John George (racing driver)


John George is a Cornish mobile phone entrepreneur and race car driver, best known for driving in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing career

Early years

He raced in the Elf Clio Renaultsport UK Cup for Mardi Gras in 2002 and 2003, without much success. He also did some EERC Endurance races for them in 2003/2004 winning the saloon car class. He also did Britcar in 2005 winning his class in the Britcar/Silverstone 24hr and coming 2nd in 2006.

British Touring Car Championship

Mardi Gras Motorsport (2004)

George made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2004, his entry for Mardi Gras was notable as the first car to use Liquefied petroleum gas fuel. He drove both a Honda Civic Type-R and a Peugeot 406 during the season. A 2005 ride for Vic Lee Racing fell through when Lee was jailed for drug-dealing.

TH Motorsport (2007–2009)

In 2007 he returned to the BTCC claiming the TH Motorsport team's first ever BTCC points, with a top finish of 8th, and two pole starts in the reverse grid format, driving an ex-Matt Neal Honda Integra for the TH Motorsport team.
The Integra was becoming outdated by 2008, and with only one point, George finished 21st in the championship. His season ended with a spectacular crash during the final round at Brands Hatch. George was battling with Darren Turner as they approached Surtees for the first time. Turner made contact with the rear of George's Integra and it cannoned off into the barriers which launched the car into a series of rolls, before landing on its side. He suffered bruising but no broken bones, but spent 2 nights in hospital as a precaution.
He struggled in the 2009 season, finishing 25th in the championship for TH Motorsport.

Tech-Speed Motorsport (2010–2011)

He has moved to the Tech-Speed Motorsport team for 2010 and finished 13th in the Independent championship in what he has described as his most competitive season alongside team-mate Paul O'Neill. His best result was a ninth place at the opening race at Thruxton, however the team and George both expressed hopes that they would be back out for 2011 and realise a potential for more points-scoring finishes.
George stayed alongside O'Neill in 2011, driving an ex–Silverline Chevrolet Super 2000 Chevrolet Cruze. He collided with one of the barriers at Croft and tore the tendons in his right hand. He was able to participate in the following round at Snetterton while on painkillers and was fully healed by the time of the Knockhill round. Despite not scoring points in the main drivers' championship, he scored five points in the independents' trophy to finish the season 22nd in class.
He is coached by John Pratt, who has previously worked with Andy Priaulx.

Personal life

George was head of JAG Communications, an independent mobile phone retailer. He has been active in the UK mobile phone industry since its early days. He also competed successfully in pistol shooting before it was banned in the UK. He is married to Sue, and has a daughter Kailey and son Kevin, plus grand daughters Katelyn, Holly and grandson Leam. He is teetotal and lives in Guernsey.
He is also a keen aviator and currently owns Perranporth airfield in Cornwall as well as flying most days in his Cessna Citation Mustang light jet based in Guernsey and also holding an American ATP jet rating. In February 2013, George put Perranporth airfield on the market for an asking price of £1.5million.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2004Mardi Gras MotorsportHonda Civic Type-RTHR
1
15		THR
2
13		THR
3
Ret		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
DNS		BRH
3
DNS		SIL
1
17		SIL
2
20		SIL
3
Ret		OUL
1		OUL
2		OUL
3		MON
1		MON
2		MON
3		24th0
2004Mardi Gras MotorsportPeugeot 406 CoupéCRO
1
17		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
15		KNO
1
12		KNO
2
13		KNO
3
13		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
Ret		SNE
1
15		SNE
2
16		SNE
3
17		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
DNS		DON
3
DNS		24th0
2007TH Motorsport with JAG RacingHonda Integra Type-RBRH
1
19		BRH
2
16		BRH
3
19		ROC
1
14		ROC
2
10		ROC
3
Ret		THR
1
Ret		THR
2
DNS		THR
3
12		CRO
1
17		CRO
2
9		CRO
3
Ret		OUL
1
15		OUL
2
11		OUL
3
Ret		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
Ret		DON
3
19		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
13		SNE
3
17		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
NC		BRH
3
10		KNO
1
8		KNO
2
12		KNO
3
Ret		THR
1
16		THR
2
13		THR
3
13		19th7
2008TH Motorsport with JAG RacingHonda Integra Type-RBRH
1
17		BRH
2
19		BRH
3
12		ROC
1
15		ROC
2
16		ROC
3
Ret		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
DNS		DON
3
DNS		THR
1
20		THR
2
NC		THR
3
12		CRO
1
17		CRO
2
17		CRO
3
Ret		SNE
1
17		SNE
2
16		SNE
3
10		OUL
1
17		OUL
2
Ret		OUL
3
Ret		KNO
1
14		KNO
2
20		KNO
3
19		SIL
1
19		SIL
2
15		SIL
3
14		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
Ret		21st1
2009TH Motorsport Racing with JAGHonda Integra Type-RBRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
14		THR
1
18		THR
2
15		THR
3
Ret		DON
1
17		DON
2
14		DON
3
17		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
DNS		OUL
3
16		CRO
1
14		CRO
2
14		CRO
3
12		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
16		SNE
3
11		KNO
1
13		KNO
2
14		KNO
3
14		SIL
1
16		SIL
2
17		SIL
3
17		ROC
1
17		ROC
2
Ret		ROC
3
13		BRH
1
16		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
Ret		25th0
2010sunshine.co.uk with tech-speedHonda Integra Type-RTHR
1
9		THR
2
17		THR
3
Ret		ROC
1
16		ROC
2
Ret		ROC
3
15		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
DNS		BRH
3
Ret		OUL
1
12		OUL
2
Ret		OUL
3
DNS		CRO
1
15		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
12		SNE
1
12		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
12		SIL
1
17		SIL
2
14		SIL
3
Ret		KNO
1
Ret		KNO
2
13		KNO
3
12		DON
1
12		DON
2
16		DON
3
12		BRH
1
19		BRH
2
14		BRH
3
14		20th2
2011GoMobileUK.com with tech-speedChevrolet Cruze LTBRH
1
14		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
17		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
12		DON
3
11		THR
1
17		THR
2
15		THR
3
16		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
Ret		OUL
3
Ret		CRO
1
Ret		CRO
2
14		CRO
3
17		SNE
1
19		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
Ret		KNO
1
17		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
Ret		ROC
1
17		ROC
2
19		ROC
3
22		BRH
1
14		BRH
2
20		BRH
3
20		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
20		SIL
3
22		27th0

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