Tim Bridgman

Tim Bridgman
Tim Bridgman
Born	May 24, 1985 (age 41); Harlow, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2001–present
Known for	2004 Formula BMW UK champion, 2007 Formula Palmer Audi champion, 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion

Timothy James Bridgman (born 24 May 1985) is a professional British race car driver hailing from England.

Career

Bridgman's motorsport journey commenced with karting in 2001, swiftly progressing to the Zip Formula Series by 2002. He clinched the championship title in 2003 before moving up to Formula BMW UK. In 2004, he captured the inaugural Formula BMW UK championship, achieving three victories and accumulating 230 points. This success earned him recognition as a BRDC Rising Star and a nomination for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award. Following testing sessions with Carlin Motorsport, Bridgman signed with Hitech GP for the 2005 British F3 Championship campaign, concluding the season 15th overall despite missing one event due to injury.

In 2006, Bridgman competed in the United States with Jensen Motorsport in the Champ Car Formula Atlantic series. Returning to the UK in 2007, he secured the Formula Palmer Audi championship. The following year, he entered the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, where in 2009 he won the championship after a tight battle against James Sutton and Tim Harvey. Bridgman advanced to the Porsche Supercup series in 2010.

For the 2011 season, Bridgman raced a Porsche 911 GT3 for Trackspeed alongside Gregor Fisken in the 2011 British GT season, achieving a race victory at Brands Hatch and finishing seventh in the overall standings. That year, Trackspeed also secured the team championship.

After stepping away from full-time racing, Bridgman made selective appearances in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia with HubAuto Racing, competing at Shanghai and Zhejiang circuits. In 2018, he substituted for a driver during the British LMP3 Championship opener representing 360 Racing. His latest recorded competition was in the 2020 British GT Championship, where he joined Karl Leonard driving Team Parker Racing’s GTC class Porsche at Silverstone.

Personal life

Born in Harlow, Bridgman received his education at Felsted School. In 2005, he suffered burns covering 20% of his abdomen following a house fire incident.

Career summary

| 2020 British GT Championship

Season

Series

Team

Races

Wins

Poles

F/Laps

Podiums

Points

Position

2002

Zip Formula Great Britain

6

0

2

76

7th

2003

12

5

0

9

203

1st

Formula Renault UK Winter Series

Motaworld

4

0

1

28

10th

2004

Formula BMW UK

20

3

1

3

12

230

1st

2005

British Formula 3

Hitech GP

18

0

16

15th

Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Porsche Motorsport

2

0

NC

2006

Formula Atlantic

Jensen Motorsport

12

0

72

16th

2007

Formula Palmer Audi

MSV

20

6

4

2

14

360

Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy

6

1

0

2

87

4th

2008

Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Team Parker Racing

20

7

8

4

13

273

4th

2009

20

8

15

7

15

87

1st

2010

Porsche Supercup

Schnabl Engineering Team Parker Racing

10

0

45

15th

2011

British GT Championship

Trackspeed

5

1

0

2

62.5

7th

2017

Blancpain GT Series Asia

HubAuto Racing

2

0

NC </ td >

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Complete British Formula Three results

((key)) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races shown in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year ! Team ! Position ! Points
2005 British Formula Three International Series \| Hitech GP \|15th \|16

Complete Champ Car Atlantic Series Results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions are bold, fastest laps are italicized)

Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !Position !Points
2006 Atlantic Championship season \| Jensen Motorsport	Grand Prix of Long Beach 24	Grand Prix of Houston 19	Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey 24	Grand Prix of Portland 10	Grand Prix of Cleveland 12	Grand Prix of Cleveland 20	Honda Indy Toronto 19	Edmonton Indy 8	San Jose Grand Prix 4	Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver 21	Grand Prix of Montreal 17	Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America 18	16th	72

Complete Porsche Supercup Results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions bold, fastest laps italic)

Year ! Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !Position !Points
2010 Porsche Supercup season	Schnabl Engineering/Team Parker Racing	Bahrain International Circuit 11	Bahrain International Circuit 8	Circuit de Catalunya 7	Circuit de Monaco 11	Valencia Street Circuit Ret	Silverstone Circuit 21†	Hockenheimring 13	Hungaroring 10	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 11	Autodromo Nazionale Monza Ret	15th	45

Complete British GT Championship Results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions marked in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year ! Team ! Car ! Class !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !Position !Points

Team Parker Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

GT3 | [[Oulton Park (OUL)
Race 1]]

[[Oulton Park (OUL)
Race 2]]

[[Donington Park (DON)
Race 1]]

[[Donington Park (DON)
Race 2]]

[[Brands Hatch (BRH)
Race 1]]

[[Donington Park (DON)
Race 1]]

[[Snetterton Circuit (SNE)
Race 1]]

[[Snetterton Circuit (SNE)
Race 2]]

style="background:#efcfff;" | Silverstone Circuit (SIL)
"Ret"

NC

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