{{short description|British racing driver (born 1983)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Michael Crees | image = FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2021 Nr. 18 Crees.jpg | image_size = | caption = Crees driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | relatives = | birth_name = Michael Sean Crees | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|09|07}} | birth_place = Broadstairs, Kent, England | racing_licence = 12px FIA Bronze | current_series = British Touring Car Championship | first_year = 2019 | current_team = Team VERTU | car_number = 777 | former_teams = Power Maxed Racing, Tony Gilham Racing, BTC Racing | starts = 106 (108 entries) | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 17th | year = 2020 | prev_series = Ginetta GT4 Supercup | prev_series_years = 2018 | titles = Jack Sears Trophy | title_years = 2020 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }}
'''Michael Sean Crees''' (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from England best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship. ==Racing career== [[File:Snetterton BTCC Tyre Test Day 17th July 2019, Volkswagen CC, Michael Crees (48317020652).jpg|left|thumb|Crees driving the Team HARD Volkswagen CC at Snetterton during the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season.]] A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in 2019 after spending the previous season in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup,<ref name="Crees">{{cite news|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2018/11/19/ginetta-champion-michael-crees-completes-team-hard-line/|title=Ginetta champion Michael Crees completes Team HARD line-up|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|date=19 November 2018|accessdate=19 November 2018|work=TouringCarTimes}}</ref> where he secured the Am Class title.
Crees' debut season saw him compete for Team HARD at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at Brands Hatch. His best result would come later in the season at Silverstone Circuit, where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time.
Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-12|title=Crees joins BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC campaign|url=https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/935433/1/crees-joins-btc-racing-2020-btcc-campaign|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref> Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and was a regular points scorer as he secured the Jack Sears Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-18|title=Michael Crees delighted by Jack Sears Trophy success|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020/11/18/michael-crees-delighted-jack-sears-trophy-success/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US}}</ref>
Crees re-signed with BTC Racing for a second season but the two parted company little more than a week before the opening rounds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BTC Racing parts ways with Crees on eve of 2021 BTCC season|url=https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/btc-racing-parts-ways-with-crees-on-eve-of-2021-btcc-season/6499055/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=www.autosport.com|date=30 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Instead, Crees signed up with Parker Revs Motorsport to contest the Porsche Supercup after Josh Webster was forced to stand down from his drive for family reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bailes|first=Kathy|date=2021-05-12|title=Broadstairs racing star Michael Crees joins Parker Revs Motorsport for Porsche Supercup challenge|url=https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2021/05/12/broadstairs-racing-star-michael-crees-joins-parker-revs-motorsport-for-porsche-supercup-challenge/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=The Isle Of Thanet News|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Racing record== ===Racing career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 2018 |align=left| Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Am |align=left| Century Motorsport | 23 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 673 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2019 |align=left nowrap| British Touring Car Championship |align=left nowrap| GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26th |- ! 2020 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17th |- ! 2021 |align=left| Porsche Supercup |align=left| Team Parker Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |- ! 2022 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| CarStore Power Maxed Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20th |- ! rowspan="3" | 2023 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd |- |align=left| British GT Championship - GT4 |align=left| Raceway Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16th |- |align=left| GT4 European Series - Pro-Am |align=left nowrap| Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |- ! 2024 |align=left| Porsche Supercup |align=left| Martinet / Forestier Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |- ! 2025 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| Team VERTU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25th |} <sup>†</sup> As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. <!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->
===Complete British Touring Car Championship results=== (key) Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position (1 point awarded) 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 ! Points |- | 2019 ! nowrap| GKR Scaffolding<br>with Autobrite Direct ! nowrap| Volkswagen CC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|25}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} ! 26th ! 11 |- | 2020 ! nowrap| The Clever Baggers<br>with BTC Racing ! nowrap| Honda Civic Type R (FK8) |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|15}} |colspan=3| ! 17th ! 50 |- | 2022 ! nowrap| CarStore<br>Power Maxed Racing ! nowrap| Vauxhall Astra |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |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|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br>1<br>{{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br>3<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br>2<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br>3<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>3<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>3<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} ! 20th ! 50 |- | 2023 ! nowrap| Autobrite Direct<br>with Millers Oils ! nowrap| Cupra León | DON<br>1 | DON<br>2 | DON<br>3 | BRH<br>1 | BRH<br>2 | BRH<br>3 | SNE<br>1 | SNE<br>2 | SNE<br>3 | THR<br>1 | THR<br>2 | THR<br>3 | OUL<br>1 | OUL<br>2 | OUL<br>3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br>1<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>3<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br>1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br>2<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>2<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|24}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|DNS}} ! 23rd ! 13 |- | 2025 ! nowrap| Team VERTU ! nowrap| Hyundai i30 Fastback<br>N Performance |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|16}} | SNE<br>1 | SNE<br>2 | SNE<br>3 | THR<br>1 | THR<br>2 | THR<br>3 | OUL<br>1 | OUL<br>2 | OUL<br>3 | CRO<br>1 | CRO<br>2 | CRO<br>3 | KNO<br>1 | KNO<br>2 | KNO<br>3 | DON<br>1 | DON<br>2 | DON<br>3 | SIL<br>1 | SIL<br>2 | SIL<br>3 | BRH<br>1 | BRH<br>2 | BRH<br>3 ! 25th ! 5 |} <!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->
===Complete Porsche Supercup results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate Pole Position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! Pos. ! Points |- | 2021 ! nowrap| Team Parker Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR<br />{{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR<br />{{small|23}} | HUN | SPA | ZND | MNZ | MNZ ! 27th ! 0 |- |2024 ! nowrap| Martinet / Forestier Racing | IMO | MON | RBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>{{small|27}} | HUN | SPA | ZND | MNZ ! NC† ! 0† |} <sup>†</sup> As Crees was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. <!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->
===Complete British GT Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |- | 2023 ! nowrap| Raceway Motorsport ! nowrap| Ginetta G56 GT4 ! GT4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL<br>1<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br>2<br>{{small|34}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|30}} | DON<br>1 |style="background:#000000; color:white"| <span style="color:white;">SNE<br>1</span><br>{{small|DSQ}} |style="background:#000000; color:white"| <span style="color:white;">SNE<br>2</span><br>{{small|DSQ}} | ALG<br>1 | BRH<br>1 | DON<br>1 ! 16th ! 15 |} <!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * https://www.michaelcreesmotorsport.com/
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before = Rory Butcher | title = {{nowrap|Jack Sears Trophy<br />Winner}} | years=2020 | after=Daniel Rowbottom}} {{s-end}}
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