Rob Austin
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Austin at the Brands Hatch Indy round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season.
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
1 February 1981 Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Handy Motorsport |
| Car no. | 11 |
| Former teams | Rob Austin Racing |
| Starts | 175 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2010 2008–2009 2008 2007 2005 2000–2004 |
VW Cup Grand Prix Masters Ginetta G50 Cup British GT SEAT Cupra Championship Formula Three Euroseries British Formula 3 |
Robert Christopher "Rob" Austin (born 1 February 1981, Evesham, Worcestershire) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship.
His career started in British Formula Renault in 1998, where he raced until 1999. An accident put him out of racing for the 2000 season, but he returned in British Formula 3 for Alain Menu's team in 2001, where he raced until 2004. He also has Japanese Formula Three experience (2003).
Austin entered the British GT Championship in 2008 with a brand new Ginetta G50 GT4 under the Rob Austin Racing banner. He drove alongside Hunter Abbott although they missed the first event at Oulton Park when Abbott crashed and destroyed the car. They took the first of three GT4 victories in the third race of the season at Knockhill having taken delivery of a new car. The pair finished the season joint third in the GT4 standings after finishing on the podium at every race they finished, except for their disqualification at Thruxton.
In 2011, Austin took over the driving duties from David Pinkney in the British Touring Car Championship due to Pinkney's departure from the team after the first round. He competed in a NGTC specification Audi A4 for his own team. Austin qualified a career best fourth at Knockhill but retired in the first race. He took his maiden podium finish in the third race at Rockingham, ending up second by James Nash. He completed the season in 16th place with one podium finish and one fastest lap.
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