Darren Dowling (born 22 February 1968 in

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) is a British

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Career

British Touring Car Championship

Dowling drove the final six rounds of the

British Touring Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), officially known as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by ...

in 2006. He raced in a

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for the newly formed

BTC Racing One Motorsport (with Starline Racing) is a British auto racing team based in Brackley, Northamptonshire owned and run by Steve Dudman. The team is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship. British Touring Car Championshi ...

team alongside team-mate

Chris Stockton Christopher John Stockton (born 5 April 1969) is a British racing driver, who is known for his efforts in the British Touring Car Championship, and British and International GT racing Racing career Early years Born in Chester, Stockton won 14 ...

. His best ever finish was a fourteenth position at

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, ending the season with no points. The team continued in 2007, but he was replaced by

Nick Leason Nick Leason (born 23 August 1968 in Purley, London) is a British racing driver. Career British Touring Car Championship Leason was registered as an entry in the Production Class for the 2003 Season, driving a ex-GR Motorsport Ford Focus for ...

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( 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 awarded all races)

24 Hours of Silverstone results

Post-BTCC

Recently Dowling has driven in the

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Sports and Saloon Car Trophy in a TVR Sagaris.

External links

BTCC Pages profile.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dowling, Darren Living people British Touring Car Championship drivers Britcar 24-hour drivers Britcar drivers Sportspeople from Watford 1968 births