Mark Blair (born 27 November 1974) is a British racing driver. He started his racing career in karting in 1986, and represented England in the 1990 World Kart Championships. In 1992, he switched to rallying, driving in the Peugeot Challenge, where he finished fourth in points. In 1993, he went on to be the Peugeot Challenge champion, including eight class wins. He moved into saloon car racing in 1997 with the Vauxhall Vectra Challenge, becoming champion in 1998.
After his success in the Vectra, Blair got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship. He raced as an independent for ADR Motorsport, again in a Vectra. His first season in the BTCC was a successful one, finishing second in the independents Cup with two independent wins, and sixteenth in points overall. In 2001, he raced in four rounds at Oulton Park and Silverstone for JS Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo 147. Amongst a small field of drivers, he still finished joined eleventh in the championship with fifteen points.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded)
Year Team Car Class 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 Pos Pts 1999 ADR Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra DON113 DON2Ret SIL112 SIL211 THR112 THR212 BRH19 BRH210 OUL113 OUL29 DON112 DON211 CRO112 CRO2Ret SNE113 SNE2DNS THR1Ret THR210 KNO112 KNO210 BRH114 BRH213 OUL111 OUL212 SIL110 SIL28 16th 11 2001 JS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 147 BRH1 BRH2 THR1 THR2 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 DON1 DON2 KNO1 KNO2 SNE1 SNE2 CRO1 CRO2 OUL1ovr:15cls:8 OUL2ovr:4cls:4 SIL1ovr:15cls:8 SIL2Ret DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 12th 15
References
External links BTCC.net official standings. BTCC Pages Profile.