# Mark Hales

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 | A | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | THR | SIL | DON | SIL 19 | DON | BRH | SIL | | | | | NC | 0 | NC |
| 1985 | Terry Drury Racing | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | B | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | DON 10 | SIL 8 | SNE 9 | BRH | BRH | SIL | | | | 19th | 9 | 6th |
| 1986 | Terry Drury Racing | Ford Escort RS Turbo | B | SIL Ret | THR Ret | SIL Ret | DON Ret | BRH 18 | SNE 5 | BRH 10 | DON 5 | SIL Ret | | | | | | | 12th | 20 | 5th |
| 1987 | Terry Drury Racing | Ford Escort RS Turbo | B | SIL 7 | OUL 7 | THR 8 | THR 9 | SIL 8 | SIL Ret | BRH 14 | SNE Ret | DON 10 | OUL 7‡ | DON 9 | | | | | 2nd | 51 | 1st |
| 1987 | Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport | Toyota Corolla GT | D | | | | | | | | | | | | SIL 9† | | | | 2nd | 51 | NC |
| 1988 | Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport | Toyota Corolla GT | D | SIL | OUL 11 | THR | DON 21 | THR | SIL DNS | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 8 | 6th |
| 1988 | Arquati Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | | | | DON Ret‡ | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 8 | NC |
| 1988 | ICS plc | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | SIL Ret | | | 30th | 8 | NC |
| 1988 | MIL Motorsport | Toyota Supra Turbo | A | | | | | | | SIL Ret | BRH NC | SNE 11 | BRH | BIR DNQ | DON 18 | | | | 30th | 8 | NC |
| 1990 | John Maguire Racing | Mitsubishi Starion | B | OUL Ret | DON Ret | THR Ret | SIL Ret | OUL 16 | SIL 17 | BRH 9 | SNE 9 | BRH 15 | BIR 12 | DON 15 | THR 17 | SIL Ret | | | 18th | 28 | 11th |
| 1991 | John Maguire Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer | | SIL 17 | SNE 10 | DON 16 | THR 16 | SIL DNS | BRH | SIL | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 1 | |
| 1991 | John Maguire Racing | Mitsubishi Galant | | | | | | | | | DON 1 14 | DON 2 Ret | OUL 14 | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 Ret | DON Ret | THR 11 | SIL Ret | 23rd | 1 | |
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‡ 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 | SIL 12 | NOG | NC | 0 |