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Tom Onslow-Cole |
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Nationality: British Date of birth: 16 May 1987 Place of birth: Kingston, Surrey, England Status: Single Website: www.tomonslowcole.com BTCC Debut: Brands Hatch, 1 April 2007, BMW 320si BTCC Races: 39* BTCC Wins: 1* BTCC Points: 164* * after Round 9 2008 |
| Beginning his first BTCC season in 2007 Tom Onslow-Cole became the BTCC's second-youngest starter in its history, behind only Tom Chilton (who made his debut at the age of 17 compared to Onslow-Cole's 19 years). His first season netted him his first ever win, at Snetterton, and a respectable 10th overall in the driver's championship, leading VX Racing to sign Onslow-Cole for the 2008 season. On his way to the BTCC Onslow-Cole impressed many people, taking the 2006 Elf Renault Clio Cup championship by an impressive 113 points. 10 wins in that season and his consistency and approach were enough to catch the eyes of the BTCC teams and sure enough Team RAC secured his services for the 2007 season. This was finally a step up for Onslow-Cole, who had been campaigining in the Clio Cup since 2003 with Total Control Racing. His carrer in motorsport has been relatively short, with the first steps up from go karting leading him into first T-Cars and then the Renault Clio Cup where his career finally began to gather momentum. | ||||
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| In a debut season that impressed many people, Onslow-Cole took a win at Snetterton and secured 10th in the championship. This was all despite Tom publicly acknowledging his preference for front wheel drive cars, and for 2008 he join VX Racing in a third Vauxhall Vectra to campaign their front wheel drive machine. With team mates both past champions in Fabrizio Giovanardi and Matt Neal, Onslow-Cole certainly has some experienced company for the season. | ||||
Career Rundown
| 2008: | British Touring Car Championship, VX Racing, Vauxhall Vectra |
| 2007: | British Touring Car Championship, Team RAC, BMW 320si 10th overall, 1 win |
| 2006: | Elf Renault Clio Cup, Total Control Racing Champion, 10 wins |
| 2005: | Elf Renault Clio Cup, Total Control Racing 4th overall Elf Renault Clio Cup Winter Series, Total Control Racing 3rd overall |
| 2004: | Elf/BTE Lawline Clio Cup, Aurok Motorsport Elf Renault Clio Cup winter Series, Total Control Racing |
| 2003: | Elf Clio Renaultsport UK Cup, OC Motorsport |
| 2002: | BRSCC T Cars 5th overall |
| 2001: | Juniour TKM British Championship 8th overall |
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Drivers Championship
Accurate after Round 24| Pos. | Driver | Pts |
| 1. | F Giovanardi | 228 |
| 2. | Jason Plato | 187 |
| 3. | Colin Turkington | 160 |
| 4. | Mat Jackson | 155 |
| 5. | Matt Neal | 152 |
| 6. | T Onslow-Cole | 144 |
| 7. | Gordon Shedden | 137 |
| 8. | Darren Turner | 119 |
| 9. | Adam Jones | 94 |
| 10. | Tom Chilton | 81 |
| 11. | Robert Collard | 55 |
| 12. | Steven Kane | 49 |
| 13. | Andrew Jordan | 45 |
| 13. | Mike Jordan | 31 |
| 15. | Stephen Jelley | 8 |
| 16. | Matt Allison | 3 |
| 16. | Chris Stockton | 3 |
| 18. | Michael Doyle | 2 |
| 18. | Jason Hughes | 2 |
| 20. | Erkut Kizilirmak | 1 |
| 20. | Harry Vaulkhard | 1 |
| 20. | John George | 1 |
Manufacturer's C'ship
| Pos. | Make | Pts |
| 1. | Vauxhall | 556 |
| 2. | Seat | 442 |
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