Michael Ronald Meadows (born 11 September 1987 in

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) is a British racing driver. He is a two-time champion in Porsche Carrera Cup GB and won the 2018

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alongside

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. Since his retirement in 2020, he has been team manager for the Argenti Motorsport

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team.

Career

In 2012 and 2013, he became the overall champion in

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. For the past five years, he has finished in the top two. In 2014, Meadows won more races than

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, but Webster's greater consistency allowed him to take the overall championship by nine points, ahead of the two-time defending champion Meadows. In 2015, he was beaten by

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, the ex-champion in

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. In the ten years he has raced, Meadows has notched up 31 career wins. Meadows made his debut racing in the 2005

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series. As well as this, he has appeared in

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and the

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Personal life

He was born in

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but now lives in

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. His father is Mercedes-AMG F1 sporting director Ron Meadows, who founded the Argenti Kart Team in 2019.

Racing record

Complete Formula BMW UK results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

^* Season still in progress.

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

References

External links

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