TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER BIOGRAPHY: STEFAN HODGETTS

Stefan, 30, is one of the gradautes from Chris’s racing academy and began his career in karting before switching to single-seater racing in 1998.

He finished fifth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship and fourth in the Formula Ford Winter Series in 1999. Following a move into the Seat Cupra Championship, Stefan drove in the 2004 British Touring Car Championship and has since competed in the Fiat Abarth Championship and the Ginetta G50 Cup.

He is currently racing in the Clio Cup.

Driver profile                      Stefan Hodgetts

Date of birth                       17 June 1982

Career highlights

1998                                   First car race in F600

1999                                   Fifth overall, Formula Vauxhall Championship

2003                                   Second overall, SEAT Cupra Championship

Six race wins, at Croft, Rockingham, Thruxton, Brands Hatch and two at Silverstone

2004                                   BTCC with Team Sureterm

2007                                   Second overall, Renault Clio UK Cup

Six race win

2008                                   Porsche Carrera Cup GB

One race win and one second plac

2009                                   Two race wins in Renault Clios

2010                                   Second overall, Fiat Abarth UK series

Seven race victories

2011                                   Ginetta G55 Championship

One race win

2012                                   Adopted mid-season by KX Academy

Claimed two race wins at Oulton Park on his seasonal debut in the Renault Clio UK Cup