Rick Parfitt Jr.

Richard Parfitt (born 18 October 1974), also known as Rick Parfitt Jr, is a British Sports Car driver and, musician and corporate event agency owner.

Richard Parfitt
NationalityBritish
Born (1974-10-18) 18 October 1974
Chertsey, United Kingdom
British GT Championship career
Former teamsTeam Parker Racing
Best finish1st in 2017
Previous series
British GT Championship
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Championship titles
2018 British GT ChampionshipBritish GT Championship

Career

Parfitt began racing in 1996, competing in UK national and international karting championships until 2004. In 2010 he returned to the cockpit, taking part and winning the Silverstone Classic ‘Celebrity Race’[1][2], before competing in the British GT5 Championship in 2011 and 2012[3].

He stepped up to the British GT4 Championship with Optimum Motorsport and competed in the series until 2015 when he made the move into British GT3, in which he was crowned PRO/AM Champion with Bentley Team Parker in 2017[4][5].

Despite having announced that he would step back from racing at the end of 2018[6], he and his teammate Seb Morris returned to race in the 2019 season of the British GT3 Championship, racing a Bentley Continental[7][8].

Personal life

He is the son of Status Quo musician Rick Parfitt.

He is a sufferer of Crohn’s disease, and has been an advocate for raising awareness of the condition. He is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK.[9]

He is the director of corporate event agency R&R Agency Ltd.

Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2012Ginetta GT5 ChallengePiranha Motorsport140032249th
2013British GT4 TrophyOptimum Motorsport93071731st
2014British GT4 ChampionshipCentury Motorsport10124121.54th
2015British GT4 ChampionshipTeam LNT90001418th
2016British GT3 ChampionshipTeam Parker Racing91461433rd
2017British GT3 ChampionshipTeam Parker Racing93242001st
2018British GT3 ChampionshipTeam Parker Racing80016010th
2018IMSA Sportscar ChallengeGMG Racing10001266th
2019British GT3 ChampionshipJRM Racing91025811th

References
  1. "Silverstone Classic 2011: Parfitt Jr. maintains status quo with celebrity challenge victory". The Checkered Flag. 24 July 2011.
  2. "Silverstone Classic in pictures". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
  3. "Rick Pariftt Jr & Tom Oliphant for Ginetta GT3 in 2015 British GT". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
  4. "Rick Parfitt Jnr: This Championship is immensely special". The Checkered Flag. 5 March 2019.
  5. "British GT champion Rick Parfitt Jr to defend title with Bentley". Autosport. 6 February 2018.
  6. "Rick Pariftt Jr to step back from racing". Daily sportscar. 18 September 2018.
  7. "It was a deal I absolutely could not say no to! – Rick Parfitt Jnr. Discusses his return to British GT in 2019". Endurance and GT. 7 March 2019.
  8. "Parfitt set for return to racing with Morris and reformed "Dream Team"". The Checkered Flag. 4 March 2019.
  9. "Rick Parfitt Jr". Crohn’s & Colitis UK.
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