Phil Glew

Philip James Glew (born 28 June 1983 in Grimsby) is a British racing driver. He has previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship. He is currently a commentator for ITV Sport's coverage support races on the TOCA Tour.

Racing career

Junior formulae After competing in karting, Glew competed in various Formula Ford series between 2001 and 2003. In 2003 he competed in the British Formula Renault Championship, but withdrew after four rounds due to budget constraints. He competed in Formula BMW UK in 2004 and 2005, finishing as runner-up to Tim Bridgman in 2004. He competed in the British GT Championship in 2006, taking a win at Brands Hatch. In 2008, Glew began competing in the British Renault Clio Cup, taking a podium on his series debut and finishing third in the final standings. In 2009, he dominated the series, winning the first four races and ultimately taking 11 wins from 20 races.

British Touring Car Championship Glew signed up to compete in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship for Triple 8 Race Engineering, however the decision of main sponsor Uniq not to extend their one-round deal left Glew on the sidelines after Thruxton. He returned for the Silverstone meeting in a Special Tuning UK-run SEAT León using a New Generation Touring Car (NGTC) engine.

British GT Championship Glew returned to the British GT Championship at the Brands Hatch round of the 2011 season with Lotus Sport UK, driving their Lotus Evora GT4 car. He finished the year fifth in the GT4 category with three class victories including one at Spa-Francorchamps. He stayed with the team for 2012 season.

Television Glew joined ITV Sport in 2014 as a commentator for their coverage of the British Formula Ford Championship and the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom.

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 given)

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 Points 2010 Triple 8 Race Engineering Vauxhall Vectra THR1 THR2 THR3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 16th 9 Special Tuning UK SEAT León SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2006 RPM Porsche 911 GT3 GTC OUL1 OUL2 DON PAU1 PAU2 MON1 MON2 SNE1 SNE2 ROC1 ROC2 BRH1 BRH2 9th 29 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT3 SIL MAG1 MAG2 15th 4 2011 Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora GT4 OUL1 OUL2 SNE BRH SPA1 SPA2 ROC1 ROC2 DON SIL 5th 139 2012 Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora GT4 OUL1 OUL2 NUR1 NUR2 ROC BRH SNE1 SNE2 SIL DON 5th 71