Max Coates


Max Peter Coates is a British racing driver currently competing in the Clio Cup Championship, also currently competing in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship.

Racing career

After several years of karting, Coates made his car racing debut in 2010, racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship. He spent two years in this series before graduating to the Ginetta GT Supercup for 2012, 2013 and 2014, but his racing programmes have often been stymied by a lack of budget, restricting him to part-seasons and guest appearances, such as a one-off outing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in 2014.
After four rounds of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season, Coates was signed by the Support Our Paras team to drive its second entry for the remainder of the season, alongside Derek Palmer Jr.. He took the seat that was previously occupied by Richard Hawken and Martin Donnelly. However, due a sponsorship problem, he lost his drive following just one round of the championship.
After a successful season in 2018, Coates once again joined Guy Colclough in the DAT Racing TCR-spec SEAT to race in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship season.

Racing record

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races;-
YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920Points
2010PrivateerTHR
1
18		THR
2
17		ROC
1
14		ROC
2
12		BHGP
1
8		BHGP
2
8		OUL
1
9		OUL
2
9		CRO
1
11		CRO
2
14		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
16		SIL
1
11		SIL
2
7		KNO
1
15		KNO
2
7		DON
1
9		DON
2
11		BHI
1
10		BHI
2
6		11th194
2011PrivateerBHI
1
9		BHI
2
4		DON
1
6		DON
2
4		THR
1
3		THR
2
3		OUL
1
17		OUL
2
7		CRO
1
5		CRO
2
9		SNE
1
6		SNE
2
11		KNO
1
10		KNO
2
8		ROC
1
4		ROC
2
13		BHGP
1
3		BHGP
2
6		SIL
1
9		SIL
2
11		6th309

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results

(Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races;-
YearTeamClass123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627Points
2012Redbrick RacingG50BRH
1
15		BRH
2
6		BRH
3
Ret		DON
1
9		DON
2
6		DON
3
8		THR
1
12		THR
2
7		THR
3
6		OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
10		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
Ret		SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
6th272
2012Redbrick RacingG55BRH
1
5		BRH
2
9		BRH
3
16		15th41
2013Century MotorsportG55BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
6		CRO
2
4		CRO
3
3		SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
19th66
2014PrivateerG55BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
13		CRO
2
6		CRO
3
8		SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
20th40

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2015Support Our Paras RacingInfiniti Q50BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
21		CRO
2
27		CRO
3
20		SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
34th0

Complete Renault Clio Cup UK results

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YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPts
2016Ciceley MotorsportBHI
1
6		BHI
2
8		DON
1
4		DON
2
5		THR
1
9		THR
2
10		OUL
1
3		OUL
2
5		CRO
1
2		CRO
2
1		SNE
1
2		SNE
2
5		ROC
1
8		ROC
2
3		SIL
1
5		SIL
2
5		BHGP
1
6		BHGP
2
2		3rd361
2017Ciceley MotorsportBHI
1
6		BHI
2
6		DON
1
1		DON
2
3		THR
1
8		THR
2
Ret<		OUL
1
6		OUL
2
5		CRO
1
6		CRO
2
2		SNE
1
7		SNE
2
2		ROC
1
1		ROC
2
3		SIL
1
9		SIL
2
4		BHGP
1
8		BHGP
2
9		4th360
2018Team PyroBHI
1
5*		BHI
2
1*		DON
1
6		DON
2
6		THR
1
2*		THR
2
3		OUL
1
3		OUL
2
1*		CRO
1
2		CRO
2
1*		SNE
1
11		SNE
2
1*		ROC
1
Ret		ROC
2
3		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
5		BHGP
1
5		BHGP
2
4		3rd309
2019Team HARDBHI
1
1*		BHI
2
1*		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
3		CRO
1
1*		CRO
2
1*		OUL
1
3		OUL
2
1*		SNE
1
6*		SNE
2
1		THR
1
2		THR
2
Ret*		KNO
1
1*		KNO
2'
2		SIL
1
2		SIL
2
11		BRH
1
3		BRH
2
2		2nd357

Complete Britcar results

(Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-
YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516Points
2018DAT RacingSEAT León TCRS4ROC
1		ROC
2		SIL
1		SIL
2		OUL
1		OUL
2		DON
1		DON
2		SNE
1
Ret		SNE
2
3		SIL
1
9		SIL
2
9		BRH
1		BRH
2		9th5th146
2019DAT RacingSEAT León TCR4SIL
1
18		SIL
2
15		SIL
1		SIL
2		BRH
1		BRH
2		DON
1
9		DON
2
9		OUL
1
7		OUL
2
15		SNE
1		SNE
2		OUL
1
5		OUL
2
11		BRH
1		BRH
2		9th3rd180

Complete TCR UK/Touring Car Trophy results

YearTeamCar12345678910Pts
2019DAT RacingSEAT Leon TCROUL
1		OUL
2		DON
1
1		DON
2
1		CRO
1		CRO
2		BHI
1		BHI
2		DON
1		DON
2		8th88