Anthony Reid
| Anthony Reid | |
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Reid as a BTCC driver in 2003
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
17 May 1957 Glasgow (Scotland) |
| British Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1997–2004, 2009 |
| Teams |
Team RAC MG Ford Nissan |
| Starts | 179 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Poles | 18 |
| Fastest laps | 28 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 1998 & 2000 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004–09 2005, 08 1996 1995 1994–96 1993 1991–93 1990 1989 1986–88 |
TC2000 British GT Championship German Supertouring Spanish Touring Cars JTCC Japanese F3000 Japanese F3 World Sports-Prototype Championship Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries British F3 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 1992 |
BTCC Masters Japanese F3 |
Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Loretto School in Edinburgh. He currently lives in England.
He spent many years in Formula Three and other junior single-seater championships, winning the Japanese Formula Three Championship in 1992 and winning Japanese GT championship races, but his success has mostly been with a roof over his head, firstly in sportscars and later in Touring car racing.
He actually passed a test drive with Jordan F1 Team in 1992 and would have competed in the following season but he couldn't raise sufficient sponsorship money, he still keeps the letter of acceptance in a frame on his wall.
In the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, Anthony competed for Porsche, driving the Alpha Racing 962C in Group C1. He came third overall and won in the nonworks car. Again in 1991 he drove the 962C but with Konrad motorsport.
Later in his career, he drove the Lister Storm (1996). Racing in the MG Lola in 2001 and 2002, the team achieved pole position in their class however the car was retired due to gearbox problems. In 2005, Reid drove the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari. In Qualifying Anthony completed three laps with a best time of 4:13.237 which became the team's best time. The car eventually retired at the hands of Anthony's team mate due to a delaminated tyre, leaving the car stranded on the circuit.
Reid enjoyed a successful stint in Japanese touring cars between 1992 and 1996, driving an ex BTCC Vauxhall Cavalier for Team HKS, winning multiple races. He took third place overall in 1994 against the likes of Tom Kristensen, Steve Soper and Joachim Winkelhock. This led to him joining BMS Scuderia Italia, who were running the works Nissan team in Europe. After a promising 1996 season, Reid was picked up by RML who had won the works contract from Nissan to race in 1997 in the British Touring Car Championship alongside David Leslie. The Primera was brand new and needed development, but the speed he showed in this season was translated into consistent results in 1998, when he fought for the title up to the final round, losing out to Sweden's Rickard Rydell. In 1999 he joined Prodrive who had the works Ford contract, to help develop their Mondeo. Again he struggled in his first season while setting up the car. The closest Reid would come to winning the title was in 2000. A collision in the very last round of the season cost him the championship by two points to team-mate Alain Menu.
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