Rory Butcher

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Rory Butcher
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Butcher in 2022
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 38)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Related to Gordon Shedden (brother-in-law) [1]
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2017
Current team Toyota Gazoo Racing UK
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number6
Former teams AmD Essex, Motorbase Performance
Starts188 (189 entries)
Wins11
Podiums31
Poles5
Fastest laps8
Best finish5th in 2019, 2020, 2022
Previous series
2016–18
2016–17
2015–17
2015
2015, 2017
2015
2012
2010, 2014–16
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008, 2010–13
2007–09		 24H Series
VLN
European Le Mans Series
United SportsCar Championship
Blancpain Endurance Series
GT Cup
Porsche Supercup
British GT Championship
Benelux Formula Ford Championship
Scottish Mini Cooper Cup
British Formula Ford Championship
National Club Formula Ford
North West Club Formula Ford
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Scottish Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2019
2019
2009
2009		 BTCC Independents' Trophy
Jack Sears Trophy
Formula Ford Festival – Kent class
Scottish Formula Ford Championship

Rory Butcher (born 16 March 1987) is a British racing driver from Kirkcaldy, [2] Scotland, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, having made his debut in the BTCC for Motorbase Performance in August 2017. [3] Butcher has also competed in several other series during his career, including the Scottish Formula Ford Championship, the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, the British Formula Ford Championship, the British GT Championship and the European Le Mans Series.

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Career

British Touring Car Championship

In 2017, Butcher joined the series from the Knockhill round in August, replacing Luke Davenport who was injured during the qualifying session for the earlier round at Croft. [3]

Personal life

Butcher's brother-in-law is Gordon Shedden, three-time champion in the British Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Cup competitor. [1] Aside from his racing career, Butcher is an instructor – like his brother-in-law – and the events operation manager at the Knockhill Racing Circuit, owned by his father Derek. [4]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2017 Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo 		Ford Focus ST 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 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1
25		 KNO
2
9		 KNO
3
9		 ROC
1
25		 ROC
2
19		 ROC
3
14		 SIL
1
20		 SIL
2
19		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
24		 BRH
2
21		 BRH
3
12		29th20
2018 AmD with AutoAid
RCIB Insurance Racing 		MG 6 GT BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
6		 DON
1
22		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
13		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
19		 THR
3
14		 OUL
1
27		 OUL
2
14		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
13		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
13		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
23		 SNE
3
Ret		 ROC
1
9		 ROC
2
8		 ROC
3
6		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
7		 KNO
3
7		 SIL
1
12		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
24		17th99
2019 Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid
RCIB Insurance 		Honda Civic Type R (FK2) BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
1		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
4		 THR
1
5		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
2		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
14		 CRO
3
7		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
7		 OUL
3
5		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
1*		 THR
1
7		 THR
2
14		 THR
3
DNS		 KNO
1
1*		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
14		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
16		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
2		5th266
2020 Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST Mk.IV DON
1
3		 DON
2
2		 DON
3
11		 BRH
1
Ret*		 BRH
2
4		 BRH
3
Ret		 OUL
1
1*		 OUL
2
2*		 OUL
3
8		 KNO
1
5		 KNO
2
10		 KNO
3
1*		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
3		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
19		 CRO
3
11		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
4		 SNE
3
5		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
1*		5th286
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport THR
1
5		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
Ret		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
6		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
7		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
1*		 OUL
3
Ret		 KNO
1
9		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
20		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
6		 CRO
1
19		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
11		 SIL
1
1*		 SIL
2
1*		 SIL
3
13		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
3*		 DON
3
4		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
9		7th247
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
10		 DON
3
7		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
5		 THR
1
11		 THR
2
13		 THR
3
10		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
5		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
3		 KNO
1
8		 KNO
2
6		 KNO
3
3		 SNE
1
15		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
7		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
4		 SIL
1
1*		 SIL
2
2*		 SIL
3
3		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
4		 BRH
3
3		5th318
2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport DON
1
11		 DON
2
14		 DON
3
11		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
Ret		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
8		 SNE
3
2		 THR
1
7		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
7		 OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
10		 CRO
1
25		 CRO
2
18		 CRO
3
8		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
15		 KNO
3
12		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
8		 DON
3
1*		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
4		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
19		 BRH
3
15		10th173

24 Hours of Daytona results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2015 Flag of the United States.svg GB Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Michael Avenatti
Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner
Flag of Poland.svg Kuba Giermaziak
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen 		Porsche 911 GT America GTD68719th7th

References

  1. 1 2 Barry, Maggie (8 August 2018). "Knockhill Duo's Fast Friendship". Daily Record . Reach plc . Retrieved 25 November 2018. His old teammate and pal for all those years, Matt Neal, is still at Team Dynamics, driving his Honda Civic Type R and will be competing as usual at the Fife track but there too, will be Rory Butcher, his brother-in-law, driving for another stable, Team AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing in his MG.
  2. ↑ "Fife BTCC star aiming for first podium". Kingdom FM. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Rory Butcher joins Motorbase Performance for remainder of the season". btcccrazy.co.uk/. BTCC Crazy. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "An insight into the key figures behind Knockhill ahead of the Fife racing circuit hosting another BTCC round". The Press and Journal . Aberdeen Journals. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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