Richard Hawken

Richard Hawken
Nationality British
Born (1972-01-03) 3 January 1972
Andover, Hampshire, UK
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2015
Current team Support Our Paras Racing
Car no. 84
Starts 3
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 35th in 2015
Previous series
2014
2007
HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy
Euro Saloon & Sports Car Championship

Richard Hawken (born 3 January 1972) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He made his debut in 2015.

Racing career

Hawken began his career in karts at the age of 12 claiming the South of England Open championship at 14. He progressed into cars in 1991 aged 19 winning his first ever race in a Renault. In 2002 he purchased an RML built Vauxhall Cavalier entering the BARC Formula Saloons series. In 2004 he purchased an RML built Nissan Primera chassis #33 and continued to race in the BRSCC Euro Saloon & Sports Car Championship where he went on to win 3 Championships including the Super Touring Class.[1] In October 2014, it was announced that Hawken would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing driving a Infiniti Q50.[2] However, in May 2015, after only one round, he was replaced by Martin Donnelly.[3]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts
2015 Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing Infiniti Q50 BRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

DON
1

23
DON
2

24
DON
3

20
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

KNO
2

KNO
3

ROC
1

ROC
2

ROC
3

SIL
1

SIL
2

SIL
3

BRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

35th 0

References

  1. "Richard Hawken career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. "Infiniti to enter BTCC with Support Our Paras Racing". TouringCarTimes. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. "Martin Donnelly to replace Richard Hawken at Thruxton". TouringCarTimes. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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