David Pinkney

David Pinkney is a British businessman and auto racing driver. He competed in the British Touring Car Championship on and off between 1989 and 2011.

For the scholar of French history, see David H. Pinkney.
David Pinkney
Nationality British
Born5 July 1952
Bridlington (England)
Previous series
2008
2006–07, 09–2011
2005
2003–05
2003
1993
1989, 1993, 2001		British GT Championship
BTCC
SEAT Cupra Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Porsche Supercup
DTM
BTCC

Early Racing Career

James Weaver talked David into racing and he started out in the Uniroyal Saloon Car Championship in 1987 with a £5000 Rover Vitess SD1 racing against the new Sierra Cosworths- in 1988 he raced a Cosworth Sierra in the production saloon championship- then moved on to the BTCC in 1989 with a troubled RS500 prepared by Terry Drury, then three more years in a Cosworth Saphire - Moving back to the BTCC in a Prodrive BMW in 1993. He also briefly raced in the BTCC series with Tim Harvey in 2001 in a rather unreliable Alfa Romeo 147, leaving the JSM team after four rounds and four breakdowns.

He has won the VW Vento VR6 Championships in 1996 & 97 - The Vauxhall Vectra winter series and the Vauxhall Vectra SRi Championship in 1998 and 1999. He also raced on and off in the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2003, 2004 and once in 2005, and the Seat Cupra Championship in 2005.

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Pinkney's black-and-pink Honda Integra at the Brands Hatch round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship.
Pinkney driving the A-Tech-run Alfa Romeo 156 during the Snetterton round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship season.

In 2006 he raced in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in one of the 2005 championship-winning Honda Integra cars. David was very competitive against the new 2006 cars - He took a pair of top 3 finishes at Thruxton in rounds 11 and 12, and also a podium in race three at Knockhill. For 2007 he drove an N.Technology built Alfa 156 run by the newly established A-Tech team, unfortunately the Alfa wouldn't work on dunlops.

After competing in two rounds of the British GT Championship in 2008, he returned to the BTCC in 2009, driving competitively for Team Dynamics in a Honda Civic TypeR with three different team-mates – Gordon Shedden at the first round, former F1 Formula One race-winner Johnny Herbert in three rounds, and double series champion James Thompson in the other rounds.

In 2010, Pinkney drove a BTCC Triple Eight Vauxhall Vectra with the new Swindon Turbo engine - He opened the season with his first ever triple top-ten finish, with eighth in race one and two tenth places. Was quickest at Brands throughout in 2nd meeting but was unfortunately power compromised for the rest of the season. Which ended his competitive racing career - [1]

From 2011 Pinkney has been invited to race in a number of championships which he declined.

Luton Town Football Club

On 13 April 2007, David Pinkney bought Luton Town Football Club. The club tried to secure planning permission for a 50.000 seater stadium at Junction 12 on the M1. In 2008 Pinkney moved on following the decision of the FA to charge the football club in relation to a number of financial irregularities. [2]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded - 2001 all races, 2006–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded - 2001–present all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point given - 2001 just in feature race, 2006–present all races)

Year Team Car Class 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 Overall
DC		 Pts Class
1989 Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL
DNQ		 SIL
Ret		 THR
23		 DON
Ret		 THR
11		 SIL
Ret		 SIL
16		 BRH SNE BRH
Ret		 BIR DON SIL 60th 0 27th
1993 Pinkney Motorsport BMW 318is SIL
Ret		 DON
13		 SNE
14		 DON
Ret		 OUL
13		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 PEM
16		 SIL
15		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 OUL BRH
19		 THR DON
1		 DON
2		 SIL 30th 0
2001 JS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 147 T BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
DNS		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
7		 MON
1		 MON
2		 DON
1		 DON
2		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 CRO
1		 CRO
2		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 DON
1		 DON
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 13th 14
2006 Motorbase Performance Honda Integra Type-R BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
8		 MON
1
13		 MON
2
4		 MON
3
10		 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
Ret		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
5		 CRO
1
7		 CRO
2
9		 CRO
3
Ret		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
9		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
11		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
9		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
Ret		 SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
11		 SIL
3
12		 13th 56
2007 A-Tech Alfa Romeo 156 BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
13		 ROC
1
13		 ROC
2
8		 ROC
3
12		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
10		 THR
3
13*		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
12		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
DNS		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
16		 DON
3
14		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
DNS		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 KNO
3		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
15		 20th 5
2009 Team Dynamics Honda Civic BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
Ret		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
13		 THR
3
10		 DON
1
14		 DON
2
12		 DON
3
10		 OUL
1
15		 OUL
2
11		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
10		 CRO
2
11		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
9		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
12		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
10		 ROC
1
15		 ROC
2
13		 ROC
3
Ret		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
10		 18th 10
2010 Pinkney Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra THR
1
8		 THR
2
10		 THR
3
10		 ROC
1
18		 ROC
2
16		 ROC
3
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
11		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
DNS		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
9		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
11		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
Ret		 DON
1
10		 DON
2
18		 DON
3
13		 BRH
1
DNS		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
DNS		 15th 12
2011 Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 BRH
1
DNS		 BRH
2
DNS		 BRH
3
DNS		 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		 KNO
2		 KNO
3		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 NC 0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

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 DC Pts
1993 Pinkney Motorsport BMW 318is ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 WUN
1		 WUN
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 DON
1
NC		 DON
2
21		 DIE
1		 DIE
2		 SIN
1		 SIN
2		 AVU
1		 AVU
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 NC† 0†

† Not classified in championship due to only entering in the non-championship event.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2003 Porsche Cars Great Britain Porsche 996 GT3 ITA1 ESP AUT MON GER1 FRA GBR
17		 GER2 HUN ITA2 USA1 USA2 NC‡ 0‡

‡ – Guest driver – Not eligible for points.

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References
  1. "Pinkney pleased with triple top ten". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  2. "Luton suffer 10-point deduction". BBC Sport. BBC. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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