Kris Richard (racing driver)

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Kris Richard
NationalitySwiss
Born (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29)
Bern, Switzerland
TCR Europe Series career
Debut season2018
Current team Target Competition
Car number94
Starts4
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2016
2016
2011–12
2005, 07–08		 World Touring Car Cup
Touring Car Endurance Series
VLN
ADAC TCR Germany Series
World Touring Car Championship
European Touring Car Cup
TCR BeNeLux Series
Formula LO
Karting
Championship titles
2016 European Touring Car Cup

Kris Richard (born 20 November 1994) is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in the TCR Europe Series. Having previously competed in the World Touring Car Cup, World Touring Car Championship and European Touring Car Cup amongst others.

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Racing career

Richard began his career in 2005 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2008. In 2011 he switched to the Formula LO series, he finished the season seventh in the championship standings that year. He continued in the series for 2012, taking a single victory, several podiums and pole positions on his way to finishing third in the standings. [1] For the 2016 season he switched to the European Touring Car Cup, driving a Honda Civic TCR for Rikli Motorsport. [2] He went on to take five victories, 8 podiums and 1 pole position on his way to winning the 2016 drivers title. [3] He also partnered Stéphane Lémeret in one round of the 2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship. [4] For 2017 he switched to the Champions, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) for Target Competition. [5]

In October 2017 it was announced that he would race in the World Touring Car Championship replacing Esteban Guerrieri, driving a Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 for Campos Racing as a prize for winning the 2016 European Touring Car Cup. [6] He earned a second outing with team at the season finale held in Qatar, scoring his first and only WTCC points by finishing sixth in the second race. [7] In 2018 he made a two one-off starts in the 24H TCE Series and in the VLN. After having competed in the Champions in 2017, he switched to the TCR Europe Series for 2018, once again driving for Target Competition, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR. [8] He later made a wildcard entry into the 2018 World Touring Car Cup race held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with KCMG, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8). [9]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula Lista Junior Daltec Racing100002787th
2012 Formula LO Daltec Racing1013061373rd
2016 European Touring Car Cup - Super 2000 Rikli Motorsport1251481091st
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Boutsen Ginion Racing 300029416th
2017 World Touring Car Championship Campos Racing 400001016th
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Target Competition UK-SUI 14010117810th
2018 World Touring Car Cup KCMG 30000038th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series Target Competition 130012847th
TCR Swiss Trophy 60001396th
24H TCE Series - CUP1 Sorg Rennsport
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Daiko Lazarus Racing 200000NC
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 DF1-MSM Racing200005428th

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2017 Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 MAR
1 		MAR
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		ARG
1 		ARG
2 		CHN
1 		CHN
2 		JPN
1
14		 JPN
2
12		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		QAT
1
12		 QAT
2
6		16th10

Complete TCR Europe Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018 Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR LEC
1
12		 LEC
2
14		 ZAN
1
14		 ZAN
2
5		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
2		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
7		 ASS
1
3		 ASS
2
6		 MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
7		 CAT
1 		CAT
2 		7th84

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018 KCMG Honda Civic Type R TCR MAR
1 		MAR
2 		MAR
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		GER
1
17		 GER
2
16		 GER
3
18		 NED
1 		NED
2 		NED
3 		POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		SVK
1 		SVK
2 		SVK
3 		CHN
1 		CHN
2 		CHN
3 		WUH
1 		WUH
2 		WUH
3 		JPN
1 		JPN
2 		JPN
3 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		MAC
3 		38th0

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References

  1. ↑ "Kris Richard career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Hudson, Neil (19 February 2016). "Rikli Motorsport to run two Honda Civic TCRs in ETCC TCN2". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Neil (2 October 2016). "Petr Fulín wins in Imola, but Kris Richard takes the title on countback". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Casillo, Pietro (19 September 2016). "Stefano Comini and Kris Richard join TCR Benelux in Colmar-Berg". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Neil (12 December 2016). "Kris Richard joins six-car Target line-up for 2017 TCR Germany". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Neil (24 October 2017). "Kris Richard replaces Esteban Guerrieri at Campos for Japan". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kris Richard earns second Campos Racing outing in Qatar". TouringCarTimes. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Hudson, Neil (30 March 2018). "Kris Richard joins Target Competition for 2018 TCR Europe campaign". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kris Richard secures Nordschleife wild card drive". TouringCarTimes. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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