Alex Martin (racing driver)

Alexander Martin
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamDextra Racing with Team Parker
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number14
Starts54
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish28th in 2016
Previous series
2012–2014
2009–2011		Ferrari Challenge Europe
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Alexander Martin (born 21 April 1987) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship from 2015 to 2016.

Racing career

Martin driving the Dextra Racing Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season.

Martin began his career in the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, he raced in the championship from 2009 to 2011 ending 7th in the Pro–Am 1 standings in 2011. He switched to the Ferrari Challenge Europe for the 2012 season, he finished 4th in the standings in 2014, with 122 points.[1][2] In November 2014, it was announced that Martin would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Motorbase Performance driving a Ford Focus ST, under the Dextra Racing banner.[3] However, in March 2015 Motorbase Performance announced that they would miss the first half of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season, with Team Parker Racing taking over the Dextra Racing entry.[4]

Racing record

Ferrari Challenge Results

Martin competed in the 2013 and 2014 seasons of Ferrari Challenge alongside his father Rupert Martin.

2013
Championship Car Italy

MNZ

Czech Republic

BRN

France

LMS

Portugal

ALG

Germany

HOC

Italy

IMO

Italy

MUG

R1 R2 R1 R2 R R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 FM
Trofeo Pirelli Class
Ferrari Challenge Europe Ferrari 458 Challenge 4 5 3 5 2 3 5 3 5 Ret 4 6 2 5
2014
Championship Car Italy

MNZ

Italy

MUG

Czech Republic

BRN

Portugal

ALG

United Kingdom

SIL

TurkeyIST United Arab EmiratesYAS
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 FM
Trofeo Pirelli Pro Class
Ferrari Challenge Europe Ferrari 458 Challenge 5 Ret 3 4 1 4 2 3 4 1 4 4 4 4 3

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
2015 Dextra Racing Ford Focus ST BRH
1
23 		BRH
2
18 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
23 		DON
3
19 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		OUL
1
21 		OUL
2
18 		OUL
3
NC 		CRO
1
19 		CRO
2
17 		CRO
3
25 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1
20 		KNO
2
20 		KNO
3
21 		ROC
1
24 		ROC
2
26 		ROC
3
13 		SIL
1
19 		SIL
2
21 		SIL
3
18 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
NC 		BRH
3
22 		31st 0
2016 Dextra Racing
with Team Parker 		Ford Focus ST BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
24 		BRH
3
27 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
16 		DON
3
22 		THR
1
16 		THR
2
19 		THR
3
15 		OUL
1
30 		OUL
2
19 		OUL
3
14 		CRO
1
21 		CRO
2
25 		CRO
3
25 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
20 		SNE
3
Ret 		KNO
1
27 		KNO
2
18 		KNO
3
21 		ROC
1
23 		ROC
2
19 		ROC
3
17 		SIL
1
NC 		SIL
2
20 		SIL
3
18 		BRH
1
21 		BRH
2
22 		BRH
3
19 		28th 3

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1
15 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		ALG
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		NC† 0†
2024 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 GT3 OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
1 		SIL
1
Ret 		DON
1
1 		SPA
1
4 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
10 		DON
1
4 		BRH
1
2 		2nd 177

† As Martin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Martin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Alex Martin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Alex Martin to race for Motorbase Performance in 2015". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Motorbase will miss first half of 2015 BTCC". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.