Robert Charles Berridge (born 13 September 1956 in Middlesbrough) is a British racing driver. He won the title in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row. In 1997, he won in a RAM 01 car and the next two years he won in a Williams FW08. He had previously competed in rounds of the British Touring Car Championship and British Formula Three Championship.
Career Berridge won two Formula Ford 1600 titles in 1985 and 1986 was second in the Toyota Formula Three Championship in 1987. He later won the Porsche Club GB Championship in 1990. He won in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row 1997, 1998, and 1999. In 1997, he won the title in a RAM 01 car, and then took the title the following two years he won in a Williams FW08.
Berridge raced in the Le Mans Series from 2004 until 2008 and entered five Le Mans 24 Hour races. He also ran and drove for Chamberlain Synergy that won the LMS drivers and Team Championship in LMP2 in 2005 and finished third in the Team Championship in LMP1 in 2006. Berridge won the inaugural Group C Championship in 2011 in a Mercedes Benz C11. He has also previously competed in rounds of the British Touring Car Championship Driving for Vauxhall with a self prepared Ford Cosworth Saphire, and British Formula Three Championship in the abortive Vision project in 1988. He has won over 200 races.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts Class 1990 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier OUL DON THR SIL OUL SIL BRHRet‡ SNE BRH BIR DONRet THR SIL NC 0 NC 1991 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier SIL SNE DON THR SIL BRH SIL DON1 DON2 OUL BRH1 BRH2 DON THRRet SIL16 NC 0 1993 Bob Berridge Ford Sierra Sapphire SIL DON SNE DON OUL BRH1Ret BRH2DNS PEM SILRet KNO1 KNO2 OULRet BRHDSQ THRRet DON118 DON2Ret SIL20 NC 0 ‡ Endurance driver (Ineligible for points)
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Michael Caine Chris Stockton TVR Tuscan T400R GT 300 21st 8th Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Gareth Evans Peter Owen Lola B05/40-AER LMP2 30 DNF DNF Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Gareth Evans Peter Owen Lola B06/10-AER LMP1 267 NC NC Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Gareth Evans Peter Owen Lola B06/10-AER LMP1 310 20th 7th Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Gareth Evans Amanda Stretton Lola B06/10-AER LMP1 87 DNF DNF
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