Phil Glew

Philip Glew
Born	(1983-06-28) June 28, 1983 Grimsby, England
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, commentator
Years active	2001–2012 (racing)
Known for	Participation in British Touring Car Championship, British GT Championship; ITV Sport commentator

Philip James Glew (born 28 June 1983 in Grimsby) is a British racing driver known for his participation in the British Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship. Presently, he serves as a commentator for ITV Sport's coverage of support races within the TOCA Tour.

Early formula categories

Following his karting career, Glew competed in several Formula Ford championships between 2001 and 2003. In 2003, he took part in the British Formula Renault Championship but withdrew after four events due to financial constraints. He then raced in the Formula BMW UK series during 2004 and 2005, finishing second behind Tim Bridgman in the 2004 season. The year 2006 saw Glew move to the British GT Championship, where he achieved a victory at Brands Hatch. In 2008, he entered the British Renault Clio Cup, securing a podium finish on his debut and concluding the season third overall. The subsequent year, Glew dominated by winning 11 out of 20 races, including triumphs in the opening four rounds.

British Touring Car Championship

In the 2010 BTCC, Glew drove for Triple 8 Race Engineering. However, after Thruxton, his campaign was interrupted when primary sponsor Uniq declined to extend their one-round agreement. He later returned at Silverstone behind the wheel of a SEAT León powered by a New Generation Touring Car (NGTC) engine, run by Special Tuning UK.

British GT Championship

For the 2011 British GT Championship, Glew joined Lotus Sport UK at Brands Hatch, piloting a Lotus Evora GT4. He finished fifth overall in the GT4 class, achieving three class victories including one at Spa-Francorchamps. Glew continued his collaboration with Lotus Sport UK into the 2012 campaign.

Television

In 2014, Glew transitioned into broadcasting by joining ITV Sport as a commentator for both the British Formula Ford Championship and the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, utilizing his racing background to provide informed analysis.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position – awarding 1 point in the first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – awarding 1 point in all races) (* indicates driver led at least one lap – awarding 1 point)

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	DC	Points
2010	Triple 8 Race Engineering	Vauxhall Vectra	THR 1 6	THR 2 7	THR 3 Ret	ROC 1	ROC 2	ROC 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	CRO 1	CRO 2	CRO 3	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3													16th	9
	Special Tuning UK	SEAT León																			SIL 1 14	SIL 2 13	SIL 3 13	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3

Full British GT Championship Results

(key) (Class pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps within class are denoted by italics)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Overall Position	Points
2006	RPM	Porsche 911 GT3	GTC	OUL 1 12	OUL 2 Ret	DON 15	PAU 1 7	PAU 2 7	MON 1 Ret	MON 2 Ret	SNE 1	SNE 2	ROC 1	ROC 2	BRH 1 11	BRH 2 5				9th	29
		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	GT3														SIL 12	MAG 1	MAG 2	15th	4
2011	Lotus Sport UK	Lotus Evora	GT4	OUL 1	OUL 2	SNE	BRH 21	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 10	ROC 1 17	ROC 2 Ret	DON 13	SIL 16							5th	139

|- | 2012 ! nowrap | Lotus Sport UK ! nowrap | Lotus Evora ! GT4 |min-width:30px style="background:#DFDFDF;" | OUL
1
19 |min-width:30px style="background:#DFDFDF;" | OUL
2
20 |min-width:30px style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NUR
1
21 |min-width:30px style="background:#FFFFBF;" | NUR
2
20 |min-width:30px style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ROC
Ret |min-width:30px style="background:#EFCFFF;" | BRH
Ret |min-width:30px | SNE
1 |min-width:30px | SNE
2 |min-width:30px | SIL |min-width:30px | DON | | | | | | !5th !71 |}

External links

• Official Site