Simon Belcher


Simon Alister Belcher is a British racing driver, who last competed in the British Touring Car Championship for Handy Motorsport. He is also a multiple time British, European and World Jet Ski Champion who competes in the World Series.

Career

Born in Swindon, Belcher began racing jet-skis at the age of nineteen, winning four British championships and a European championship before his retirement in 2001 he then switched to car racing, competing in Legends Cars over the next decade. In 2011, he entered the Renault Clio Cup UK for the final race of the season with his own Handy Motorsport team ahead of full campaigns in 2012 and 2013. He finished 13th and 18th in the overall championships in these years, and won the Masters' Championship for older drivers on both occasions.
File:DSC 0191.jpg|left|thumb|Belcher driving the Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.
In 2014, Belcher moved up to the British Touring Car Championship, driving a Toyota Avensis run by the Speedworks team on behalf of Handy Motorsport. He crashed heavily at Thruxton due to a mechanical failure, heavily damaging the car and putting the rest of his season in jeopardy, but it was repaired in time for the next round of the championship.
After retirement from the British Touring Car Championship, Belcher returned to his roots of Jet Ski racing and in 2018 secured his first international title since his return by winning the European Championship. In 2023 he became World Champion in both Sport GP and slalom categories.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
2014Handy MotorsportToyota AvensisBRH
1
21		BRH
2
23		BRH
3
21		DON
1
23		DON
2
20		DON
3
18		THR
1
Ret		THR
2
23		THR
3
Ret		OUL
1
26		OUL
2
23		OUL
3
21		CRO
1
26		CRO
2
22		CRO
3
18		SNE
1
25		SNE
2
21		SNE
3
23		KNO
1
21		KNO
2
24		KNO
3
23		ROC
1
28		ROC
2
20		ROC
3
18		SIL
1
25		SIL
2
24		SIL
3
22		BRH
1
20		BRH
2
21		BRH
3
18		31st0
2015Handy MotorsportToyota AvensisBRH
1
20		BRH
2
19		BRH
3
15		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
21		DON
3
16		THR
1
DNS		THR
2
DNS		THR
3
DNS		OUL
1
23		OUL
2
21		OUL
3
21		CRO
1
20		CRO
2
21		CRO
3
18		SNE
1		SNE
2		SNE
3		KNO
1		KNO
2		KNO
3		ROC
1		ROC
2		ROC
3		SIL
1
26		SIL
2
22		SIL
3
19		BRH
1
23		BRH
2
23		BRH
3
24		27th1