Chris Swanwick

Chris Swanwick
Nationality	British
Born	22 October 1993 (1993-10-22) (age 18) Nottingham (England)
2011 British Touring Car Championship
Debut season	2011
Current team	Rob Austin Racing
Car no.	31
Former teams	Team Pryo Team Parker Racing Tollbar Racing ELK Racing Strawberry Racing
Starts	6
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17 in 2011
Previous series
2011 2009-2010 2007-2008	Renault Clio Cup 2011 Ginetta Junior Championship KF3 British Super One Championship
Awards
2010	Hard Charger Trophy

Chris Swanwick (born 22 October 1993) is a British racing car driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Rob Austin Racing.^[1] Swanwick made his BTCC début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch.^[2] Swanwick currently competes in a NGTC spec Audi A4.

Career History

Karting

Swanwick was a relative late starter to karting, starting in 2003 at the age of 9 in Formula cadets where he did his novice plates. He quickly progressed and by the end of the next year won the Comer cadets, North Regional Final. Not being happy to stay in cadets for another year, Swanwick decided to move up to Mini Max for the 2005 season, and by the end of the year was a regular on the podium at Wombwell. He could have stopped in mini Max for another couple of years, but having the need for speed, Swanwick decided he wanted to drive JICAs. In the middle of 2006, he had a time at Strawberry Racing, but damaged his rib badly and did not race again until the second half of the year

Ginetta Junior Championship

2009

Swanwick in Ginetta G20 in 2009

Swanwick tested and signed for Tollbar Racing in January 2009. He passed is ARDS test in February to gain his racing licence. Swanwick competed in the Ginetta Junior Championship for Tollbar Racing where he finished with 8 podiums and completed the season in 7th.^[3]

2010

Swanwick competed for half a year in the Ginetta Junior Championship for Team Parker Racing where he finished with 2 podiums (Thruxton Round 1 and Snetterton Round 12). He finished the season in 14th. Swanwicks aggressive driving style saw him disqualified in Round 14 of the championship at Silverstone after a incident that resulted in 3 cars retiring from the race. Team Pryo saw potential in Swanwick and signed him up for the Renault Clio Cup 2011.^[4][5]

Renault Clio Cup Championship

2011

Swanwick at Brands Hatch in 2011

Swanwick competed in Renault Clio Cup 2011 for Team Pryo. Swanwick found the front wheel drive Clio more of a challenge than the rear wheel Ginetta G20. Despite this, Swanwick's aggressive driving style saw him take 7th and 8th place twice over the season. Rob Austin again saw Swanwick's potential and signed him up as the team's junior driver after testing at Pembrey in July 2011.^[6]

British Touring Car Championship

Swanwick test driving for Rob Austin Racing at Rockingham, July 2011 in preparation for his debut in the 2011 British Touring Car Championship.

Late 2011

Swanwick dubbed "The first of the next generation drivers",^[7] Has been testing a Second NGTC Spec Audi A4 for Rob Austin Racing and made his BTCC début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch. He is also due to compete in the BTCC final rounds at Silverstone on 17 October 2011.

Complete BTCC Results

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

Year	Team	Car																															Position	Points
2011	Rob Austin Racing	Audi A4	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			BHGP			SIL			31†	0†
				DNS			DNS			DNS			DNS			DNS			DNS			DNS			DNS		17	27	20	22	18	Ret

• Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

† Season in progress

Personal life

Swanwick, was born in Nottingham, England and attended Dagfa House School. Swanwick lives in Moorgreen near Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. He attended Dagfa House School between ages of 11 and 16, Dagfa school allows flexible school hours which suited Swanwicks race schedule. Swanwick currently works as a diamond driller for his father's company East Midlands Diamond Drilling (EMDD). EMDD is also one of his main sponsors.

Swanwick is 6ft3 and has gained the nickname Sonic Swanwick due to his spiky hair.

References

1. ^ http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=6610
2. ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/94132
3. ^ http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Swanwick-s-superb-season-ends-low-note/story-12183736-detail/story.html
4. ^ http://www.chrisswanwickracing.com/news_2011/1a.html
5. ^ http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Nottingham-driver-signs-Team-Pyro-2011-Clio-Cup-Championship/story-12256932-detail/story.html
6. ^ http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/2011/07/30/swanwick-tests-rar-audi/
7. ^ http://www.chrisswanwickracing.com/news_2011/1k.html

External links

• www.chrisswanwickracing.com
• BTCC Debut
• Renault Clio Cup
• Rob Austin Racing
• http://www.dagfaschool.notts.sch.uk/
• http://www.btcc.net/html/driver_detail.php?id=190

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Name	Swanwick, Chris
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Date of birth	22 October 1993
Place of birth	Nottingham (England)
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