Rory Butcher

Rory Butcher
Rory Butcher
	Butcher in 2022
Born	16 March 1987 (age 37); Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Related to	Gordon Shedden (brother-in-law)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2017
Current team	Toyota Gazoo Racing UK
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	6
Former teams	AmD Essex, Motorbase Performance
Starts	188 (189 entries)
Wins	11
Podiums	31
Poles	5
Fastest laps	8
Best finish	5th 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.

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)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
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	29th	20
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	17th	99
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	5th	266
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*				5th	286
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	7th	247
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	5th	318
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	10th	173

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	GB Autosport	Michael Avenatti Damien Faulkner Kuba Giermaziak Mike Skeen	Porsche 911 GT America	GTD	687	19th	7th

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Fife BTCC star aiming for first podium". Kingdom FM. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rory Butcher joins Motorbase Performance for remainder of the season". btcccrazy.co.uk/. BTCC Crazy. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tom Ingram	British Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy Winner 2019	Succeeded by Ashley Sutton
Preceded by Dan Cammish	Jack Sears Trophy Winner 2019	Succeeded by Michael Crees

[BIL-1] 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.

[BTCC_Crazy-3] "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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