Simon Harrison

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Harrison during the 2003 European Touring Car Championship

Simon Mark Harrison (born 6 September 1969 in Northampton) is a British racing driver. He won two National Saloon Car Championships in 1994 and 1999, as well as the Production Class of the British Touring Car Championship in 2001.

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Harrison's 23 year racing career spanned 23 started with winning his local karting championship on his first attempt. [1] [2]

Harrison is best known for his time as a Peugeot factory driver in the 1995 British Touring Car Championship driving a 405 Mi16. This was after first season in saloon cars, winning the National Saloon Car Championship as part of the Team Castrol Honda scholarship squad. Prior to this, Harrison successfully raced in single seaters and was nominated for the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award.

Karting career

Single seater career

Unable to secure financial backing to move into Formula 3 racing, Harrison instead tried out for the Team Castol Honda scholarship, a manufacturer-backed program to recruit racing talent. Harrison secured a place in the three-car team, won the first round of the championship and subsequently led the championship from start to finish.

Saloon car career

Personal life

At the end of the 2005 season, Harrison retired from racing to concentrate on motor sport filming. He is now the Managing Director of Kingdom Creative, a specialist motor manufacturer and motor sport filming company.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1998 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team Honda Sport Belgium Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kaye
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Day
Honda Integra Type R SP4708th8th

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 1996–2002 all races, 2003–present just in first race, 1987–1989 and 2000–2003 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – 1987–1989 and 2000–present all races, 1987–1989 and 2000–2003 in class) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2001 just in feature races, 2003–present all races, 2001 for leading in class)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Overall
DC
PtsClass
1995 Total Team Peugeot Peugeot 405 Mi16 DON
1

14
DON
2

17
BRH
1

15
BRH
2

11
THR
1

10
THR
2

9
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

16
OUL
1

7
OUL
2

12
BRH
1

11
BRH
2

13
DON
1

Ret
DON
1

Ret
SIL
15
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

Ret
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

DNS
SNE
1

19
SNE
2

11
OUL
1

9
OUL
2

Ret
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

DNS
22nd9
2000 GR Motorsport Ford Focus B BRH
1
BRH
2
DON
1
DON
2
THR
1
THR
2
KNO
1
KNO
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
CRO
1
CRO
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
DON
1
DON
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

Ret
SIL
1
SIL
2
0NC
2001 HTML Peugeot 306 GTi P BHI
1

1
BHI
2

Ret*
THR
1

5
THR
2

Ret
OUL
1

1
OUL
2

7
SIL
1

1
SIL
2

10*
MON
1

9
MON
2

8
DON
1

17
DON
2

Ret
KNO
1

5
KNO
2

7
SNE
1

8
SNE
2

10
CRO
1

18
CRO
2

12
OUL
1

6
OUL
2

8*
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

10
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

7*
BRH
1

14
BRH
2

10
2271st

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2005 JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R ITA
1

ITA
2

FRA
1

FRA
2

GBR
1

GBR
2

SMR
1

SMR
2

MEX
1

MEX
2

BEL
1

BEL
2

GER
1

GER
2

TUR
1

TUR
2

ESP
1

ESP
2

MAC
1

20†
MAC
2

DNS
-0

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References

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