Caleb McDuff

[1] In January 2024 McDuff announced he would be racing a BMW 1 Series in the Britcar Trophy Championship, driving for Team BRIT [2] From an early age McDuff showed an interest in cars and racing, and learned to drive electric-powered cars from the age of 18 months.

McDuff relies fully on sign language and lip reading once his processors are off, and has learnt to adapt other senses to compensate for this, and 'feels' the go-kart and its engine rather than hearing it.

[8] In May 2019, McDuff became the first profoundly Deaf racing driver to step on the Super 1 National Championship podium, after finishing 2nd at Rowrah, Cumbria.

In the opening race of the Championship he was involved in a serious collision, causing him to have a dislocated shoulder and rib injuries.

In April 2024, McDuff made history by becoming the first Deaf driver to step on the podium at the BRITCAR Trophy Championship, taking his Team BRIT BMW 1 series to 3rd after a mechanical fault caused him to drop from 1st place lead.

[15] In February 2015, British Touring Car team, WIX Racing announced McDuff as a member of their driver line up as part of a sponsorship program.

At the time of announcements, McDuff was the youngest deaf racing driver in the world on a professional career path.

[16] McDuff is also sponsored by financial services comparison website Go Compare and house builders Taylor Wimpey, as well as several local businesses.