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Samuel Lewis Tordoff (born 19 April 1989) is a British racing driver best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship. He is the grandson of rally driver and car dealer Jack Tordoff. Tordoff finished second overall in the 2016 British Touring Car Championship, 2 points behind Gordon Shedden. Tordoff supports his racing career with his day-to-day job as an accountant.
He continued in the Clio Cup in 2010, where he finished on the podium at 12 out of the 18 races he competed in. Tordoff took his first win of the year in race two at Snetterton in almost the same circumstances as his first, the previous season. He finished third in the championship having missed the final round at Brands Hatch to race in the British Touring Car Championship, becoming the fifth Clio Cup graduate to compete in the BTCC, in 2010.
Tordoff returned to the BTCC in 2013 driving for Triple 8 Race Engineering, now branded as MG KX Momentum Racing where he raced alongside Jason Plato. He claimed his first podium finish in the BTCC in the third race of the season at Brands Hatch, finishing third behind the Team Dynamics Hondas. He secured his first BTCC pole position at Snetterton, leading an MG Motor 1–2 ahead of Plato. He finished the year in sixth place in the drivers' championship. Tordoff remained with Triple 8 for 2014, scoring another win at Donington Park, en route to seventh place in the final drivers' championship standings.
He continued with the team in 2016 and went on to take 2 race wins and a further 7 podiums. After leading the championship for most of the second half of the year, he was pipped at the last race of the season by Gordon Shedden who took the crown by just 2 points.
Tordoff announced he was quitting the series on 23 November 2016, but stated he was open to a return in the future.
Tordoff stayed at Team Parker Racing for 2012 where he would race alongside fellow Yorkshire racers Richard Plant and Daniel Lloyd. He took his first win in the series at Oulton Park having started from pole position and resisted race long pressure from championship leader Michael Meadows. He went on to win both races at Snetterton and won the season finale at Brands Hatch; he finished third in the championship, 46 points behind champion Meadows and 8 points behind second placed Ben Barker.
| 2015 ! nowrap | JMW Motorsport ! LMGTE ! nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 ! nowrap | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR | LEC | EST ! 10th ! 34 |
| 2017 ! nowrap | Barwell Motorsport with GardX ! nowrap | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 ! GT3 | Oulton Park | Oulton Park | ROC 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | Brands Hatch | Donington Park ! 5th ! 134 |
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