Daniel Welch (racing driver)

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Daniel Welch
Daniel welch silverstone2013.JPG
Welch at the Silverstone round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 41)
Aldershot, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2011
Current team Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing
Car number17
Former teamsWelch Motorsport
Starts143
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2012
Previous series
2010
2010
2009–2010
2009
2007–2008
2001–2006		 Britcar 24hr
SEAT León Supercopa
SEAT León Eurocup
Ginetta G50 Cup
SEAT Cupra Championship
Formula Renault UK

Daniel John Welch (born 17 July 1982) is a British racing driver. During his career he has mostly driven for his family team, Welch Motorsport. He drove in the British Touring Car Championship from 2011 to 2016. He is the son of former British rallycross driver John Welch.

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Racing career

Born in Aldershot, Hampshire, Welch first began racing in the Formula Renault UK series, but never completed a full season. In 2007, he switched to tin tops, racing in the SEAT Cupra Championship. He raced SEATs for the next few years in several one-make championships, taking two wins in the British SEAT Cupra Championship.

British Touring Car Championship

Welch Motorsport (2011–2016)

Daniel Welch in his NGTC Proton Persona during the 2013 BTCC Snetterton GP. Welch Motorsport - Sopp+Sopp, Daniel Welch, Proton Persona NGTC, Snetterton, England.jpg
Daniel Welch in his NGTC Proton Persona during the 2013 BTCC Snetterton GP.

In 2011, he stepped up to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, once again driving for his family team in a Proton Gen-2, built to the then-new NGTC regulations. [1] He competed in the final half of the season from Snetterton onwards, finishing 22nd in the Drivers' Championship, having secured his first BTCC point at the penultimate race of the season at Silverstone.

Welch continued to race in the BTCC in 2012. He had his best weekend of the season at Oulton Park, finishing 6th in Race 1 and then holding off Matt Neal to claim 4th in Race 2. For this he won the HiQ Champagne Moment award, as voted for by fans. [2] Welch finished the season 15th in the Drivers' Championship.

Welch and his team continued to compete in the BTCC in 2013, [3] finishing 18th in the Drivers' Championship with a best result of 6th at Knockhill. Welch finished 32nd in the 2014 Drivers' Championship after a disappointing season in which the team struggled with their new self-built engines.

After a difficult 2015 season, Welch revealed plans to sell their pair of Proton Gen-2 cars at the end of the season. [4]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWins Poles F/Laps Podiums PointsPosition
2000Formula VauxhallN/A ? ? ? ? ?884th
2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Falcon Motorsport700005721st
2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Cliff Dempsey Racing20000833rd
Welch Motorsport20000
2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Welch Motorsport1300004722nd
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Paston Racing200002333rd
Welch Motorsport60000
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Aurok Motorsport200001726th
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Welch Motorsport1800008416th
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Welch Motorsport60000931st
2007 SEAT Cupra Championship Welch Motorsport202236153.55th
2008 24 Hours of Dubai - A6 Team RPM10000N/A15th
SEAT Cupra Championship Welch Motorsport2000241836th
2009 SEAT León Supercopa Spain Welch Motorsport1300001319th
Ginetta G50 Cup 313239616th
SEAT León Eurocup 20000026th
2010 24 Hours of Dubai - A3T Strategic Transport Racing 110000N/A4th
SEAT León Eurocup Welch Motorsport211011015th
SEAT León Supercopa Spain 1600003613th
2011 British Touring Car Championship Welch Automotive150000122nd
2012 British Touring Car Championship Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp2500007915th
2013 British Touring Car Championship Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp2700007218th
2014 British Touring Car Championship STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp250000-4032nd
2015 24H Series - 997 STP Racing
24 Hours of Dubai - 997 00000N/AN/A
British Touring Car Championship Welch Motorsport190000129th
2016 British Touring Car Championship Goodestone Racing2900002323rd
2018 British Touring Car Championship Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing 30000035th
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am Welch Motorsport40104287th

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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2011 Welch Automotive Proton Gen-2 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
22		 SNE
2
18		 SNE
3
19		 KNO
1
NC		 KNO
2
16		 KNO
3
12		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
14		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DSQ		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
14		22nd1
2012 Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Proton Persona BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
Ret		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
8		 THR
1
DNS		 THR
2
DNS		 THR
3
DNS		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
17		 CRO
3
10		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
17		 SNE
3
12		 KNO
1
12		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
12		 ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
14		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		15th79
2013 Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Proton Persona BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
12		 DON
1
NC		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
11		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
11		 OUL
1
14		 OUL
2
9		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
17		 CRO
2
11		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
17		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
20		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
11		 KNO
3
6		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
DNS		 ROC
3
DNS		 SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
9		 SIL
3
10		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
NC		 BRH
3
19		18th72
2014 STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp Proton Persona BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1
21		 DON
2
19		 DON
3
21		 THR
1
21		 THR
2
24		 THR
3
24		 OUL
1
27		 OUL
2
20		 OUL
3
23		 CRO
1
24		 CRO
2
21		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
21		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
DNS		 ROC
1
24		 ROC
2
21		 ROC
3
16		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		32nd−40
2015 Welch Motorsport Proton Persona BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
DNS		 THR
1
DNS		 THR
2
DNS		 THR
3
DNS		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
23		 CRO
2
20		 CRO
3
21		 SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1
21		 KNO
2
18		 KNO
3
22		 ROC
1
21		 ROC
2
19		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
18		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		28th1
2016 Goodestone Racing Proton Persona BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
20		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
24		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
9		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
24		 OUL
3
17		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
17		 SNE
1
17		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 KNO
1
21		 KNO
2
20		 KNO
3
14		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
21		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
25		 BRH
1
22		 BRH
2
27		 BRH
3
Ret		23rd23
2018 Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing Volkswagen CC 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
21		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
19		 ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		37th0

24 Hours of Silverstone results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarCar No.ClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Strategic Racing / John Welch Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brent Niall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Niall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clint Harvey		 SEAT Leon Supercopa 4435367th3rd

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  4. ↑ "Welch Motorsport put Proton cars up for sale". Andrew Abbott. TouringCars.Net. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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