Robert Huff
Robert "Rob" Huff (born December 25, 1979 in Cambridge ) is a British racing driver.
Career
From 1992 to 1997 Robert Huff went karting, in 1998 he drove in the British Formula Ford. In 2000 he was a driver of the Formula Palmer Audi winter championship. He finished the season with 2nd place, and Huff was champion in the British Formula Vauxhall. In 2001 he drove in the British Formula Renault. In 2002 he was third in the British Renault Clio Cup, a year later he took first place in the British Seat Leon Cupra Cup with 3 wins. In 2004 he drove for Seat in the British Touring Car Championship in a Toledo. He achieved 2 wins and finished 7th overall.
Huff has been driving in the World Touring Car Championship since 2005 , and in the first year he finished 21st in an RML-Chevrolet Lacetti. In 2006 he was 16th with the same car and 9th in 2007 (with one victory each). 2008 was his most successful year so far, with 3rd place overall and 2 wins. In 2009 , Chevrolet switched from the Lacetti to the Cruze. He finished 5th with 3 wins. In 2010 he was again 3rd in the overall ranking with 3 wins this season. In the 2011 season he was after 8 wins, only 3 points behind, 2nd behind Yvan Muller . In 2012 he was able to take the title in the World Touring Car Championship with 5 victories, ahead of Alain Menu . For the 2013 season he moved to Seat and was 4th in the overall standings. In November he announced that he would be competing for Lada in 2014 alongside his compatriot James Thompson .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Huff switches to Lada" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 3, 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huff, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huff, Rob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , England, UK |