Tim Harvey
BTCC record
Nationality
Teams	Rover, Ford BMW, Renault, Peugeot, JSM Team Halfords Volvo
Drivers championships	1
Wins	16
Podium finishes
Poles	-
Fastest laps	-
Debut season	1987
First win	1990
Best championship position	1st (1992)
Final season (2002) position	10th (43 points)
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Tim Harvey (born November 20, 1961 in Farnborough, London) is a racing driver from England. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992 driving a BMW 318 coupe, run by Vic Lee Motorsport. He won 6 races, with one pole position. He also finished 3rd in 1990, 4th in 1991, and 5th in 1995. Image File history File links Tim_harvey. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... For the automobile brand, see Rover (car) For the parent company, see the more general and indepth article at MG Rover Group For the British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles brand, see Land Rover For the Japanese lawnmower, see Rover (lawnmower) For extraterrestrial vehicles, see Lunar Rover, Mars Rover For... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ... Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Vic Lee Racing (VLR) formerly Vic Lee Motorsport (VLM) was an UK auto racing team, most famous for running BMWs and Peugeots in the British Touring Car Championship, and most infamous for the drug-related convictions of its owner Vic Lee. ... Volvo Cars is the car maker using the brand Volvo. ... The title of BTCC champion is awarded to the driver who scores the most points overall in a British Touring Car Championship season. ... The 2002 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 45th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Farnborough is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... Media:rofl. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tim has also been a prolific winner in sports cars. Twice British Sports Car Champion in 1989 and 1990, winning at his first attempt, he has also contested Le Mans 4 times, winning his class in 1987. He is a double winner of the Oulton Park Gold Cup in 2000 and 2001 joining previous winners Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and many others. Recently Tim has made sporadic albeit successful outings in the British GT championship, winning alongside various drivers in 2004/5.

A distinguished career in international motorsport has given Tim a deep seated knowledge of the business and substantial reserves of experience. A factory driver for Spice in the halcyon days of the World Sports car Championship saw Tim battling the Jaguars and Mercedes Benz during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Tim has also been a Touring car winner internationally, winning the Macau Grand Prix street race in 1989 and the Wellington International in 1994. He has successfully raced in Japan, Australia, South Africa and all over Europe.

2 further BTCC seasons followed, Tim finishing 8th in 2001 and 10th in 2002 before scaling down his racing and pursuing a career in the media. In 2007, Harvey will continue his commentating for ITV and MotorsTV on the BTCC as well as driving the new 997 Porsche GT3 in the British Carrera Cup. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... Dr. Ing. ...

Aside from his racing, Tim combines his commentary and presenting work for ITV and Motors TV with various other motorsport roles, including acting as driver coach for many up and coming young British drivers.

He currently resides in Bicester, Oxfordshire with his wife Ruth. He also has a son Jamie currently studying at Oxford University. Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪste/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

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External links

• Tim Harvey Racing