Robert Huff
| Robert Huff | |
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Huff at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium.
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
25 December 1979 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team |
| Car no. | 12 |
| Former teams | Chevrolet, Münnich Motorsport, Lada Sport Rosneft |
| Starts | 270 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Fastest laps | 28 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2000 |
Ginetta G50 Cup BTCC SEAT Cupra Championship Clio Cup GB British Formula Renault FPA Winter Series Formula Vauxhall |
| Championship titles | |
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2012 2003 2000 |
WTCC SEAT Cupra Championship Formula Vauxhall |
| BTCC record | |
| Teams | SEAT Sport UK |
| Drivers championships |
0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podium finishes | 7 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Debut season | 2004 |
| First win | 2004 |
| Best championship position | 7th (2004) |
| Final season (2004) position | 7th (148 points) |
Robert "Rob" Peter Huff (born 25 December 1979) is a British professional racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship driving for Castrol Honda Racing. He was the 2012 World Touring Car Champion.
A Christmas Day birth in 1979 in Cambridge, Huff had a long junior career in karting. He attended St Faith's School and The Leys School, Cambridge, from 1993 to 1996. He won the 2000 Formula Vauxhall championship, and class B of the 2001 Ethyl MG Championship (also finishing as runner-up in this series in 2000). His father's Chartered Surveying firm has been one of his main sponsors.
Huff entered the big time by winning the inaugural SEAT Cupra Challenge in 2003, winning a paid drive in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the next season alongside former champion Jason Plato as a result. He battled on track with Plato in the second race at Thruxton but later lost his front splitter and retired, doing so again in the third race of the day. Huff started fifth at Brands Hatch and he was leading just before the safety car came out. He led away at the restart but was demoted to second by Matt Neal on the following lap and those position stuck until the end of the race, Huff claimed his first BTCC podium. He started round 8 at Silverstone on the reversed grid pole but second placed starter Kelvin Burt took the lead straight away and Huff soon fell victim to the Vauxhall of James Thompson. A collision with Michael Bentwood in the second race at Mondello Park meant Huff was disqualified and he started race three from the back. Huff eventually fell down to 7th place but he scored his second podium of the season in the third race. He claimed his first BTCC race win in round 24 at Brands Hatch and he repeated this success a fortnight later at Snetterton. He adjusted well, finishing 7th overall in the championship.
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