Marc Hynes
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| Marc Hynes | |
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 Hynes at the Donington round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 26 February 1978 Guildford (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Quantel Bifold Racing |
| Car number | 888 |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007 2005 2000, 2003 2000 1998–99 1997 1996 1995 | V8 Supercars Porsche Supercup American Le Mans Series International Formula 3000 German Formula Three Championship British Formula 3 Championship British Formula Renault Championship Formula Vauxhall Formula Vauxhall Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 1999 1997 1995 | British Formula 3 Championship Formula 3 Masters British Formula Renault Championship Formula Vauxhall Junior |
Marc William Hynes (born 26 February 1978 in Guildford) is a British racing driver, who competed with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship.[1][2]
He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior title and the 1997 British Formula Renault title.
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He then stepped up to Formula 3 and won the 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively. He competed in three rounds of the 2000 International Formula 3000 season for the WRT team. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.
He has also worked as a driver coach for his former team Manor Motorsport. He is also the former Head of Driver Development at Marussia F1, the Formula One team born out of Manor Motorsport.[3]
From 2016 to 2021, Hynes worked with Lewis Hamilton, helping run Project 44, the company which manages Hamilton's business affairs.[4] Hynes and Hamilton became friends during their junior racing careers and parted amicably to allow Hynes to focus on other business activities.
Racing record
[edit]Complete International Formula 3000 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | WRT | IMO | SIL | CAT | NUR DNQ |
MON Ret |
MAG Ret |
A1R | HOC | HUN | SPA | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | BCN F3000 | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NUR | MAG | SIL 14 |
HOC | HUN | MNZ | 28th | 0 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Team IRWIN SAS | BHR 14 |
BHR Ret |
ESP 18 |
MON 21 |
FRA 6 |
GBR 16 |
GER 16 |
HUN 11 |
TUR 12 |
ITA 10 |
BEL 12 |
11th | 48 | [7] |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded)
| 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 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Quantel Bifold Racing | MG 6 GT | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 DSQ |
BRH 3 18 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 23 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 16 |
THR 2 13 |
THR 3 15 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 13 |
CRO 1 16 |
CRO 2 15 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SNE 1 18 |
SNE 2 10 |
SNE 3 9 |
KNO 1 16 |
KNO 2 23 |
KNO 3 15 |
ROC 1 22 |
ROC 2 16 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 16 |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 20 |
BRH 3 10 |
18th | 54 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ Kevin Turner; Ed Straw (4 December 2013). "Marc Hynes to make comeback in BTCC with Triple Eight MG". Autosport. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Marc Hynes Driver for the Quantel Bifold Racing Team". Colin Quantel Bifold Racing. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Marc Hynes". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Hamilton shuffles management team after Hynes' exit". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Marc Hynes Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Marc Hynes". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Porsche Supercup - Season 2007: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Marc Hynes race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- English racing drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- Formula One people
- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- Manor Motorsport drivers
- Kolles Racing drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- OAK Racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Guildford