Difference between revisions of "Mark Stanton"

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Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	WDC	Points
2009	Evans Blue Racing	EBR-09	Cosworth	AUS Ret	CHN 3																			10th	19
	R4 Engineering	R4-09	Renault			JAP 7
	Constant Racing	CR-SL09	Renault				FRA 7	IRL Ret	MON 9	GBR Ret	CZE	BAH 4	RSA Ret	CAN	MEX	BRA Ret	ITA	ESP	BEL	NED Ret	SIN 5
2010	Constant Racing	CR-SL10	Renault	AUS Ret	CHN Ret	JAP 7	UAE Ret	HUN 8	MON 12	GBR 6	POR Ret	BAH 8	TUR 7	CAN 3	MEX Ret	BRA 8	ARG Ret	ESP	ITA Ret	BEL	NED	SIN Ret		10th	32
2011	Constant Racing	CR-SL11	Renault	AUS Ret	UAE 8	JAP 10	CHN 5	RSA 11	AUT 9	FRA Ret	MON 9	GBR 9	BAH 16	SMR Ret	TUR Ret	MEX Ret	CAN Ret	BRA 6	ITA Ret	ESP 6	BEL 9	NED 7	SIN 14	13th	32
2012	Constant Racing	CR-SL12	Volkswagen	AUS 11	CHN 13	UAE 8	HUN 12	ESP Ret	MON 9	CAN 14	KOR 13	TUR 14	GBR 10	ITA Ret	BEL Ret	NED 14	GER Ret	USA Ret	BRA 12	JAP 10	SIN Ret			18th	7
2013	Constant Racing	CR-SL13	N/A	AUS -	MAL -	AUT -	HUN -	ESP -	MON -	CAN -	KOR -	TUR -	GBR -	ITA -	BEL -	FRA -	GER -	USA -	UAE -	JAP -	BRA -			-	-

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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-{{Infobox SL-SC driver |
-| Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Stanton |
-| Logo            = [[File:Mark stanton.png|250px]]|
-| Nationality     = {{flagicon|UK}} British |
-| Years           = [[2009 Superleague season|2009]]-[[2012 Superleague season|2012]] |
-| Team(s)         = [[Constant Racing]]<br>[[R4 Engineering]]<br>[[Evans Blue Racing]]|
-| Races           = 66 |
-| Championships   = 0 |
-| Wins            = 0 |
-| Podiums         = 2 |
-| Poles           = 0 |
-| Fastest laps    = 1 |
-| First race      = [[2009 Australian Grand Prix]] |
-| SCYears           = [[2010 Supercup season|2010]]-[[2011 Supercup season|2011]]|
-| SCTeam(s)         = [[Red 5 Racing]]<br>[[Constant Racing]]|
-| SCRaces           = 10 |
-| SCChampionships   = 0 |
-| SCWins            = 1 |
-| SCPodiums         = 3 |
-| SCPoles           = 0 |
-| SCFastest laps    = 0 |
-| SCFirst race      = [[2010 Supercup Chinese Grand Prix]] |
-| SCFirst win       = |
-| SCLast win        = |
-| SCLast race       = |
-| SCLast season     = |
-}}
-'''Mark Stanton''' (born 6 July 1989) is an English sim-racing driver. Stanton has competed in the [[GPVWC]] since 2009 and is Co-owner and Lead driver for [[Constant Racing]]. Stanton has competed in the GPVWC [[Superleague]] achieving two podium finishes and one fastest lap, the [[Supercup]] series, and both sub series the Megane Trophy and [[Masters Series]].
-==Starting Out==
-Stanton had an interest in motorsports from a young age and began pc based sim racing on the Codemasters BTCC game [[TOCA Touring Cars]] with his older brother [[David Stanton]]. Stanton would drive using the keyboard until in 1997 when he began to race using the Microsoft ForceFeedback wheel on the highly realistic, critically acclaimed [[Grand Prix Legends]], a simulator based on the 1967 Formula 1 season.
-Over the years he moved onto console based simulators such as [[Gran Turismo]] and [[Forza Motorsports]], the former of which he played upon first meeting his friend and fellow [[Constant Racing]] Co-owner [[Joe Consiglio]] in 2006. Stanton lost the races.
-Some of Stanton's first experiences of online, pc based sim racing was on the independantly developed [[Live For Speed]], where he focused more on drifting intead of circuit racing.
-==GPVWC Superleague==
-====2009====
-[[File:1.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Stanton driving the CL-SL09 during Constant Racing debut at the [[2009 French Grand Prix]].]]
-In late 2008, Stanton was introduced to [[GPVWC]] and rFactor by Consiglio, this lead to Stanton starting his online sim racing career. After a preseason test shortly before the start of the [[2009 Superleague season]], Stanton acquired a test driver position at [[Evans Blue Racing]], standing in for [[Jyri Lylykorpi]].
-At his first race in the [[2009 Australian Grand Prix]] Stanton showed a promising start, working his way up to 6th place, before a heavy crash at turns 10 and 11. At the following race however, he redeemed himself with a podium finish, taking 3rd place behind Joe Consiglio (Winner) and [[Mark Wicks]] (2nd). For the third race in [[2009 Japanese Grand Prix|Suzuka, Japan]], Lylykorpi had returned and Stanton was left without his seat, but with a desire to race. He spoke to league Administrator [[William Ponissi]] and it was agreed that Stanton could race in the clearly abscent [[R4 Engineering]] car.
-Following Suzuka, the R4 Engineering team was withdrawn from the series, which opened the doors for Stanton and Consiglio to create [[Constant Racing]], an idea they had discussed months earlier. The new team acquired R4's Renault engines, Stanton designed the striking red and white livery and, joined by American [[Ryan McConkey]], they debuted at the [[2009 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] in Charade.
-Stanton competed in 9 races for his new team in the 2009, handing his seat to Italian driver [[William Ponissi]] at the [[2009 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]].
-====2010====
-[[File:CR Release 1.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Official CR-SL10 Release image.]]
-Stanton returned in the 2010 season with the new CR-SL10, retaining the Renault engine for a second year. After a rough start to the season, filled with Accidents, Disconnections and computer issues, Stanton went on to achieve 10th in the final Drivers standings. Stanton was joined for the entire season by team-mate and league administrator William Ponissi and the pair competed for points throughout the season, with Ponissi finishing only a handful of points behind Stanton. During the 2010 season, Stanton invested in a Logitech G25 steering wheel, which he has set to an unusually high 720 degrees of rotation.
-Leading up to the season start, Stanton spent a lot of time designing the new livery. The final design was adapted through a number of changes before all 3 members of the team (Stanton, Ponissi and Consiglio) agreed that it was finished. Stanton has also designed liveries, logo's and helmets for a many teams and drivers in the league, most notably [[Red Archer]], whose car Stanton has designed both years since they were founded in 2010.
-The 2010 season also saw Stanton drive a few select races in the Supercup series, as well as the Masters touring car series in which he regularly fought for podium positions along side his brother in the second Constant Racing BMW 320i
-====2011====
-[[File:Constant2.png|thumb|right|220px|Official CR-SL11 Release image.]]
-The [[2011 Superleague season]] was a tough year for Stanton due to increased pace from the competition, lacking development work, unstable line up and general bad luck. Early season results showed promise after Stanton missed out on pole position at the [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]] by just 0.039 seconds to Jason Muscat. Stanton eventually finished fifth in the race, which stood as his best qualifying and race result of the season, while also achieving his first Grand Prix Fastest Lap.
-After a steady string of points, Stanton began to suffer from disconnections and accidents, and in the second half of the year he was plagued by 5 retirements in 6 races in a mix of disconnects, accidents and a gearbox failure. These retirements included Canada and Italy, where Stanton has had good results in races and tests in the past (3rd place in 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, Top 5 in 2 Monza test sessions).
-Stanton scored some valuable points in the last quarter of the season, bringing his final points position to 12th with 32 points. Although this is his worst points finishing position, he equaled his most points in a season.
-==Master Series==
-====2009====
-During the summer break in 2009, the [[Masters Series]] was introduced. This side series featured BMW 320i touring cars and proved popular among drivers for it's close racing and mixed results due to it's 2 race, reversed starting grid format. Stanton Entered [[Constant Racing]] into the series and was joined by Bayes and co-owner Consiglio, who at the time was unsure about racing touring cars. Bayes stayed with the team until Round 5, when he left the series. He was replaced by Stanton's brother [[David Stanton|David]]. The team ultimately finished 2nd in the Constructors championship behind the dominant [[MMC Racing]]. Stanton finished 5th in the drivers championship and was the only driver to compete in all 18 races.
-==Racing Career Results==
 ===Superleague===
 ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''18th'''
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''7'''
-|}
-{{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
-===Supercup===
-([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
-{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
-! Year
-! Team
-! Chassis
-! Engine
-! 1
-! 2
-! 3
-! 4
-! 5
-! 6
-! 7
-! 8
-! 9
-! 10
-! 11
-! 12
-! 13
-! 14
-! 15
-! 16
-! 17
-! 18
-! 19
-! 20
-! WDC
-! Points
 |-
-|[[2010 Supercup season|2010]]
+|[[2012 Superleague season|2013]]
 ! [[Constant Racing]]
-|'''?'''
+|'''CR-SL13'''
-|'''Toyota'''
+|'''N/A'''
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUS
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CHN
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|MAL
-<small>6</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|UAE
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUT
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HUN
-<small>4</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON
-<small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|GBR
-<small>3</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|POR
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|BAH
-<small>3</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|TUR
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CAN
-<small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MEX
-<small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BRA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ARG
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|HUN
 <small>-</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ESP
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|ITA
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|MON
-<small>1</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BEL
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|NED
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|CAN
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SIN
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|KOR
-<small>Ret</small>
-|
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''6th'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''58'''
-|-
-|[[2011 Supercup season|2011]]
-! [[Red 5 Racing]]
-|'''?'''
-|'''Renault'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUS
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|UAE
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|TUR
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|GBR
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|CHN
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ITA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|RSA
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BEL
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUT
 <small>-</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|FRA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|MON
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|GER
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|USA
-<small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BAH
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|SMR
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|UAE
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|TUR
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|MEX
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|CAN
 <small>-</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BRA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ITA
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|
-<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ESP
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''-'''
-<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''-'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BEL
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|NED
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|SIN
-<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''NC'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''0'''
 |}
 {{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
-[[Category:Drivers|Stanton, Mark]]
-[[Category:Managers|Stanton]]
-[[Category:Team owners|Stanton]]