Mark Blair (born 27 November 1974 in Matlock, Derbyshire) is a British
auto racing driver. He started his racing career in karting in 1986, and represented
England in the 1990 World Kart Championships. In 1992 he switched to
rallying
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, driving in the
Peugeot Challenge, where he finished fourth in points. In 1993, he went on to be the Peugeot Challenge champion, including eight class wins. He moved into saloon car racing in 1997 with the
Vauxhall Vectra Challenge, becoming champion in 1998.
After his success in the Vectra, he got a drive in the
British Touring Car Championship. He raced as an independent for ADR Motorsport, again in a Vectra. His first season in the BTCC was a successful one, finishing second in the independents Cup with two independent wins, and sixteenth in points overall. In 2001, he raced in four rounds at
Oulton Park and
Silverstone
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for JS Motorsport in an
Alfa Romeo 147. Amongst a small field of drivers, he still finished joined eleventh in the championship with fifteen points.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (
* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded)
References
External links
BTCC.net official standings.BTCC Pages Profile.
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Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
English racing drivers
1974 births