Adam Morgan (racing driver)
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Morgan at the Silverstone round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 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 | 127 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| 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 Morgan (born 28 October 1988) is a British auto racing driver. He currently drives in the British Touring Car Championship.
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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.[1] Morgan matched the pace of test driver James Thompson in his first winter test session.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
In September 2013, Ciceley Racing announced it would build an NGTC Mercedes A-Class for the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.[5]
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)
* Season in progress.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by
Frank Wrathall
(G50 Cup) |
Ginetta GT Supercup Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Carl Breeze |
