Michael Meadows

Michael Meadows
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 36) Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Redline Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	87
Starts	113
Wins	26
Poles	59
Fastest laps	30
Best finish	1st in 2012, 2013
Previous series
2010-2012 2007-2008 2007 2005-2006	Porsche Supercup International Formula Master British Formula Three Formula BMW UK
Championship titles
2018 2012-13	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Michael Ronald Meadows (born 11 September 1987 in Oxford) is a British racing driver. He is a two-time champion in Porsche Carrera Cup GB and won the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup alongside Raffaele Marciello.

Career

In 2012 and 2013, he became the overall champion in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.^[1] For the past five years, he has finished in the top two. In 2014, Meadows won more races than Josh Webster, but Webster's greater consistency allowed him to take the overall championship by nine points, ahead of the two-time defending champion Meadows. In 2015, he was beaten by Daniel Cammish, the ex-champion in British Formula Ford. In the ten years he has raced, Meadows has notched up 31 career wins.

Meadows made his debut racing in the 2005 Formula BMW UK series. As well as this, he has appeared in Porsche Supercup, International Formula Master, Blancpain Endurance Series and the British GT Championship. ^[2]

Personal life

He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire but now lives in London.

Racing record

Complete Formula BMW UK results

(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	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Pts
2005	Master Motorsport	DON 1 7	DON 2 15	THR 1 10	THR 2 11	ROC 1 14	ROC 2 15	BHI 1 Ret	BHI 2 16	OUL 1 5	OUL 2 13	CRO 1 5	CRO 2 Ret	MON 1 Ret	MON 1 21	KNO 1 8	KNO 2 Ret	SIL 1 18	SIL 2 11	BHGP 1 9	BHGP 2 8	14th	32
2006	Master Motorsport	BHI 1 2	BHI 2 3	MON 1 3	MON 1 4	OUL 1 Ret	OUL 2 Ret	BHGP 1 2	BHGP 2 5	THR 1 2	THR 2 2	CRO 1 6	CRO 2 5	DON 1 8	DON 2 19	SNE 1 9	SNE 2 6	KNO 1 Ret	KNO 2 11	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 3	5th	151

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2014	Leonard Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Pro-Am	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H 28	SPA 12H 18	SPA 24H 37	NÜR 10	16th	17
2015	Leonard Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Pro-Am	MNZ 30	SIL 14	LEC 26	SPA 6H 33	SPA 12H 15	SPA 24H 10	NÜR 22	4th	53
2016	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MNZ 33	SIL 13	LEC Ret	SPA 6H 19	SPA 12H 11	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR 8	42nd	4
2017	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MNZ Ret	SIL 3	LEC 10	SPA 6H 11	SPA 12H 4	SPA 24H 3	CAT 7	5th	43
2018	SMP Racing by AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MNZ Ret	SIL Ret	LEC 7	SPA 6H 36	SPA 12H 23	SPA 24H 16	CAT 14	41st	6
2019	Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MNZ 39	SIL Ret	LEC Ret	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	CAT 38	NC	0

^* Season still in progress.

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2016	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	Silver	MIS QR Ret	MIS CR 18	BRH QR 15	BRH CR Ret	NÜR QR 28	NÜR CR 18	HUN QR 12	HUN CR 11	CAT QR 14	CAT CR 20	3rd	96
2017	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MIS QR 3	MIS CR 16	BRH QR 8	BRH CR 7	ZOL QR 2	ZOL CR 23	HUN QR 9	HUN CR 12	NÜR QR 13	NÜR CR 14	16th	16
2018	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	ZOL 1 8	ZOL 2 2	BRH 1 3	BRH 2 4	MIS 1 2	MIS 2 10	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 1	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 1	1st	98

References

^ "Five minutes with Michael Meadows - Total 911". 26 March 2014.
^ "Michael Meadows".

External links

Official website
Michael Meadows career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by James Sutton	Porsche Carrera Cup GB Champion 2012-2013	Succeeded by Josh Webster
Preceded by Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Champion 2018 With: Raffaele Marciello	Succeeded by Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli (GT World Challenge Europe)