Needell, Timothy Tiff (GB)
b 29/10/1951 (Havant)
1971 - UK FF1600
1972 - UK FF1600
1973 - UK FF1600
1974 - UK FF1600, 2nd in 'Wella for Men' Championship
1975 - UK FF1600 champion (Townsend Thoresen Championship). Special
Commendation at Grovewood Awards
1976 - 2nd UK FF2000 (Allied Polymer Championship). Won Grovewood Award. UK F3
1977 - UK F3
1978 - Aurora F1/F2 series. UK F3, 4th
1979 - Refused superlicence for F1. 'Durex' F1 Scholarship winner
1980 - 2 F1 attempts (Ensign). ret Belgium, DNQ Monaco. Raced Japanese F2,
Touring Cars, Procars and sportscar racing
1981 - Sportscars (Ibec-Cosworth DFV P6), with Tony Trimmer
1982 - Sportscars (Nimrod-Aston Martin), with Geoff Lees
1983 - Sportscars (Dome-Cosworth DFL 83C), with Eje Elgh
1984 - Sportscars (Dome-Toyota 84C), with James Weaver
1985 - Sportscars (Dome-Toyota 85C), with James Weaver
1986 - Sportscars (Spice-Lamborghini), with Mauro Baldi
1987 - Sportscars (TOM's Toyota 87C), with Masanori Sekiya
1988 - Sportscars (TOM's Toyota 88C), with Paolo Barilla
1989 - Sportscars (Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962), with Derek Bell, 5th
Dijon, 4th Mexico City. British Touring Car Championship (Rouse/Labatt's
Ford Sierra RS500): 29th, 10 pts
1990 - Sportscars (Alpha Porsche 962), with Derek Bell
1991 - Sportscars (Kremer Porsche 962), with Gregor Foitek
1992 - Sportscars (ADA Porsche 962), with Derek Bell
1993 - BTCC (Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall Cavalier 16v): Crashed at Donington.
1994 - British Touring Cars (Nissan Primera 2.0 eGT), 21st, 3 points:-
May 30 Oulton Park 17th
Jun 26 Brands Hatch Retired
Jun 26 Brands Hatch 18th
Jul 10 Silverstone Retired
Jul 31 Knockhill 10th
Jul 31 Knockhill 16th
Aug 14 Oulton Park 13th
Aug 29 Brands Hatch 17th
Aug 29 Brands Hatch 9th
Sep 11 Silverstone 15th
Sep 11 Silverstone 14th
Sep 18 Donington Park 15th
Sep 18 Donington Park 15th
1995 - Drove PCA Jaguar XJ220 in Le Mans 24hrs with James Weaver. 6th in
Maserati Ghibli Cup at Donington.
1996 - UK GTs (Ascari-Ford), 3rd Silverstone International Circuit. Daytona
24hrs (Lister Storm) - accident, with G.Lees & K.Acheson. 19th Le Mans
with G.Lees and A.Reid. TVR Tuscan Championship: 4th R1 Croft. Drove
in Global GTs with Lister Storm. 54th in Network Q RAC Rally (Skoda
Felicia).
1997 - Le Mans 24 Hrs (Lister Storm) with G.Lees & G.Fouche, ret/accident.
IMSA (Newcastle United FC Lister Storm):
Feb 1 19th in Daytona 24 Hrs with G.Lees & A.Reid
Hella Formula Vee International (Spyder)
Aug 30 Brands Hatch 3rd, 15 laps/FL 49.68s (record)
1998 - GTs (Lister Storm):-
Jan 31 Daytona 24 Hrs ret/electrics(with J.Bailey & C.Baird)
MGF Cup
Apr 4 Silverstone 6th, 12 laps
British GTs (Lister Storm), 5th, 97 pts, with J.Bailey:-
May 3 Oulton Park 3rd
Jun 14 Snetterton 1st
Jul 11 Silverstone GP 2nd, 43:18.10
Aug 2 Donington Park 4th
Aug 23 Silverstone 2nd, 51:11.367
Oct 4 Silverstone 1st, 50:28.30
British Touring Cars (Ray Mallock Ltd Nissan Primera)
Aug 31 Brands Hatch Indy 12th, 25:53.739
Aug 31 Brands Hatch Indy 15th, -1 lap
1999 - FIA GT Championship (Lister Storm GTL), with J.Bailey and B.Verdon-Roe
Apr 10 Monza ret/33 laps/gearbox
May 9 Silverstone ret/80 laps/gearbox
2000 - Lotus Elise Championship: 2nd Thruxton. British GT Championship (Lister
Storm): 1st Donington Park (with D.Warnock), 1st Spa-Francorchamps &
Silverstone GP Circuit (with D.Clark). FIA GT Championship (Lister
Storm): ret/brakes Zolder, with N.Springer.
2001 - Autocross/Yokohama Stock Hatch Championship (Peugeot 205): 1st in
one off appearance at Lydden Hill. British Touring Car Championship
(Team Kaliber/Barwell Motorsport Honda Accord):
Aug 26 Oulton Park 14th, 23m52.146 (7th Production Class)
Aug 26 Oulton Park DNS - engine
2002 - Lamborghini GTR Supertrophy: 1st R2 Silverstone, with M.Hales. Radical
Enduro Championship: 9th in Brands Hatch race with V.Butler-Henderson
2005 – Maserati Trofeo: 16th Monza, with Jodie Kidd.
2006 – FIA GT3 Championship (Aston Martin DBRS9): with T.Alexander
May 7 Silverstone ret/16 laps
May 7 Silverstone 20th, -1 lap
2012 – Lamborghini Trofeo: 3rd Monza. RAC TT Celebration, Goodwood (Jaguar
E-Type): 3rd, with J.Folch.
2013 – Historic FF1600 (Lotus 69): 3rd Thruxton