Tim Harvey

For the film and television production designer, see Tim Harvey (film designer).

Tim Harvey
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1961-11-20) 20 November 1961 (age 62)
Farnborough, London, England
Racing licence FIA Bronze
BTCC record
TeamsRover (1987)
Ford (1988–1990)
BMW (1991–1992)
Renault (1993–1994)
Volvo (1995)
Peugeot (1996–1998, 2002)
Alfa Romeo (2001)
Drivers'
championships		1 (1992)
Wins16
Podium finishes48
Poles3
Fastest laps6
Debut season1987
First win1987
Best championship position1st (1992)
Final season (2002) position10th (43 points)

Timothy James Harvey (born 20 November 1961) is a British racing driver, best known for being the 1992 British Touring Car Champion,[1] and the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain champion.[2][3] A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won sixteen races in the British Touring Car Championship between 1987 and 1995, and competed in the series until 2002. He was also the winner of the invitational Guia Race of Macau touring car event, in 1989.[4]

After leaving touring car racing, Harvey moved into the one-make Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series; after two guest drives in 2003, including one victory, Harvey competed full-time from the 2004 season onwards. In seven full seasons in the championship, Harvey finished in the top four of the final championship standings in each season, and left the series after a class victory in the Porsche Carrera World Cup meeting at the Nürburgring,[5] with a series record of 35 overall victories.[6] Along with media commitments for television broadcaster ITV4, and their coverage of the British Touring Car Championship, Harvey currently competes in the British GT Championship; sharing a Porsche with Jon Minshaw, for the Trackspeed team.[7]

  1. ^ Meissner, Johan (17 February 2007). "History: BTCC 1992 – A controversial ending". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Harvey lifts Carrera crown". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ Pettit, Vince (9 October 2010). "First Win For Jelley As Harvey Claims Title". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ Kitchell, Norideen (16 November 1994). "Harvey primed for tour of duty". South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. Retrieved 21 November 2012. Harvey, the 1989 Macau winner who turns 33 on race day, and fellow-Briton Justin Bell will be driving BMW 318is under the Motorola Pagers Racing Team banner.
  5. ^ "Harvey masters Nürburgring in Porsche Carrera Cup GB". Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Porsche UK. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ^ Paice, Simon (31 May 2011). "Harvey Leaves Porsche Carrera Cup". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. ^ Broomhead, James (11 January 2012). "Tim Harvey and Jon Minshaw Join Trackspeed for 2012 British GT Season". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 November 2012.