Craig Davies (racing driver) explained

Craig Davies
Nationality:	British
Birth Date:	1960 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Romford, Essex, England, UK
Current Series:	FIA Masters Historic
First Year:	1987 (ModProd Saloon)
Current Team:	SZ Motorsport
Car Number:	7,9,15
Starts:	228
Wins:	61
Podiums:	97
Poles:	16
Fastest Laps:	19
Last Finish:	1st
Title Years:	2001, 2010 1996 1991

Craig Davies (born 15 November 1960) is a British racing driver currently competing in the FIA Masters Historic Racing, Goodwood Revival^[1] events and 6 hours of Spa.^[2] He races for the SZ Motorsport Team who run a number of historic cars including an ex works Alan Mann^[3] Mustang,^{[4] [5] [6]} Ford GT40,^[7] Boss Mustang^[8] and Corvette Stingray[2]. He is also an entrepreneur and runs Sub-Zero Wolf for UK/Europe.

Racing career

Davies started Kart Racing in the UK 100 national A 1983-1985 then 1997-1999 and saloon cars from 1987 taking many fastest laps and podiums, winning the Falken Modified Production Saloon Championship in 1995.^[9] In 2010 he started the SZ Motorsport racing team and raced saloon cars including RS500 Cosworth and Britcar racing series in the UK.^{[10] [11]} with numerous wins including the Masters Historic 2016.^{[12] [13] [14]} Other wins include 25 April 2012 win in the Britcar Production Cup race at Donington Park with co-driver Adam Jones.^[15] and the 2012 Silverstone Classic on 22 July 2012.^[16] Davies regularly competes in the 24Hr Silverstone, Spa 6 Hr, Goodwood Revival and Members meetings with co drivers including Derek Bell, Jason Plato, Robb Gravett, Oliver Gavin.

Results

Series	Car	Race	Co Driver
2010	Britcar	BMW 130i	24 Hr	Adam Jones			Silverstone9 (class) 23 (overall)
2010	Thundersaloon	Sierra RS500	Championship				Pembrey10, 2
2010	DMN Saloons	Sierra RS500	Championship				Brands Hatch (Mar)3, 5		Brands Hatch (May)4, 2		Snetterton (Jul)4	Brands Hatch (Aug)2
2011	Masters Gentlemen Drivers	Corvette Stingray	Pre-65 GT	Joss Ronchetti			Silverstone18
2011	Classic	Sierra RS500	Thunder Saloons				PembreyNC
2011	Classic	Corvette Stingray	Six Hour Classic	Joss Ronchetti			Spa-Francorchamps8
2011	BritCar	Seat SuperCopa	24 Hour	Adam Jones			Silverstone7 (class), 15 (overall)
2011	Guards Trophy	Corvette Stingray	GT				Silverstone (May)4 (class), 11 (overall)	Brands Hatch (Jul)1 (class), 23 (overall)
2011	Classic	Sierra RS500	Thunder Saloons				Snetterton3
2012	Britcar	Seat SuperCopa	Endurance	Adam Jones			Snetterton9		Silverstone3		Donington1		Oulton Park1
2012	SVRA Endurance	Shelby Mustang	Classic			Sebring1 (class), 2 (overall)
2012	HSCC	Shelby Mustang	Guards Trophy				Silverstone1 (class) 5 (overall)
2012	Masters	Shelby Mustang	&0's Celebration	Joss Ronchetti		Brands Hatch FL, DNF
2012	Silverstone Classic	Sierra RS500	Touring Cars				Silverstone1 (class), 6 (overall)
2012	BritCar	Seat SuperCopa	Endurance	Adam Jones			Brands Hatch3
2012	Bernie's V8's	Shelby Mustang	Speed Fest				Castle Combe2
2013	Silverstone Classic	Sierra RS500	Super Touring				Silverstone1 (class), 3 (overall)
2013	Silverstone Classic	Corvette Stingray	Pre-65 GT	Adam Jones			SilverstoneDNF
2013	HSSC	Corvette Stingray	Guards Trophy				Silverstone2 (class), 5 (overall)
2013	GT & Sportscar Cup	Corvette Stingray	Pre-65 GT	John Young			Silverstone4
2013	Bernie's V8's	Shelby Mustang	Speed Fest				Brands Hatch9 (class), 17 (overall)
2013	Masters	Corvette Stingray	Pre-65				Brands Hatch3 (class), 6 (overall)
2013	Masters	Shelby Mustang	70's Celebration				Brands Hatch2 (class), 7 (overall)
2013	BritCar	Seat SuperCopa	Endurance	Adam Jones			Donington2

Series	Car	Race	Co Driver
2014	Goodwood Members	AMR GT40	Surtees Trophy	Henry Mann			Goodwood9
2014	Silverstone International	Corvette Stingray	Guards Trophy				Silverstone2
2014	Classic/Revival	Sierra RS500	Revival				Silverstone1 (class), 14 (overall)		Silverstone1 (class), 12 (overall)		Thruxton1 (class), 11 (overall)
2014	Classic	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic	John Young			Spa-Francorchamps6 (class) 7 (overall)
2014	Masters Gentlemen Drivers	Corvette Stingray	Pre-66 GT	Adam Jones			Donington4 (class), 10 (overall)
2015	Goodwood Members	Corvette Stingray	Graham Hill Trophy	Jason Plato			Goodwood8
2015	Masters Gentlemen Drivers	Corvette Stingray	Pre-66 GT				Brands Hatch7, 8		Silverstone11
2015	Historic Festival	Sierra RS500	Super Touring				DoningtonDNF, 1
2015	Classic	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic	Newall / Young			Spa-Francorchamps6
2016	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars			Brands Hatch1		Silverstone1		Spa-Francorchamps1
2016	Hankook	Seat SuperCopa	24 Hour	Rob Smith Paul Smith			Silverstone8 (class) 22 (overall)
2016	Super Prix	Corvette Stingray	GT & Sports Car			Brands Hatch DNF
2016	Masters Gentlemen Drivers	Corvette Stingray	Pre-66 GT				Silverstone18
2016	Historic Festival	Sierra RS500	Super Touring				Silverstone1 (class) 7 (overall)		Silverstone2 (class) 12 (overall)
2016	Goodwood Revival	Corvette Stingray	Tourist Trophy	Gavin			GoodwoodDNF
2016	Classic	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic	Newall / Young			Spa-Francorchamps3
2017	Goodwood Members	AMR Mustang	Pierpoint Cup				Goodwood1
2017	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Brands HatchDNF		Spa-FrancrchampsDNF
2017	Classic	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic				Spa-FrancorchampsDNF

Series	Car	Race	Co Driver
2018	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Brands HatchDNF	Oulton ParkDNF	Silverstone2		Dijon-Prenois1
2018	South African Passionfor Speed	Shelby Mustang	GT & Sports Car				Zwartkops1
2018	Goodwood Members	Boss Mustang	Gerry MarshallTrophy	Henry Mann			GoodwoodDNF
2018	Goodwood Members	AMR GT40	Gurney Cup				Goodwood4
2018	Summer Classic	AMR GT40					Spa-FrancrchampsDNF
2018	Masters	Corvette Stingray	Pre-65 GT				SilverstoneDNF
2018	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-65 Touring Cars				Silverstone2
2018	Legends	Boss Mustang	Gold Cup				Oulton ParkDNF1
2018	Goodwood Revival	Corvette Stingray	Tourist Trophy	Plato			Goodwood6
2018	Classic	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic	Young / Newall		Spa-Francrchamps2
2018	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-65 Touring Cars			Dijon1

Series	Car	Race	Co Driver
2019	Goodwood Members	Boss Mustang	Gerry MarshallTrophy	Andy Newall			Goodwood1st
2019	Goodwood Members	AMR GT40	Gurney Cup				Goodwood2nd
2019	Goodwood Members	Boss Mustang					Goodwood3rd
2019	Goodwood Members	Corvette Stingray	Graham Hill Trophy	Andy Newall			GoodwoodDNF
2019	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Brands Hatch3rd
2019	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Donington1st
2019	Silverstone Classic	Sierra RS500	Racing Legends				Silverstone2nd
2019	Silverstone Classic	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Silverstone2nd
2019	Silverstone Classic	Corvette Stingray	Gentleman's Drivers	Ray Donner			SilverstoneDNF
2019	Spa Six Hour	AMR GT40	Six Hour Classic	Andy Newall		Spa-FrancrchampsDNF
2019	Spa Six Hour	AMR Mustang	Six Hour Classic			Spa-Francrchamps1st

Series	Car	Race	Co Driver
2020	Masters	AMR Mustang	Pre-66 Touring Cars				Donington1st
2020	Goodwood Speedweek	Boss Mustang	Gerry Marshall Trophy	Jason Plato			Goodwood4th
2020	Goodwood Speedweek	Boss Mustang	Gerry Marshall Sprint				Goodwood1st

Drivers

Davies has co-driven a number of cars with British racing drivers including Derek Bell, Jason Plato, Rob Gravett and Oliver Gavin. He has also co-driven with the Alan Mann's son Henry Mann in his fathers Ford GT40^[17] now owned and run by SZ Motorsport^[18]

Personal life

Davies was born in Romford, Essex, England, and was educated at Nevin Drive. He is married to Sandy and they have a son Miles. He runs Sub-Zero Wolf^{[19] [20]} and is a supporter of the Haven House Charity.^[21]

External links

• Homepage
• Sub-Zero Motor Sports
• Sub-Zero Wolf

Notes and References

1. Web site: [Video] 75MM Pierpoint Cup full race]. www.goodwood.com. 2019-01-11.
2. Web site: Craig Davies takes convincing Masters Pre-66 Touring Car victory. www.mastershistoricracing.com. 2019-01-11.
3. News: Alan Mann Racing tribute at the Goodwood Revival. Hudson. Paul. 2012-09-16. 2019-01-15. en-GB. 0307-1235.
4. Web site: Chequered Flag Marks The End Of Another Memorable Silverstone Classic. Admin. C. C. C.. 2018-07-22. en-GB. 2019-01-11.
5. Web site: Davies takes a commanding win in masters pre-66 touring car finale at Dijon. 14 October 2018. Masters Historic Racing.
6. Web site: Watch This Driver Push His Classic Mustang Past the Limit at Goodwood. Silvestro. Brian. 2017-02-27. Road & Track. en-US. 2019-01-11.
7. Web site: Preparing An Alan Mann GT40 For Goodwood Is A Dream Come True. Fong. Jayson. 2016-03-14. Petrolicious. en. 2019-01-11.
8. Web site: A Lost Boss 302 Mustang Is Reborn To Race After A 48-Year Break. Fong. Jayson. 2018-03-26. Petrolicious. en. 2019-01-11.
9. Web site: WRDA Result 1995. wrda.co.uk. 2019-01-11.
10. News: Britcar excites at Donington. Marc Waller. 27 April 2012. 28 July 2012.
11. Web site: Britcar Production Cup, Round 5 Oulton Park, June 23rd Wolf Leads the Pack in the Park. Steve Wood. 23 June 2012. 28 July 2012.
12. Web site: Davies Seals Maiden Masters Touring Car Win HistoricRacingNews.com. www.historicracingnews.com. 2019-01-11.
13. Web site: A season’s end at Dijon with a summer feel – Auto Tradition. en-US. 2019-01-11.
14. Web site: Davies takes maiden Masters Touring Car win. www.mastershistoricracing.com. 2019-01-11.
15. Web site: Sub-Zero Wolf Pairing Emerge Victorious After SEAT Battle At Donington Park . James Broomhead . 25 April 2012 . 28 July 2012.
16. Web site: 2012 Silverstone Classic: Pearson Complete Touring Car Trophy Double . 22 July 2012 . 9 August 2012 . The Checkered Flag . James Broomhead.
17. Web site: Stock Photo - 1965 Ford GT40 of Craig Davies and Henry Mann in the paddock at Goodwood GRRC 74th Members Meeting, Sussex, UK. Limited. Alamy. Alamy. en. 2019-01-16.
18. Web site: Ford GT40. SZ Motorsport. 2019-01-16.
19. Web site: Anything before and after racing is just waiting! admits Craig Davies. www.kbbdaily.com. 2019-01-11.
20. Web site: Sub-Zero & Wolf opens Art Deco showroom. Kitchens and Bathrooms News. en. 2019-01-11.
21. Web site: Sub-Zero Wolf Charity Auction 2018. Haven House. en. 2019-01-11.