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| Steven Kane | |
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 Kane at theSilverstone round of the2014 Blancpain Endurance Series season. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1980-06-05)5 June 1980 (age 45) |
| Blancpain Endurance Series,Avon Tyres British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | M-Sport Bentley |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st – Silverstone in2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–12 2008,2010 2009 2007 2007 2006 2004 2003,2005 2002 2001 2000 | American Le Mans Series BTCC Belgian Touring Cars – S1 Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup GB Formula Renault 3.5 Series Spanish Formula Three British Formula 3 Formula Renault UK British JuniorFormula Ford IrishFormula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 | British JuniorFormula Ford |
| Awards | |
| 2001 | McLaren Autosport Award |
Steven Colin Kane (born 5 June 1980) is a British racing driver who currently competes in theBlancpain Endurance Series andAvon Tyres British GT Championship for M-Sport Bentley driving a Bentley Continental GT3.
Kane, who was born inNewtownards,County Down, Northern Ireland, and grow up inBallynahinch, was votedMcLarenAutosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 (earning a test with the McLarenFormula One team), after winning the JuniorFormula FordZetec championship by taking 8 wins and 4 runners-up spots in 12 races. From 2003 to 2005 he competed inFormula Three; finishing as runner-up in the Scholarship class (for year-old cars) of the 2003British Formula 3 Championship, finishing 3rd overall in Spain in 2004, and in 2005 he was 9th in the main British F3 championship. That year he took 3 poles and a win, despite the deal only coming together a day before the season began. At the end of 2005 he became the first driver ever to race aLola at theMacau Formula Three race.[1] He then raced in theFormula Renault 3.5 Series, with a best result of 2nd.
For 2007 he moved into thePorsche Carrera Cup GB, finishing 3rd overall and fighting for the title until the final round,[2] with a series-high seven wins, including pole position atThruxton.[3]
In 2008, he competed in the BTCC, driving aBMW for theMotorbase Performance team.[4] He started the year strongly, finishing 8th on his debut[5] and later taking a 6th place atRockingham Motor Speedway[6] after a tough weekend.[7] AtCroft he ran 4th for a while, but dropped out with an electrical problem on the final lap.[8] His first podium finish came at the next meeting atSnetterton.[9] At the next meeting atOulton Park, he qualified 15th before advancing to 9th in race 1, and from 9th on the grid to 4th in race 2, before being eliminated from race 3 after a first-lap hit fromTom Chilton.
He did not return to the BTCC for 2009. He is the series test driver for the newFIA Formula Two Championship, and co-commentator alongside Martin Haven on Eurosport2's coverage of the championship.
On 26 September 2009, he was a guest driver in theKumho BMW Championship atOulton Park. He qualified first in both qualifying sessions, and won both races. He was later punished with two points on his racing license after he was deemed by the stewards to have taken out another competitor on purpose.[10]
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Kane returned to the BTCC with theAirwaves BMW team for the 2010 season, partneringMat Jackson. Kane won his first BTCC race atThruxton on 4 April 2010 when he completed a one-two for Airwaves BMW in race three.[11] He finished sixth overall at the end of the 2010 season with 169 points.
On 15 June 2011, it was announced that Kane would pilot aLola-Mazda prototype forDyson Racing in theAmerican Le Mans Series, partnering with Humaid al-Masaood.[12] He and al-Masaood finished 3rd overall (and 3rd in the LMP1 class) in each of their first two ALMS events atLime Rock Park andMosport. Kane and al-Masaood claimed their first overall victory at the inauguralBaltimore Grand Prix.
For 2012, Kane will race with Humaid al-Masaood in the Oryx Racing's Audi R8 GRAND-AM program in theRolex Sports Car Series.[13] In addition to this, Kane will also compete at the12 Hours of Sebring with theDyson Racing team.[14]
Kane switched from racing in North America to Europe in 2013, joining JRM Racing to campaign aNissan GT-R in the Blancpain Endurance Series alongsidePeter Dumbreck andLucas Luhr.[15] Kane and Dumbreck finished eighth in the series' Pro Cup standings.
Kane has joinedM-Sport for 2014, driving aBentley Continental GT3 alongside Humaid Al Masaood in theBritish GT Championship,[16] and withGuy Smith andAndy Meyrick in theBlancpain Endurance Series, after scoring a 4th place with the team at the 2013 Abu Dhabi Gulf 12 Hours.[17]
2014 started brightly for Kane as he and his team mates Guy Smith and Andy Meyrick took a fourth place at Monza in April, followed by a home win at Silverstone in late May. A further victory came at the end of June at Paul Ricard which ultimately ensured a runners-up position in the final Blancpain Endurance Series standings.
For 2015 Kane stays with Bentley. His season started well with fourth-place finishes at both the Bathurst 12 Hours in February and the opening Monza Blancpain race in April.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Epsilon Euskadi | ZOL 1 22 | ZOL 2 4 | MON 1 16 | IST 1 20 | IST 2 18 | MIS 1 14 | MIS 2 18 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 10 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 20 | DON 1 15 | DON 2 17 | LMS 1 21 | LMS 2 10 | CAT 1 12 | CAT 2 8 | 20th | 15 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | HISAQ Competition | BHR1 | BHR2 | ESP | MON | FRA | GBR 15 | GER | HUN | TUR | BEL | ITA | NC† | 0† |
† Guest driver – Not eligible for points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Motorbase Performance | BMW 320si | BRH 1 8 | BRH 2 Ret | BRH 3 DNS | ROC 1 10 | ROC 2 10 | ROC 3 13 | DON 1 6 | DON 2 12 | DON 3 16 | THR 1 12 | THR 2 13 | THR 3 9 | CRO 1 7 | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 Ret | SNE 1 8 | SNE 2 6 | SNE 3 2 | OUL 1 9 | OUL 2 4 | OUL 3 Ret | KNO 1 12 | KNO 2 14 | KNO 3 9 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 5 | SIL 3 12 | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 5 | BRH 3 2 | 11th | 86 |
| 2010 | Airwaves BMW | BMW 320si | THR 1 NC | THR 2 8 | THR 3 1* | ROC 1 5 | ROC 2 3 | ROC 3 3 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 7 | BRH 3 3 | OUL 1 6 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 2 | CRO 1 11 | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 3 | SNE 1 7 | SNE 2 4 | SNE 3 6 | SIL 1 9 | SIL 2 8 | SIL 3 7 | KNO 1 3 | KNO 2 5 | KNO 3 Ret | DON 1 6 | DON 2 6 | DON 3 4 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 6 | BRH 3 2 | 6th | 169 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2001 | Succeeded by |