Ant Whorton-Eales Explained

Ant Whorton-Eales
Nationality: British
Full Name:Anthony Whorton-Eales
Birth Date:21 May 1994
Birth Place:Lichfield, Staffordshire
Current Series:NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
First Year:2019
Current Team:Marko Stipp Motorsport AmD Tuning
Car Number:46
Starts:4
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:29th
Year:2019
Last Finish:29th in 2019
Prev Series:Mini Challenge UK
British Touring Car Championship
Renault Clio Cup UK
Prev Series Years:2018
201718
201116
Titles:Mini Challenge UK
Renault Clio Cup UK
Brisca Formula One Under 25[1]
Title Years:2018
2016

Anthony Whorton-Eales (born 21 May 1994 in Lichfield) is a British racing driver who will make the move into BriSCA F1 for 2023. He previously won the Mini Challenge UK championship in 2018, Renault Clio Cup UK championship in 2016 and the BriSCA F1 Under 25s Championship in 2016.

Racing career

Early career

Whorton-Eales began his car racing career at the age of 11 on the short ovals in the ORCi Ministox under the number 254 with Incarace Motor Sport [2] in which he raced until his 16th birthday. In 2011 he joined the Renault UK Clio Cup, running four races for Scuderia Vittoria. In 2012 he ran his first full season in the series for Westbourne Motorsport, finishing the season 8th in points. For 2013 he joined the KX Akademy as well as becoming a member of the BRDC's rising stars. This saw him return to Scuderia Vittoria where he would take his first Clio Cup win on his way to 7th in points. The following two seasons saw him move to SV Racing coming 4th in points in 2014 while 2015 saw him become a championship contender against Ashley Sutton and Ash Hand, he eventually finished the season bottom of the trio, 3rd in points.

2016 saw Whorton-Eales run for his own team where he would battle returning 2014 champion, Mike Bushell for the championship. In the end he narrowly came out on top to win the Renault UK Clio Cup title on his fifth attempt.

Whorton-Eales is still competitive on the short ovals, racing in everything from a budget formula known as Incarods to Classic Hot Rods, and he has also competed in BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars where he is the current Under-25 Champion.[3]

British Touring Car Championship

For the 2017 season, Whorton-Eales was signed by AmD Tuning to compete in the British Touring Car Championship.[4] He drove the team's second Audi S3 alongside Ollie Jackson.

Whorton-Eales missed the first half of the 2018 BTCC season, replacing Tom Boardman at AmD during the mid-season break. He returned to the Championship at Snetterton for the BTCC 60th Anniversary meeting.

Mini Challenge UK

Unable to find a drive for the 2018 BTCC season, Whorton-Eales moved to the Mini Challenge UK with JamSport Racing where he would secure the drivers championship that season. After leaving the series to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, it was announced on 6 November 2019 that Whorton-Eales will be returning to the series in 2020 to compete full-time with JamSport Racing.[5]

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

2019 saw Whorton-Eales move to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with AmD Tuning in a partnership with Racing-Total and Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He would drive the No. 46 Ford Mustang full-time in the Elite 1 class.[6]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2017AmD Tuning with Cobra ExhaustsAudi S3 SaloonBRH
1

25
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

23
DON
1

16
DON
2

12
DON
3

Ret
THR
1

30
THR
2

24
THR
3

DNS
OUL
1

27
OUL
2

28
OUL
3

21
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

11
CRO
3

17
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

21
SNE
3

11
KNO
1

17
KNO
2

10
KNO
3

27*
ROC
1

18
ROC
2

18
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

23
SIL
3

13
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

18
BRH
3

25
23rd34
2018AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance RacingMG 6 GTBRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
30th6

Complete NASCAR results

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213Pts
2019Racing-Total AmD Tuning46FordVAL
VAL
FRA
FRA
29th72
Marko Stipp Motorsport AmD TuningBRH
BRH
MOS
MOS
VEN
HOC
HOC
ZOL
ZOL

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BriSCA F1 Stox . 6 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143416/http://www.briscaf1stox.co.uk/website/champs_detail.php?champ=12&year=2016&seq=11 . 7 April 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Birmingham Gala Night, 12th November 2016 – Meeting Report and Photo Gallery. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162755/f1stockcars.com/meeting-reports/birmingham-gala-night-12th-november-2016-meeting-report-and-photo-gallery/. 2017-01-16.
  4. News: ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS AMDTUNING FOR BTCC 2017 CAMPAIGN. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 January 2017. 2 April 2017.
  5. News: ANT WHORTON-EALES RETURNS WITH JAMSPORT FOR 2020. minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge UK. 6 November 2019. 21 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Racing-Total presents an international lineup. hometracks.nascar.com. 2 April 2019. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 3 April 2019.