Liam Griffin (racing driver)
| Liam Griffin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 British
|
| Born |
9 March 1973 Barnet (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Addison Lee Motorbase |
| Car no. | 66 |
| Starts | 76 |
| Wins | 0 (6 in class) |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 21st in 2011, 2012 |
| Previous series | |
|
2009–10 2008–09 |
Porsche Carrera Cup GB VW Cup |
Liam Griffin (born 9 March 1973 in Barnet, Greater London) is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of his family-run minicab company Addison Lee. He currently races in the British Touring Car Championship.
Griffin started racing in 2008, competing in the VW Cup. He spent two years in the series, collecting three podiums and two race wins. In 2009 he entered two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain at Silverstone, driving for Motorbase Performance. He returned for a full season in 2010 for the team, driving in the Pro-Am 1 class, he finished twenty-first overall in the driver standings.
For 2011 he entered the British Touring Car Championship. Staying with Motorbase, he drove a Ford Focus ST. The season did not start well for Griffin. At the first round at Brands Hatch, Griffin collided with Rob Collard on the formation lap, damaging the Ford's left-front suspension, and was unable to start the race.
Griffin stayed with Motorbase in 2012, now racing under the Redstone Racing banner. He crashed heavily in the wet first race at Thruxton, his Ford Focus ending up buried in a tyre wall. He walked away from the incident but it caused the race to be stopped. He brought out the safety car at Croft after crashing his Redstone Racing Focus into the tyre wall, causing an engine fire. Griffin pulled out of the following meeting at Snetterton in order to focus on his business commitments during the 2012 Summer Olympics. He returned to the team at Silverstone and participated in the final two rounds of the season. After the final round at Brands Hatch, Griffin intended to retire from the BTCC.
...
Wikipedia