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Carl Breeze

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Carl Breeze
Born (1979-07-07) July 7, 1979 (age 47)
Kings Lynn, England
OccupationRacing driver
Years active1996–present
Known forBritish Formula Renault champion, British Touring Car Championship driver, Ginetta GT Supercup competitor

Carl Breeze (born 7 July 1979 in Kings Lynn) is a British professional racing driver currently active in the Ginetta GT Supercup series.

Initial stages

Before transitioning to car racing, Breeze achieved three significant British karting championships. His car racing debut came in 1996 within the British Formula Ford, where he finished as the runner-up. In 1998, he participated in the Formula Palmer Audi series and also took part in two events in the French GT Championship. The following year, 1999, saw him move into Formula Renault. His most notable success in this category was winning the Formula Renault UK championship in 2001, surpassing the previous year's performance of Kimi Räikkönen, aided by his familiarity with the circuits and prior series experience.

British Touring Car Championship

In 2002, Breeze shifted focus to touring car racing, joining Vic Lee for rounds four through ten of the BTCC, driving an independent Peugeot 406 Coupe. The subsequent year, he completed a full season with Vic Lee’s self-developed Peugeot 307, before switching mid-season to GA Racing’s Vauxhall Astra. Continuing with GA Racing in 2004, Breeze piloted both the Astra and an Alfa Romeo, sharing the garage with drivers such as Stefan Hodgetts, Kelvin Burt, and Gavin Smith.

SEAT and Ginetta involvement

Breeze entered the SEAT Cupra Championship in 2005 driving for Barwell Motorsport, securing fourth place overall with one victory and ten podium finishes. He remained in the SEAT Cupra series in 2006, competing for Edenbridge alongside teammate Tom Ferrier.

Following SEAT's discontinuation of the championship in 2008, Breeze transitioned to the Ginetta G50 championship in 2009, achieving third place despite suffering a leg injury early that season. He stayed on in the Ginetta G50 series for 2010, finishing as runner-up while also competing in a round of the GT4 European Cup, sharing a Ginetta G50 GT4 with co-driver Frank Wrathall.

The Ginetta G50 Cup was rebranded as the Ginetta GT Supercup in 2011. Breeze contested the title driving a new Ginetta G55, narrowly missing out by five points to Adam Morgan. He continued racing within this championship for Tollbar Racing during the 2012 season.

Despite a challenging start to 2012—trailing by nearly 120 points after three rounds—Breeze rejoined his former TCR team and mounted a remarkable recovery. He secured podium finishes in 18 of 19 races, including six victories, ultimately capturing the championship at Brands Hatch. This achievement was highlighted by his long-term sponsor Blue Chip Customer Engineering Ltd through a comprehensive season review.

In 2013, Breeze managed to finalize a late agreement to defend his title with TCR. He started strongly by winning at Brands Hatch Indy and added two additional victories at Donington Park. At Thruxton in May, he almost maximized his points haul by winning rounds seven and eight and placing second in round nine after narrowly losing the lead late to Tom Ingram.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Bolded race numbers denote pole position (1 point awarded – all races in 2002; only first race from 2003–2004). Italicized race numbers indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded for every race). An asterisk (*) signifies that the driver led at least one lap (1 point given – only feature race in 2002; all races from 2003–2004).

rowspan=2 |2004
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 Pen. Pos Pts
2002 Team Halfords Peugeot 406 Coupé T BRH
1 		BRH
2 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		THR
1 		THR
2 		SIL
1
DNS 		SIL
2
ovr:16
cls:14 		MON
1
Ret 		MON
2
ovr:18
cls:12 		CRO
1
ovr:8
cls:8 		CRO
2
ovr:12*
cls:12 		SNE
1
ovr:14
cls:14 		SNE
2
ovr:6
cls:6 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
ovr:14
cls:13 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
DNS 		DON
1
ovr:13
cls:13 		DON
2
ovr:7
cls:7 		−5 17th 8
2003 Team Halfords Peugeot 307 T
GA Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupé

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1
ovr:8
cls:8 <style="background:#DFFFDF;">CRO
2
ovr:9
cls:9 <style="background:#EFCFFF;">SNE
1
Ret <style="background:#DFFFDF;">SNE
2
ovr:7
cls:7 <style="background:#DFFFDF;">BRH
1
ovr:10
cls:10 <style="background:#CFCFFF;">BRH
2
ovr:15*
cls:15 <style="background:#DFFFDF;">DON
1
ovr:8
cls:8 <style="background:#DFFFDF;">DON
2
ovr:8
cls:8 <style="background:#CFCFFF;">OUL
1
ovr:15
cls:15 <style="background:#CFCFFF;">OUL
2
ovr:11
cls:11

13th 22

Team Sureterm GA Motorsports Alfa Romeo 156

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Vauxhall Astra Coupé 

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Donington Park (DON) Races (all three)


Full Ginetta G50 Cup Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold signify pole position – with 1 point granted only for the initial race; races in italics denote fastest lap – 1 point awarded in each event)

Year Team 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 DC Points
2009 Total Control Racing BRH
1
1 		BRH
2
2 		BRH
3
1 		THR
1
1 		THR
2
3 		THR
3
1 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
2 		DON
3
2 		OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
C 		CRO
1
2 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
DNS 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
1 		SNE
3
1 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
4 		KNO
3
3 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
3 		SIL
3
16 		ROC
1
4 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
2
8 		BHGP
1
7 		BHGP
2
7 		BHGP < br >3 < br > < small >8 </ small > 3rd 629
2010 Total Control Racing THR < br >1 < br > < small >5 </ small > THR < br >2 < br > < small >3 </ small > THR < br >3 < br > < small >4 </ small > ROC < br >1 < br > < small >2 </ small > ROC < br >2 < br > < small >1 </ small > ROC < br >3 < br > < small >2 </ small > BHGP < br >1 < br > < small >1 </ small > BHGP < br >2 < br > < small >1 </ small > BHGP < br >3 < br > < small >13 </ small > OUL < br >1 < br > < small >1 </ small > OUL < br >2 < br > < small >1 </ small > CRO < br >1 < br > < small >3 </ small > CRO < br >2 < br > < small >3 </ small > CRO < br >3 < br > < small >3 </ small > SNE < br >1 < br > < small >1 </ small > SNE < br >2 < br > < small >1 </ small > 2nd ! style= " background: # DF DF DF ; ">|717 |-


Full Ginetta GT/GT4 Supercup Performance Summary

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position – with a single point granted only in the initial race; entries in italics signify fastest lap – awarding one point in every race)

... [Table continues similarly for following seasons with condensed format maintaining key finishes and points]
Season Team Category 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 DC Points
2011 Total Control Racing G55 BHI
1
3rd 		BHI
2
9th 		BHI
3
2nd 		DON
1
2nd 		DON
2
NC 		DON
3
3rd 		THR
1
1st 		THR
2
2nd 		THR
3
1st 		OUL
1
2nd 		OUL
2
3rd 		CRO
1
4th 		CRO
2
5th 		CRO
3
2nd 		SNE
1
1st 		SNE
2
2nd 		SNE
3
4th 		KNO
1
3rd 		KNO
2
4th 		KNO
3
Retired 		ROC
1
1st 		ROC
2
14th 		BRH
1
1st 		BRH
2
1st 		BRH
3
5th 		SIL
1
3rd 		SIL
2
4th 		Runner-up 689
2012 Tollbar Racing with WIRED G55 
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Total Control Racing


24 Hours of Silverstone results

Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Car No. Category Completed Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2010 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Strategic Racing / John Welch Motorsport Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Pilatti
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Adam Christodoulou
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Luke Wright
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Aaron Williamson 		SEAT Leon Supercopa 45 3 523 10th overall 6th in class

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