Phil Glew
| Phil Glew | |
|---|---|
 Glew at the Oulton Park round of the 2012 British GT season. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 28 June 1983 Grimsby (England) |
| Previous series | |
| 2016 2010 2008–09 2007 2007 2005 2004–05 2003 2001–03 | Britcar BTCC Renault Clio Cup UK Time Attack UK Caterham CSR Masters French Formula Renault Formula BMW UK British Formula Renault Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2007 | Renault Clio Cup UK Time Attack UK |
Philip James Glew (born 28 June 1983 in Grimsby) is a British racing driver. He has previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship. He is currently a commentator for ITV Sport's coverage support races on the TOCA Tour.
Racing career
[edit]Junior formulae
[edit]After competing in karting, Glew competed in various Formula Ford series between 2001 and 2003. In 2003 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship, but withdrew after four rounds due to budget constraints. He competed in Formula BMW UK in 2004 and 2005, finishing as runner-up to Tim Bridgman in 2004. He competed in the British GT Championship in 2006, taking a win at Brands Hatch.[1] In 2008 Glew began competing in the British Renault Clio Cup, taking a podium on his series debut and finishing third in the final standings.[2] In 2009 he dominated the series, winning the first four races[3] and ultimately taking 11 wins from 20 races.[4]
British Touring Car Championship
[edit]Glew signed up to compete in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship for Triple 8 Race Engineering,[5] however the decision of main sponsor Uniq not to extend their one-round deal left Glew on the sidelines after Thruxton.[6] He returned for the Silverstone meeting in a Special Tuning UK-run SEAT León using a New Generation Touring Car (NGTC) engine.[7]
British GT Championship
[edit]Glew returned to the British GT Championship at the Brands Hatch round of the 2011 season with Lotus Sport UK, driving their Lotus Evora GT4 car. He finished the year 5th in the GT4 category with three class victories including one at Spa-Francorchamps. He stayed with the team for 2012 season.[8]
Television
[edit]Glew joined ITV Sport in 2014 as a commentator for their coverage of the British Formula Ford Championship and the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom.[9]
Racing Record
[edit]Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given)
| 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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Triple 8 Race Engineering | Vauxhall Vectra | THR 1 6 | THR 2 7 | THR 3 Ret | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | 16th | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Special Tuning UK | SEAT León | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 13 | SIL 3 13 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RPM | Porsche 911 GT3 | GTC | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 Ret | DON 15 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 7 | MON 1 Ret | MON 2 Ret | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 5 | 9th | 29 | |||
| Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT3 | SIL 12 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Lotus Sport UK | Lotus Evora | GT4 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SNE | BRH 21 | SPA 1 16 | SPA 2 10 | ROC 1 17 | ROC 2 Ret | DON 13 | SIL 16 | 5th | 139 | ||||||
| 2012 | Lotus Sport UK | Lotus Evora | GT4 | OUL 1 19 | OUL 2 20 | NUR 1 21 | NUR 2 20 | ROC Ret | BRH Ret | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL | DON | 5th | 71 |
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, Chris (30 August 2006). "Glew's first win at Brands Hatch". BBC Lincolnshire. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Gunn, Rebekah (17 March 2009). "Alford racer Phil Glew sets his sights in Clio Cup Champion title". Skegness Standard. Johnston Press. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "2009 Renault Cup success for Phil Glew". Louth Leader. Johnston Press. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Double podium for Glew sees champion end season as he started". 90Right. WordPress. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Triple Eight confirms Glew". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Phil Glew announces withdrawal from Rockingham Round of BTCC". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "YourRacingCar to hit BTCC grid at Silverstone". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "2012 AVON TYRES BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP IS GO". Lotus Sport UK. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Phil Glew joins ITV's BTCC team". ITV Sport. ITV. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.