Chris Hodgetts


Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver. He began his racing career in 1979, driving in the Clubman Class A championship.

BTCC career

Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that, mostly driving for the works Toyota team. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning the series in 1986 and 1987 at the wheel of a Group C Toyota Corolla. The 1988 season was not a success. The new Group A Toyota Supra needed a lot of development and only a handful of good results were gained. His last race in the BTCC was in 1990. That season he drove for the works Vauxhall team, helping to develop the new Vauxhall Cavalier. Towards the end of the year he switched to a Ford Sierra, before calling time on his BTCC career. During the 1989 season, Hodgetts was driving for Brooklyn in an iconic red Ford Sierra RS500.

After the BTCC

Besides racing in touring cars, Hodgetts also found success in sports car racing. He shared the BRDC C2 Championship with Tim Harvey in 1989 before retiring and won the TVR Tuscan Challenge in 1990. The 1994 season saw Chris in the Rover Turbo Challenge. He also drove in the World Sportscar Championship on occasion and had seven starts in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, representing team such as Mazdaspeed, Courage Compétition and Spice Engineering. He had a best finish of 7th place overall in the classic 24 hour race. In 1995 he won the GT2 title in the British GT Championship, driving a Marcos LM600. He retired after 1998, when he drove a Lola in the ISRS.
Hodgetts now works for Racing Team & Drivers as a driver instructor. His son Stefan raced in the BTCC in 2004.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1980Hughes of BeaconsfieldToyota Celica GTMAL
3†
OUL
1†
THR
?
SIL
9
SIL
7
BRH
DSQ
MALBRHTHR
Ret
SIL
?
6th451st
1981Hughes of BeaconsfieldToyota Celica GTMAL
Ret†
SIL
Ret
OUL
1†
THR
11
BRH
8†
SIL
12
SIL
?
DON
1†
BRH
8
THR
?
SIL
7
2nd741st
1982Chris HodgettsToyota Corolla GTSILMALOULTHRTHRSILDON
Ret
BRH
Ret
DONBRHSILNC0NC
1983Brooklyn MotorsportFord Escort RS1600iSIL
13
OUL
14
THR
13
BRH
Ret
THR
12
SIL
7
DON
Ret
SIL
13
DON
9
BRH
11
SIL
10
3rd432nd
1984Brooklyn MotorsportFord Escort RS1600iDON
10
SIL
11
OUL
11
THR
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
?
SNE
13
BRH
11
BRH
Ret
DON
16
SIL
Ret
5th452nd
1985Brooklyn Motorsport/ECSFord Escort RS1600iSIL
10
OUL
9
THR
9
DON
10
THR
7
SIL
13
DON
14
SIL
13
SNE
10
BRH
13
BRH
10
SIL
DNS
2nd771st
1986Team Toyota GB/DuckhamsToyota Corolla GTSIL
9
THR
4
SIL
7
DON
4
BRH
12
SNE
7
BRH
5
DON
7
SIL
8
1st851st
1987Chris Hodgetts Motor SportToyota CorollaSIL
8
OUL
8
THR
5
THR
11
SIL
9
SIL
12
BRH
7
SNE
7
DON
9
OUL
3/5‡
DON
8
SIL1st841st
1988MIL MotorsportToyota Supra TurboSIL
8
OUL
Ret
THRDON
Ret
THR
12
SIL
Ret
SILBRH33rd713th
1988Brooklyn MotorsportFord Sierra RS500BRH
7
BIR
C
DON
3
SIL
Ret
33rd713th
1988Demon TweeksBMW M3SNE
Ret
NC0NC
1989Brooklyn MotorsportFord Sierra RS500OUL
8
SIL
6
THR
Ret
DON
DNQ
THR
Ret
SIL
7
SIL
8
BRHSNEBRHBIR
4
DON
11
SIL
5
40th614th
1990Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhall CavalierOULDON
Ret‡
THRSILOUL
15
SIL
12
BRH
Ret
SNE
11
BRHBIR
8
DON16th469th
1990Hawaiian TropicFord Sierra SapphireTHR
7
SIL
13
16th469th

‡ – Endurance driver