Matt Neal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Neal
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1966(1966-12-20)
Age	58
Birthplace	Stourbridge
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Matt Neal Biography

Matt Neal is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 20, 1966 in Stourbridge, England, United Kingdom. British race car driver who won British Touring Car Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2011.

Both he and He and Gordon Shedden have both won the Autosports Awards for National Driver of the Year. were awarded the Autosports Awards as National Driver of the Year.

Born in Stourbridge, Neal started out in Motocross but moved into cars in 1988, driving in the Ford Fiesta XR2i category. He was the British Group N Champion in 1990 and 1991. He also co-drove a BMW M3 to victory at the 1990 Willhire 24 Hour race at Snetterton.

Neal made his BTCC debut with Pyramid Motorsport at the Silverstone round of the 1991 BTCC season driving a BMW M3. He finished 13th in his first race before returning to the series two rounds later at Oulton Park with the Auto Trader Techspeed Team in another BMW M3. After that race he would race for the team two rounds later at Donington Park. For 1992 he joined his father’s Team Dynamics team driving the BMW M3 which Will Hoy had taken to the championship title the year before. The car was badly damaged in an accident forcing Neal to switch to the new BMW 318 for the final race of the season.

He has a daughter, Matilda.

Matt Neal Net Worth

Matt Neal is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Neal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career as a Motocross driver, but he switched to cars in 1988.

He is a black-belt martial artist and has studied under Andy Hopwood, a renowned instructor in martial arts.

Matthew Neal (born 20 December 1966) is a British motor racing driver. Neal is a triple BTCC Champion having won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. Neal is also a record 6 time BTCC Independents Champion having won the title in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2006. He is also a race winner in the European Touring Car Championship. He is 6′ 6″ (2 m) tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters. He is also the Group Marketing Director at Rimstock, the alloy wheel manufacturer founded by his father Steve.

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For 2005 the team developed a Honda Integra from its basic road-going form, which was an unusual move as independent teams have historically raced ex- works cars, but the team’s efforts were rewarded as Neal eventually took the drivers’ title in the last round at Brands Hatch. Dynamics, as Team Halfords also clinched the Teams and Independent Teams Championships. Neal finished every single race in the points, the first driver to do so since the calendar expanded to 30 races per year.

Facts & Trivia

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BTC-spec cars such as the Integra were no longer eligible for the main 2007 title, so Dynamics switched to a Honda Civic, using some of their existing running gear but doing development themselves. Neal won the third race of the season, but overall the SEAT and Vauxhall entries were faster, leaving Neal unable to fight for the title. A huge crash in race 1 of the second meeting at Brands Hatch left him briefly hospitalised; the lost points from this saw teammate Gordon Shedden outpoint him to finish 3rd overall, with Neal 4th. He attracted controversy during the season’s final race, in which Fabrizio Giovanardi and Jason Plato fought for the drivers’ title. Having signed on as a Vauxhall driver for 2008, Neal let Vauxhall drivers Giovanardi and Tom Chilton through without a fight, but did not do the same for SEAT driver Jason Plato, ensuring Giovanardi would win the title.

Top Facts about Matt Neal

1. Matt Neal is a British racing driver born in 1966.
2. He has won three British Touring Car Championship titles.
3. Neal has competed in over 700 races throughout his career.
4. He made his BTCC debut in 1991 with BMW.
5. Neal has driven for Honda since 2005, winning all of his championships with them.
6. He holds the record for most starts and podium finishes in the BTCC.
7. Neal was awarded an MBE for services to motorsport in 2019.
8. He also runs a successful Honda dealership in the UK.
9. In addition to racing, Neal is a commentator and pundit for ITV’s BTCC coverage.
10. His son, Billy, is also a racing driver and competes in the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Is Matt Neal leaving BTCC?

Veteran Black Country racer Matt Neal will not compete in the British Touring Car Championship this year – but has stressed ‘it’s not a retirement’. The three-time champion, with more than 700 race starts, will not be part of the entry for the first time since making his BTCC debut back in 1991.

Does Matt Neal own team dynamics?

Team Dynamics Motorsport is a UK-based motor-racing team based in Droitwich, Worcestershire; best known for their successes in the British Touring Car Championship, including winning the Overall Drivers title in 2005, 2006 and 2011 with Matt Neal and 2012, 2015 and 2016 with Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden.

How old is Matt Neal?

55 years (December 20, 1966)

How long has Matt Neal been in BTCC?

In a BTCC career spanning over 30 years , Matt has won 63 races, three BTCC titles with Team Dynamics and 193 podium finishes.

Why did cammish leave BTCC?

Cammish was left high and dry for 2021 after commercial considerations forced him out of the Team Dynamics Honda line-up, after just one season of a two-year deal.