Robb Gravett
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Robb Gravett is a British racing driver and team owner, a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra prepared by Australian magnate Dick Johnson. Trakstar was founded for 1989 by Gravett and Mike Smith - Robb finished 2nd in his class that year, behind Andy Rouse's Sierra. In 1990 he won 9 races in the sole Trakstar entry. There were 4 different classes of cars racing for the same title in those days, each scoring points based on where they finished among their own class.
The championship changed to a single-class in 1991, and Trakstar ran factory Sierras that year, however he was short on good results. He joined the factory Peugeot squad for 1992 and 1993, without a podium finish. He didn't have a drive in 1994, and returned a year later as an independent driver. Despite occasionally humbling the manufacturer teams (included a then best 3rd overall finish at Snetteron for an independent, and winning the Total sponsored 1997 Independent BTCC Championship in a Graham Hathaway prepared Honda Accord) he never gained a drive with them again, and retired at the end of 1998.
Robb is now running a highly successful driver safety driving program "Ultimate Car Control" with the head office at Crowthorne in Berkshire and regional centres across the county. ([1]
He is now divorced but his only son, Bradley is an up a coming Zip kart driver.
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| Preceded by John Cleland |
British Touring Car Champion 1990 |
Succeeded by Will Hoy |
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