Michael Meadows

This article is about a British racing driver (1987-). For a British-South African Emeritus Professor of physical geography, see Michael Meadows (professor).

Michael Meadows
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career
Debut season2010
Current teamRedline Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number87
Starts113
Wins26
Poles59
Fastest laps30
Best finish1st in 2012, 2013
Previous series
2010-2012
2007-2008
2007
2005-2006		Porsche Supercup
International Formula Master
British Formula Three
Formula BMW UK
Championship titles
2018
2012-13		Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Michael Ronald Meadows (born 11 September 1987 in Oxford) is a British racing driver. He is a two-time champion in Porsche Carrera Cup GB and won the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup alongside Raffaele Marciello. Since his retirement in 2020, he has been team manager for the Argenti Motorsport Formula 4 team.[1]

Career

In 2012 and 2013, he became the overall champion in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.[2] For the past five years, he has finished in the top two. In 2014, Meadows won more races than Josh Webster, but Webster's greater consistency allowed him to take the overall championship by nine points, ahead of the two-time defending champion Meadows. In 2015, he was beaten by Daniel Cammish, the ex-champion in British Formula Ford. In the ten years he has raced, Meadows has notched up 31 career wins.

Meadows made his debut racing in the 2005 Formula BMW UK series. As well as this, he has appeared in Porsche Supercup, International Formula Master, Blancpain Endurance Series and the British GT Championship. [3]

Personal life

He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire but now lives in London. His father is Mercedes-AMG F1 sporting director Ron Meadows, who founded the Argenti Kart Team in 2019.[4]

Racing record

Complete Formula BMW UK results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
2005 Master Motorsport DON
1
7 		DON
2
15 		THR
1
10 		THR
2
11 		ROC
1
14 		ROC
2
15 		BHI
1
Ret 		BHI
2
16 		OUL
1
5 		OUL
2
13 		CRO
1
5 		CRO
2
Ret 		MON
1
Ret 		MON
1
21 		KNO
1
8 		KNO
2
Ret 		SIL
1
18 		SIL
2
11 		BHGP
1
9 		BHGP
2
8 		14th 32
2006 Master Motorsport BHI
1
2 		BHI
2
3 		MON
1
3 		MON
1
4 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
Ret 		BHGP
1
2 		BHGP
2
5 		THR
1
2 		THR
2
2 		CRO
1
6 		CRO
2
5 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
19 		SNE
1
9 		SNE
2
6 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
11 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
3 		5th 151

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2014 Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
28 		SPA
12H
18 		SPA
24H
37 		NÜR
10 		16th 17
2015 Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
30 		SIL
14 		LEC
26 		SPA
6H
33 		SPA
12H
15 		SPA
24H
10 		NÜR
22 		4th 53
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MNZ
33 		SIL
13 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
19 		SPA
12H
11 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
8 		42nd 4
2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
Ret 		SIL
3 		LEC
10 		SPA
6H
11 		SPA
12H
4 		SPA
24H
3 		CAT
7 		5th 43
2018 SMP Racing by AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		LEC
7 		SPA
6H
36 		SPA
12H
23 		SPA
24H
16 		CAT
14 		41st 6
2019 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
39 		SIL
Ret 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		CAT
38 		NC 0

* Season still in progress.

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver MIS
QR
Ret 		MIS
CR
18 		BRH
QR
15 		BRH
CR
Ret 		NÜR
QR
28 		NÜR
CR
18 		HUN
QR
12 		HUN
CR
11 		CAT
QR
14 		CAT
CR
20 		3rd 96
2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR
3 		MIS
CR
16 		BRH
QR
8 		BRH
CR
7 		ZOL
QR
2 		ZOL
CR
23 		HUN
QR
9 		HUN
CR
12 		NÜR
QR
13 		NÜR
CR
14 		16th 16
2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro ZOL
1
8 		ZOL
2
2 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
4 		MIS
1
2 		MIS
2
10 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
1 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
1 		1st 98

References

  1. ^ Lickorish, Stephen (1 October 2020). "Meadows adds 'race-winning team boss' to his CV". PressReader. Autosport. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Five minutes with Michael Meadows - Total 911". 26 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Michael Meadows".
  4. ^ Lickorish, Stephen (30 January 2020). "Meadows to lead Double R in F4". PressReader. Autosport. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Champion
2012-2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Champion
2018
With: Raffaele Marciello 		Succeeded by
Andrea Caldarelli
Marco Mapelli
(GT World Challenge Europe)