Mark Hales
Introduction '''Mark Hales''' (born 7 November 1950) is a British auto racing driver and instructor. He is best known for finishing as runner-up in the 1987 British Touring Car Championship season.
Career He was a class B winner in 1987 with his Ford Escort RS Turbo. He switched to the Group N Production Championship in 1988, winning his class in a Ford Sierra in 1989.This led to him being hired for the 1990 BTCC by John McGuire Racing team, running a works backed Mitsubishi Starion. His final season in the BTCC was in 1991.He stayed with Mitsubishi,  and was the sole driver for the works driver. He competed in a Mitsubishi Lancer in the first part of the season, switching to a Mitsubishi Galant for the second part. He got one championship point at Snetterton. He raced in the TVR Tuscan championship in 1993 and 1994, winning the title in both seasons for Team Rallytech. Most recently he has competed in historic racing, winning the Historic Six Hours of Spa in 2004.He was also a contributor and track-tester for the British motorracing magazines ''Evo'' and ''Octane''. He also writes for the ''Daily Telegraph'', and has published a book co-written by Nick Mason, called ''Into The Red''.
Racing record ===Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Pts Class 1983 Mark Hales Ford Capri III 3.0S  SIL OUL THR BRH THR SIL DON SIL19 DON BRH SIL NC 0 NC 1985 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo GTV6  SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL DON10 SIL8 SNE9 BRH BRH SIL 19th 9 6th 1986 Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo  SILRet THRRet SILRet DONRet BRH18 SNE5 BRH10 DON5 SILRet 12th 20 5th 1987 Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo  ''SIL''7 ''OUL''7 ''THR''8 ''THR''9 ''SIL''8 SILRet BRH14 ''SNE''Ret DON10 OUL7‡ DON9 '''2nd''' '''51''' '''1st''' Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT  ''SIL''9† NC 1988 Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT  SIL OUL11 THR DON21 THR SILDNS 30th 8 6th Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500  DONRet‡ NC ICS plc SILRet MIL Motorsport Toyota Supra Turbo SILRet BRHNC SNE11 BRH BIRDNQ DON18 1990 John Maguire Racing Mitsubishi Starion  OULRet DONRet THRRet SILRet OUL16 SIL17 BRH9 SNE9 BRH15 BIR12 DON15 THR17 SILRet 18th 28 11th 1991 John Maguire Racing Mitsubishi Lancer SIL17 SNE10 DON16 THR16 SILDNS BRH SIL 23rd 1 Mitsubishi Galant DON114 DON2Ret OUL14 BRH113 BRH2Ret DONRet THR11 SILRet‡ Endurance driver.† Ineligible for points.===Complete European Touring Car Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts 1988  Arquati UK Ltd Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ DON EST JAR DIJ VAL NÜR SPA ZOL SIL12 NOG NC  0
References
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