DRIVER". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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