Mike Crabtree | |
Nationality: | ![]() |
Last Series: | British Saloon Car Championship |
Years Active: | 1968–1973, 1975 |
Starts: | 54 |
Wins: | 0 (7 in class) |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 1 (8 in class) |
Best Finish: | 4th |
Year: | 1969 |
Titles: | British Saloon Car Championship - Class C |
Title Years: | 1969 |
Mike Crabtree is a British racing driver who mainly competed in touring cars. In 1969 he finished fourth overall and as champion in Class C in the British Saloon Car Championship.[1] He drove Ford Escorts in other touring car championships in the 1970s. He also competed in endurance events, such as the Spa 24 Hours race, and the European Touring Car Championship.Old timers (like me) will remember that they used to race real cars at Crystal Palace, not just RC
Winner 1971 British Salon Car Championship at Crystal Palace
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; 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 | Pts | Class | ||
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1968 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Escort TC | BRH | THR | SIL | CRY | MAL | BRH | SIL | CRO | OUL 8 | BRH 6 | BRH 13 | 32nd | 6 | 7th | ||||||
1969 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Escort TC | BRH 5^ | SIL 3 | SNE 5 | THR 11 | SIL 11 | CRY 2† | MAL Ret† | CRO 16^ | SIL Ret | OUL 3 | BRH 2^ | BRH 4 | 4th | 54 | 1st | |||||
1970 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Escort TC | BRH Ret^ | SNE 5 | THR 7 | SIL Ret | CRY 5† | SIL 6 | SIL 9^ | CRO 7^ | BRH Ret | OUL 4 | BRH Ret^ | BRH | 10th | 30 | 2nd | |||||
1971 | John Willment Racing | Ford Escort TC | BRH 6^ | SNE 8 | THR NC | SIL | CRY | 9th | 32 | 3rd | ||||||||||||
Ford Escort RS1600 | SIL Ret | CRO 4 | SIL 6 | OUL 6 | BRH 4 | MAL | BRH Ret | |||||||||||||||
1972 | John Willment Racing | Ford Escort RS1600 | BRH Ret | OUL 9 | THR Ret | SIL Ret | CRY 4† | BRH 4 | OUL Ret | SIL Ret^ | MAL 5† | BRH Ret | 15th | 20 | 4th | |||||||
1973 | John Willment Ltd. | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Group 1 | BRH | SIL | THR | THR | SIL | ING | BRH Ret†* | 54th | 2 | ||||||||||
Research Consultants Ltd. | Chevrolet Camaro | SIL 13^ | BRH | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||
1975 | Hermetite Products | Ford Capri II 3.0s | MAL | BRH | OUL | THR 10 | SIL | BRH | THR | SIL | MAL | SNE | SIL | ING | BRH | OUL | BRH | 34th | 6 | 10th | ||
^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.