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After recovering from his injury, Neate completed a deal to drive for WSR in the [[2010 British Touring Car Championship season]].<ref name="Neate">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81634|first=Jamie|last=O'Leary|title=Neate to race for WSR in 2010|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|date=2010-02-22|accessdate=2010-02-22}}</ref> Neate is the Chief Technology Officer for WSR team sponsors [[Ceravision]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceravision.com/the-team.php|title=Board of Directors|publisher=[[Ceravision]]|work=ceravision.com|accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> At Oulton Park he finished 9th, but was disqualified for causing an avoidable accident with [[Andrew Jordan (racing driver)|Andrew Jordan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84210|first=Jamie|last=O'Leary|title=Neate loses points from final race|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|date=2010-06-07|accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> |
After recovering from his injury, Neate completed a deal to drive for WSR in the [[2010 British Touring Car Championship season]].<ref name="Neate">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81634|first=Jamie|last=O'Leary|title=Neate to race for WSR in 2010|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|date=2010-02-22|accessdate=2010-02-22}}</ref> Neate is the Chief Technology Officer for WSR team sponsors [[Ceravision]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceravision.com/the-team.php|title=Board of Directors|publisher=[[Ceravision]]|work=ceravision.com|accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> At Oulton Park he finished 9th, but was disqualified for causing an avoidable accident with [[Andrew Jordan (racing driver)|Andrew Jordan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84210|first=Jamie|last=O'Leary|title=Neate loses points from final race|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|date=2010-06-07|accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> |
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For the 2011 Neate switched to [[Arena Motorsport|Team Aon]] in the 'Global' [[Ford Focus (International)|Ford Focus]], partnering [[Tom Chilton]] and [[Tom Onslow-Cole]]. 2011 was another difficult year for Andy, he struggled to score points and was involved in many accidents. However, he qualified 3rd at Oulton Park but lost many positions during the first race and only finished ninth, in the second race he was involved in a major collision with [[Jeff Smith (racing driver)|Jeff Smith]] which resulted in the car of [[Tom Boardman]] being written off after he was collected by Smith. At Rockingham Andy was fined £1,500 for using abusive language towards [[Alex MacDowall]] after a dispute over an incident on track<ref>http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=6743</ref>. His pace improved during the Brands Hatch meeting, however he lost out on a podium position after losing control of his car. |
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For the 2012 season Andy will drive for the new manufacturer [[MG Cars|MG]] team run by [[Triple Eight Race Engineering]] alongside [[Jason Plato]]<ref>http://www.itv.com/btcc/mg-dream-team-enter-2012-btcc-season/</ref>. |
For the 2012 season Andy will drive for the new manufacturer [[MG Cars|MG]] team run by [[Triple Eight Race Engineering]] alongside [[Jason Plato]]<ref>http://www.itv.com/btcc/mg-dream-team-enter-2012-btcc-season/</ref>. |
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Revision as of 22:12, 25 January 2012
| Andy Neate | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | August 19, 1974 Aylesbury (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Current team | MG KX Momentum Racing |
| Car number | 44 |
| Former teams | Team Aon West Surrey Racing Daniels Motorsport |
| Starts | 27 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2005, 2010 and 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006 2004 2002 1999 1997 | Ford Fiesta Championship Renault Clio Cup British GT Championship Formula Opel Europa Cup Formula First |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | Ford Fiesta Zetec |
Andrew Neate (born 19 August 1974 in Aylesbury) is a British racing driver, who has driven in several different series throughout his career.
Racing career
After first racing in karting, he drove in Formula First in 1997. In 1999 he went onto the Formula Opel Europa Cup and a year later he drove in the Ford Fiesta Championship. He drove in some rounds of the Production class for the BTCC in a Team CAM Mitsubishi Carisma. For 2002 he moved up to the British GT Championship, driving a Marcos Mantis. In 2004 he joined the TOCA tour with both the Renault Clio Cup and the SEAT Cupra Championship. He got a drive in 2005, in the British Touring Car Championship for Team Nuts with Daniels Motorsport in a former works Vauxhall Astra Coupe. He only drove in three rounds, finishing eighteenth in the championship with one point. In 2006 he won the Ford Fiesta Championship title, and finished first in class at the Britcar 24 Hours in a Honda Civic Type R, as well as driving at Silverstone in the SEAT Cupra Championship. A year later he raced again in the SEATs, Fiestas and the Britcar 24 in a Mosler GT3 RS where he finished second. He drove in two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for Red Line Racing.
2008 accident
At the start of the 2008 Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone, he was involved in a serious accident at the start of the race. He suffered terrible injuries including a broken neck from which he spent the next eighteen months recovering. He was in talks with West Surrey Racing to drive a BMW 320si in the BTCC in 2009 prior to the Britcar event, but the deal could not be completed due to his injury.[1]
BTCC return
After recovering from his injury, Neate completed a deal to drive for WSR in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship season.[1] Neate is the Chief Technology Officer for WSR team sponsors Ceravision.[2] At Oulton Park he finished 9th, but was disqualified for causing an avoidable accident with Andrew Jordan.[3]
For the 2011 Neate switched to Team Aon in the 'Global' Ford Focus, partnering Tom Chilton and Tom Onslow-Cole. 2011 was another difficult year for Andy, he struggled to score points and was involved in many accidents. However, he qualified 3rd at Oulton Park but lost many positions during the first race and only finished ninth, in the second race he was involved in a major collision with Jeff Smith which resulted in the car of Tom Boardman being written off after he was collected by Smith. At Rockingham Andy was fined £1,500 for using abusive language towards Alex MacDowall after a dispute over an incident on track[4]. His pace improved during the Brands Hatch meeting, however he lost out on a podium position after losing control of his car.
For the 2012 season Andy will drive for the new manufacturer MG team run by Triple Eight Race Engineering alongside Jason Plato[5].
References
- ^ a b O'Leary, Jamie (2010-02-22). "Neate to race for WSR in 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Board of Directors". ceravision.com. Ceravision. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (2010-06-07). "Neate loses points from final race". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=6743
- ^ http://www.itv.com/btcc/mg-dream-team-enter-2012-btcc-season/
External links
- Official website (under construction)
- BTCC Racing Profile