Darren Turner

Date of birth:

13 April 1974

Place of birth:

Reading, England

Nationality:

British

Lives:

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Family:

Single

First race:

1992 Jim Russell Racing Drivers School

First victory:

1993 Formula First at Brands Hatch

Hobbies:

Golf, kite-surfing

Helmet colours:

White, light and dark blue

Website:

www.darrenturner.net


Career Highlights:

 

 

2004

2004 Le Mans with Prodrive Care Racing, driving with Colin McRae and Rickard Rydell
McLaren test driver

2003

FIA GT Championship with Team Maranello Concessionaires
Sebring and Le Mans with Veloqx Prodrive Racing
Miami ALMS with David Brabham in Prodrive Ferrari – 1st GTS
McLaren test driver

2002

British ASCAR Championship with the HTML team – 7th
Winner – six races

2001

DTM Championship (German Touring Cars) with Team Rosberg/AMG Mercedes
McLaren test driver

2000

DTM Championship (German Touring Cars) with Team Rosberg/AMG Mercedes
McLaren test driver

1999

McLaren test driver, official driver of McLaren’s two-seater Grand Prix car programme
Member of AMG Mercedes driver squad for Le Mans

1998

Formula Palmer Audi Championship – 2nd
Winner – three races
McLaren F1 test driver, official driver of McLaren’s two-seater Grand Prix car programme

1997

British Formula 3 Championship with Portman Racing/TOMS GB
Test drives for McLaren, Jordan and Arrows F1 teams

1996

British Formula Renault Sport Championship with Redgrave Racing – 2nd
Winner – two races, 7 podium finishes
Winner BRDC/McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award

1995

British Formula Renault Sport Championship with Redgrave Racing – 4th
Winner – one race, 6 podium finishes

1994

Formula Vauxhall Championship with Speedsport

1993

Formula First Winter Series with Speedsport – 1st
Winner – 3 races, 3 pole positions

1992

Jim Russell Racing Drivers’ School including World Scholarship Final