Robert David Thompson (born 27 July 1996) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship driving for Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero.[1] He was the 2022 Jack Sears Trophy winner.
| Bobby Thompson | |
|---|---|
 Thompson at Thruxton Circuit in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 28 July 1996 Hornchurch, England |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero |
| Car number | 19 |
| Former teams | GKR TradePriceCars.com |
| Starts | 110 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–2017 2014 2012–2014 | VW Racing Cup British Formula Ford Championship Ford Fiesta Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2017 | Jack Sears Trophy VW Racing Cup |
Racing recordEdit
Karting career summaryEdit
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bayford Kart Club Summer Sprint Championship - Honda Cadet | 4th |
| 2007 | Bayford Kart Club Summer Sprint Championship - Honda Cadet | 9th |
| Super 1 National Honda Cadet Championship | 7th | |
| 2008 | BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship | 19th |
| 2009 | Formula Kart Stars - Minimax | 15th |
| Super 1 Series ABkC Minimax Championship | 27th | |
| MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax | 17th | |
| 2010 | Super 1 National Rotax Minimax Championship | 10th |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax | 6th | |
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Junior Rotax | 23rd |
| Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max | 11th | |
| 2012 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | 18th |
| Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max | 3rd |
Racing career summaryEdit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ford Fiesta Championship - Class C | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2013 | Ford Fiesta Championship - Class C | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 19th | |
| 2014 | Ford Fiesta Championship - Class C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33rd | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Meridian Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | |
| 2015 | Volkswagen Racing Cup Great Britain | Team HARD. Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 356 | 10th |
| 2016 | Volkswagen Racing Cup Great Britain | Power Maxed Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 430 | 5th |
| 2017 | Volkswagen Racing Cup Great Britain | Team HARD. Racing | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 520 | 1st |
| 2018 | British Touring Car Championship | Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28th |
| 2019 | British Touring Car Championship | GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22nd |
| 2020 | British Touring Car Championship | GKR TradePriceCars.com | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Dubai - TCX | CWS Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 10th |
| British Touring Car Championship | Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 14th |
† As Thompson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete British Touring Car Championship resultsEdit
(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)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Bobby Thompson makes BTCC return with Team HARD". TouringCars.Net. TouringCars.Net. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External linksEdit
Bobby Thompson career summary at DriverDB.com
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