Christopher Marnell

Christopher Marnell (born 04 April 2004) is an Irish racing driver currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship for ADR Motorsport.

Christopher partially funds his racing endeavours through his used car dealerships and Benetton clothing chains across the British Isles. Christopher also runs his own race team, named Team Irish Racing Association, in lower disvisions such as the Subaru Cup.

British Touring Car Championship
In 1996 Marnell would race for ProMotor Sport in their Vauxhall Cavalier and made his debut late on in the season at Knockhill. Chris impressed on debut with 2 podiums (a second and a third). He would complete for the remainder of the '96 season at the team.

He was snapped up by Nissan for the 1997 season, partnered alongside his friend Harry Williams. Chris' best result was second (twice) and he finished the season with four podiums. He would come sixth in points and Nissan would end up second in the manufacturers championship, "winning the 2WD crown", best of the rest behind Audi.

For the 1998 season Christopher would join the factory Renault team, and would partner Lorenzo Turri. Chirs openly admited that he knew he was the second driver, and embraced the role. In his sophmore season, Marnell would see great improvement under Turri's guidance, capturing his first race win at Oulton Park.

Despite the pair winning the Teams' Championship with Renault in 1998, Marnell would leave the team and move back to Vauxhall, and more specifically, the independent class with ADR Motorsport. "It feels like home, even at a different team" was the comment given by Marnell on his questionable move away from a top drive, "I did what I wanted to at Renault, now the pressure is off and I can enjoy racing a bit more." So far in 1999 Marnell has proved all the critics of his move wrong, as he lies third in the championship with two wins to his name.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results
Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded just for first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded)

Complete Subaru Cup results
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)