Doug Hilliard

Doug Hilliard Nationality British Year Joined 2005 First Race 2005 Supercup San Marino Grand Prix Series Entered Supercup, Formula Challenge Current Team(s) Vod:Bul Championships {{{Championships}}} Wins {{{Wins}}} Podiums {{{Podiums}}} Poles {{{Poles}}} Fastest Laps {{{Fastest Laps}}}

Formula Challenge Career (up to Jan 2013) Debut Year 2013 Associated Teams Vod:Bul Races – Championships – Race Wins – Podium Finishes – Pole positions – Fastest laps – First Race TBC

Supercup Racing Career (up to Dec 2005) Debut Year 2005 Associated Teams Vod:Bul Races 10 Championships 0 (Best: 7th) Race Wins 0 Podium Finishes 0 (Best: 4th) Pole positions 0 (Best: 2nd) Fastest laps 0 First Race 2005 Supercup San Marino Grand Prix

Doug Hilliard is a British sim-racer affiliated with the Vod:Bul team and is the team's reserve driver heading into the 2013 Formula Challenge season.

Hilliard previously competed in the GPVWC during the 2005 Supercup season, again racing for Vod:Bul.

GPVWC

The №32 Vod:Bul, driven by Hilliard during the 2005 season

2005

Hilliard was tempted into the Supercup series, then known as the "F2VWC", by Mike Pitman, for whom Hilliard was already racing in the HOWC leagues. Hilliard entered every race that season, though made a terrible mess at the French round meaning he could not start. Hilliard eventually finished 7th in the championship, with a best race finish of 4th, twice, at San Marino and at Monaco. At Monaco, he also started on the front-row, his best qualifying position. After a relatively successful start to the season, Hilliard slipped down the field somewhat, usually qualifying and finishing around 8th. After the season ended, Hilliard decided to focus exclusively on the HOWC leagues for the following year.

Hilliard at the Jerez test session

2013

Hilliard was contacted by Mike Pitman just before Christmas 2012 with an offer of a drive for Vod:Bul once more in the Formula Challenge series. Concious of possible time restraints, Hilliard accepted the position of reserve driver but also designed team's livery and logos.

Hilliard represented the team at the official pre-season test session at a rain-swept Jerez. Hilliard completed 51 laps but was unable to set a competitive time when the track was still relatively dry and ended the session with the 20th fastest time. In two mock-up races at the end of the session, Hilliard brought the car home both times, mostly undamaged, despite the conditions. Thanks in part to an act of selflessness by Adrian McNaughton at the final corner, Hilliard finished 5th in the first race, having avoided the first lap dramas, and then 9th in the second race, having not avoided the first lap dramas.

Racing Career Results

Supercup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
2005	Vod:Bul	SC-005	4	8	4	9	DNS	8	7	8	8	8	7th	80

Outside GPVWC

Hilliard has enjoyed sim-racing since childhood, being a faithful fan of Geoff Crammond's work, beginning with Revvs, followed by Formula One Grand Prix, and right the way through to Grand Prix 4. He has also been a keen artist for most of his life too.

Originally an active member of of the GP4 carpainting community, Hilliard was invited to take part in the HOWC league by Mike Pitman. Hilliard would go on to be a HOWC regular between 2005 and 2007, racing exclusively for Vod:Bul and taking part in several GP4 off-line championships before migrating along with the rest of HOWC onto rFactor. He ultimately won three official meetings, one in V8s and two at a special Rallycross round at Leinz; otherwise relying on consistency rather than blinding speed to earn points.

Hilliard designed the liveries for most Vod:Bul entries while in HOWC, and did a few liveries for other teams and drivers.

Hilliard has not taken part in any championships since starting university in September 2007, though he was an active member of the University of Nottingham's Motorsport Society, competing in two seasons of the British Universities Karting Championship. He even managed an overtake.

Since leaving University in 2010, Hilliard has been patiently waiting for rFactor 2 to be released, and has in the meantime has become a freelance graphic/web designer.