Matt Simpson (racing driver)

Matthew Simpson (born 29 August 1981) is a British racing driver most recently seen competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He debuted in 2016, after being double champion in the Quaife Intermarque Championship in 2013 and 2014.

Matt Simpson
Simpson in 2017.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1981-08-29) 29 August 1981 (age 43)
Slough, Berkshire, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamSimpson Racing
Car number303
Former teamsSpeedworks Motorsport, Team Dynamics, Eurotech Racing
Starts117
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish15th in 2018
Previous series
2013–15
2005–12
2005–12
Quaife Intermarque Championship
National Hot Rod World Series
National Hot Rod European Series
Championship titles
2013–14
2009, 11
Quaife Intermarque Championship
National Hot Rod European Championship

Racing career

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Simpson began his career in National Hot Rod in 2005, before graduating to the National Hot Rod European Series in 2006. He also raced in the National Hot Rod World Series that year. He went on to win the European series two times in 2009 and 2011, as well as finishing runner-up in the World series in 2008 and 2009. In 2013 he switched to the Quaife Intermarque Championship, winning back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014.[1] In November 2015, it was announced that Simpson would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Speedworks Motorsport driving a Honda Civic Type R.[2]

Racing record

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Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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Simpson driving the Simpson Racing Honda Civic at Silverstone during the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given 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 Pts
2016 Speedworks Motorsport Honda Civic Type R BRH
1

17
BRH
2

18
BRH
3

15
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

22
DON
3

23
THR
1

13
THR
2

13
THR
3

Ret
OUL
1

22
OUL
2

Ret
OUL
3

18
CRO
1

22
CRO
2

16
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

22
SNE
2

17
SNE
3

Ret
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

19
KNO
3

17
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

DNS
ROC
3

20
SIL
1

20
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

24
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

19
BRH
3

18
29th 1
2017 Simpson Racing Honda Civic Type R BRH
1

11
BRH
2

20
BRH
3

Ret
DON
1

18
DON
2

Ret
DON
3

20
THR
1

13
THR
2

11
THR
3

16
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

25
OUL
3

14
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

17
CRO
3

18
SNE
1

12
SNE
2

13
SNE
3

Ret
KNO
1

22
KNO
2

13
KNO
3

14
ROC
1

28
ROC
2

Ret
ROC
3

18
SIL
1

25
SIL
2

24
SIL
3

20
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

20
BRH
3

24
24th 30
2018 Simpson Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK2) BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

7
BRH
3

7
DON
1

31
DON
2

25
DON
3

14
THR
1

12
THR
2

14
THR
3

12
OUL
1

1*
OUL
2

DNS
OUL
3

DNS
CRO
1

22
CRO
2

17
CRO
3

15
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

19
SNE
3

8
ROC
1

10
ROC
2

9
ROC
3

3
KNO
1

21
KNO
2

20
KNO
3

Ret
SIL
1

5
SIL
2

5
SIL
3

25
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

22
15th 120
2019 Simpson Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK2) BRH
1

18
BRH
2

NC
BRH
3

21
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

Ret
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

15
THR
2

21
THR
3

19
CRO
1

NC
CRO
2

17
CRO
3

25
OUL
1

23
OUL
2

20
OUL
3

Ret
SNE
1

9
SNE
2

9
SNE
3

13
THR
1

21
THR
2

17
THR
3

16
KNO
1

14
KNO
2

12
KNO
3

Ret
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

10
SIL
3

Ret
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

27
BRH
3

Ret
23rd 33

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Simpson career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "SPEEDWORKS SIGN MATT SIMPSON". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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