Tim Bridgman

Timothy James Bridgman
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 39)[1]
Harlow, England
Previous series
  • 2020
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2008-2009
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002-2003
Championship titles
  • 2009
  • 2007
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • Porsche Carrera Cup GB
  • Formula Palmer Audi
  • Formula BMW UK
  • Zip Formula Great Britain
Awards
  • 2010
  • 2004
  • BRDC Superstar [2]
  • BRDC Rising Star [3]

Timothy James Bridgman (born 24 May 1985) is a British race car driver from England.

Career

Bridgman competing in the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Bridgman began karting in 2001, and shortly after gained his racing licence joining the Zip Formula Series in 2002. He would go on to win Zip Formula the championship in 2003, before joining Formula BMW UK.[3] Bridgman won the inaguaral championship of the one-make series with three wins and scoring a total of 230 points.[4][5] He was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award and awarded a BRDC Rising Star in the same year.[3] Bridgman tested a British F3 car for Carlin, ultimately though he joined Hitech GP for the 2005 British F3 Championship.[6][7] Bridgman finished 15th with 16 points overall.[8][9] Bridgman was forced to miss the Mondello Park race due to injuries in a house fire.[10]

Bridgman left the UK and spent the 2006 season racing in the United States for Jensen Motorsport in Champ Car Formula Atlantic.[11] He would return to the UK for 2007 to race in Formula Palmer Audi.[12] Bridgman would go on to win the 2007 FPA title.[13][14]

Bridgman joined the Porsche Carrera Cup GB in 2008, and would go on to win the 2009 title in a final-day three-way battle with James Sutton and Tim Harvey.[15][16] He would move on to the Porsche Supercup series for 2010.[17]

Returning to Britain for 2011, Bridgman joined Trackspeed to race a Porsche 911 GT3 alongside Gregor Fisken for the 2011 British GT season. The pair would win one race at Brands Hatch.[18][19] on their way to 16th overall in the championship. Trackspeed won the team title for the year despite Bridgman and Fisken finishing 16th in the overall championship.[20]

After a hiatus from racing, Bridgman returned to the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia series with HubAuto. He competed in two races at Shanghai and Zhejiang.[21] Bridgman would be drafted in to the opening round of the British LMP3 Championship for 360 Racing deputising for Jason Rishover.[22] Bridgman's most recent competitive race came in the 2020 British GT Championship where he joined Karl Leonard to race a GTC class Porsche for Team Parker Racing for the season finale at Silverstone.[23]

Personal life

Bridgman was born in Harlow and educated at Felsted School. In 2005, he was injured in a house fire where he suffered 20 per cent burns to his abdomen.[24]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2002 Zip Formula Great Britain 6 0 0 0 2 76 7th
2003 12 5 0 0 9 203 1st
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Motaworld 4 0 0 0 1 28 10th
2004 Formula BMW UK 20 3 1 3 12 230 1st
2005 British Formula 3 Hitech GP 18 0 0 0 0 16 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Porsche Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 NC NC
2006 Formula Atlantic Jensen Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 72 16th
2007 Formula Palmer Audi MSV 20 6 4 2 14 360 1st
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 6 1 0 0 2 87 4th
2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Team Parker Racing 20 7 8 4 13 273 4th
2009 20 8 15 7 15 87 1st
2010 Porsche Supercup Schnabl Engineering Team Parker Racing 10 0 0 0 0 45 15th
2011 British GT Championship Trackspeed 5 1 0 0 2 62.5 16th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia HubAuto Racing 2 0 0 0 0 NC NC
2020 British GT Championship Team Parker Racing 1 0 0 0 0 NC NC

Complete British Formula Three results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2005 Hitech GP DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
9 		SPA
1
C 		SPA
2
C 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
Ret 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
Ret 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
15 		CAS
1
15 		CAS
2
Ret 		MZA
1
Ret 		MZA
2
DSQ 		MZA
3
DSQ 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
8 		SIL
3
DNS 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
9 		MON
1
DNS 		MON
2
DNS 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
10 		15th 16

Complete Champ Car Atlantic Series Results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2006 Jensen Motorsport LBH
24 		HOU
19 		MTY
24 		POR
10 		CLE1
12 		CLE2
20 		TOR
19 		EDM
8 		SJO
4 		DEN
21 		MTL
17 		ROA
18 		16th 72

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 9 10 Pos Points
2010 Schnabl Engineering/Team Parker Racing BHR
11 		BHR
8 		CAT
7 		MON
11 		VAL
Ret 		SIL
21† 		HOC
13 		HUN
10 		SPA
11 		MZA
Ret 		15th 45

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 Pos Points
2020 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SIL
Ret 		NC NC

References

  1. ^ "Tim Bridgeman". brdc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "BRDC ANNOUNCE 2010 SUPERSTARS". brdc.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c "Tim Bridgman Past, Present & Future". thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Formula BMW UK Championship - Rounds 19 & 20 - Donington - Races". bmwgroup.com.
  5. ^ "formula bmw uk 2004 standings". driverdb.com.
  6. ^ "Tim Bridgman ha provato per Carlin". italiaracing.net (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Bridgman signs for Hitech". autosport.com.
  8. ^ "2005 British F3". speedsport-magazine.com.
  9. ^ "British Formula Three preview". racefans.net.
  10. ^ "Kane grabs pole in Ireland for race one". motorsport.com.
  11. ^ "2006 Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda". champcarstats.com.
  12. ^ "Unfinished Business". bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "FPAUDI Tim Bridgman McLaren shoot-out preview". motorsport.com.
  14. ^ "FPAUDI Croft: Round 19 race notes, title clinched". motorsport.com.
  15. ^ "Tim Bridgman wins Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2009". design911.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup 2009 championship review". thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Bridgman secures Supercup deal with Team Parker". thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Brands Hatch 2011". driverdb.com.
  19. ^ "Fisken And Bridgman Tame Tricky Brands Track For GT Win". thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Fisken's fighting fourth helps Trackspeed retain British GT title". racecar.com.
  21. ^ "HubAuto Joins Blancpain GT Series Asia For Shangai". dailysportscar.com.
  22. ^ "360 Racing Confirms Bridgman For LMP3 Cup Opener". dailysportscar.com.
  23. ^ "Leonard and GT3 winner Bridgman to share Team Parker's Porsche at Silverstone". britishgt.com.
  24. ^ "Bridgman injured following fire at home". crash.net.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
None
 Formula BMW UK
Champion
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jon Barnes
 Formula Palmer Audi
Champion
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Champion
2009 		Succeeded by


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