Owen McAuley
Encyclopedia
Owen McAuley is a British auto racing
driver.
Championship, finishing the season in fourth place. In 1993 he entered the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series, with two wins. This was followed in 1994 by winning the Formula Vauxhall Lotus title, including four race wins. Another title came in 1995, winning the International Formula 3 Cup.
in 1996 with a Nissan Primera
for the Rouse Sport Team. The team failed to get full factory support from Nissan, who had pulled out from funding a works team after poor showings in previous seasons. Two 1995 spec cars were entered at the beginning of the year, until one new car became available half way through the season. The new car was given to team mate Gary Ayles
, and McAuley was unhappy about this, and subsequently left the team after the Grand Prix support race at Silverstone
. He finished the season in eighteenth place overall with three championship points. His car was ineligible for the Total independents cup as the team had some factory support.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver.
Racing career
He started karting in his native Northern Ireland, becoming national champion three years running from 1989 to 1991. In 1992 he raced in the Northern Ireland Formula FordFormula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
Championship, finishing the season in fourth place. In 1993 he entered the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series, with two wins. This was followed in 1994 by winning the Formula Vauxhall Lotus title, including four race wins. Another title came in 1995, winning the International Formula 3 Cup.
BTCC
His most famous moment came with a drive in the British Touring Car ChampionshipBritish Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
in 1996 with a Nissan Primera
Nissan Primera
The Nissan Primera is a medium sized family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the Japanese domestic and European markets.-Nissan Primera P10 :...
for the Rouse Sport Team. The team failed to get full factory support from Nissan, who had pulled out from funding a works team after poor showings in previous seasons. Two 1995 spec cars were entered at the beginning of the year, until one new car became available half way through the season. The new car was given to team mate Gary Ayles
Gary Ayles
Gary Ayles is a race car driver born in the United Kingdom.He competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 1991, filled in for one race in 1992, and returned in 1996 for Nissan, after four years as a works Peugeot driver in Italian Superturismo...
, and McAuley was unhappy about this, and subsequently left the team after the Grand Prix support race at Silverstone
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury...
. He finished the season in eighteenth place overall with three championship points. His car was ineligible for the Total independents cup as the team had some factory support.