Chris Goodwin

Stephen Goodwin
Stephen Goodwin
Born	March 10, 1967 (age 59); United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Professional auto racing driver, Expert High Performance Test Driver for Aston Martin
Years active	1987–present
Known for	British Touring Car Championship, International GT Endurance competitions, Formula One commentator for ESPN Star Sports

Stephen Christopher Goodwin (born 10 March 1967) is a British professional auto racing driver and serves as the Expert High Performance Test Driver for Aston Martin. In addition to his driving duties, he oversees the racing career of Bruno Senna and actively participates in International GT Endurance competitions. Goodwin has an extensive background in motorsport broadcasting, having been a Formula One commentator for ESPN Star Sports for nearly ten years, with occasional appearances on EPS&M and ITV's GP2 coverage.

Racing career

Goodwin launched his racing journey in 1987, competing in single-seater events through the Formula First Championship. He claimed the Brands Hatch Championship title and achieved runner-up positions twice in junior categories: the 1989 Formula Ford Junior and the 1990 Formula Renault series. His early career also included stints in Formula 3000 during 1991 and Formula Vauxhall in 1992.

In 1993, Goodwin entered two rounds of the British Touring Car Championship driving a Vauxhall for Ecurie Ecosse, securing a tenth-place finish at Silverstone. The following year, racing independently with Roy Kennedy Racing, he attained third place in the Privateers' Cup despite missing several races.

Between 1995 and 1996, Goodwin was part of the factory Lotus GT squad competing in International GT Endurance events. In 1997, he collaborated with McLaren, taking part in the FIA GT Championship and the prestigious Le Mans race. From 1999 to 2000, he drove a McLaren F1 GTR in the British GT Championship. The year 2001 saw him win the GTS category in the European Le Mans Series as well as compete in ASCAR. He returned to touring car racing in 2002 behind the wheel of a Nissan Primera in the European Touring Car Championship.

Goodwin played a key role in launching the SLR GT Trophy series for the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren in 2008, achieving six second-place finishes during that campaign.

More recently, his racing portfolio includes participation in the FIA GT3 Championship, FIA GT Championship—highlighted by a best result of third place in GT2 at the Spa 24 Hours—and GT2 class competition within the International GT Open Championship.

As McLaren Automotive’s Chief Test Driver, Goodwin piloted the championship-winning 2008 MP4-23 Formula One car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 3 July 2009.

On 20 December 2017, he was named Expert High Performance Test Driver for Aston Martin.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races indicated in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Pos	Pts
1993	Ecurie Eccose Vauxhall	Vauxhall Cavalier	SIL	DON	SNE	DON	OUL	BRH 1	BRH 2	PEM	SIL	KNO 1	KNO 2	OUL	BRH Ret	THR	DON 1	DON 2	SIL 10					26th	1
1994	Roy Kennedy Racing	Vauxhall Cavalier 16v	THR	BRH 1 14	BRH 2 13	SNE 14	SIL 1 17	SIL 2 17	OUL 15	DON 1 19	DON 2 17	BRH 1 17	BRH 2 Ret	{ style="background:#FFFFFF;"\| } Silverstone Circuit (DNS)	Knockhill Racing Circuit#KNO1	Knockhill Racing Circuit#KNO2	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Oulton Park (18)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Brands Hatch (22)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Brands Hatch (11)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Silverstone (19)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Silverstone (15)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Donington (14)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| Donington (21)	26th	0

Full European Touring Car Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2002	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall RJN Motorsport	Nissan Primera	MAG 1	MAG 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	JAR 1	JAR 2	AND 1 Ret	Scandinavian Raceway (DNS)	OSC 1	OSC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	PER 1	PER 2	DON 1	DON 2	EST 1	EST 2	NC	0

Full 24 Hours of Spa Performance

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle Model	Category	Completed Laps / Reason for Retirement	Overall Finish	Category Finish
2003	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall EMKA Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 996 GT3-R	N-GT	301/Gearbox failure	DNF	DNF
2004	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ray Mallock Ltd	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Thomas Erdos Template:Country data POR Template:Namespace detect showall Miguel Ramos Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Mike Newton	Saleen S7-R	GT	220/engine failure	DNF	DNF
2009	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall CRS Racing	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Phil Quaife Canada Chris Niarchos Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GTC	GT	525 laps completed	9th place overall	6th in class
2011	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall McLaren GT	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Robert Bell Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Mullen	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	PRO	88/fire incident	DNF	DNF
2012	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Von-Ryan Racing	Template:Country data POR Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Rob Barff Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Roger Wills	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	PRO-AM	497 laps completed	9th overall	4th in class
2013	Template:Country data NZ Template:Namespace detect showall Von-Ryan Racing	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Bruno Senna Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Rob Barff	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	PRO	540 laps completed	15th overall	8th in category
2017	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Garage 59	Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Alexander West Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Chris Harris Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Bradley Ellis	McLaren 650s GT3	AM	501 laps completed	32nd overall	7th in class
2018	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Garage 59	Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Alexander West Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Chris Harris Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Andrew Watson	McLaren 650s GT3	AM	391 laps completed	(42nd) overall	(6th) in category
2019	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Garage 59	Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Alexander West Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Chris Harris Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	AM	391 laps completed	47th overall	9th in class