David Nye (racing driver)

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David William Nye
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1958-01-03) January 3, 1958 (age 65)
Horsham (United Kingdom)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2013
Current team Welch Motorsport
Car number12
Starts23
Wins0 (1 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish29th in 2013
Previous series
2007
2008

2009-2010
2010
2011
2012
Britcar 24hr
Ford Fiesta Championship
SEAT Cupra Championship
SEAT León Supercopa Spain
SEAT León Eurocup
Belgian Touring Car Series
Supercar Challenge

David Nye (born 1 January 1958 in Horsham) is a British racing driver. When he started racing in 2008 he drove in the Ford Fiesta Championship finishing 3rd overall in Class A. He also drove in the SEAT Cupra Championship finishing 12th overall. For the next two years he drove in the Spanish SEAT Cupra Championship in which he scored a total of 10 points over both seasons. He also drove in a one-off race in the SEAT León Eurocup at Brands Hatch. In 2013 he drove in the British Touring Car Championship for Welch Motorsport. [1]

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Nye driving the Welch Motorsport Ford Focus ST at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season. BTCC Round 5 @ Oulton Park 2013 (9049188125).jpg
Nye driving the Welch Motorsport Ford Focus ST at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

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
2013 Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Ford Focus ST Mk.II BRH
1

18
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

17
DON
1

23
DON
2

Ret
DON
3

DNS
THR
1

22
THR
2

21
THR
3

18
OUL
1

22
OUL
2

22
OUL
3

NC
CRO
1

21
CRO
2

15
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

18
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

21
KNO
3

14
ROC
1

21
ROC
2

21
ROC
3

19
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
29th3

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References

  1. "Welch Motorsport to run David Nye in 2013 BTCC". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.