Barry Horne (racing driver)

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Barry Horne
Barry Horne.jpg
Horne at the British Touring Car Championship Festival in Edinburgh in 2009.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1977-11-21) 21 November 1977 (age 45)
Dunfermline, Scotland
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2015
Current team Dextra Racing
Car number114
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2015
Previous series
2003-04
2003
1998-99
Porsche Supercup
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
British Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2003 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Barry Horne (born 21 November 1977) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He made his debut in 2015.

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Racing career

Horne began his career in the 1998 British Formula Ford Championship, he raced in the championship from 1998–1999 ending 8th in the standings in 1998. He switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB for the 2003 season, he won the championship that year, with 333 points. From 2003–2004 Horne also raced in the Porsche Supercup. [1] In August 2015, it was announced that Horne would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Dextra Racing driving a Ford Focus ST, replacing Alex Martin at Snetterton. [2]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2015 Dextra Racing Ford Focus ST BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

13
SNE
3

Ret
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
25th3

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References

  1. "Barry Horne career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Barry Horne to fill in for Alex Martin at Snetterton". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.