Darren Turner is one of the UK's most successful and experienced racing drivers. He has competed and excelled in almost every four-wheel racing category, most notably taking two GT1 class victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours. As an Official Works Driver for Aston Martin Racing, he raced an Aston Martin DBR9 in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship and competed in selected races in Aston Martin's LMP1 car. He also made his V8 Supercar debut in 2011 with the Holden Racing Team.
In addition to his busy race programme, Darren runs Base Performance Simulators (BPS), a company that provides driver simulator packages. The company runs state-of-the-art, constantly upgraded simulators from its base in Banbury, just 20 minutes from Silverstone.
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Ready for battle royale at Le Mans
Pole position for DT at Laguna
Darren Turner’s last lap during Friday’s qualifying session at Laguna Seca in California was one of those magical moments when everything goes right. The British racer put the #007 Aston Martin Vantage GTE on pole position for the third round of the American Le Mans Series, prompting speculation of a revival of the old Corvette vs. Aston battle at La Sarthe next month. The Aston Martin Racing team improved steadily throughout the three practice sessions at Laguna and topped the timesheets…
DT looks to Laguna
...after leading at Spa
After taking the Aston Martin Vantage GTE into the class lead at the start of today’s Spa 6 Hours, Darren Turner ultimately had to retire due to a gearbox problem. It wasn’t a fitting end to a weekend that had seen the AMR team make good progress with the new car. “We were happy with the car in the dry sessions prior to race day,” said Darren. “We did a lot of work on the balance as Spa is different to Long Beach and Sebring in its characteristics and configuration.…
Successful dress rehearsal for Turner
DT returns to the Nordschleife
Darren Turner and his teammates took a brilliant 12th place overall from a grid of over 200 cars in yesterday’s VLN race at the Nordschleife, completing a successful dress rehearsal for the Nürburgring 24 Hours, which gets underway in just three weeks’ time. Reunited with his ex-FIA GT1 team, Young Driver AMR, Darren raced the No.37 V12 Vantage GT3 along with Tomas Enge, Stefan Mücke and Nürburgring specialist Oliver Mathai. Darren took part in his first Nürburgring…
Turner and Fernandez storm to fifth at Long Beach
Great drive from the back of the grid
Darren Turner and his Aston Martin Racing team-mate Adrian Fernandez stormed to fifth in class in yesterday’s American Le Mans Series race at Long Beach. The Californian sunshine was nowhere to be seen on Friday and Saturday, in fact the conditions got so bad that qualifying was abandoned. Turner though would have been happy to continue. “I was in second place when they pulled qualifying so, as we aren’t a regular ALMS entrant, we got placed right at the back of the GT class on…
Targets surpassed at Sebring
Podium finish for Turner
There were smiles all round at Aston Martin Racing last night when Darren Turner, Stefan Mucke and Adrian Fernandez brought the new Vantage GTE home to a podium finish in the Sebring 12 Hours. Darren started the race from ninth place on the combined FIA World Endurance Championship and American Le Mans Series grid. With over 60 cars taking the rolling start the chances of trouble were higher than normal. “I got a very good start,” said Darren. “The Porsche in eighth and the…
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DT takes on the world!
Darren Turner will race the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year, alongside Stefan Mucke and Adrian Fernandez. The new championship will take the Aston Martin Racing team from Sebring to Spa and then onto the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. After the ‘home’ race at Silverstone in August the championship goes global with races in Brazil, Bahrain, Japan and China. Turner is the longest-standing works driver at Aston Martin Racing and was in fact…
Darren at Autosport International
DT to appear at the Autosport Show
Darren will be at Autosport International next weekend (14-15 January) so if you're going along to the show look out for appearances from DT on the Autosport stage, the karting stage, the F1 Racing stage and the Live Action Arena!
Turner's Bollywood night!
DT collects FIA GT1 trophy in New Delhi
Darren Turner has just returned from a whistle-stop trip to the FIA Gala in New Delhi where he collected the trophy for the runner-up spot in the FIA GT1 World Championship. The prize-giving gala honours the efforts of all the top finishers in FIA-sanctioned championships, from Formula One, World Rally, WTCC, right through the categories. “It was good to be involved in such a prestigious event and receive recognition at the FIA Gala,” said Darren. “Reflecting on our year in GT1…
