Jason Hughes
British racing driver
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| Intro | British racing driver | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Racecar driver Driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 27 July 1969 | |
| Age | 55 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Jason Hughes (born 27 July 1969) is the owner-driver of the Kartworld Racing (also known as KWR) auto racing team, which has competed in the British Touring Car Championship from 2003 to 2008. In 1999 Hughes was BRSCC Fiesta Champion, and first entered the BTCC with a Nissan Primera in the Production Class.
Moving up into the main Touring Class for 2004 he raced in an MG ZS, finishing 17th. He did a partial season in 2005 (scoring enough points to come 13th overall in a smaller field), but returned to running the full schedule in 2006. For the second half of the season Hughes converted his MG to run on bioethanol instead of regular petrol, joining Fiona Leggate in using the alternative fuel. On 3 September 2006 Hughes took his best ever result of 4th, at Knockhill in Scotland.
Hughes continued to drive his bio-ethanol powered MG in 2007, with Leggate in a second car. The team were beset with problems but Hughes scored Overall points several times, with both cars scoring in the independents championship. In 2008 Hughes agreed to purchase a Honda Integra from veteran racer David Pinkney, but a sponsor failed to pay up, forcing him to continue with the MG, which received an engine upgrade midseason. He entered again in 2009, but missed the first two rounds while recovering from a knee operation. He later missed the rest of the season. Hughes again did not participate in the 2010 season.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 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 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2003 | Kartworld Racing | Nissan Primera | P | MON1 | MON2 | BRH1 | BRH2 | THR1 | THR2 | SIL1 | SIL2 | ROC1 | ROC2 | CRO1 Ret | CRO2 18 | SNE1 Ret | SNE2 Ret | BRH1 Ret | BRH2 DNS | DON1 DNS | DON2 DNS | OUL1 Ret | OUL2 DNS | 11th | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Kartworld Racing | MG ZS | THR1 Ret | THR2 12 | THR3 Ret | BRH1 14 | BRH2 12 | BRH3 12 | SIL1 Ret | SIL2 19 | SIL3 17 | OUL1 15 | OUL2 16 | OUL3 12 | MON1 14 | MON2 13 | MON3 7 | CRO1 12 | CRO2 Ret | CRO3 Ret | KNO1 11 | KNO2 10 | KNO3 12 | BRH1 14 | BRH2 11 | BRH3 Ret | SNE1 13 | SNE2 13 | SNE3 16 | DON1 Ret | DON2 13 | DON3 11 | 17th | 5 | |
| 2005 | Kartworld Racing | MG ZS | DON1 | DON2 | DON3 | THR1 | THR2 | THR3 | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | OUL1 | OUL2 | OUL3 | CRO1 | CRO2 | CRO3 | MON1 10 | MON2 7 | MON3 8 | SNE1 | SNE2 | SNE3 | KNO1 11 | KNO2 7 | KNO3 8 | SIL1 | SIL2 | SIL3 | BRH1 10 | BRH2 8 | BRH3 8 | 13th | 22 | |
| 2006 | Kartworld Racing | MG ZS | BRH1 9 | BRH2 11 | BRH3 9 | MON1 11 | MON2 DNS | MON3 Ret | OUL1 12 | OUL2 DNS | OUL3 10 | THR1 9 | THR2 10 | THR3 9 | CRO1 14 | CRO2 12 | CRO3 11 | DON1 15 | DON2 Ret | DON3 Ret | SNE1 10 | SNE2 Ret | SNE3 15 | KNO1 8 | KNO2 4 | KNO3 Ret | BRH1 Ret | BRH2 10 | BRH3 9 | SIL1 15 | SIL2 9 | SIL3 11 | 15th | 27 | |
| 2007 | Kartworld Racing | MG ZS | BRH1 Ret | BRH2 Ret | BRH3 12 | ROC1 12 | ROC2 9 | ROC3 Ret | THR1 12 | THR2 9 | THR3 9 | CRO1 Ret | CRO2 8 | CRO3 11 | OUL1 11 | OUL2 Ret | OUL3 DNS | DON1 Ret | DON2 Ret | DON3 15 | SNE1 10 | SNE2 11 | SNE3 13 | BRH1 Ret | BRH2 8 | BRH3 11 | KNO1 Ret | KNO2 14 | KNO3 12 | THR1 14 | THR2 Ret | THR3 14 | 16th | 13 | |
| 2008 | Team KWR | MG ZS | BRH1 16 | BRH2 13 | BRH3 13 | ROC1 14 | ROC2 14 | ROC3 15 | DON1 11 | DON2 10 | DON3 14 | THR1 16 | THR2 18 | THR3 13 | CRO1 14 | CRO2 12 | CRO3 DNS | SNE1 16 | SNE2 12 | SNE3 12 | OUL1 Ret | OUL2 15 | OUL3 10 | KNO1 Ret | KNO2 Ret | KNO3 16 | SIL1 14 | SIL2 11 | SIL3 Ret | BRH1 Ret | BRH2 14 | BRH3 15 | 20th | 2 |
Hughes driving the Kartworld-run MG ZS at the Croft round of the 2004 British Touring Car Championship.
Hughes driving the Kartworld-run MG ZS at the Brands Hatch round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship.
Hughes driving the Kartworld-run MG ZS at the Brands Hatch round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship.
Hughes driving the Kartworld MG ZS at Snetterton during 2007.