1. Robert Christopher Austin was born on 1 February 1981 and is a British racing driver who formerly competed in the British Touring Car Championship.
21 Facts About Rob Austin
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Rob Austin's career started in British Formula Renault in 1998, where he raced until 1999.
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Rob Austin drove alongside Hunter Abbott although they missed the first event at Oulton Park when Abbott crashed and destroyed the car.
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In 2011, Austin took over the driving duties from David Pinkney in the British Touring Car Championship due to Pinkney's departure from the team after the first round.
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Rob Austin competed in a NGTC specification Audi A4 for his own team.
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Rob Austin took his maiden podium finish in the third race at Rockingham, ending up second behind James Nash.
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Rob Austin completed the season in 16th place with one podium finish and one fastest lap.
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Rob Austin Racing signed Mark Hazell to drive the team's Audi A4 for the start of the 2012 season, but Austin was the only entry for the season opener at Brands Hatch Indy.
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Rob Austin finished eighth in the first race of the season and finished fifth in the following two races.
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Rob Austin sat out the meeting at Oulton Park while series debutant and 2009 Euroseries 3000 champion Will Bratt was the team's sole entrant at the Cheshire venue.
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Rob Austin returned to the car for the next race at Croft, taking his second podium finish in race two.
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Rob Austin was unable to find the budget to race at Knockhill, forcing him to miss the event but he returned to the car at Rockingham.
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Rob Austin was disqualified from the third race at Silverstone after colliding with Daniel Welch on lap three while fighting for second place.
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Rob Austin secured a title sponsor for the season finale at Brands Hatch, his car would carry a special NASCAR inspired livery for Wix Filters.
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Rob Austin confirmed his return in 2013 with the team running under the WIX Filters banner.
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Rob Austin led early on in the first race of the season at Brands Hatch, he was then passed by Jason Plato and eventually finished third behind Andrew Jordan.
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Rob Austin retired from the following two races, in race three he was collected by Dave Newsham who had spun and Austin had a high speed collision with the barriers before coming to a rest in the middle of the track.
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Rob Austin took his first pole position in the BTCC at the Knockhill round.
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Rob Austin took his first outright win at the next event at Rockingham; he took victory in race two ahead of Gordon Shedden.
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In March 2014 Hunter Abbott signed for Rob Austin Racing to run in a second Audi A4 in the 2014 season under the AlcoSense Racing Banner.
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Rob Austin appeared in the Ron Howard film Rush, portraying Brett Lunger and driving his Surtees TS19, which is owned by his father for racing in historic events.