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===World Touring Car Championship=== |
===World Touring Car Championship=== |
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In February 2012 it was announced that MacDowall would race for [[Bamboo Engineering|bamboo-engineering]] in the WTCC for the [[2012 World Touring Car Championship season|2012]] season where his team mate would be [[ |
In February 2012 it was announced that MacDowall would race for [[Bamboo Engineering|bamboo-engineering]] in the WTCC for the [[2012 World Touring Car Championship season|2012]] season where his team mate would be [[Pasquale di Sabatino]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/wtcc.php?page=3|title=Bamboo confirm Pasquale Di Sabatino and Alex MacDowall|date=27 February 2012|work=TouringCarTimes|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:34, 8 March 2012
| Alex MacDowall | |
|---|---|
 MacDowall in 2011. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | January 22, 1991 Carlisle (England) |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | bamboo-engineering |
| Car number | 11 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010-2011 2009 2007–09 2007 2005–06 | British Touring Car Championship Spanish SEAT Supercopa Renault Clio Cup SEAT Cupra Championship T Cars |
| BTCC record | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Silverline Chevrolet |
| Drivers' championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 5 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Best championship position | 9th (2011) |
| Final season (2011) position | 9th (100 points) |
Alexander "Alex" Hay MacDowall (born 22 January 1991 in Carlisle) is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the World Touring Car Championship for bamboo-engineering.
Racing career
Early career
MacDowall began his racing career in T Cars in 2005, and remained there for 2006. In 2007 he stepped up to the Renault Clio Cup with Total Control Racing, finishing 32nd overall. He then finished third in the end of year Winter series. In 2008 he improved in the main series to finish seventh overall, and finished third once again in the Winter series. In 2009 he took four victories and finished as runner-up to Phil Glew.
British Touring Car Championship
MacDowall's 2009 Clio Cup performances impressed top British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) teams Motorbase Performance, RML and West Surrey Racing, who gave him tests over the winter break ahead of the 2010 season. In March 2010 it was announced that MacDowall would race a Chevrolet Cruze for the RML-run Silverline Chevrolet factory-supported team, as teammate to Jason Plato.[1] In a wet qualifying session at Snetterton he became the youngest polesitter in the championship's history[2] but the car's gearlever broke as he changed up into second gear at the start of the first race.[3] He failed to finish in the points in either of the other two races. His rookie year was a success though, with two podiums, two pole positions and a fastest lap en-route to 11th overall in the championship. Macdowall continued with Chevrolet in the British Touring Car Championship for 2011, ending the season 9th in the standings with 100 points and 3 podium finishes.
World Touring Car Championship
In February 2012 it was announced that MacDowall would race for bamboo-engineering in the WTCC for the 2012 season where his team mate would be Pasquale di Sabatino.[4]
References
- ^ "Chevrolet confirms official entry". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ "Historic pole for MacDowall". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Plato wins to take lead". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Bamboo confirm Pasquale Di Sabatino and Alex MacDowall". TouringCarTimes. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.