Jim Pocklington

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Jim Pocklington
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born18 September 1963 (1963-09-18) (age 60)
Romford
BTCC record
Teams BMW
Drivers'
championships
0
Wins0
Podium finishes0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Debut season2007
First win-
Best championship position29th
Final season (2007) position23rd (Independents' Trophy)

Jim Pocklington (born 18 September 1963 in Romford) is a British racing driver who formerly (2007) drove a BMW 320I in the British Touring Car Championship, which is Britain's most popular national motor racing series. He now lives in Suffolk with his wife, Jan. Currently he is taking part in the Classic Touring Cars Racing Club's Super Tourers series with his team JPDELTA MOTORSPORT in his former BTCC Vauxhall Cavalier chassis 011. Whilst it was the 11th car built by DCRS (hence number 011) it was the first Vauxhall Cavalier touring car built and has chassis number 1.

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Racing history

Pocklington driving the J-Team Motorsport-run BMW 320i at the Oulton Park round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship. Jim Pocklington 2007 BTCC Oulton Park.jpg
Pocklington driving the J-Team Motorsport-run BMW 320i at the Oulton Park round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship.

Pocklington previously drove in the Dutch Supercar Championship from 2004–2006. Before that he was in the formula Saloons UK where he drove a former BTCC Vauxhall Cavalier. In the 2007 BTCC season he missed several rounds of the championship in trying to get the car competitive. His best finish to date was an eleventh place in the second race at Croft. Pocklington recently (2011l attended the 'Goodwood Festival of Speed' and was in first position for a considerable amount of time (best time around the track) to be ranked second in the final standings.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2007 J-Team Motorsport BMW 320i BRH
1

18
BRH
2

18
BRH
3

Ret
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

Ret
ROC
3

Ret
THR
1

THR
2

THR
3

CRO
1

16
CRO
2

11
CRO
3

14
OUL
1

18
OUL
2

17
OUL
3

Ret
DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

BHI
1

BHI
2

BHI
3

KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

THR
1

THR
2

THR
3

29th0

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