Stefan Hodgetts
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Stefan Hodgetts is a British auto racing
driver, best known for driving a part season in the British Touring Car Championship
. His father Chris
was twice champion of the BTCC.
, finishing the season third in points. In 2004 he got a drive in the BTCC for the Gary Ayles
ran Team Sureterm. He did not start the season till round thirteen at Mondello Park
in a Vauxhall Astra
Coupe. After missing the meeting at Knockhill
he rejoined for the rest of the season at Brands Hatch
for the same team, but in a Alfa Romeo 156
. He finished fifteenth in the independents championship, and total standings in eighteenth with four points.
He drove in the Renault Clio
Cup in 2007 for MOMO
UK, and for Total Control Racing in 2008. He made a one-off appearance in the guest car in the Ginetta G50 Cup at Croft in 2010, finishing on the podium in all three races.
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, best known for driving a part season in the British Touring Car Championship
British 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...
. His father Chris
Chris Hodgetts
Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
was twice champion of the BTCC.
Racing career
After starting in karting, he switched to single-seater racing in 1998, in Formula 600. In 1999 he finished fifth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship and fourth in Formula Ford Winter Series. He had drives in both the Formula Ford Championship and the Formula Renault Championship in 2000, and Formula Ford Championship and Formula Renault Euro Cup in 2001. In 2003 he raced in the inaugural SEAT Cupra ChampionshipSEAT Cupra Championship
The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. The series will not continue for 2009, due to SEAT UK ending its racing activities...
, finishing the season third in points. In 2004 he got a drive in the BTCC for the 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...
ran Team Sureterm. He did not start the season till round thirteen at Mondello Park
Mondello Park
Mondello Park is Ireland's only international motorsport venue located in Caragh, County Kildare off the R409 regional road. It is owned by Martin Birrane, and in the past hosted the Irish round of the British Superbike Championship, Pickup Truck Racing and international GT and rallycross events...
in a Vauxhall Astra
Vauxhall Astra
Astra is a model name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries...
Coupe. After missing the meeting at Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
he rejoined for the rest of the season at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
for the same team, but in a Alfa Romeo 156
Alfa Romeo 156
The Alfa Romeo 156 is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155...
. He finished fifteenth in the independents championship, and total standings in eighteenth with four points.
He drove in the Renault Clio
Renault Clio
The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation...
Cup in 2007 for MOMO
MOMO (company)
MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles.- Company history :MOMO was founded by gentleman racer Giampiero Moretti in the 1960s. MOMO are the initials for Moretti-Monza. Monza is a region in the Province of Milan.In 1969 MOMO opened...
UK, and for Total Control Racing in 2008. He made a one-off appearance in the guest car in the Ginetta G50 Cup at Croft in 2010, finishing on the podium in all three races.