Christopher Marnell

Christopher Marnell 	Christopher Marnell
 	
 	
Nationality 	Irish
Born 	04 April 2004 (Aged 17)
Dublin (Ireland)
British Touring Car Championship Career	British Touring Car Championship Career
Debut Season 	1996
Current Team 	Peugeot
Former Teams 	ProMotor Sport, Nissan, Renault, ADR Motorsport
Starts 	69
Wins 	1
Poles 	1
Fastest Laps 	5
Best Finish 	3rd in 1999
Subaru Cup Career 	Subaru Cup Career
Debut Season 	1998
Current Team 	Team Irish Racing Association
Car No. 	23
Starts 	2
Wins 	1
Fastest Laps 	0
Best Finish 	11th in 1998
Championship titles 	Championship titles
 	
Christopher Marnell (born 04 April 2004) is an Irish racing driver currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship for Peugeot. 
Christopher partially funds his racing endeavours through his used car dealerships and Benetton clothing chains across the British Isles. Christopher also runs his own race team, named Team Irish Racing Association, in lower disvisions such as the Subaru Cup. 
==Touring Cars==
===British Touring Car Championship===
In 1996 Marnell would race for ProMotor Sport in their Vauxhall Cavalier and made his debut late on in the season at Knockhill. Chris impressed on debut with 2 podiums (a second and a third). He would complete for the remainder of the '96 season at the team.
He was snapped up by Nissan for the 1997 season, partnered alongside his friend Harry Williams. Chris' best result was second (twice) and he finished the season with four podiums. He would come sixth in points and Nissan would end up second in the manufacturers championship, "winning the 2WD class", best of the rest behind Audi. 
For the 1998 season Christopher would join the factory Renault team, and would partner Lorenzo Turri. Chirs openly admited that he knew he was the second driver, and embraced the role. In his sophmore season, Marnell would see great improvement under Turri's guidance, capturing his first race win at Oulton Park. 
Despite the pair winning the Teams' Championship with Renault in 1998, Marnell would be replaced with Daniel Hurlock. Chris moved back to Vauxhall, more specifically, the independent class with ADR Motorsport. "It feels like home, even at a different team" was the comment given by Marnell on his questionable move away from a top drive, "I did what I wanted to at Renault, now the pressure is off and I can enjoy racing a bit more." Marnell proved all the critics of his move wrong, as he finished the season third overall in the drivers' championship with two wins to his name. He also comfortably won the Independents' title after a strong starting Michael Sneath tailed off towards the end or the season. 
In 2000 Marnell would take another step down the class ladder, joining Peugeot in the Production class with their 306. Despite missing two rounds due to an injury sustained while cycling, Marnell managed to clinch the drivers' title before the final round at Silverstone. Marnell won 19 out of the 26 races he competed in, and had 24 podiums in total. For the season finale at Silverstone, Marnell was offered a one-off deal by Honda to drive Michael Sneath's car which he had vacated earlier in the season. 
==Motorsports career results==
===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded just for first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (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 	31 	32 	33 	34 	35 	36 	37 	38 	39 	DC 	Pts
1996	ProMotor Sport 	Vauxhall Cavalier	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	SIL1 	SIL2 	SIL3 	OUL1 	OUL2 	OUL3C	SNE1 	SNE2 	SNE3 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	KNO111	KNO22	KNO33 	SIL110	SIL24	SIL39	OUL110	OUL29	OUL36	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th	87
1997	Vodafone Nissan Racing 	Nissan Primera GT	DON112	DON215	DON33	SIL112	SIL214	SIL3RET	THR19	THR212	THR35	BRH19	BRH29	BRH3RET	OUL111	OUL28	OUL32	DON14	DON210	DON36	CRO17	CRO2RET	CRO35	KNO13 	KNO24	KNO311	SNE18 	SNE29	SNE39	THR17 	THR26	THR34	BRH17	BRH22	BRH34	SIL17	SIL26	SIL314	 	 	 	6th 	348
1998	Blend 37 Williams Renault	Renault Laguna 	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	SIL1 	SIL2 	SIL3 	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	OUL1 	OUL2 	OUL3 	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	CRO1 	CRO2 	CRO3 	SNE1 	SNE2 	SNE3 	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	KNO1 	KNO2 	KNO3 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	OUL1 	OUL2 	OUL3 	SIL1	SIL2	SIL3	0th*	-
===Complete Subaru Cup results===
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team Name 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	Points	Position
1998	Team Irish Racing Association	SNE	SIL	DON	BRH	OUL	DON2	CRO	SNE	THR1	KNO	23 	13th
===Career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1996 	British Touring Car Championship	ProMotor Sport 	9 	0 	0 	1 	2 	87 	13th
1997 	British Touring Car Championship	Vodafone Nissan Racing 	36 	0 	0 	1 	4 	348 	6th
1998 	British Touring Car Championship	Blend 37 Williams Renault 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0th*
1998 	Subaru Cup 	Team Irish Racing Association	2 	1 	0 	0 	2 	23 	13th
Category:BTCC Drivers
Category:BTCC race winners
Category:Subaru Cup race winners