Owen McAuley
Owen McAuley | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 5 October 1973
British Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1996 |
Teams | Rouse Sport |
Starts | 15 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 18th in 1996 |
Owen McAuley (born 5 October 1973 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British racing driver.
Racing career
[edit]He started karting in his native Northern Ireland, becoming national champion three years running from 1988 to 1991.
After his successful karting career he progressed into single-seat racing cars.
In 1992 he raced in the Northern Ireland Formula Ford Championship, finishing the season in fourth place. In 1993 he won the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series, This was followed in 1994 by winning the British Formula Vauxhall Lotus title, including four race wins. These prestigious British titles were won driving for Paul Stewart Racing.
Another title came in 1995, winning the International Formula 3 Cup for Silverstone-based Alan Docking Racing.[1]
A year in the British Touring Car Championship in 1996 was followed by moving to America to compete in the Barber Dodge Pro Series where he raced on some famous circuits like Sebring in Florida and Road America in Ohio.
Racing record
[edit]Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | Pos | Pts |
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1996 | Rouse Sport | Nissan Primera eGT | DON 1 14 | DON 2 12 | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 DNS | THR 1 9 | THR 2 11 | SIL 1 16 | SIL 2 Ret | OUL 1 15 | OUL 2 10 | SNE 1 11 | SNE 2 Ret | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 Ret | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | 18th | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The month in Motor Sport". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.