Carl Boardley

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | image =File:BTCC Brands Hatch Indy 2021 (51277469968).jpg | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flag|GBR|name=British}} | birth_name = Carl Richard Boardley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|12|7|df=y}} | birth_place = | relatives = Stuart Boardley (brother) | current_series = British Touring Car Championship | first_year = 2018 | current_team = Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero | car_number = 41 | former_teams = Laser Tools Racing | starts = 91 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | podiums = 0 | best_finish = 21st | year = 2020 | prev_series = Ginetta GT4 Supercup Hot Rods (oval racing) | prev_series_years = 2013–2018 | titles = Hot Rods (oval racing) | title_years = 2006, 2007 2008, 2009 | awards = | award_years = }}

'''Carl Richard Boardley''' (born 7 December 1975) is a British racing driver and four time National Hot Rods (oval racing) World Champion, currently holding the records for most wins in a row.

On 5 July 2009, Boardley won the National Hot Rod World Championship for his fourth World title in a row.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ybapublications.co.uk/scblog/wordpress/?p=763|title=Boardley makes it three|publisher=Short Circuit Latest|date=2008-07-06|accessdate=2008-12-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Boardley's younger brother Stuart is a former professional footballer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/non-league/story.aspx?brand=GreenunOnline&category=NonLeague&tBrand=GreenunOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED29%20Oct%202008%2012%3A11%3A20%3A660|title=Two-goal Stuart the toast of Suffolk|publisher=The Green 'Un|date=2008-10-29|accessdate=2008-12-11}}</ref>

==Racing career==

===2013 - Ginetta GT Supercup=== In 2013, Boardley contested the entire season of the Ginetta GT Supercup, with a Ginetta G55 entered under the banner of his own CBM Motorsport team. Boardley finished the season in 9th place with 316 points. His highest place finish was 3rd place at Thruxton.

===2014 - Ginetta GT4 Supercup=== thumb|Carl Boardley's Ginetta G55 car pictured at Brands Hatch (Kent) For 2014, Boardley is being entered by JHR Developments,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/support/ginetta-g50/ginetta-gt-supercup-2014-the-grid-so-far/|title=Ginetta GT Supercup 2014 - The grid so far|publisher=BTCC Crazy|date=2014-03-03|access-date=2 April 2014|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072301/http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/support/ginetta-g50/ginetta-gt-supercup-2014-the-grid-so-far/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the winning team of 2013 champion and now BTCC driver Tom Ingram.

==Racing record==

=== Career summary === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |- !2013 | align="left" |Ginetta GT Supercup | align="left" |CBM Motorsport |27 |0 |0 |0 |1 |316 |9th |- !2014 | align="left" |Ginetta GT4 Supercup | align="left" |CBM Motorsport |10 |0 |0 |1 |0 |90 |15th |- !2015 | align="left" |Ginetta GT4 Supercup | align="left" |CBM Motorsport |5 |0 |0 |0 |1 |83 |12th |- !2016 | align="left" |Ginetta GT4 Supercup | align="left" |CBM Motorsport |23 |2 |1 |4 |8 |477 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" |'''3rd''' |- !2017 | align="left" |Ginetta GT4 Supercup | align="left" |Xentek Motorsport |22 |1 |1 |2 |5 |352 |8th |- ! rowspan="2" |2018 | align="left" |Ginetta GT4 Supercup | align="left" |Team HARD |23 |6 |0 |4 |14 |620 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" |'''2nd''' |- | align="left" |British Touring Car Championship | align="left" |Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- !2019 | align="left" |British Touring Car Championship | align="left" |RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport |30 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |29th |- !2020 | align="left" nowrap| British Touring Car Championship | align="left" nowrap| HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD. |26 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |21st |- !2021 | align="left" |British Touring Car Championship | align="left" |Laser Tools Racing |30 |0 |0 |0 |0 |29 |22nd |- ! rowspan="2" |2022 | rowspan="2" align="left" |British Touring Car Championship | align="left" |UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | rowspan="2" |NC |- | align="left" |Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- !2023 | align="left" |TCR UK Touring Car Championship | align="left" |CBM with Hart GT |15 |4 |1 |0 |5 |403 |style="background:#ffffbf;" |'''1st''' |- !2024 |align=left| TCR UK Touring Car Championship |align=left| CBM with Hart GT |20 |5 |1 |5 |14 |611 |style="background:#ffffbf;" |'''1st''' |- !2026 | align="left" |TCR UK Touring Car Championship | align="left" |DTR | | | | | | | |} * Season still in progress.

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; <nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2018 ! nowrap| Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars ! nowrap| Volkswagen CC | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 |style="background:black; color:white"| KNO 1 {{small|DSQ}} |style="background:black; color:white"| KNO 2 {{small|DSQ}} |style="background:black; color:white"| KNO 3 {{small|DSQ}} | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 ! NC ! 0 |- | 2019 ! nowrap| RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport ! nowrap| Volkswagen CC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|NC}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|29}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 3 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 3 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|30}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 2 {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|19}} ! 29th ! 5 |- | 2020 ! nowrap| HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD. ! nowrap| BMW 125i M Sport |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 1 {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|23}} | | | ! 21st ! 18 |- | 2021 ! nowrap| Laser Tools Racing ! nowrap| Infiniti Q50 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 1 {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 1 {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 2 {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 3 {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 3 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|Ret}} ! 22nd ! 29 |- |rowspan=2| 2022 ! nowrap| UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing ! nowrap| Infiniti Q50 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|WD}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|WD}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|WD}} | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | | | !rowspan=2| NC !rowspan=2| 0 |- ! nowrap| Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero ! nowrap| CUPRA León | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|Ret}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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