Anthony Whorton-Eales (born 21 May 1994 in Lichfield) is a British racing driver who will make the move into BriSCA F1 for 2023. He previously won the Mini Challenge UK championship in 2018, Renault Clio Cup UK championship in 2016 and the BriSCA F1 Under 25s Championship in 2016.
| Ant Whorton-Eales | |
|---|---|
 Whorton-Eales competing in the TCR UK Championship | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Full name | Anthony Whorton-Eales |
| Born | 21 May 1994 Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Marko Stipp Motorsport AmD Tuning |
| Car number | 46 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 29th in 2019 |
| Finished last season | 29th in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2017–18 2011–16 | Mini Challenge UK British Touring Car Championship Renault Clio Cup UK |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 2016 | Mini Challenge UK Renault Clio Cup UK Brisca Formula One Under 25[1] |
Racing career
editEarly career
editWhorton-Eales began his car racing career at the age of 11 on the short ovals in the ORCi Ministox under the number 254 with Incarace Motor Sport [2] in which he raced until his 16th birthday. In 2011 he joined the Renault UK Clio Cup, running four races for Scuderia Vittoria. In 2012 he ran his first full season in the series for Westbourne Motorsport, finishing the season 8th in points. For 2013 he joined the KX Akademy as well as becoming a member of the BRDC's rising stars. This saw him return to Scuderia Vittoria where he would take his first Clio Cup win on his way to 7th in points. The following two seasons saw him move to SV Racing coming 4th in points in 2014 while 2015 saw him become a championship contender against Ashley Sutton and Ash Hand, he eventually finished the season bottom of the trio, 3rd in points.
2016 saw Whorton-Eales run for his own team where he would battle returning 2014 champion, Mike Bushell for the championship. In the end he narrowly came out on top to win the Renault UK Clio Cup title on his fifth attempt.
Whorton-Eales is still competitive on the short ovals, racing in everything from a budget formula known as Incarods to Classic Hot Rods, and he has also competed in BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars where he is the current Under-25 Champion.[3]
British Touring Car Championship
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For the 2017 season, Whorton-Eales was signed by AmD Tuning to compete in the British Touring Car Championship.[4] He drove the team's second Audi S3 alongside Ollie Jackson.
Whorton-Eales missed the first half of the 2018 BTCC season, replacing Tom Boardman at AmD during the mid-season break. He returned to the Championship at Snetterton for the BTCC 60th Anniversary meeting.
Mini Challenge UK
editUnable to find a drive for the 2018 BTCC season, Whorton-Eales moved to the Mini Challenge UK with JamSport Racing where he would secure the drivers championship that season. After leaving the series to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, it was announced on 6 November 2019 that Whorton-Eales will be returning to the series in 2020 to compete full-time with JamSport Racing.[5]
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
edit2019 saw Whorton-Eales move to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with AmD Tuning in a partnership with Racing-Total and Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He would drive the No. 46 Ford Mustang full-time in the Elite 1 class.[6]
Racing record
editComplete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AmD Tuning with Cobra Exhausts |
Audi S3 Saloon | BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 23 |
DON 1 16 |
DON 2 12 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 30 |
THR 2 24 |
THR 3 DNS |
OUL 1 27 |
OUL 2 28 |
OUL 3 21 |
CRO 1 16 |
CRO 2 11 |
CRO 3 17 |
SNE 1 20 |
SNE 2 21 |
SNE 3 11 |
KNO 1 17 |
KNO 2 10 |
KNO 3 27* |
ROC 1 18 |
ROC 2 18 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 23 |
SIL 3 13 |
BRH 1 16 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 25 |
23rd | 34 |
| 2018 | AmD with AutoAid RCIB Insurance Racing |
MG 6 GT | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 23 |
SNE 2 10 |
SNE 3 16 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
30th | 6 |
Complete NASCAR results
editNASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1
edit| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts | ||
| 2019 | Racing-Total AmD Tuning | 46 | Ford | VAL 27 |
VAL 15 |
FRA Wth |
FRA Wth |
29th | 72 | |||||||||||
| Marko Stipp Motorsport AmD Tuning | BRH 8 |
BRH 26 |
MOS |
MOS |
VEN |
HOC |
HOC |
ZOL |
ZOL | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "BriSCA F1 Stox". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Birmingham Gala Night, 12th November 2016 – Meeting Report and Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
- ^ "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS AMDTUNING FOR BTCC 2017 CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "ANT WHORTON-EALES RETURNS WITH JAMSPORT FOR 2020". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge UK. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Racing-Total presents an international lineup". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
External links
edit- Anthony Whorton-Eales career summary at DriverDB.com