Rick Parfitt Jr.

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Richard Parfitt
Rick parfittjr brandshatch2014.JPG
Parfitt at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 British GT Championship season.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1974-10-18) 18 October 1974 (age 49)
Chertsey, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing
Car number62
Former teams Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com
Starts52
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish27th in 2021
Previous series
2013-2019
2018
2013
2012
British GT Championship
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
GT4 European Trophy
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Championship titles
2017
2013
British GT Championship - GT3
British GT Championship - GT4

Richard William Parfitt (born 18 October 1974), also known as Rick Parfitt Jr, is a British musician, singer and former racing driver who last competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, driving for UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing. He is the British GT champion in the GT3 and GT4 categories, and made his BTCC debut in 2021.

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Career

Parfitt driving the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 at Brands Hatch during the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season. BTCC Brands Hatch Indy 2021 (51278025174).jpg
Parfitt driving the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 at Brands Hatch during the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season.

Parfitt began racing in 1996, competing in various karting championships both nationally and internationally until 2004. In 2010, he competed in the Silverstone 'Celebrity Race', of which he won, [1] [2] before competing in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2012. [3]

He stepped up to the British GT Championship in 2013, and competed in the GT4 category until 2015, when he switched to the GT3 category. He won the GT4 category in 2013 with Optimum Motorsport together with Ryan Ratcliffe, and won the GT3 category in 2017 with Bentley Team Parker together with Seb Morris. [4] [5]

Despite having announced that he would step back from racing at the end of 2018, [6] he and his teammate Seb Morris returned to race in the 2019 British GT Championship. [7] [8]

After a sabbatical in 2020, in 2021 he made his British Touring Car Championship debut, driving for EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com in his return to Motorsport in a Hyundai i30N. [9]

Personal life

He is the son of Status Quo musician Rick Parfitt.

He is a sufferer of Crohn's disease, and has been an advocate for raising awareness of the condition. He is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK. [10]

He is the director of corporate event agency R&R Agency Ltd.

Rick is a passionate supporter of Nottingham Forest [11] since he moved to Nottingham, his wife's hometown.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012 Ginetta GT5 Challenge - G40 Piranha Motorsport1400132249th
2013 British GT Championship - GT4 Optimum Motorsport 930171731st
GT4 European Trophy 100010NC†
2014 British GT Championship - GT4 Century Motorsport 101204121.54th
2015 British GT Championship - GT3 Team LNT 900001418th
2016 British GT Championship - GT3 Team Parker Racing 914061433rd
2017 British GT Championship - GT3 932042001st
2018 British GT Championship - GT3 800016010th
IMSA SportsCar Challenge - GS GMG Racing 100001266th
2019 British GT Championship - GT3 JRM Racing 910025811th
2021 British Touring Car Championship EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com 270000027th
2022 British Touring Car Championship UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing 250000028th
Source: [12]

As Parfitt was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910DCPoints
2013 Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G50 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

21
OUL
2

21
ROC
1

Ret
SIL
1

25
SNE
1

18
SNE
2

19
BRH
1

15
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

DNS
DON
1

20
1st173
2014 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

Ret
ROC
1

23
SIL
1

24
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

18
SPA
1

26
SPA
2

25
BRH
1

23
DON
1

15
4th121.5
2015 Team LNT Ginetta G55 GT3 GT3 OUL
1

9
OUL
2

Ret
ROC
1

Ret
SIL
1

11
SPA
1

Ret
BRH
1

Ret
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

4
DON
1

13
20th14
2016 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 GT3 BRH
1

2
ROC
1

10
OUL
1

3
OUL
2

1
SIL
1

Ret
SPA
1

2
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

5
DON
1

3
3rd143
2017 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 GT3 OUL
1

4
OUL
2

5
ROC
1

1
SNE
1

7
SNE
2

4
SIL
1

1
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

7
BRH
1

1
DON
1

3
1st200
2018 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 GT3 OUL
1

13
OUL
2

10
ROC
1

9
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

8
SIL
1

6
SPA
1

2
BRH
1

24
DON
1

7
10th60
2019 JRM Racing Bentley Continental GT3 GT3 OUL
1

1
OUL
2

12
SNE
1

5
SNE
2

12
SIL
1

DSQ
DON
1

7
SPA
1

12
BRH
1

9
DON
1

7
11th58
Source: [13]

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just 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 – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2021 Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance THR
1

25
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

16
SNE
1

24
SNE
2

27
SNE
3

24
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

23
BRH
3

26
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

23
OUL
3

19
KNO
1

21
KNO
2

27
KNO
3

25
THR
1

25
THR
2

20
THR
3

20
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SIL
1

23
SIL
2

24
SIL
3

22
DON
1

22
DON
2

27
DON
3

22
BRH
1

24
BRH
2

21
BRH
3

Ret
27th0
2022 UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing Infiniti Q50 DON
1

21
DON
2

DNS
DON
3

25
BRH
1

28
BRH
2

22
BRH
3

Ret
THR
1

22
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

22
OUL
1

25
OUL
2

25
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
KNO
1

18
KNO
2

25
KNO
3

25
SNE
1

23
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

DNS
THR
1

27
THR
2

26
THR
3

22
SIL
1

21
SIL
2

26
SIL
3

22
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

26
BRH
3

Ret
28th0
Sources: [13] [14]

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References

  1. "Silverstone Classic 2011: Parfitt Jr. maintains status quo with celebrity challenge victory". The Checkered Flag. 24 July 2011.
  2. "Silverstone Classic in pictures". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
  3. "Rick Parfitt Jr & Tom Oliphant for Ginetta GT3 in 2015 British GT". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
  4. "Rick Parfitt Jnr: This Championship is immensely special". The Checkered Flag. 5 March 2019.
  5. "British GT champion Rick Parfitt Jr to defend title with Bentley". Autosport. 6 February 2018.
  6. "Rick Parfitt Jr to step back from racing". Daily sportscar. 18 September 2018.
  7. "It was a deal I absolutely could not say no to! – Rick Parfitt Jnr. Discusses his return to British GT in 2019". Endurance and GT. 7 March 2019.
  8. "Parfitt set for return to racing with Morris and reformed "Dream Team"". The Checkered Flag. 4 March 2019.
  9. "Rick Parfitt Jr Completes 2021 Excelr8 Trade Price Cars Line-Up". www.btcc.net. 23 February 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by British GT Championship
GT4 Champion

2013
With: Ryan Ratcliffe
Succeeded by
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
Preceded by
Jonathan Adam
Derek Johnston
British GT Championship
GT3 Champion

2017
With: Seb Morris
Succeeded by
Jonathan Adam
Flick Haigh