Charlie Butler-Henderson

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Charles Butler-Henderson (born 23 November 1978) is a British auto racing driver who now works as a racing instructor and presenter. [1] [2] He was the champion of the Mini Challenge UK in 2015. [3] [2] He is the younger brother of racing driver and Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson. [4] [3]

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Racing career

Butler-Henderson driving the GA Motorsport-entered Vauxhall Astra Coupe at Brands Hatch during the 2004 British Touring Car Championship season. Charlie Butler-Henderson - Vauxhall Astra Coupe exits Druids Hill Bend, Brands Hatch at the BTCC on 25-04-2004 (50887578187).jpg
Butler-Henderson driving the GA Motorsport-entered Vauxhall Astra Coupé at Brands Hatch during the 2004 British Touring Car Championship season.

Part of a family with strong ties to motor sport, including a father who was a karting champion, Butler-Henderson started in motorsports winning several titles in karting. He moved up to single-seat racing in the 1995 Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship.

After time as a test driver and doing some instructing, he was in the Marcos Mantis Challenge, finishing the season in second. In 2000, he progressed to the British GT championship driving a Marcos LM 600 for the Ohana Team. For 2001, he also drove in the British and French GTO championships. In 2002, he drove in the British GT for TFM-GT Team. In 2003 he competed in the Renault Clio Cup, finishing twelfth in points for Xcel Motorsport.

For 2004, Butler-Henderson got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship. He drove in half a season for the Gary Ayles-run Team Sureterm, in a Vauxhall Astra Coupe. the year was not a particularly successful one, finishing tenth in the independents cup, and twenty-second overall. He then left racing to concentrate on instructing.

In 2009 and 2010, Butler-Henderson had two one-off appearances in the Ginetta G50 Cup with Speedworks Motorsport, finishing three out of five races he started.

For 2010, Butler-Henderson was signed by Advent Motor Sport to drive in the Trofeo Abarth 500 Great Britain Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine . He scored seven podiums including a second at Round 1 at Oulton Park and finished 3rd in the championship.

In 2015, Butler-Henderson won the UK Mini Challenge championship and was a runner up in 2016.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2004 Team Sureterm
GA Motorsports 		Vauxhall Astra Coupé THR
1
12		 THR
2
11		 THR
3
Ret		 BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
11		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
13		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
Ret		 MON
1 		MON
2 		MON
3 		CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
15		 CRO
3
Ret		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		21st1

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Butler-Henderson". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "About". Charlie Butler-Henderson. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "OK, big sister, it's my turn to show you how to burn rubber". Sunday Times. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025– via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Lennox, Graeme (2 July 2010). "Seat's super Cupra: Spanish giants' good-looking hot hatch throws down the gauntlet to the competition". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 21 December 2025– via ProQuest.
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