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Michael Epps

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Distinguish|Mike Epps}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Michael Epps

| image =

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| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|03|12}}

| birth_place = Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK

| related to =

| current series = British Touring Car Championship

| first year = 2016

| current team = Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing

| car number = 12

| former teams =

| starts = 60

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 18th

| year = 2017

| last finish =

| prev series = Volkswagen Racing Cup
Protyre Formula Renault Championship
U.S. F2000 Winterfest
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series
Formula Renault BARC
750MC Formula Vee Championship
Karting

| prev series years = 2015
2014

2014
2013
2012

2012
2011
2007–2011

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Michael Epps (born 12 March 1992) is a British/New Zealand racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2016 and 2017 for Team Hard. Due to budget issues, Michael was unable to continue in the series and raced the supporting Clio Cup in 2018 and Ginetta G55 in 2019.

Racing career

Epps began his career in karting in 2007, he raced in karting up until 2011, where he switched to the 750MC Formula Vee Championship. He went on to finish 2nd in the championship standings that season. He switched to the Formula Renault BARC championship in 2012, he finished 13th in the championship that year.{{cite news|date=8 March 2012|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2012/03/renault-barc-set-for-bumper-2012-grid/|title=Renault BARC Set For Bumper 2012 Grid|accessdate=29 March 2016|work=The Checkered Flag|first=Simon|last=Paice|publisher=BlackEagleMedia Network}} He also raced in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series that year, finishing 10th in the standings. For 2013 he switched to the U.S. F2000 National Championship, finishing the season 13th in the championship standings. He started the 2014 season in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest, finishing 2nd in the championship standings with 2 wins, 4 podiums and 2 pole positions. He also made a one-off return to Formula Renault in the rebranded Protyre Formula Renault Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/michael-epps/ |title=Michael Epps career statistics |publisher=Driver Database |accessdate=29 April 2016}} He switched to Volkswagen Racing Cup for 2015, finishing 8th in the championship standings{{cite web|url=https://vw-cup-archive.co.uk/html/archive15/points15.htm |title=Final championship positions 2015 |website=Volkswagen Racing Cup Archive |accessdate=2 January 2018}} with four wins.{{cite web |url=http://www.brscc.co.uk/2015-season-review-milltek-sport-vw-cup |title=2015 season review: Milltek Sport VW Cup |publisher=BRSCC |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2018}} In March 2016, it was announced that Epps would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with RCIB Insurance Racing driving a Toyota Avensis.{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/2016/03/16/michael-epps-confirmed-as-team-hards-third-driver/|title=MICHAEL EPPS CONFIRMED AS TEAM HARD'S THIRD DRIVER|work=British Touring Car Championship|publisher=TOCA|date=16 March 2016|accessdate=29 April 2016}}

Racing record

=Complete British Touring Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

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

2016

! nowrap| RCIB Insurance Racing

! nowrap| Toyota Avensis

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
24

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
3
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
1
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
2
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
3
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
25

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
16

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
1
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
2
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
3
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
19

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
2
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
25

! 24th

! 24

2017

! nowrap| Autoaid
RCIB Insurance Racing

! nowrap| Volkswagen CC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
2
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
3
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
25

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
1
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
3
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
22

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
2
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
3
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
18

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
24

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
23

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
1
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
2
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
3
12

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
2
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
3
5

! 18th

! 77

=Complete Britcar results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

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

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|DC|Drivers' championship}}

! {{Tooltip|CP|Class position}}

! Points

2019

! nowrap| Team HARD

! nowrap| Ginetta G55 Supercup

! align=center| 3Inv

|style="background:#;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#;"| SIL
2

|style="background:#;"| SIL
1

|style="background:#;"| SIL
2

|style="background:#;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#;"| BRH
2

|style="background:#;"| DON
1

|style="background:#;"| DON
2

|style="background:#;"| OUL
1

|style="background:#;"| OUL
2

|style="background:#;"| SNE
1

|style="background:#;"| SNE
2

|style="background:#;"| OUL
1

|style="background:#;"| OUL
2

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
{{small|9}}

!NC†

!NC†

!0†

† Epps was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

References

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External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|michael-epps}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.eppsracing.com}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Epps, Michael}}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers

Category:English racing drivers

Category:Britcar drivers

Category:Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers

Category:Renault UK Clio Cup drivers

Category:Formula Renault BARC drivers

Category:Belardi Auto Racing drivers

Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers

Category:GT4 European Series drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Hemel Hempstead