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Chris Stockton

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1969)}}

{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Chris Stockton

| image =

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| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|04|05}}

| birth_place = Chester, England

| related to =

| current series = British Touring Car Championship

| first year = 2006

| current team = Power Maxed Racing

| car number = 28

| former teams = Thorney Motorsport

| starts = 71

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 8th

| year = 2008

| prev series = Dutch GT Championship
GT4 European Cup
British GT Championship
Le Mans Endurance Series
American Le Mans Series
TVR Tuscan Challenge
Corgi Legends Championship
North West Formula Ford

| prev series years = 2012
2011
2005
2004
2004
2003–2004
2002–2003
1999–2001

| titles =

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| awards =

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}}

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 Formula Ford races including the Kent Festival at Brands Hatch over three seasons between 1999 and 2001. He then won 5 races in a full seasons racing in the Legends series, breaking several lap records. In 2003/4 Stockton raced a TVR Tuscan in the National TVR Tuscan Challenge. He placed the car on the front row at Rockingham only 3/1000 of a second off pole on his first appearance. He then went on to repeatedly beat the reigning Champion Lee Caroline in the seven meetings he competed in. There were several very memorable battles with Caroline, Keen, Hay and others.

=Le Mans 24 Hours=

In 2004 Stockton was one of the 6 drivers who raced a brace of TVR Tuscan T400's at Le Mans under the Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport banner. He was the quickest of the 6 drivers in qualifying, and consistently produced the fastest race laps during his 10{{fraction|1|2}} hour multiple stints behind the wheel. His car was the first TVR to complete the French marathon.

=British GT Championship=

In 2005 Stockton raced intermittently in the British GT Championship alongside Andy Britnell in a Porsche 996. He started the season with Team ARO before switching to Motorbase Performance prior to the Croft round where they went on to take an outright win in the second race and the first win for Motorbase.{{cite web|title=Britnell and Stockton win wet race at Croft|url=http://www.britishgt.com/newsitem.php?key=151|work=British GT Championship|accessdate=2 October 2012}} The pair also took a class win at Silverstone on the International circuit partnering.

=British Touring Car Championship=

==BTC Racing (2006–2008)==

Image:Chris Stockton 2007 BTCC Oulton Park.jpg at Oulton Park in the 2007 BTCC season.]]

He made his debut in the BTCC series behind the wheel of a BTC Racing Lexus IS200 at Brands Hatch on 24 September 2006, alongside then team-mate Darren Dowling. He completed the last 2 meetings of the 2006 season.

In 2007 he continued with the BTC Racing team and was joined by Nick Leason in the second car. Stockton suffered a disappointing year with mechanical problems hindering the team's progress.

Stockton continued in the BTC Racing entry in 2008.[http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=840 BTC hoping to move forward] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090344/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=840 |date=19 July 2011 }} His team-mate was the successful truck racer Stuart Oliver.{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65105 |title=Stuart Oliver moves to BTCC |publisher=autosport.com |date= |accessdate=24 September 2011}} From round 3 the team switched to ex-Motorbase Performance SEAT Toledo Cupras. Despite having never previously driven in a front-wheel-drive racing car, Stockton finished 8th in race 2, his best ever finish – though he was helped by the intermittently wet conditions hampering the BMWs.

With the sale of both of the teams SEAT Toledos to Maxtreme without purchasing a suitable replacement, the team announced they would not enter the series again in 2009.{{cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Jamie|title=BTC will not race in 2009|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73199/|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|accessdate=12 October 2012}}

==Thorney Motorsport (2012)==

Stockton returned to the BTCC for the final two races of the 2012 season driving an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R for Thorney Motorsport.{{cite web|title=Stockton to return in Insignia|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3182|work=BTCC.net|accessdate=2 October 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130221164329/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3182|archivedate=21 February 2013|df=dmy-all}} He was forced to withdraw from the Silverstone event due to illness, where he was replaced by Tony Gilham.{{cite web|title=Gilham to replace Stockton|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3196&month=10&year=2012&form=browse&searchterm=|work=BTCC.net|accessdate=12 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704083453/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3196&month=10&year=2012&form=browse&searchterm=|archive-date=4 July 2013|url-status=dead}}

==BTC Racing (2014–)==

File:DSC 0048 (14393602725).jpg Chevrolet Cruze at Oulton Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.]]

In October 2012, Stockton revealed he had purchased an incomplete NGTC Chevrolet Cruze from RML which he intended to finish and enter in the 2013 season under the BTC Racing banner.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Kevin|title=Stockton aims to run Chevrolet Cruze in 2013 BTCC season|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103359|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|accessdate=12 October 2012}} Despite being entered the team did not appear at any races during the 2013 season. Stockton and BTC Racing were granted an entry for the 2014 season under the new TOCA licence system.{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Dan|title=BTC RACING GRANTED SERIES RETURN FOR 2014|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/12/btc-racing-granted-series-return-2014/|work=The Checkered Flag|accessdate=26 January 2014|date=10 December 2013}}

=GT4=

In 2011 Stockton linked up with Ginetta to race in the European FIA GT4 series organised by SRO.{{cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Andy|title=D'Aste stars in GT4 European Cup opener|url=http://www.motorstv.com/car/gt/gt4-european-cup/27042011/d-aste-stars-in-gt4-european-cup-opener|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129063739/http://www.motorstv.com/car/gt/gt4-european-cup/27042011/d-aste-stars-in-gt4-european-cup-opener|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|work=Motors TV|accessdate=2 October 2012}} He was fastest in free practice three times but this was not converted into wins, but good race pace showed promise.

2012 saw Stockton racing an M3 GT4 in the Dutch GT4 Championship for the first two rounds of the season, gaining fastest testing times and P4. A substantial accident curtailed the remainder of the season.

=International GT Open 2017=

Stockton is set to share a Bentley Continental GT3, with reigning British GT Cup Champion Jordan Witt. The pair will race for the Crewe based outfit, Jordan Racing. The car is supported by the factory squad M Sport and managed by Simon Leonard ( Redline Racing).The squad were P5 at the official Championship test day at Catalunya ( Barcelona), on 17 February 2017.

Other activities

He is also a former top-level point to point jockey.[http://www.parcferme.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=3099 parcferme interview 19 June 2007] His wife Polly is a member of the British Class Performance squad in horse riding. He is owner of furniture company Ningbo and a bulk hauler company Ningbo walking floor distribution {{Cite web|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/lifestyle/day-life-managing-director-ningbo-7866544|title = A day in the life: Managing director of Ningbo Furniture Chris Stockton|date = 2 October 2014}}

Racing record

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

style="text-align:center;"

! {{24hLM|2004}}

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Berridge
{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Caine

|align="left" nowrap| TVR Tuscan T400R

| GT

| 300

| 21st

| 8th

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Chris Stockton|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/chris-stockton-943|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=30 May 2023}}{{cite web|title=Chris Stockton Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/chris-stockton/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=30 May 2023}}}}}}

=Complete British Touring Car Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! DC

! Pts

2006

! nowrap| BTC Racing

! nowrap| Lexus IS200

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

| MON
1

| MON
2

| MON
3

| OUL
1

| OUL
2

| OUL
3

| THR
1

| THR
2

| THR
3

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

| DON
1

| DON
2

| DON
3

| SNE
1

| SNE
2

| SNE
3

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| KNO
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SIL
3
{{small|Ret}}

! 24th

! 0

2007

! nowrap| BTC Racing

! nowrap| Lexus IS200

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRH
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CRO
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CRO
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| DON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SNE
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SNE
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|DNS}}

! 23rd

! 2

rowspan=2| 2008

!rowspan=2 nowrap| BTC Racing

! nowrap| Lexus IS200

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
3
{{small|DNS}}

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!rowspan=2| 18th

!rowspan=2| 3

nowrap| SEAT Toledo Cupra

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DON
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| DON
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CRO
3
{{small|Ret}}

| SNE
1

| SNE
2

| SNE
3

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KNO
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|DNS}}

2012

! nowrap| Thorney Motorsport

! nowrap| Vauxhall Insignia

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

| DON
1

| DON
2

| DON
3

| THR
1

| THR
2

| THR
3

| OUL
1

| OUL
2

| OUL
3

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

| SNE
1

| SNE
2

| SNE
3

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| KNO
3

| ROC
1

| ROC
2

| ROC
3

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|WD}}

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

! NC

! 0

2014

! nowrap| Power Maxed Racing

! nowrap| Chevrolet Cruze 5dr

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
2
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

! 31st

! 0

colspan="35"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Chris Stockton|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Chris+STOCKTON|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=30 May 2023}}}}}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.ningbodistribution.co.uk/ MD of Ningbo Distribution]
  • [https://www.ningbo.co.uk MD of Ningbo Furniture]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081104073223/http://www.btccpages.com/driv/stocktonchris.php Profile at BTCCPages.com]

{{BTCC teams}}

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