Phil Glew

{{Short description|British racing driver and commentator (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Phil Glew

| image = Phil Glew, Oulton Park, Apr 2012.jpg

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| caption = Glew at the Oulton Park round of the 2012 British GT season.

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|06|28}}

| birth_place = Grimsby (England)

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| prev series = Britcar
BTCC
Renault Clio Cup UK
Time Attack UK
Caterham CSR Masters
French Formula Renault
Formula BMW UK
British Formula Renault
Formula Ford

| prev series years = 2016
2010
2008–09
2007
2007
2005
2004–05
2003
2001–03

| titles = Renault Clio Cup UK
Time Attack UK

| title years = 2009
2007

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Philip James Glew (born 28 June 1983 in Grimsby) is a British racing driver. He has previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship. He is currently a commentator for ITV Sport's coverage support races on the TOCA Tour.

Racing career

=Junior formulae=

After competing in karting, Glew competed in various Formula Ford series between 2001 and 2003. In 2003 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship, but withdrew after four rounds due to budget constraints. He competed in Formula BMW UK in 2004 and 2005, finishing as runner-up to Tim Bridgman in 2004. He competed in the British GT Championship in 2006, taking a win at Brands Hatch.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2006/08/30/glew_brands_hatch_300806_feature.shtml|title=Glew's first win at Brands Hatch|work=BBC Lincolnshire|publisher=BBC|first=Chris|last=Roberts|date=2006-08-30|accessdate=2010-08-13}} In 2008 Glew began competing in the British Renault Clio Cup, taking a podium on his series debut and finishing third in the final standings.{{cite news|url=http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/sport/Alford-racer-Phil-Glew-sets.5075159.jp|title=Alford racer Phil Glew sets his sights in Clio Cup Champion title|work=Skegness Standard|publisher=Johnston Press|first=Rebekah|last=Gunn|date=2009-03-17|accessdate=2010-08-13}} In 2009 he dominated the series, winning the first four races{{cite news|url=http://www.louthleader.co.uk/sport/2009-Renault-Cup-success-for.5209479.jp|title=2009 Renault Cup success for Phil Glew|work=Louth Leader|publisher=Johnston Press|date=2009-04-27|accessdate=2010-08-13}} and ultimately taking 11 wins from 20 races.{{cite news|url=http://90right.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/double-podium-for-glew-sees-champion-end-season-as-he-started/|title=Double podium for Glew sees champion end season as he started|work=90Right|publisher=WordPress|date=2009-10-05|accessdate=2010-08-13}}

=British Touring Car Championship=

Glew signed up to compete in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship for Triple 8 Race Engineering,{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1854|title=Triple Eight confirms Glew|work=btcc.net|publisher=British Touring Car Championship|date=2010-03-26|accessdate=2010-04-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120721053941/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1854|archivedate=21 July 2012|df=dmy-all}} however the decision of main sponsor Uniq not to extend their one-round deal left Glew on the sidelines after Thruxton.{{cite news|url=http://www.racecar.com/Motorsport/News/Phil-Glew-announces-withdrawl-from-Rockingham-Round-of-BTCC/33946.htm|title=Phil Glew announces withdrawal from Rockingham Round of BTCC|work=Racecar|publisher=Racecar New Media Services Ltd.|date=2010-04-24|accessdate=2010-08-13}} He returned for the Silverstone meeting in a Special Tuning UK-run SEAT León using a New Generation Touring Car (NGTC) engine.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/162391/1/yourracingcar_to_hit_btcc_grid_at_silverstone.html|title=YourRacingCar to hit BTCC grid at Silverstone|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=2010-08-12|accessdate=2010-08-13}}

=British GT Championship=

Glew returned to the British GT Championship at the Brands Hatch round of the 2011 season with Lotus Sport UK, driving their Lotus Evora GT4 car. He finished the year 5th in the GT4 category with three class victories including one at Spa-Francorchamps. He stayed with the team for 2012 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.lotussportuk.com/2012/04/2012-avon-tyres-british-gt-championship-is-go-for-lotus-sport-uk/|title=2012 AVON TYRES BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP IS GO|publisher=Lotus Sport UK|date=2012-04-07|accessdate=2012-04-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505154155/http://www.lotussportuk.com/2012/04/2012-avon-tyres-british-gt-championship-is-go-for-lotus-sport-uk/|archivedate=5 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}

Television

Glew joined ITV Sport in 2014 as a commentator for their coverage of the British Formula Ford Championship and the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom.{{cite news|title=Phil Glew joins ITV's BTCC team|url=http://www.itv.com/btcc/phil-glew-joins-itvs-btcc-team|website=ITV Sport|publisher=ITV|accessdate=14 June 2014|date=24 February 2014}}

Racing Record

=Complete British Touring Car Championship results=

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

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 ! Points
rowspan="2"\| 2010 ! nowrap\| Triple 8 Race Engineering ! nowrap\| Vauxhall Vectra \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| THR 1 {{small\|6}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| THR 2 {{small\|7}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| THR 3 {{small\|Ret}} \| ROC 1 \| ROC 2 \| ROC 3 \| BRH 1 \| BRH 2 \| BRH 3 \| OUL 1 \| OUL 2 \| OUL 3 \| CRO 1 \| CRO 2 \| CRO 3 \| SNE 1 \| SNE 2 \| SNE 3 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| !rowspan="2"\| 16th !rowspan="2"\| 9
nowrap\| Special Tuning UK ! nowrap\| SEAT León \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SIL 1 {{small\|14}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SIL 2 {{small\|13}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SIL 3 {{small\|13}} \| KNO 1 \| KNO 2 \| KNO 3 \| DON 1 \| DON 2 \| DON 3 \| BRH 1 \| BRH 2 \| BRH 3

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rowspan="2"| 2010

! nowrap| Triple 8 Race Engineering

! nowrap| Vauxhall Vectra

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
2
{{small|7}}

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

| ROC
1

| ROC
2

| ROC
3

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

| OUL
1

| OUL
2

| OUL
3

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

| SNE
1

| SNE
2

| SNE
3

!rowspan="2"| 16th

!rowspan="2"| 9

nowrap| Special Tuning UK

! nowrap| SEAT León

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|14}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|13}}

| KNO
1

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2

| KNO
3

| DON
1

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2

| DON
3