- Tom Onslow-Cole
BTCC driver
Name = Tom Onslow-Cole
Nationality = flagicon|ENG
Nickname = The O-C
Car number = 10
Team =VX Racing
Car = Vauxhall Vectra
Championships = 0
Wins = 3 | Podiums = 13
Poles = 2
Fastest laps = 3
First year = 2007
First win = 2007
Best position = 6th in 2008
Last season = 2008
Last position = 6th (170 points)Tom Onslow-Cole (born
May 16 ,1987 ) is an Englishracing driver, racing in theBritish Touring Car Championship in a VX RacingVauxhall Vectra .Onslow-Cole was the 2006
Renault Clio Cup champion, winning the title by 113 points from his nearest rival. This allowed him to graduate to the BTCC for the 2007 season. He finished 10th overall in the championship standings forWest Surrey Racing after recording 4 podiums, including his maiden victory at Snetterton.In 2008, Vauxhall acquired his services and placed him into the third Vectra along with previous champions of the series,
Fabrizio Giovanardi (2007) andMatt Neal (2005 & 2006). He took pole position for round 3 atDonington Park , leading race 1 until dropping to third through an off-track excursion. He was also strong in race 3, before being hit by team-mateFabrizio Giovanardi . Again he recovered to finish 3rd. He recorded another pole at Thruxton and followed this up with his first 2 wins of the season in races 1 and 2. He would go on to finish a career best sixth in the championship, scoring 170 points with two wins and nine podiums - five of which, consecutively - in total.External links
* [http://www.tomonslowcole.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.btccaction.co.uk/drivers/onslow-cole.php btcc:action Profile]
* [http://www.btccaction.co.uk/drivers/onslow-cole_results.php Career BTCC Results]
* [http://www.express.co.uk/motoring/view/4036/Unstoppable-rise-of-the-boy-wonder Interview with Daily Express newspaper]
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