Harry Vaulkhard


Harry Vaulkhard is a British racing driver. In 2010, he raced in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering.

Career

Early career

Vaulkhard's father, Nigel Vaulkhard, was a successful businessman in the Tyneside area, owning and operating a number of bars, and was also a keen classic touring car racer. Vaulkhard is a former motocross competitor, who began circuit racing in cars in 2004, by racing in the Northern Sports & Saloon Championship. For 2005, he switched to the SEAT Cupra Championship, with JS Motorsport. In 2006, he finished ninth overall, for the 2005 series winners Triple-R.
Vaulkhard went on to win the British SEAT Cupar R Championship in 2007 winning a test drive with the works SEAT BTCC squad and £100,000 prize fund, to this date the largest prize money in British Motorsport.

British Touring Car Championship

Vaulkhard's graduation to the British Touring Car Championship for 2008 with Robertshaw Racing was confirmed in December 2007. His team-mates in the expanded team were the more experienced Matt Allison in another Lacetti, and Alan Taylor in a Honda Integra. Vaulkhard qualified tenth at Donington Park but scored no points.
File:Harry Vaulkhard Oulton Park 2009.JPG|left|thumb|Vaulkhard driving the Tempus Sport Chevrolet Lacetti at Oulton Park during the 2009 British Touring Car Championship season.
The Robertshaw team did not run them in 2009.
Vaulkhard qualified ahead of the works Chevrolet drivers at many rounds, but fifth was his best overall finish despite a few front row starts.
Vaulkhard went on to compete in the European Touring Car Championship in 2009, where he was leading the series until three laps from the end of the last race in Braga, Portugal, when he left the circuit, resulting in a final finishing position of fourth in the series.

World Touring Car Championship

Bamboo and Vaulkhard moved to the World Touring Car Championship in 2010, with Darryl O'Young as teammate. At the third round in Monza he scored his and the team's first victory in the Independents' Trophy, as well as a main championship point for tenth overall. After the seventh round of the season while leading the Independents championship he was forced to call time on his 2010 campaign due to a lack of funding. He would continue to attend WTCC events with the squad and was hopeful of finding the backing to return to racing for the final two rounds at Okayama and Macau.

Other series

In 2012, Vaulkhard competed in four races in the 2012 [Racecar Euro Series season|2012 Racecar Euro Series], driving a Chevrolet Impala for Team FJ. He also competed in four races in the Golf GTi Championship that year, scoring three podium finishes. In 2013 he went on to become the Touch of Mojo Golf GTi Champion. In 2014 he signed with Team HARD to race in the VW Cup under the PPCGB.com Racing banner. However this never came to fruition, he went on to win a third British title in the Volkswagen cup driving for Team Slide Sports. He also raced in the Suzuki Swift Sport Championship at the 2014 British Rallycross Championship final meeting at Croft.
Since 2011, Vaulkhard has commentated on the World Touring Car Championship for Eurosport.
Since 2020, Vaulkhard has competed within the British rallycross championships. He went on to win the Production 16V Championship in 2021 after a season of competing in the north east autocross championship which is run by Cramlington and District Motor Club.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2008Robertshaw RacingChevrolet LacettiBRH
1
18		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
14		ROC
1
Ret		ROC
2
13		ROC
3
14		DON
1
12		DON
2
14		DON
3
11		THR
1
Ret		THR
2
16		THR
3
10		CRO
1
13		CRO
2
13		CRO
3
11		Snetterton [Motor Racing Circuit|SNE
1]
14		SNE
2
17		SNE
3
15		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
12		OUL
3
12		KNO
1
Ret		KNO
2
16		KNO
3
14		SIL
1
10		SIL
2
12		SIL
3
13		BRH
1
16		BRH
2
13		BRH
3
14		19th2
2009Tempus SportChevrolet LacettiBRH
1
8		BRH
2
11		BRH
3
9		THR
1
9		THR
2
12		THR
3
11		DON
1
5		DON
2
10		DON
3
7		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
15		OUL
3
12		CRO
1
Ret		CRO
2
DNS		CRO
3
DNS		16th22
2009Bamboo EngineeringChevrolet LacettiSNE
1
10		SNE
2
9		SNE
3
Ret		KNO
1
10		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
11		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
11		SIL
3
11		ROC
1
13		ROC
2
11		ROC
3
Ret		BRH
1
11		BRH
2
13		BRH
3
Ret		16th22

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPts
2010Bamboo EngineeringChevrolet Lacetti2010 [FIA WTCC Race of Brazil|BRA
1]
16		BRA
2
13		MAR
1
16		MAR
2
Ret		ITA
1
10		ITA
2
13		BEL
1
15		BEL
2
Ret		POR
1
15		POR
2
11		GBR
1
17		GBR
2
14		CZE
1
15		CZE
2
15		GER
1		GER
2		ESP
1		ESP
2		JPN
1		JPN
2		2010 [Guia Race of Macau|MAC
1]		MAC
2		21st1