Michael Sean Crees(born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver fromEnglandbest known for his appearances in theBritish Touring Car Championship.

Michael Crees
Crees driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2021.
NationalityUnited KingdomBritish
Born(1983-09-07)7 September 1983(age 41)
Broadstairs,Kent,England
British Touring Car Championshipcareer
Debut season2019
Current teamAutobrite Direct with Millers Oils
Racing licenceFIA Bronze
Car number777
Former teamsCarStore Power Maxed Racing,GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct,The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing
Starts100 (102 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in2020
Previous series
2018Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Championship titles
2020Jack Sears Trophy

Racing career

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Crees driving theTeam HARDVolkswagen CCatSnettertonduring the2019 British Touring Car Championshipseason.

A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in2019after spending the previous season in theGinetta GT4 Supercup,[1]where he secured the Am Class title.

His debut season saw him compete forTeam HARDat the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut atBrands Hatch.His best result would come later in the season atSilverstone Circuit,where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.

Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R,[2]Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy.[3]

Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds.[4]

Instead, he signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons.[5]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Am Century Motorsport 23 11 6 14 19 673 1st
2019 British Touring Car Championship GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct 30 0 0 0 0 11 26th
2020 British Touring Car Championship The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing 27 0 0 0 0 50 17th
2021 Porsche Supercup Team Parker Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2022 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 30 0 0 0 0 50 20th
2023 British Touring Car Championship Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 14 0 0 0 0 13 23rd
British GT Championship - GT4 Raceway Motorsport 5 0 0 0 1 15 16th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering 2 0 1 0 0 1 27th
2024 Porsche Supercup Martinet/ Forestier Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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(key) Races inboldindicate pole position (1 point awarded) Races initalicsindicate 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 Points
2019 GKR Scaffolding
with Autobrite Direct
Volkswagen CC BRH
1

12
BRH
2

23
BRH
3

18
DON
1

21
DON
2

16
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

26
THR
2

26
THR
3

22
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

25
CRO
3

27
OUL
1

26
OUL
2

24
OUL
3

22
SNE
1

27
SNE
2

22
SNE
3

Ret
THR
1

23
THR
2

25
THR
3

25
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

27
KNO
3

24
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

19
SIL
3

9
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

23
BRH
3

Ret
26th 11
2020 The Clever Baggers
with BTC Racing
Honda Civic Type R (FK8) DON
1

16
DON
2

14
DON
3

13
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

11
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

Ret
KNO
1

17
KNO
2

17
KNO
3

16
THR
1

10
THR
2

9
THR
3

21
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

Ret
CRO
1

22
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

14
SNE
3

14
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

13
BRH
3

15
17th 50
2022 CarStore
Power Maxed Racing
Vauxhall Astra DON
1

14
DON
2

15
DON
3

16
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

DNS
THR
1

13
THR
2

12
THR
3

8
OUL
1

14
OUL
2

13
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

Ret
KNO
1

26
KNO
2

19
KNO
3

16
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

18
THR
1

8
THR
2

9
THR
3

8
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

19
SIL
3

20
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

21
BRH
3

Ret
20th 50
2023 Autobrite Direct
with Millers Oils
Cupra León DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1

21
CRO
2

19
CRO
3

11
KNO
1

20
KNO
2

18
KNO
3

Ret
DON
1

20
DON
2

19
DON
3

17
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

12
SIL
3

Ret
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

DNS
23rd 13

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate Pole Position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2021 Team Parker Racing MON
Ret
RBR
27
RBR
23
HUN SPA ZND MNZ MNZ 27th 0
2024 Martinet/ Forestier Racing IMO MON RBR SIL
27
HUN SPA ZND MNZ NC† 0†

As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete British GT Championship results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Raceway Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

19
OUL
2

34
SIL
1

30
DON
1
SNE
1

DSQ
SNE
2

DSQ
ALG
1
BRH
1
DON
1
16th 15

References

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  1. ^"Ginetta champion Michael Crees completes Team HARD line-up".TouringCarTimes.Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 19 November 2018.Retrieved19 November2018.
  2. ^"Crees joins BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC campaign".Crash.12 January 2020.Retrieved16 July2021.
  3. ^"Michael Crees delighted by Jack Sears Trophy success".TouringCarTimes.18 November 2020.Retrieved16 July2021.
  4. ^"BTC Racing parts ways with Crees on eve of 2021 BTCC season".www.autosport.com.30 April 2021.Retrieved16 July2021.
  5. ^Bailes, Kathy (12 May 2021)."Broadstairs racing star Michael Crees joins Parker Revs Motorsport for Porsche Supercup challenge".The Isle Of Thanet News.Retrieved16 July2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Sears Trophy
Winner

2020
Succeeded by