{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1984)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Lea Wood | image = Lea Wood, Donington Park, Apr 2012.jpg | imagesize = 200 | caption = Wood at the Donington Park round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season. | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|08|18}} | birth_place = Hereford, England | relatives = | current_series = British Touring Car Championship | first_year = 2010 | current_team = Houseman Racing | car_number = 43 | former_teams = | starts = 121 | wins = 0 (18 in class) | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 14th | year = 2012 | prev_series = Renault Clio Cup<br />BRSCC Super Silhouettes | prev_series_years = 2008<br />2004–07 | titles = Jack Sears Trophy<br />BRSCC Super Silhouettes | title_years = 2013<br />2007 | awards = | award_years = }}
'''Lea Wood''' (born 18 August 1984) is a British racing driver and mechanic, employed at his father's garage based in Hereford. He has competed previously in the British Touring Car Championship.
==Racing career==
===Early years=== Wood started club level karting in 1995 and progressed to the Mendips (Bristol) Raceway Minirod series, where he was champion in 2000. From 2001, he spent three years in oval Hot Rod racing in the south of England. In 2004, he competed in the BRSCC Super Silhouette Championship, driving an Audi TT. After finishing as runner-up in 2006 with a Vauxhall Tigra, he won the drivers title in 2007 in the Tigra. For 2008, he competed in the Renault Clio Cup, finishing 16th overall with a best race finish of second place at Oulton Park. He made a one-off appearance in 2009 in the Welsh Sports & Saloon Car series, winning his class in a Renault Clio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btcc.net/html/driver_detail.php?id=160 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=2010-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611221434/http://btcc.net/html/driver_detail.php?id=160 |archivedate=11 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Early career details at official BTCC site.</ref>
===British Touring Car Championship===
[[File:Lea Wood, car, Donington Park, Apr 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Wood driving for BINZ Racing at Donington Park in the 2012 BTCC season.]]
For 2010, Wood stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship in a BTC spec Honda Integra for his family run Team Wood Racing, competing under the Central Racing Group banner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1849&month=3&year=2010&form=browse&searchterm= |title=BTCC official 2010 entry list |work=btcc.net |publisher=British Touring Car Championship |date=23 March 2010 |accessdate=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002428/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1849&month=3&year=2010&form=browse&searchterm= |archivedate= 4 March 2012 }}</ref> He started at the third round of the championship at Brands Hatch and went on to race at all meeting except Knockhill. His best results all season were a pair of 11th places.
Wood continued with the Integra for 2011, although with an extra 50 kg of ballast applied to BTC Touring spec cars as TOCA phased them out of the championship.<ref>[http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5521 BTC-spec cars get another year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080150/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5521 |date=17 July 2011 }}, TouringCarTimes.</ref> He started the season with the fourth round at Oulton Park,<ref>[http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=6248 Wood enjoys return in BTC spec Integra], TouringCarTimes.</ref> where he qualified 21st and finished 7th in race one to beat many newer and faster cars in the mixed conditions. This would turn out to be the time he scored points all season. His team elected to miss the round at Knockhill and he couldn't participate in the Rockingham meeting due to engine problems in his Honda Integra.<ref>[http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2642 Plato on controversial pole] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120722011719/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2642 |date=22 July 2012 }}, BTCC.net.</ref>
In 2012, Wood raced the ex-Pirtek Racing Vauxhall Vectra which Andrew Jordan drove in 2011, running to Super 2000 regulations. His team races under the BINZ Racing banner after gaining sponsorship from the eyewear company.<ref>[http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7149 Lea Wood to return with ex-Eurotech Vectra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511175226/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7149 |date=11 May 2012 }}, TouringCarTimes.</ref><ref>[http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7339 BTCC Media Day car livery picture special] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502030122/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7339 |date=2 May 2012 }}, TouringCarTimes.</ref>
Throughout the 2013 BTCC Season, Wood took part in the Jack Sears Trophy for S2000 Spec cars with his Vauxhall Vectra, run alongside the modern current spec NGTC car. Lea won 18 out of 30 available trophies throughout the 2013 season. His closest rival was Liam Griffin in the Motorbase – Addison Lee Ford Focus. A handful of wins mid season including a second hat-trick at Rockingham, gave Wood an unassailable lead in the Jack Sears Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3560&month=0&year=2013&form=&searchterm= |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |website=www.btcc.net |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131015103056/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3560&month=0&year=2013&form=&searchterm= |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This made him the inaugural Jack Sears Trophy champion and was presented with his trophy by Jack Sears himself at the championship finale at Brands Hatch on 13 October 2013. The car as usual was run by the Team Wood Racing outfit under the name of Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing, with support from DLRD Racing and CMC Tuning.
The 2014 BTCC Season saw Wood upgrade to an ex-Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis. Wood's best result was 13th place at Donington Park.
For 2015, Wood moved into team management and driver coaching, running Stewart Lines in the Toyota Avensis.
===British Pickup Truck Racing Championship===
On 21 December 2015, Wood announced he would be switching from the BTCC to the British Pickup Truck Racing Championship. After a successful initial outing during 2015 in which he took a win and a podium first time out at Thruxton, Wood announced he would be contesting a full season in the series in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/news/company-news/lea-wood-to-enter-british-pickup-truck-series-with-morris-lubricants.html |title=Lea Wood to enter British Pickup Truck series with Morris Lubricants |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220841/http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/news/company-news/lea-wood-to-enter-british-pickup-truck-series-with-morris-lubricants.html |archive-date=18 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The 2016 season saw Wood finish second in the championship in his first full season driving a Ford Ranger.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pickuptruckracing.com/ |title=Home |website=pickuptruckracing.com}}</ref>
For 2017, Wood again contested the Pickup Truck Championship, finishing third overall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shropshirelive.com/2017/01/09/lea-wood-and-morris-lubricants-join-forces-again/ |title=Lea Wood and Morris Lubricants join forces again |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090058/http://www.shropshirelive.com/2017/01/09/lea-wood-and-morris-lubricants-join-forces-again/ |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Team Wood Racing== Team Wood Racing is the outfit which has run cars for Lea in various series for most of his racing career. They took the BRSCC Super Silhouette Championship title in 2007.
The team ran in the British Touring Car Championship in 2010 and 2011 under the Central Group Racing banner before becoming BINZ Racing in 2012.
==Racing record==
===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 ! DC ! Pts |- | 2010 ! nowrap| Central Group Racing ! nowrap| Honda Integra | THR<br />1 | THR<br />2 | THR<br />3 | ROC<br />1 | ROC<br />2 | ROC<br />3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} | KNO<br />1 | KNO<br />2 | KNO<br />3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} ! 24th ! 0 |- | 2011 ! nowrap| Central Group Racing ! nowrap| Honda Integra | BRH<br />1 | BRH<br />2 | BRH<br />3 | DON<br />1 | DON<br />2 | DON<br />3 | THR<br />1 | THR<br />2 | THR<br />3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|18}} | KNO<br />1 | KNO<br />2 | KNO<br />3 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC<br />1<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC<br />2<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC<br />3<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|20}} ! 20th ! 4 |- | 2012 ! nowrap| BINZ Racing ! nowrap| Vauxhall Vectra |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''SNE<br />3'''<br />{{small|Ret*}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|13}} | ROC<br />1 | ROC<br />2 | ROC<br />3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|9}} ! 14th ! 116 |- | 2013 ! nowrap| Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing ! nowrap| Vauxhall Vectra |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#000000; color:white"| <span style="color:white;">BRH<br />3</span><br />{{small|DSQ}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />1<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />3<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|22}} ! 24th ! 8 |- | 2014 ! nowrap| Houseman Racing ! nowrap| Toyota Avensis |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC<br />2<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC<br />3<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|14}} ! 24th ! 10 |- !colspan="35"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MStatsResults>{{cite web|title=Lea Wood Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/lea-wood/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lea Wood race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Lea+WOOD|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref>}}}} |} <sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081112074336/http://www.btcc.net/html/home.php BTCC official site] *[http://www.pickuptruckracing.com/ British Pickup Truck Racing Championship]
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