Robb Gravett | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | London, England | 10 May 1956
British Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1987–1998 |
Teams | Graham Hathaway Racing ICS plc Trakstar Motorsport Peugeot Talbot Sport Team Mondeo Roy Kennedy Racing Foesport Team Dynamics Rock-It Cargo Brookes Motorsport |
Starts | 152 |
Wins | 13 |
Poles | 14 |
Fastest laps | 16 |
Best finish | 1st in 1990 |
Championship titles | |
1990 1990 1997 | British Touring Car Championship BTCC - Class A BTCC Independents Cup |
Robb Gravett (born 10 May 1956 (sometimes noted as 2 May 1956[1]) is a British retired racing driver and team owner from London. He started his motorsport career on two wheels, racing Moto Cross at the age of 12. By 15, he was already British champion, but decided to switch to four-wheeled racing in his early 20s. Robb began racing cars in 1978, eventually entering the British Touring Car Championship in 1987.
He won the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour co-driving with Graham Hathaway and entered the Bathurst 1000 on four occasions with a best finish of 8th in 1989. He went on to win the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra RS500 built by his own team and ran with no permanent major sponsorship till the later rounds.