Excelr8 Motorsport
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| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Antony Williams Justina Williams |
| Current series | Mini Challenge UK BTCC |
| Current drivers | BTCC 1.  Tom Ingram3. Tom Chilton14. Ronan Pearson22. Nick HalsteadMINI Challenge JCW 8. Steven Lake10. Bradley Gravett22. Barry Ward26. Thomas Jack Lee45. Dan Zelos88. Oliver Meadows94. Josh Porter96. Jordan KerridgeMINI Challenge Trophy 5.  Katia Loggie11. Gabe Fairbrother21. Nathan Edwards24. Tom Ovenden 71. Harvey Riby81. Luca Marinoni Osborne86. Ben Taylor |
| Drivers' Championships | 8 Mini Challenge UK titles since 2010
BTCC 2022 |
EXCELR8 Motorsport is a British racing team that is headed by Justina Williams, and is currently competing in both the Mini Challenge and British Touring Car Championship.
The team has successfully competed in the Mini Challenge since 2010 racking up multiple championships in both the Cooper and JCW classes, including in the most recent 2020 season when it carried Nathan Harrison to the JCW crown.[1]
Joining the BTCC in 2019, the team ran ex-Triple Eight & AmD MG6 GT cars with drivers Rob Smith and Sam Osborne.[2] In what was very much a learning year, the team was able to secure two points scoring finishes as it learned the ropes with a focus on then taking a step forwards in year two of the programme.
In 2020, the team replaced the aging MG with brand new Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars[3] that it had developed in house during the winter. Senna Proctor and Chris Smiley would share driving duties and both secured podium finishes, despite the COVID-19 pandemic restricting the amount of testing that was possible with the new car.
For 2021, EXCELR8 joined forces with Trade Price Cars to enter four Hyundais under the name EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars,[4] retaining the services of Chris Smiley, and taking on Tom Ingram, Jack Butel, and Rick Parfitt Jr.[5][6][7]
The team also competes in the Mini Challenge with eight drivers in the JCW category and seven drivers in the Trophy category, they remain the most successful team to date in the Mini Challenge.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harrison crowned champion as Brown ends season on high". Mini Challenge. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Sam Osborne graduates to BTCC with Excelr8". The Checkered Flag. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Hyundai name to debut in 2020 with new-look Excelr8 entry". TouringCarTimes. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Trade Price Cars Racing switches to Hyundai for 2021 BTCC season". Autosport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Ingram announces 'multi-year' deal with Excelr8 Trade Price Cars". BTCC. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Smiley faces second season with Excelr8 Hyundai BTCC team". Autosport. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Parfitt Jr completes Excelr8 Hyundai BTCC squad for 2021". Autosport. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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