Rory Butcher

Rory Butcher (born 16 March 1987) is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing, having made his debut in the BTCC for Motorbase Performance in August 2017.[2] 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.

Rory Butcher
Butcher in 2017.
Nationality British
Born (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987
Related toGordon Shedden (brother-in-law)[1]
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamMotorbase Performance
Car number6
Former teamsAmD Essex
Starts77
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles2
Fastest laps3
Best finish5th in 2019
Previous series
201618
2016–17
201517
2015
2015, 2017
2015
2012
2010, 201416
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008, 201013
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

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.[2]

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.[3]

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 Pts
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

OUL
2

OUL
3

KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

THR
1

THR
2

THR
3

SIL
1

SIL
2

SIL
3

CRO
1

CRO
2

CRO
3

SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
BRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

6th* 52*

* Season still in progress.

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References

  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. "Rory Butcher joins Motorbase Performance for remainder of the season". btcccrazy.co.uk/. BTCC Crazy. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tom Ingram
British Touring Car Championship
Independents' Trophy Winner

2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Dan Cammish
Jack Sears Trophy
Winner

2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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