(1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 61) St Helens, Lancashire, England
British Touring Car Championship
Years active
5
Teams
Demon Tweeks Graham Goode Racing Nissan Janspeed Racing RJN Motorsport
Starts
29
Wins
0
Poles
0
Fastest laps
0
Best finish
9th in 1991
Championship titles
1990
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Production Saloon Car Championship National Saloon Car Championship
Andrew Michael Middlehurst (born 16 July 1962) is a British racing driver. Middlehurst runs a successful Nissan dealership (Middlehurst Nissan) in the North West of England that is famed for its involvement with the Nissan Skyline GT-R, resulting it being officially imported into the country and more recently the Nissan GT-R R35.
After starting his career on motorcycles in Junior Grass track and Speedway, he first raced in cars in 1980 in Formula Ford. After becoming Dunlop Star of Tomorrow Champion in 1982 his early racing included Formula Ford 1600, racing against Ayrton Senna in 1981. Middlehurst went on to rallying in national and international rallies, including the 1984 RAC Rally and Ypres 24 Hours Rally in 1986,[1] in which he took class honours at the wheel of Toyota Corolla GT.
Middlehurst took Class C titles in the BARC Production Saloon Car Championship in both 1988 and 1989 driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI.[2] Middlehurst claimed the overall title in 1990 at the wheel of a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth[2] which led to a drive in the British Touring Car Championship.
Middlehurst driving a Lotus 25 at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
His first full BTCC season came in 1991 for Graham Goode Racing in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. An impressive season which included a podium finish in the final round at Silverstone saw Middlehurst end the season ninth overall in the standings. In 1992 he drove for the factory Nissan team alongside Keith O'dor.
In 1993 he started competing in the National Saloon Car Championship. He won the championship in 1995 and 1996 at the wheel of a Nissan Skyline GT-R and then again in 1997 and 1998 driving a Nissan Primera.[3] He returned to the BTCC in 2000 for two rounds at Oulton Park driving a Nissan Primera in the newly introduced Class B.
Middlehurst now participates in the Historic Formula One Championship and has numerous race victories, including events at Oulton Park[4] and Monaco.[5] He has won the Glover Trophy at the Goodwood Revival a total of seven times between 2011 and 2021 in Jim Clark's 1963 championship-winning Lotus 25. Middlehurst has won on five occasions at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix in races for pre-1966 Grand Prix cars (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024).
^"Andy Middlehurst". EWRC. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ ab"Production Saloon Car Championship – BARC (1972-1995)". Motorsport Winners. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^"Production Saloon Car Championship – MCD/BRDC/BRSCC (1972-2003)". Motorsport Winners. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^"ANDY MIDDLEHURST CLAIMS VICTORY IN HISTORIC GRAND PRIX CARS ASSOCIATION RACE AT OULTON PARK". Motorsportvision. 29 August 2010.
^"Andy races to dream Monaco triumph". St Helens Star. 9 June 2012.
Andrew Michael Middlehurst (born 16 July 1962) is a British racing driver. Middlehurst runs a successful Nissan dealership (Middlehurst Nissan) in the...
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allowing Wood to take third. Race B quickly became a duel between AndyMiddlehurst (Lotus 25) and Joe Colasacco (Ferrari 1512). Both got a good launch...
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also win the second round, held at Thruxton, ahead of works Toyota driver Andy Rouse. Champion manufacturer BMW meanwhile struggled with their new 318iS...
Finance BMW M3. Second place overall was Phil Dowsett who dominated class D. Andy Rouse finished third on points, winning nine races outright of the twelve...
of Cleland, and thus claiming the first Super Touring championship win. Andy Rouse finished third for Toyota, and Steve Soper ended up fourth overall...
hour endurance races increased from one to two. The first race was won by Andy Rouse in his Ford Sierra RS500. He also won the first 1 Hour endurance race...
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in the standings that season. Kieth was partnered in 1992 first by AndyMiddlehurst and then James Weaver, and results were better. O'Dor improved to finish...
system to the super touring regulations in 1991, Goode ran the car for AndyMiddlehurst, and despite having very little money, managed to have a competitive...
in trade with Patriots". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 25, 2016. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (April 24, 2017). "Mike Gillislee lands with Patriots...
return to Giants". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (January 24, 2019). "Chiefs hire Steve Spagnuolo as...
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Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael. "Tom Brady announces he won't re-sign with New England...
Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2020. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (February 3, 2020). "Patrick Mahomes wins Super Bowl...
Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (February 3, 2019). "Tom Brady sets record for most...
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from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (April 3, 2020). "NFL weighs moving 2024 Super Bowl...
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