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| name = Alex MacDowall
| name = Alex MacDowall
| image = Alex macdowall brandshatch2011.JPG
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| caption = MacDowall in 2011.
| caption = MacDowall in 2011.
| nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|British]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|British]]
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| birth_place = [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]] ([[England]])
| birth_place = [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]] ([[England]])
| related to =
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| current series = [[British Touring Car Championship]]
| current series = [[World Touring Car Championship]]
| first year = [[2010 British Touring Car Championship season|2010]]
| first year = [[2012 World Touring Car Championship season|2012]]
| current team = [[RML Group|Silverline Chevrolet]]
| current team = [[Bamboo Engineering|bamboo-engineering]]
| car number = 20
| car number = 11
| former teams =
| former teams =
| starts = 24
| starts = 0
| wins = 0
| wins = 0
| poles = 2
| poles = 0
| fastest laps = 2
| fastest laps = 0
| best finish =
| best finish =
| year =
| year =
| prev series = Spanish SEAT Supercopa<br>[[Renault Clio Cup]]<br>[[SEAT Cupra Championship]]<br>[[T Cars]]
| prev series = [[British Touring Car Championship]]<br>Spanish SEAT Supercopa<br>[[Renault Clio Cup]]<br>[[SEAT Cupra Championship]]<br>[[T Cars]]
| prev series years = 2009<br>2007–09<br>2007<br>2005–06
| prev series years = [[2010 British Touring Car Championship season|2010]]-[[2011 British Touring Car Championship season|2011]]<br>2009<br>2007–09<br>2007<br>2005–06
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{{Infobox BTCC record
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'''Alexander "Alex" Hay MacDowall''' (born 22 January 1991 in [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[auto racing]] driver. He is currently competing in the [[British Touring Car Championship]] for [[RML Group|Silverline Chevrolet]].
| Team = [[RML Group|Silverline Chevrolet]]
| Championships = 0
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| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 5
| Poles = 2
| Fastest laps = 2
| First year = 2010
| Best position = 9th (2011)
| Last season = 2011
| Last position = 9th (100 points)
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'''Alexander "Alex" Hay MacDowall''' (born 22 January 1991 in [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[auto racing]] driver. He is currently competing in the [[World Touring Car Championship]] for [[Bamboo Engineering|bamboo-engineering]].


==Racing career==
==Racing career==
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===British Touring Car Championship===
===British Touring Car Championship===
MacDowall's 2009 Clio Cup performances impressed top [[British Touring Car Championship]] (BTCC) teams [[Motorbase Performance]], [[RML Group|RML]] and [[West Surrey Racing]], who gave him tests over the winter break ahead of the 2010 season. In March 2010 it was announced that MacDowall would race a [[Chevrolet Cruze]] for the RML-run Silverline Chevrolet factory-supported team, as teammate to [[Jason Plato]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1847|title=Chevrolet confirms official entry|work=btcc.net|publisher=[[British Touring Car Championship]]|date=2010-03-22|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref> In a wet qualifying session at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] he became the youngest polesitter in the championship's history<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/162277/1/historic_pole_for_macdowall.html|title=Historic pole for MacDowall|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=2010-08-07|accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> but the car's gearlever broke as he changed up into second gear at the start of the first race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/btcc/race+report/162281/1/plato_wins_to_take_lead.html|title=Plato wins to take lead|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> He failed to finish in the points in either of the other two races. His rookie year was a success though, with two podiums, two pole positions and a fastest lap en-route to 11th overall in the championship.
MacDowall's 2009 Clio Cup performances impressed top [[British Touring Car Championship]] (BTCC) teams [[Motorbase Performance]], [[RML Group|RML]] and [[West Surrey Racing]], who gave him tests over the winter break ahead of the 2010 season. In March 2010 it was announced that MacDowall would race a [[Chevrolet Cruze]] for the RML-run Silverline Chevrolet factory-supported team, as teammate to [[Jason Plato]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1847|title=Chevrolet confirms official entry|work=btcc.net|publisher=[[British Touring Car Championship]]|date=2010-03-22|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref> In a wet qualifying session at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] he became the youngest polesitter in the championship's history<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/162277/1/historic_pole_for_macdowall.html|title=Historic pole for MacDowall|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=2010-08-07|accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> but the car's gearlever broke as he changed up into second gear at the start of the first race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/btcc/race+report/162281/1/plato_wins_to_take_lead.html|title=Plato wins to take lead|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> He failed to finish in the points in either of the other two races. His rookie year was a success though, with two podiums, two pole positions and a fastest lap en-route to 11th overall in the championship. Macdowall continued with Chevrolet in the British Touring Car Championship for 2011, ending the season 9th in the standings with 100 points and 3 podium finishes.

===World Touring Car Championship===
In February 2012 it was announced that MacDowall would race for [[Bamboo Engineering|bamboo-engineering]] in the WTCC for the [[2012 World Touring Car Championship season|2012]] season where his team mate would be [[Darryl O'Young]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/wtcc.php?page=3|title=Bamboo confirm Pasquale Di Sabatino and Alex MacDowall|date=27 February 2012|work=TouringCarTimes|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:12, 5 March 2012

Alex MacDowall
MacDowall in 2011.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1991-01-22) January 22, 1991 (age 33)
Carlisle (England)
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2012
Current teambamboo-engineering
Car number11
Starts0
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2010-2011
2009
2007–09
2007
2005–06		British Touring Car Championship
Spanish SEAT Supercopa
Renault Clio Cup
SEAT Cupra Championship
T Cars
BTCC record
TeamsSilverline Chevrolet
Drivers'
championships		0
Wins0
Podium finishes5
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Debut season2010
Best championship position9th (2011)
Final season (2011) position9th (100 points)

Alexander "Alex" Hay MacDowall (born 22 January 1991 in Carlisle) is a British auto racing driver. He is currently competing in the World Touring Car Championship for bamboo-engineering.

Racing career

Early career

MacDowall began his racing career in T Cars in 2005, and remained there for 2006. In 2007 he stepped up to the Renault Clio Cup with Total Control Racing, finishing 32nd overall. He then finished third in the end of year Winter series. In 2008 he improved in the main series to finish seventh overall, and finished third once again in the Winter series. In 2009 he took four victories and finished as runner-up to Phil Glew.

British Touring Car Championship

MacDowall's 2009 Clio Cup performances impressed top British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) teams Motorbase Performance, RML and West Surrey Racing, who gave him tests over the winter break ahead of the 2010 season. In March 2010 it was announced that MacDowall would race a Chevrolet Cruze for the RML-run Silverline Chevrolet factory-supported team, as teammate to Jason Plato.[1] In a wet qualifying session at Snetterton he became the youngest polesitter in the championship's history[2] but the car's gearlever broke as he changed up into second gear at the start of the first race.[3] He failed to finish in the points in either of the other two races. His rookie year was a success though, with two podiums, two pole positions and a fastest lap en-route to 11th overall in the championship. Macdowall continued with Chevrolet in the British Touring Car Championship for 2011, ending the season 9th in the standings with 100 points and 3 podium finishes.

World Touring Car Championship

In February 2012 it was announced that MacDowall would race for bamboo-engineering in the WTCC for the 2012 season where his team mate would be Darryl O'Young.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Chevrolet confirms official entry". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  2. ^ "Historic pole for MacDowall". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. ^ "Plato wins to take lead". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  4. ^ "Bamboo confirm Pasquale Di Sabatino and Alex MacDowall". TouringCarTimes. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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