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Nationality
  
British

2010
  
Ginetta G50 Cup

Name
  
Frank Wrathall


Frank Wrathall QampA with Avensis BTCC racer Frank Wrathall Jnr Toyota

Born
  
October 4, 1986 (age 37) Lancaster (England) (
1986-10-04
)

2011–13 2008–2010 2007 1998–2007
  
BTCC Ginetta G50 Cup Ginetta G20 Championship Karting

2010 2007 2006–2007
  
BRDC Rising Star Ginetta Rookie of the Year Will Hoy Scholarship Winner

Frank wrathall 2012 dynojet toyota btcc driver


Frank Brian Wrathall Jnr. (born 4 October 1986 in Lancaster) is a British motor racing driver who has competed in the British Touring Car Championship. He won his first race on 21 October 2012 in the final race of the 2012 BTCC season.

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Having graduated from karting in 2007, Wrathall made his car racing debut in the Ginetta G20 Championship. Having spent a single season in the series, he then switched to the Ginetta G50 Cup for 2008, going on to win the title in 2010. He joined the British Touring Car Championship in 2011, driving for the family-run Dynojet Racing Team.

Frank Wrathall Good times at Goodwood for Frank Wrathall Toyota

Btcc dynojet frank wrathall on the benefits of using zircotec ceramic coating products


Ginetta Racing

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In 2007, Wrathall swapped from karts to racing Ginetta cars. He took part in the 2007 Ginetta G20 Championship, debuting at Oulton Park and finishing the season in 8th place, with two podium results. This won him Ginetta Rookie of the Year. He graduated to the G50 Cup for the 2008 season, finishing second in 2008 and 2009 seasons. This spurred Wrathall on during the 2010 Ginetta G50 Cup season, leading to him eventually being crowned champion, after five race wins and 19 podium finishes.

British Touring Car Championship

Frank Wrathall Championship racing driver jailed after crashing and killing cyclist

Wrathall moved up to the BTCC in 2011, racing for Dynojet in a NGTC Toyota Avensis . At Knockhill, Wrathall became the first driver to reach the overall podium in an NGTC car, with two third place finishes and a fourth from the three races. He took another third place in the opening race at Rockingham before improving on this to finish second in race two.

Frank Wrathall Championship racing driver jailed after crashing and killing cyclist

Wrathall continued in the British Touring Car Championship in 2012, once again racing for Dynojet in the Toyota Avensis now sponsored by Mac Tools. He took his first podium of the season in round 9 at Thruxton, finishing ahead of Jason Plato to finish third. At the final round of the season at Brands Hatch, Wrathall took his first ever BTCC win in the final race, ahead of Matt Neal and newly crowned Champion Gordon Shedden.

Dynojet Race Team

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Dynojet Race Team, is a family run team, founded by Frank Wrathall Snr. He built the team up to help develop his son Frank’s racing career. The team was regarded as one of the best teams in the Ginetta race series. The team is sposored by Dynojet, who make parts for the automotive industry. In the 2010 Ginetta G50 Cup season, Dynojet won both the drivers and teams championships.

Prosecution

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On 14 May 2012, Wrathall was at the wheel of a van involved in a collision with a cyclist on a roundabout. The police laid information against him, alleging that he caused death by dangerous driving as he had been using a mobile phone for 8 minutes prior to the collision, in which a 47-year-old cyclist was killed. Wrathall denied the charge. On 7 February 2014 he was jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving. He was also disqualified from driving for four years.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just 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 all races)

References

Frank Wrathall Wikipedia