Rory Butcher


Rory Butcher is a British racing driver from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, currently competing in the 2023 British [Touring Car Championship|British Touring Car Championship] with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, having made his debut in the BTCC for Motorbase Performance in August 2017. 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.

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.

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. 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.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2017Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo
Ford Focus STBRH
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
29th20
2018AmD with AutoAid
RCIB Insurance Racing
MG 6 GTBRH
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
17th99
2019Cobra 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
5th266
2020Motorbase PerformanceFord Focus ST Mk.IVDON
1

3
DON
2

2
DON
3

11
BRH
1

Ret*
BRH
2

4
BRH
3

Ret
OUL
1

1*
OUL
2

2*
OUL
3

8
KNO
1

5
KNO
2

10
KNO
3

1*
THR
1

6
THR
2

5
THR
3

3
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

14
SIL
3

Ret
CRO
1

5
CRO
2

19
CRO
3

11
SNE
1

4
SNE
2

4
SNE
3

5
BRH
1

4
BRH
2

10
BRH
3

1*
5th286
2021Toyota Gazoo Racing UKToyota Corolla GR SportTHR
1

5
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

Ret
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

5
SNE
3

6
BRH
1

15
BRH
2

14
BRH
3

7
OUL
1

4
OUL
2

1*
OUL
3

Ret
KNO
1

9
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

20
THR
1

4
THR
2

5
THR
3

6
CRO
1

19
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

11
SIL
1

1*
SIL
2

1*
SIL
3

13
DON
1

3
DON
2

3*
DON
3

4
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

7
BRH
3

9
7th247
2022Toyota Gazoo Racing UKToyota Corolla GR SportDON
1

Ret
DON
2

10
DON
3

7
BRH
1

7
BRH
2

3
BRH
3

5
THR
1

11
THR
2

13
THR
3

10
OUL
1

3
OUL
2

4
OUL
3

5
CRO
1

7
CRO
2

7
CRO
3

3
KNO
1

8
KNO
2

6
KNO
3

3
SNE
1

15
SNE
2

12
SNE
3

7
THR
1

6
THR
2

5
THR
3

4
SIL
1

1*
SIL
2

2*
SIL
3

3
BRH
1

2
BRH
2

4
BRH
3

3
5th318
2023Toyota Gazoo Racing UKToyota Corolla GR SportDON
1

11
DON
2

14
DON
3

11
BRH
1

7
BRH
2

6
BRH
3

Ret
SNE
1

9
SNE
2

8
SNE
3

2
THR
1

7
THR
2

7
THR
3

7
OUL
1

16
OUL
2

10
OUL
3

10
CRO
1

25
CRO
2

18
CRO
3

8
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

15
KNO
3

12
DON
1

11
DON
2

8
DON
3

1*
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

4
SIL
3

Ret
BRH
1

23
BRH
2

19
BRH
3

15
10th173