Michael Sean Crees (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from
England
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best known for his appearances in 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 ...
.
Racing career
A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
after spending the previous season in the
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta Cars, Ginetta Ginetta G50, G50 and Ginetta G55, G55 sports cars. The championship supported the British Touring Car Ch ...
,
where he secured the Am Class title.
His debut season saw him compete for
Team HARD at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at
Brands Hatch
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. His best result would come later in the season at
Silverstone Circuit
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, where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.
Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R, Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy.
Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds.
Instead, he signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons.
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(
key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded) 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)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate
Pole Position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete British GT Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
* https://www.michaelcreesmotorsport.com/
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1983 births
Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
English racing drivers
Britcar drivers
Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers
GT4 European Series drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
People from Broadstairs