Kevin Gleason (born 7 April 1987) is an American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. He made his debut in 2015.
| Kevin Gleason | |
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| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 7 April 1987 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | WestCoast Racing |
| Car number | 24 |
| Starts | 32 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2012-13 2011-14 2010 | GT Asia Series Pirelli World Challenge Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup |
Racing career
Gleason began his career in 2010 in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, ending 6th in the standings. He switched to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in 2011, he won one race and finished 8th in the championship standings that year. He stayed in the championship for 3 more years. In 2012 and 2013 he had one-off appearances in the Pirelli World Challenge.[1] In February 2015, it was announced that Gleason would make his TCR International Series debut with WestCoast Racing driving a Honda Civic TCR.[2] Gleason took his first pole position in Sepang and his second at Salzburgring, where he also took his first victory.[3][4][5] Gleason added a second victory during Race 1 at Marina Bay.
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | DC | Points |
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| 2015 | WestCoast Racing | Honda Civic TCR | SEP 1 6 | SEP 2 7 | SHA 1 3 | SHA 2 6 | VAL 1 11 | VAL 2 4 | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 2 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 Ret | SAL 1 1 | SAL 2 6 | SOC 1 8 | SOC 2 6 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 5 | MRN 1 1 | MRN 2 5 | CHA 1 4 | CHA 2 18† | MAC 1 7 | MAC 2 Ret | 5th | 226 |
| 2016 | WestCoast Racing | Honda Civic TCR | BHR 1 Ret | BHR 2 13† | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 12 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 8 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SOC 1 | SOC 2 | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | MRN 1 8 | MRN 2 10 | SEP 1 8 | SEP 2 1 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 13th | 46 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2017 | RC Motorsport | Lada Vesta WTCC | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | ITA 1 9 | ITA 2 13 | HUN 1 12 | HUN 2 12 | GER 1 12 | GER 2 11 | POR 1 Ret | POR 2 12 | ARG 1 11 | ARG 2 13 | CHN 1 5 | CHN 2 7‡ | JPN 1 6 | JPN 2 8 | MAC 1 10 | MAC 2 8 | QAT 1 3 | QAT 2 14 | 13th | 47.5 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References
External links
- Official website
- Kevin Gleason career summary at DriverDB.com