John Alfred George (born 22 March 1961) is a British mobile phone entrepreneur and race car driver, best known for driving in the British Touring Car Championship between 2004 and 2011.

Racing career

Early years George raced in the Elf Clio Renaultsport UK Cup for Mardi Gras in 2002 and 2003, without much success. He also did some EERC Endurance races for them in 2003/2004 winning the saloon car class. He also did Britcar in 2005 winning his class in the Britcar/Silverstone 24hr and coming second in 2006.

British Touring Car Championship

Mardi Gras Motorsport (2004)

George made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2004, his entry for Mardi Gras was notable as the first car to use Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel.John George – Putting his foot on the gas! He drove both a Honda Civic Type-R and a Peugeot 406 during the season. A 2005 ride for Vic Lee Racing fell through when Lee was jailed for drug-dealing.

TH Motorsport (2007–2009) In 2007, George returned to the BTCC claiming the TH Motorsport team's first ever BTCC points, with a top finish of eighth, and two pole starts in the reverse grid format, driving an ex-Matt Neal Honda Integra for the TH Motorsport team.

The Integra was becoming outdated by 2008, and with only one point, George finished 21st in the championship. His season ended with a spectacular crash during the final round at Brands Hatch. George was battling with Darren Turner as they approached Surtees for the first time. Turner made contact with the rear of George's Integra and it cannoned off into the barriers which launched the car into a series of rolls, before landing on its side. He suffered bruising but no broken bones, but spent two nights in hospital as a precaution.

George struggled in the 2009 season, finishing 25th in the championship for TH Motorsport.

Tech-Speed Motorsport (2010–2011) George has moved to the Tech-Speed Motorsport team for 2010 and finished 13th in the Independent championship in what he has described as his most competitive season alongside team-mate Paul O'Neill. His best result was a ninth place at the opening race at Thruxton, however the team and George both expressed hopes that they would be back out for 2011 and realise a potential for more points-scoring finishes.

George stayed alongside O'Neill in 2011, driving an ex–Silverline Chevrolet Super 2000 Chevrolet Cruze. He collided with one of the barriers at Croft and tore the tendons in his right hand. He was able to participate in the following round at Snetterton while on painkillers and was fully healed by the time of the Knockhill round. Despite not scoring points in the main drivers' championship, he scored five points in the independents' trophy to finish the season 22nd in class.

George is coached by John Pratt, who has previously worked with Andy Priaulx.http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=181429&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231065&contentPK=20480926&folderPk=108034&pNodeId=231071

Personal life George was head of JAG Communications, an independent mobile phone retailer. He has been active in the UK mobile phone industry since its early days. He also competed successfully in pistol shooting before it was banned in the UK. He is married to Sue, and has a daughter Kailey and son Kevin, plus grand daughters Katelyn, Holly and grandson Leam. He is teetotal and lives in Guernsey.

George is also a keen aviator and currently owns Perranporth airfield in Cornwall as well as flying most days in his Cessna Citation Mustang light jet based in Guernsey and also holding an American ATP jet rating. In February 2013, George put Perranporth airfield on the market for an asking price of £1.5million. In September 2019 ,George legally changed.

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 awarded all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts 2004 Mardi Gras Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R THR115 THR213 THR3Ret BRH1Ret BRH2DNS BRH3DNS SIL117 SIL220 SIL3Ret OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 MON1 MON2 MON3 24th 0 Peugeot 406 Coupé CRO117 CRO2Ret CRO315 KNO112 KNO213 KNO313 BRH1Ret BRH2Ret BRH3Ret SNE115 SNE216 SNE317 DON1Ret DON2DNS DON3DNS 2007 TH Motorsportwith JAG Racing Honda Integra Type-R BRH119 BRH216 BRH319 ROC114 ROC210 ROC3Ret THR1Ret THR2DNS THR312 CRO117 CRO29 CRO3Ret OUL115 OUL211 OUL3Ret DON1Ret DON2Ret DON319 SNE113 SNE213 SNE317 BRH1Ret BRH2NC BRH310 KNO18 KNO212 KNO3Ret THR116 THR213 THR313 19th 7 2008 TH Motorsportwith JAG Racing Honda Integra Type-R BRH117 BRH219 BRH312 ROC115 ROC216 ROC3Ret DON1Ret DON2DNS DON3DNS THR120 THR2NC THR312 CRO117 CRO217 CRO3Ret SNE117 SNE216 SNE310 OUL117 OUL2Ret OUL3Ret KNO114 KNO220 KNO319 SIL119 SIL215 SIL314 BRH1Ret BRH215 BRH3Ret 21st 1 2009 TH Motorsport Racingwith JAG Honda Integra Type-R BRH1Ret BRH2Ret BRH314 THR118 THR215 THR3Ret DON117 DON214 DON317 OUL1Ret OUL2DNS OUL316 CRO114 CRO214 CRO312 SNE113 SNE216 SNE311 KNO113 KNO214 KNO314 SIL116 SIL217 SIL317 ROC117 ROC2Ret ROC313 BRH116 BRH215 BRH3Ret 25th 0 2010 sunshine.co.ukwith tech-speed Honda Integra Type-R THR19 THR217 THR3Ret ROC116 ROC2Ret ROC315 BRH1Ret BRH2DNS BRH3Ret OUL112 OUL2Ret OUL3DNS CRO115 CRO2Ret CRO312 SNE112 SNE2Ret SNE312 SIL117 SIL214 SIL3Ret KNO1Ret KNO213 KNO312 DON112 DON216 DON312 BRH119 BRH214 BRH314 20th 2 2011 GoMobileUK.comwith tech-speed Chevrolet Cruze LT BRH114 BRH215 BRH317 DON1Ret DON212 DON311 THR117 THR215 THR316 OUL1Ret OUL2Ret OUL3Ret CRO1Ret CRO214 CRO317 SNE119 SNE2Ret SNE3Ret KNO117 KNO2Ret KNO3Ret ROC117 ROC219 ROC322 BRH114 BRH220 BRH320 SIL114 SIL220 SIL322 27th 0

Britcar 24 Hour results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 TH Motorsport Ken Lark Tim Saunders Nick Starkey Volkswagen Golf Diesel 79 4 519 13th1st 2010 Mardi Gras Motorsport Desmond Smail Alex Osborne Kevin George Honda Integra (fourth generation) 91 4 488 DNF DNF

References

External links Interview before 2007, mentioning past seasons Profile at BTCCPages.com