Adam Morgan (racing driver)

Adam Morgan

Nationality British
Born (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988
Blackburn (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team WIX Racing
Car no. 33
Former teams Speedworks Motorsport
Starts 148
Wins 4
Poles 0
Fastest laps 10
Best finish 7th in 2013, 2015
Previous series
2011
2009–10
2008
2008
2006
1996–2004		 Ginetta GT Supercup
Ginetta G50 Cup
Ginetta G20 Cup
Ma5da Championship
National Historic Rally Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2011 Ginetta GT Supercup

Adam William Morgan[1] (born 28 October 1988) is a British auto racing driver. He currently drives in the British Touring Car Championship.

Career

Early years

Born in Blackburn, Morgan began his career in Cadet Karts from age 8–11 (1996–99), then moved on to higher classes such as Junior TKM and Junior Max. He remained in Karts until 2004.

In 2006, Morgan competed in the National Historic Rally Championship in a Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico. He won 4 out of 7 rallies entered and finished the season second in class.

Morgan made his racing debut in 2008, competing in the Ma5da Championship and two rounds of the Ginetta G20 Cup, where he achieved his first race win at Pembrey.

For 2009, Morgan began racing in the Ginetta G50 Cup for the last two rounds, with a best finish of fourth. He remained in the championship for 2010, finishing in sixth place overall.

Morgan proceeded to race with family run Ciceley Racing during the 2011 season, and won the inaugural Ginetta GT Supercup and with it a fully funded British Touring Car drive.

British Touring Car Championship

Speedworks Motorsport (2012)

He was the 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup champion, for winning the championship he received a fully funded drive in the 2012 British Touring Car Championship with Speedworks Motorsport paid for by Ginetta.[2] Morgan matched the pace of test driver James Thompson in his first winter test session.[3] He did not finish any of the races in his first meeting at Brands Hatch, he crashed out of the first race and was unable to start the second race. He was caught up in a multi car pileup in race three after oil was deposited on the track by Mat Jackson's car. He started on pole position for the reversed grid third race at Rockingham but lost the lead on the opening lap in the wet conditions, he went on to finish 11th.[4] He took a best finish of 8th in the penultimate round of the season at Silverstone and he finished the season 19th in the drivers' standings.

Ciceley Racing (2013–)

In November 2012, Morgan announced he would be leaving Speedworks Motorsport and would be driving for his family run Ciceley Racing team in 2013, racing an ex-Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis.[5]

In September 2013, Ciceley Racing announced it would build an NGTC Mercedes A-Class for the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.[6]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2012 Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
Ret		 DON
1
15		 DON
2
13		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
NC		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
15		 CRO
2
20		 CRO
3
14		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
10		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
11		 ROC
1
NC		 ROC
2
9		 ROC
3
11		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
8		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		 19th 50
2013 Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
4		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
5		 THR
1
10		 THR
2
8		 THR
3
12*		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
7		 OUL
3
3		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
8		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
4		 KNO
1
5		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
9		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
11		 ROC
3
11		 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
8		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
7		 7th 233
2014 WIX Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
10		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
14		 DON
3
10		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
8		 THR
3
8		 OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
17		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
11		 CRO
3
5		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
8		 KNO
1
6		 KNO
2
6		 KNO
3
7		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
7		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
1*		 BRH
3
11		 10th 183
2015 WIX Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
4		 BRH
3
7		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
3		 DON
3
12		 THR
1
3		 THR
2
8		 THR
3
1*		 OUL
1
11		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
17*		 CRO
1
9		 CRO
2
9		 CRO
3
23		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
13		 KNO
1
9		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
2*		 ROC
1
9		 ROC
2
4		 ROC
3
18		 SIL
1
12		 SIL
2
11		 SIL
3
8		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
6		 7th 267
2016 WIX Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
1*		 DON
1
13		 DON
2
11		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
1*		 THR
2
3*		 THR
3
3		 OUL
1
24		 OUL
2
12		 OUL
3
10		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
14		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
7		 KNO
1
22		 KNO
2
11		 KNO
3
6		 ROC
1
13		 ROC
2
8		 ROC
3
7		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
23		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
4		 9th 241

References

  1. ↑ "35-car Macau entry list of CTCC and TCR cars released". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Adam Morgan tests Speedworks Toyota". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Morgan matches Thompson pace". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Casillo, Pietro (23 September 2012). "Gordon Shedden wins race three and takes points lead". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Turner, Kevin (5 November 2012). "Adam Morgan to race with family-run Cicely team in 2013 BTCC". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (25 September 2013). "Mercedes to be represented in BTCC 2014 by Ciceley Racing". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Frank Wrathall
(G50 Cup)		 Ginetta GT Supercup
Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
Carl Breeze
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