Andrew Watson (racing driver)
| Andrew Watson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
21 January 1995 Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| Ginetta GT Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Douglas Motosport |
| Car no. | 11 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 | Ginetta GT Supercup |
Andrew Watson (born 21 January 1995) is a racing driver from Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently competing in the Blancpain GT Series driving for Strakka Racing. In 2014, he finished 4th overall in the Ginetta GT Supercup. He is part of the McLaren GT Driver Academy since the program launch in 2015.
Andrew began his motor racing career at the age of 15, in the Ginetta Junior Ireland Championship, making regular podiums through to 2011. That year, Andrew joined Douglas Motorsport team to race in the final two rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship at Silverstone.
2012 saw Andrew contest the entire Ginetta Junior championship season, again with Douglas Motorsport. The season saw him deliver 5th place in the Championship, achieving 6 podium places, including second places and his maiden victory, with only two non-finishes out of the twenty round season.
Watson's Ginetta Junior team decided to enter the senior competition, the Ginetta GT Supercup, using a Ginetta G55 car.
At the first meeting of the season at Brands Hatch Indy circuit, Watson qualified a stunning 2nd despite having little experience in the much more powerful G55 car. This translated to a 7th-place finish in round 1, followed by an 8th place in round 2, both on the Saturday. Round 3 was held on Sunday an even more impressive finish in 4th place cemented his arrival in the senior ranks.
Success at Donington Park at the second meeting of the year, was not so easy to repeat but Watson did qualify 3rd and managed to get the fastest lap in round 5.
Watson achieved his first podium in the GT Supercup, with a 2nd-place finish in round 7, at the year's 3rd meeting at Thruxton in Hampshire.
At Knockhill, Watson achieved pole position for round 18 (being the meeting's 1st race) on Sat 24 Aug Sadly, this could not be converted to a maiden race win in the GT Supercup owing to him having to serve a drive-through penalty. He eventually finished the race in 10th place.
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