Marc Hynes

Marc William Hynes is a British racing driver, currently driving for Quantel Bifold Racing. with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship.

Biography
In 1998, Marc Hynes stepped up to British Formula 3 after his previous title successes in British Formula Vauxhall Junior and British Formula Renault, driving alongside Enrique Bernoldi at Promatecme. The 20-year-old set fastest lap in only his fourth race and had two podium finishes, on his way to finishing ninth in the championship, thus allowing Manor to sign him for their upcoming 1999 season.

By winning 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively.

This was confirmed when Burti's reckless driving at the penultimate round in Silverstone got him disqualified from what would have been third place, and also subesquently fined for his actions, allowing Hynes to be promoted to that position. Had he not been disqualified, Burti would be champion on 221 points, and Hynes would be 10 points behind.