Tom Boardman (racing driver)
| Tom Boardman | |
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Boardman at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
15 October 1983 Forton (England) |
| Car no. | 22 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Previous series | |
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2008–10, 2012–13 2010–11 2008 2008 2006–08 2004–05, 2007 2001–03 2000 1999 |
WTCC BTCC SEAT León Eurocup Copa de España Resistencia SEAT León Supercopa SEAT Cupra Championship BTCC – Production National Saloons T Cars |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2005 1999 |
SEAT León Supercopa SEAT Cupra Championship T Cars |
This page is about Tom Boardman the racing driver. For the British politician, see Baron Boardman
Tom Boardman (born 15 October 1983 in Forton, Lancashire) is a British auto racing driver. His greatest achievement to date is winning the 2005 SEAT Cupra Championship for the Triple R team which he runs with father, John, who was previously a rallycross driver in the 1970s. He competed in the World Touring Car Championship on and off between 2008 and 2013.
Boardman first started driving cars at a very young age on the farmland where his father's recovery business was based. After a chance visit to a local 1/4-mile oval track he and his dad were taken with the idea of entering a car and so Boardman's first experience of competitive motorsport was in 1993, in Ministox. Four seasons and four championships later he moved on to autograss where he took two further championships in two seasons.
After these early successes he moved into the brand new T-Car Series for 1999 where he took seven wins from eight races to come out on top of a field of promising youngsters. A fast-pass to motorsport success seemed assured.
In 2000 he acquired a Peugeot 306 which, having waited patiently for his 16th birthday to comply with the rules, he entered in selected rounds of the National Saloons Championship. This was just one small step away from the British Touring Car Championship and his arrival on the scene at such a young age sparked many people to question whether or not he was too young.
Boardman would become the youngest driver in the history of the BTCC when he joined the Production Class of the 2001 with his family-run Tom Boardman Racing team.
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