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Will Bratt

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William Bratt
Born (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 38)
Oxford, England
OccupationRacing driver
Known forBritish Touring Car Championship, Euroseries 3000 champion

William Bratt (born 13 April 1988 in Oxford) is a British racing driver who has previously taken part in the British Touring Car Championship representing Rob Austin Racing.

T Cars

Following three years competing in Super 1 karting, Bratt advanced to the T Cars series in 2003, designed for drivers aged fourteen to seventeen. In his debut season, he achieved fourth place overall and secured a victory at Snetterton. The subsequent year, Bratt dominated the championship by finishing on the podium in every race across eighteen events and winning fourteen of them, ultimately claiming the title with a 58-point advantage over second-place driver Ruth Senior.

Formula Renault

After capturing the T Car crown, Bratt transitioned to single-seater racing by entering the 2004 Formula Renault UK Winter Series with Scorpio Motorsport, concluding the series in eleventh position. This performance earned him a full-time drive with Scorpio for the 2005 season, where he recorded two eleventh-place finishes and ranked fifteenth overall, also finishing as runner-up in the Graduate Cup for newcomers. During the 2005 Winter Series, he attained ninth place with a total of 54 points.

Bratt remained with Scorpio Motorsport in 2006 and showed consistent progress, achieving his maiden victory at Oulton Park along with a podium finish at Donington Park, ending the season eighth in the standings. With many leading competitors departing after 2006, Bratt emerged as a serious contender for the title in 2007. Although rivals Duncan Tappy and Dean Smith started strongly, Bratt secured multiple wins at venues including Croft, Oulton Park, and Brands Hatch. He concluded the year third overall, finishing 32 points ahead of Adam Christodoulou, which earned him recognition as a "Rising Star" by the British Racing Drivers' Club.

During the off-season, Bratt finished as runner-up in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy despite not winning any races. He also made a brief return to Formula Renault in 2008 by substituting for Sho Hanawa at the Silverstone round that supported the World Series by Renault event.

Formula Three

In 2008, Bratt relocated to Spain to compete in the Spanish Formula Three Championship with a team managed by former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota. His campaign began with two top-five finishes at Jarama, followed by his first pole position and podium at Spa. After accumulating only seven points from his initial ten races, he finished the season strongly by securing two second places and two third places at both Barcelona and Jerez, ultimately placing fifth in the championship.

Euroseries 3000

Bratt continued his collaboration with de Villota's outfit into the Euroseries 3000 for the 2009 season. Entering the final round as one of four contenders for the championship and trailing leader Fabio Onidi by six points, Bratt delivered an impressive performance by winning the first race and finishing second in the next. His runner-up finish proved decisive in breaking a tie on points with Marco Bonanomi, as both drivers ended on 71 points and four victories each; however, Bratt claimed the title due to having more second-place finishes (3–2). Additionally, he secured the Italian Formula 3000 Championship during that year.

GP2 Series

Following his triumph in Euroseries 3000, Bratt secured a seat in the GP2 Asia Series for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, joining the team managed by Euroseries 3000 promoters Coloni Motorsport.

Formula Two

In 2010, Bratt progressed to compete in the FIA Formula Two Championship. That season, he was uniquely disqualified for ignoring a drive-through penalty at Silverstone; although he crossed the line in second place, he was denied points. Despite missing half of the championship rounds, Bratt accumulated 92 points and ranked 9th overall among 30 contenders.

Rob Austin Racing (2012–2013)

Bratt made his touring car debut with Rob Austin Racing at Oulton Park during the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season. Driving an Audi A4, he achieved an eighth-place finish on his first outing and earned Dunlop's "Most Improved Independent Driver Award". He participated at Croft but was unable to continue to Snetterton due to sponsorship limitations. Returning for the last three rounds starting at Rockingham, he qualified a personal best of thirteenth at Brands Hatch, finished ninth in race one, but retired from race two following a collision. After competing in half of the events, Bratt concluded the season ranked 20th overall.

For the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season, Bratt remained with Rob Austin Racing, now operating under the WIX Racing banner.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 T Cars 20 1 0 1 6 308 4th
2004 T Cars 18 14 16 16 18 350 1st
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Scorpio Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 40 11th
2005 Formula Renault UK Scorpio Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 95 15th
Formula Renault UK Winter Series 4 0 0 ? 0 54 9th
2006 Formula Renault UK Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 20 1 0 0 2 263 8th
2007 Formula Renault UK Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 20 4 2 1 7 416 3rd
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 "Spanish Formula Three Championship" "EmiliodeVillota.com Motorsport" "17" "0" "1" "2" "5" "67" "5th"
"Formula Renault UK" "Apotex Scorpio Motorsport" "2" "0" "0" "0" "0" "14" "23rd"
"2009" "Euroseries 3000" "EmiliodeVillota.com Motorsport" "13" "4" "2" "3" "9" "71" 1st"
"2009–10" "GP2 Asia Series" "Scuderia Coloni" "8" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0" "25th"
"2010" "FIA Formula Two Championship" "MotorSport Vision" "18" "0" "0" "0" "4" "144" "5th"
"2011" "FIA Formula Two Championship" "MotorSport Vision" "8" "1" "1" "0" "3" "92" "9th"
"2012" "British Touring Car Championship" "Rob Austin Racing" "15" "0" "0" "0" "0" "38" "20th"
"2013" "British Touring Car Championship" "WIX Racing" "27" "0"
  1. "0"
  2. "0"
  3. "0"
  4. "32"
  5. "19th"
"2015" "Formula Renault 3.5 Series" "Pons Racing" "2"
  1. "0"
  2. "0"
  3. "0"
  4. "0"
  5. "0"
  6. "27th"
"2018"
  1. "Porsche Carrera Cup GB"
  2. "IN2 Racing"
  3. "8"
  4. "0"
  5. "0"
  6. "0"
  7. "0"
  8. "18"
  9. "7th"
"2019 "
  1. "Porsche Carrera Cup GB "
  2. "In2Racing "
  3. "2 "
  4. "0 "
  5. "0 "
  6. "0 "
  7. "0 "
  8. "0 "
  9. "NC† "
"2021 "
  1. "Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro "
  2. "Richardson Racing "
  3. "16 "
  4. "0 "
  5. "0 "
  6. "0 "
  7. "0 "
  8. "24 "
  9. "9th "
"2023 "
  1. "Le Mans Cup - LMP3 "
  2. "Murphy Prototypes "
  3. "2 "
  4. "0 "
  5. "0 "
  6. "0 "
  7. "0 "
  8. "1 "
  9. "31st "

† As Bratt participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points. 

Season remains ongoing.

Full GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Standing Points
2009–10 Scuderia Coloni ABU1
FEA
12 		ABU1
SPR
Ret 		ABU2
FEA
11 		ABU2
SPR
21 		BHR1
FEA
16 		BHR1
SPR
Ret 		BHR2
FEA
15 		BHR2
SPR
16 		25th 0

Full FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold represent pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Position Total Points
2010 SIL
1
6 		SIL
2
5 		MAR
1
Ret 		MAR
2
3 		MON
1
4 		MON
2
3 		ZOL
1
14 		ZOL
2
5 		ALG
1
Ret 		ALG
2
5 		BRH
1
4 		BRH < br >2 < br > 3 BRN < br >1 < br > 8 BRN < br >2 < br > 10 OSC < br >1 < br > 6 OSC < br >2 < br > 7 VAL < br >1 < br > 2 VAL < br >2 < br > 15 5th 144
2011 SIL < br >1 < br > 2 SIL < br >2 < br > DSQ MAG < br >1 < br > 8 MAG < br >2 < br > 7 SPA < br >1 < br > 1 SPA < br >2 < br > 3 NÜR < br >1 < br > 7 style = "background: #DFDFDF;"   Nürburgring  NÜR  2     Template:Small 7 9th 92

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position – 1 point awarded for the first race) (Races displayed in italics represent fastest lap – 1 point granted in every race) (* indicates the driver led at least one lap during the race – 1 point awarded)

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
2012 Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		OUL
1
8 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
11 		CRO
1
9 		CRO
2
18 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
3
15 		SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
Ret 		SIL
3
13 		BRH
1
9 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
12 		20th 38
2013 Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
14 		DON
1
25 		DON
2
19 		DON
3
14 		THR
1
18 		THR
2
22 		THR
3
17 		OUL
1
17 		OUL
2
13 		OUL
3
6 		CRO
1
15 		CRO
2
18 		CRO
3
Ret 		19th !32


Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Position Points
2015 Pons Racing ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		SIL
1
12 		SIL
2
15 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		BUG
1 		BUG
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		27th 0

Personal

Bratt completed his education at Bloxham School, located in Oxfordshire, and earned a degree in history from Lincoln College, Oxford.

Beyond racing, he is also involved in music, performing guitar and composing for the Oxfordshire-based cover ensemble Mr Blue and Little Liars.

External links

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