Luke Wright has only been competing in motorsport for ten years, but has already stamped his mark as a leading karter, a top single-seater prospect and now a budding Touring Car star of the future.

The 19-year-old Anglo-Swede, who hails from Dorset, made an enormous impression in his rookie Renault Clio Cup UK season in 2011. With all rounds supporting the prestigious British Touring Car Championship, Wright belied his total lack of front-wheel-drive experience to secure two podium finishes with Scuderia Vittoria. He also scored a sensational double win when the UK Clio aces took on the Dutch series in an international event supporting the World Series by Renault at Silverstone.

The commitment and bravery Wright has shown since taking his fledgling – and decidedly non-tentative – steps in the Mini Max karting class at the age of 12 are still clearly on display. His karting career culminated in third place in the 2009 UK KF1 Championship, and he then impressed as a race winner in the 2010 BARC Formula Renault Championship – his maiden full season in cars.

Luke also proved a star in that year’s Britcar 24 Hours race at Silverstone on a one-off drive in the SEAT Leon Supercopa car; the youngest driver in the race, he eclipsed dozens of veterans on his Touring Car debut.

That is a pattern that continued into 2011 when, with financial constraints preventing a move further up the single-seater ladder, he switched full-time to the Clio Cup UK. One of the fastest – and most-fearless – drivers on the grid, he is widely tipped to be one of the title favourites if he returns in 2012.