Michael Crees

Michael Crees
Crees driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2021.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
Broadstairs, Kent, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamAutobrite Direct with Millers Oils
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number777
Former teamsCarStore Power Maxed Racing, GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct, The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing
Starts100 (102 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2020
Previous series
2018Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Championship titles
2020Jack Sears Trophy

Michael Sean Crees (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from England best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing career

Crees driving the Team HARD Volkswagen CC at Snetterton during the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season.

A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in 2019 after spending the previous season in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup,[1] where he secured the Am Class title.

His debut season saw him compete for Team HARD at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at Brands Hatch. His best result would come later in the season at Silverstone Circuit, where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.

Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R,[2] Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy.[3]

Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds.[4]

Instead, he signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons.[5]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Am Century Motorsport 23 11 6 14 19 673 1st
2019 British Touring Car Championship GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct 30 0 0 0 0 11 26th
2020 British Touring Car Championship The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing 27 0 0 0 0 50 17th
2021 Porsche Supercup Team Parker Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2022 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 30 0 0 0 0 50 20th
2023 British Touring Car Championship Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 14 0 0 0 0 13 23rd
British GT Championship - GT4 Raceway Motorsport 5 0 0 0 1 15 16th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering 2 0 1 0 0 1 27th
2024 Porsche Supercup Martinet / Forestier Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded 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 Points
2019 GKR Scaffolding
with Autobrite Direct 		Volkswagen CC BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
23 		BRH
3
18 		DON
1
21 		DON
2
16 		DON
3
Ret 		THR
1
26 		THR
2
26 		THR
3
22 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
25 		CRO
3
27 		OUL
1
26 		OUL
2
24 		OUL
3
22 		SNE
1
27 		SNE
2
22 		SNE
3
Ret 		THR
1
23 		THR
2
25 		THR
3
25 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
27 		KNO
3
24 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
19 		SIL
3
9 		BRH
1
24 		BRH
2
23 		BRH
3
Ret 		26th 11
2020 The Clever Baggers
with BTC Racing 		Honda Civic Type R (FK8) DON
1
16 		DON
2
14 		DON
3
13 		BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
11 		OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
12 		OUL
3
Ret 		KNO
1
17 		KNO
2
17 		KNO
3
16 		THR
1
10 		THR
2
9 		THR
3
21 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
Ret 		SIL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
22 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
14 		SNE
3
14 		BRH
1
20 		BRH
2
13 		BRH
3
15 		17th 50
2022 CarStore
Power Maxed Racing 		Vauxhall Astra DON
1
14 		DON
2
15 		DON
3
16 		BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
DNS 		THR
1
13 		THR
2
12 		THR
3
8 		OUL
1
14 		OUL
2
13 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
16 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
Ret 		KNO
1
26 		KNO
2
19 		KNO
3
16 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
21 		SNE
3
18 		THR
1
8 		THR
2
9 		THR
3
8 		SIL
1
16 		SIL
2
19 		SIL
3
20 		BRH
1
20 		BRH
2
21 		BRH
3
Ret 		20th 50
2023 Autobrite Direct
with Millers Oils 		Cupra León DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		CRO
1
21 		CRO
2
19 		CRO
3
11 		KNO
1
20 		KNO
2
18 		KNO
3
Ret 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
19 		DON
3
17 		SIL
1
12 		SIL
2
12 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
24 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
DNS 		23rd 13

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate Pole Position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2021 Team Parker Racing MON
Ret 		RBR
27 		RBR
23 		HUN SPA ZND MNZ MNZ 27th 0
2024 Martinet / Forestier Racing IMO MON RBR SIL
27 		HUN SPA ZND MNZ NC† 0†

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

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 Raceway Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4 GT4 OUL
1
19 		OUL
2
34 		SIL
1
30 		DON
1 		SNE
1
DSQ 		SNE
2
DSQ 		ALG
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		16th 15

References

  1. ^ "Ginetta champion Michael Crees completes Team HARD line-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Crees joins BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC campaign". Crash. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Michael Crees delighted by Jack Sears Trophy success". TouringCarTimes. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "BTC Racing parts ways with Crees on eve of 2021 BTCC season". www.autosport.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ Bailes, Kathy (12 May 2021). "Broadstairs racing star Michael Crees joins Parker Revs Motorsport for Porsche Supercup challenge". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Sears Trophy
Winner
2020 		Succeeded by