Nick Foster (racing driver)

Nick Foster (born 10 October 1965 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is a British auto racing driver and businessman who has driven in the British Touring Car Championship.

Nick Foster
Foster at the Brands Hatch Indy round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.
Nationality British
Born (1965-10-10) 10 October 1965
Redditch (England)
Related toLouis Foster (son)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2011
Current teamTeam IHG Rewards Club
Car number8
Starts121
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish11th in 2012
Previous series
2009–10
2007–08
2006		GT Cup
British GT
Radical Championship
Championship titles
1998–99Silverstone Rally Sprint Group N

Racing career

After spending the first part of his career in rallying, Foster switched to circuit racing in 2006, competing in the Radical Championship. In 2007 he began two years in the British GT Championship, driving a GT3 class Dodge Viper for Team RPM. Two years in the GT Cup followed.

British Touring Car Championship

In 2011, Foster stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, driving for West Surrey Racing in a BMW 320si.[1] His best result of the season was a second-place finish in the reversed grid race at Croft, ahead of teammate Rob Collard. He stayed with the team for 2012, now rebranded as eBay Motors.[2] Nick remained with the WSR team for 2013, with a brand new NGTC spec BMW 1 series, alongside Collard and returning former champion Colin Turkington.[3] He stayed as part of WSR's unchanged line–up for the 2014 season.[4] Foster announced his retirement from the BTCC on 7 January 2015.

Foster is the chairman of Contour Electronics, who sponsored the WSR team prior to his move into the BTCC with the team.[5]

Personal life

Foster's son, Louis Foster, is a racing driver currently competing in British F4 with Double R Racing.[6]

Racing record

Complete British GT results

(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 DC Pts
2007 Team RPM Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT3 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
17		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
11		 SNE
1
Ret		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
10		 SIL
1
22		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
9		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
Ret		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
2		 17th 22
2008 Team RPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
9		 KNO
1
17		 KNO
2
DSQ		 ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
4		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
8		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
DNS		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
6		 DON
1
4		 SIL
1
Ret		 14th 22

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 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
2011 WSR BMW 320si BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
14		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
10		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
17		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
13		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
2		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
9		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
9		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
12		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
10		 SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
16		 14th 47
2012 eBay Motors BMW 320si BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
11		 DON
3
12		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
14		 THR
3
11		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
8*		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
13		 SNE
3
13		 KNO
1
8		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
7		 ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
10		 ROC
3
9		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
4*		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
13		 11th 164
2013 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
NC		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
13		 DON
1
17		 DON
2
16		 DON
3
15		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
13		 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
15		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
8*		 SNE
1
14		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
10		 KNO
1
16		 KNO
2
14		 KNO
3
8		 ROC
1
11		 ROC
2
12		 ROC
3
13		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
11		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
18		 BRH
3
16		 15th 98
2014 eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
19		 DON
1
18		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
8		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
20		 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
13		 CRO
3
7		 SNE
1
NC		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
4*		 ROC
1
15		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
DNS		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
15		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
8*		 16th 101
2015 Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 DON
1
 DON
2
 DON
3
 THR
1
 THR
2
 THR
3
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 OUL
3
 CRO
1
 CRO
2
 CRO
3
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SNE
3
 KNO
1
 KNO
2
 KNO
3
 ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
16		 ROC
3
12		 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 SIL
3
 BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
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References
  1. "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. It's three eBay BMW turbos, BTCC.net.
  3. West Surrey Racing launch their new BMW, touringcartimes.com.
  4. "TURKINGTON HEADS EBAY MOTORS TRIO". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. http://contourelectronics.com/
  6. "Louis Foster aiming for consistent approach in rookie British F4 campaign". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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