Charlie Butler-Henderson


Charles Butler-Henderson is a British auto racing driver who now works as a racing instructor and presenter. He was the champion of the Mini Challenge UK in 2015. He is the younger brother of racing driver and Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson.

Racing career

Part of a family with strong ties to motor sport, including a father who was a karting champion, Butler-Henderson started in motorsports winning several titles in karting. He moved up to single-seat racing in the 1995 Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship.
After time as a test driver and doing some instructing, he was in the Marcos Mantis Challenge, finishing the season in second. In 2000, he progressed to the British GT championship driving a Marcos LM 600 for the Ohana Team. For 2001, he also drove in the British and French GTO championships. In 2002, he drove in the British GT for TFM-GT Team. In 2003 he competed in the Renault Clio Cup, finishing twelfth in points for Xcel Motorsport.
For 2004, Butler-Henderson got a drive in the British [Touring Car Championship]. He drove in half a season for the Gary Ayles-run Team Sureterm, in a Vauxhall Astra Coupe. the year was not a particularly successful one, finishing tenth in the independents cup, and twenty-second overall. He then left racing to concentrate on instructing.
In 2009 and 2010, Butler-Henderson had two one-off appearances in the Ginetta G50 Cup with Speedworks Motorsport, finishing three out of five races he started.
For 2010, Butler-Henderson was signed by Advent Motor Sport to drive in the . He scored seven podiums including a second at Round 1 at Oulton Park and finished 3rd in the championship.
In 2015, Butler-Henderson won the UK Mini Challenge championship and was a runner up in 2016.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2004Team Sureterm
GA Motorsports		BTC-T [Vauxhall Astra Coupe|Vauxhall Astra Coupé]THR
1
12		THR
2
11		THR
3
Ret		BRH
1
11		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
11		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
Ret		SIL
3
13		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
10		OUL
3
Ret		MON
1		MON
2		MON
3		CRO
1
Ret		CRO
2
15		CRO
3
Ret		KNO
1		KNO
2		KNO
3		BRH
1		BRH
2		BRH
3		Snetterton [Motor Racing Circuit|SNE
1]		SNE
2		SNE
3		DON
1		DON
2		DON
3		21st1