Hales distinguishes himself by having raced or tested almost every type of racing car ever built, ranging from NASCAR and Formula One, through to Touring Cars and rare classic machines.
Some of the most prominent of which belonging to Nick Mason’s Ten Tenths Collection, including the Ferrari GTO valued at £5,000,000 that he drove to victory at Le Mans.
2011 | |||
Donington England |
BMW Compact Cup | Won Outright | |
Pole position and outright victory | |||
Rockingham England |
Britcar 3-Hour GT Race | Standard MX5 Road Car | Last |
Mazda UK promotional event sharing with former Grand Prix driver Mike WIlds. Standard MX5 road car fitted with slick tyres. Qualified last, finished last |
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Donington England |
Britcar 3-Hour GT Race | Standard MX5 Road Car | Last |
Mazda UK promotional event sharing with former Grand Prix driver Mike WIlds. Standard MX5 road car fitted with slick tyres. Qualified last, finished last |
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Silverstone England |
Gentlemen Drivers 60-minute race | Marcos-Volvo | Retired |
Qualified class pole, retired in race | |||
Snetterton England |
Autosport 3-Hours Race | Crossle-BMW Sports | Third |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Qualified fifth, finished third |
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Goodwood England |
Revival, TT Celebration, One-Hour Race | Ferrari GTO | 2nd Overall |
Sharing with Martin Brundle. Second overall |
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Spa Belgium |
Six Hours Race | TVR Griffith 400 | 4th Overall |
Sharing with Jon Shipman | |||
Spa Belgium |
Masters Series Gentlemen Drivers 90 minute race | TVR Griffith 400 | 3rd Overall |
Sharing with Jon Shipman | |||
Snetterton England |
Mazda Racing Series 12-hour endurance | Mazda GB MX5 | 2nd Overall |
2010 | |||
Venue | Event | Vehicle | Result |
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Assen Holland |
Dutch Historic GT Race, 60 minutes | TVR Griffith 400 | 2nd Overall |
Second overall, class victory | |||
Assen Holland |
Masters Gentelemen Drivers 90 minutes | TVR Griffith 400 | Won outright |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Pole position and outright victory |
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Donington England |
Masters Series Saloons, one-hour race | Ford Mustang | Second |
Sharing with former Touring Car driver Patrick Watts. Held lead handed over by Watts, finished second after clash with another Mustang. |
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Silverstone England |
HSCC Sports cars, one-hour race | Lola 210-Ford | Class Win |
Sharing with Chris Fox. 2-litre Class Win |
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Croft England |
Chevron GR8 Challenge - Race 1 | Chevron GR8 | Won Outright |
Pole position, outright victory | |||
Croft England |
Chevron GR8 Challenge - Race 2 | Chevron GR8 | Second |
Snetterton England |
Autosport 3-Hours Race | Crossle-BMW sports | Fifth |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Pole position, fifth overall |
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Silverstone England |
Masters Saloons - 4th Race | Ford Falcon Sprint | Second |
Silverstone England |
Masters Saloons - 9th Race | Ford Falcon Sprint | First |
Donington England |
Masters Gentleman Drivers 2-Hours Race | TVR Griffith 400 | Third |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Third overall |
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Goodwood England |
Revival, TT Celebration one hour | Ferrari GTO | Fifth |
Sharing with Martin Brundle. Fifth overall |
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2009 | |||
Malta Malta |
Annual seafront sprint | Jaguar E-type standard road car | 2nd Overall |
Silverstone England |
Guards Trophy 90-minute sports car race | Crossle-BMW Sports | Won outright |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Pole position and outright victory |
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Snetterton England |
Autosport 3-hours race | Crossle-BMW Sports | Retired |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Pole position, retired with rear hub failure while second. |
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Goodwood England |
Revival TT Celebration, 1hr race/td> | Ferrari GTO | Retired |
Sharing with Marino Franchitti. Retired with engine problems. |
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Spa Belgium |
Six Hours Race | TVR Griffith 400 | Retired |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. | |||
Portimao Portugal |
Masters Series 90 minutes Gentlemen Drivers Race | TVR Griffith 400 | Retired |
Sharing with Jon Shipman. Pole position, retired with brake failure. |
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Portimao Portugal |
Masters Series Sports Car Race 2x30 minutes | Class Victory | |
2008 | |||
Snetterton England |
Autosport 3 hr Endurance | Crossle-BMW | Classified 6th |
Second on Grid. Led for 1½ hrs. Retired with a broken stub axle 5 minutes from the end with a 15 second lead |
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Donington England |
Masters Series, 1hr Gentlemen Drivers | TVR Griffith 400 V8 | Won outright |
Second on Grid | |||
Jarama Spain |
VdeV Series, 8hr | Crossle-BMW | Retired |
Took lead after half an hour, held it until handover. Car retired with broken transmission after 2½ hours |
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2007 | |||
Spa-Francorchamps Belgium |
Spa 6 hr Historic Endurance Race | TVR Griffith 400 | Retired |
Qualified 6th out of 91 cars. Retired with engine problems | |||
Goodwood England |
St Mary's Trophy | Alfa Romeo GTA Saloon | 6th overall |
Qualified 3rd in "2-litre class". Finished first in class, 6th overall | |||
Richmond Trophy | Maserati 250F Grand Prix car | Finished 7th | |
Qualified 3rd, finished 7th with a misfiring engine | |||
Sussex Trophy | Costin Lister-Jaguar | Retired | |
Qualified 2nd, retired with overheating engine | |||
Spa-Francorchamps Belgium |
VdeV 4hr Historic Endurance Series | Alfa Romeo GTA Saloon | 6th overall |
Qualified 3rd in "2-litre class". Finished first in class, 6th overall | |||
Silverstone England |
Masters Series 1hr Endurance Race | Gordini 23S 2.3 litre sports car | Won class |
Qualified 3rd in "2-litre class". Finished first in class, 6th overall | |||
Dijon France |
VdeV Historic Endurance Serices, 6hr | Crossle-BMW 2-litre sports prototype | Finished 2nd |
Qualified 4th, finished 2nd | |||
Oulton Park England |
Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup ½hr | Seat Leon turbo saloon | Retired |
Qualified class pole, retired with overheating engine | |||
Donington England |
Masters Series, Sports Racing Masters 1hr | Attilla-Chevrolet sports racing car | Won outright |
Qualified 2nd, won outright | |||
Jarama Spain |
VdeV Historic Endurance Series 8hr | Crossle-BMW 2-litre prototype | 2nd overall |
Qualified 4th, finished 2nd overall | |||
2006 | |||
Goodwood | Brooklands Trophy | Bugatti Type 35B | 1st overall |
Dijon | 6hr Race | Crossle-BMW | 1st overall |
Le Mans | Le Mans Classic | Ferrari 512BB | |
Silverstone | Maserati Trofeo V8 | ||
Sharing with Rally Champion, Jean-Claude Andruet | |||
Sepang Malaysia |
Jaguar E-type | 1st overall | |
Dijon | Sports Car Masters | Crossle-BMW | 2nd overall |
Dijon | VdeV 6hr European Endurance Race | Crossle-BMW | 2nd overall |
Spa | VdeV 4hr European Endurance Race | Crossle-BMW | 3rd overall |
From 54th to 3rd overall and 1st in class | |||
Magny Cours | VdeV 12hr European Endurance Race | Crossle-BMW | 2nd overall |
2005 | |||
Various | VdeV European Endurance Races | Various | Class wins |
Donington | See Red Festival | 250F Maserati Grand Prix Car | 1st overall |
2004 | |||
Goodwood | RAC TT Celebration | Grifo Bizzarini A3/C | |
Sharing with Richard Attwood, achieved victory for a record third time | |||
Spa | Six Hours Race | 1600cc Crossle-Ford Sports racer | Outright victory |
Castle Combe | Top Hat 1hr | Crossle-Ford | Outright victory |
VdeV 6hr Endurance Series | Crossle-BMW | Outright victory | |
Dijon | VdeV Series | Crossle-Ford | 2nd overall |
Le Mans | Legends Race | 512S Ferrari | Retired |
Led until retirement | |||
2002 - 2003 | |||
Goodwood | RAC TT | Grifo Bizzarini A3/C | Victory |
Sharing with Richard Attwood, victory for the second time | |||
Le Mans | Le Mans Classic | Ferrari GTO | Victory |
Alfa T33/3 | Victory | ||
Silverstone | Lamborghini Supertrophy | Diablo | Victory |
Sharing with Tiff Needell | |||
Various | Several class wins in Historic racing throughout Europe | ||
2000-2001 | |||
Various | Historic racing throughout Europe, Alfa GTA, Ford Anglia, GRD Group 6 and more | ||
1999 | |||
Goodwood | RAC TT 1hr Celebration | Lightweight E-Type | Victory |
Sharing with Nigel Corner | |||
1997 - 1998 | |||
Goodwood | RAC TT | Grifo Bizzarini A3/C | Victory |
Various | UK and International FIA GT Championships, driving Marcos and Morgan GTs | ||
Various | Class wins in historic races in UK and Europe driving a Maserati 250F and Birdcage, Bugatti Type 35, Ferrari GTO etc, sharing with Nick Mason | ||
1996 | |||
Various | British National GT Championship. Works driver for the official TVR Cerbera GT team Pirelli Porsche Cup, Carrera | ||
1995 | |||
Various | British National GT Series. Works driver for TVR driving a Cerbera. Class wins Pirelli Porsche Cup, Carrera 2. Wins at Oulton and Snetterton. Several class titles | ||
1993 - 1994 | |||
Various | TVR Tuscan Challenge. Winner of 1993 and 1994 Challenges - the first competitor to take the title twice. Total of 19 victories | ||
1992 | |||
Various | Porsche 968CS, driving for Porsche GB | ||
1990 | |||
Various | British Touring Cars, Mitsubishi Starion, Lancer and Galant with John Maguire Racing, supported by Colt Cars | ||
1988 - 1989 | |||
Various | Production Saloon cars, Champion Class A, Sierra Cosworth, Uniroyal Tyres series, Champion Class A, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, Total 16 victories, including 1988 Willhisre 25hr race, sharing with Swedish F1 driver and Abba drummer, Slim Borgudd | ||
1988 | |||
Various | British Saloon Car Championship, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Supra turbo for Toyota GB | ||
1987 | |||
Various | British Saloon Car Championship, Class B champion, Escort turbo | ||
1986 | |||
Various | British Saloon Car Championsip, Alfa GTV6 | ||
1974 - 1985 | |||
Various | Several class titles driving a series of self-prepared sports and saloon cars including Ginetta, Turner-Ford, MG Midget, Austin-Healey Sprite, Lotus Elan, Marcos V6, Rover Vitesse. Many outright victories |