Charles Hall (racing Driver)
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Charles Hall (born 13 November 1979) is a British racing driver from Sheffield, England. After beginning racing in
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, he moved to car racing in 1997 at age 18 in BARC
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and the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series. He finished second in the main championship of Formula Vauxhall the following year in 1998. In 1999 he drove in the British Formula Three Championship B-class and finished 5th in the Formula Vauxhall Europa Cup. In 2000 he competed in
British Formula Renault British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom. The main series was Renault Sport UK's Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship which was held from 1989 to 2011 and was ge ...
and finished 6th with one victory at
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. After starting 2001 in Formula Renault 2000 UK, he moved to the United States mid year to compete in
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. In 2002 he competed in several different series. In 2003 he captured the Fran-Am 2000 winter series championship in the United States and drove in assorted other races in Europe. In 2005 he was scheduled to drive in GP2 but was injured in a road crash.Hall signs with Transnet
''Crash.net'', 16 March 2006, Retrieved 2013-08-27 He returned to racing in 2006 and appeared in 3
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races. In 2008 he continued racing in America in the
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for
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and was slated to make his
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debut in July at
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driving for the same team but he did not appear on track. He has not appeared in a professional auto race since 2008.


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CharlesHallUSA.com
1979 births English racing drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers North American Formula Renault drivers Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Living people Sportspeople from Sheffield {{England-autoracing-bio-stub