Bobby Thompson (racing driver)

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
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996
Hornchurch, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2018
Current teamAutobrite Direct with JourneyHero
Car number19
Former teamsGKR TradePriceCars.com
Starts110
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish14th 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 record

Karting career summary
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 summary
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 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
2018 Team HARD. with Trade Price Cars Volkswagen CC BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
26		 DON
1
20		 DON
2
24		 DON
3
20		 THR
1
26		 THR
2
20		 THR
3
22		 OUL
1
26		 OUL
2
26		 OUL
3
DNS		 CRO
1
24		 CRO
2
27		 CRO
3
21		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
10		 ROC
1
24		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
7		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
NC		 KNO
3
20		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
21		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
19		 28th 23
2019 GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct Volkswagen CC BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
15		 DON
1
18		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
30		 THR
2
22		 THR
3
20		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
23		 CRO
3
14		 OUL
1
19		 OUL
2
21		 OUL
3
Ret		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
13		 SNE
3
Ret		 THR
1
14		 THR
2
22		 THR
3
19		 KNO
1
18		 KNO
2
21		 KNO
3
20		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
10		 BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
15		 22nd 35
2020 GKR TradePriceCars.com Audi S3 Saloon DON
1
11		 DON
2
17		 DON
3
15		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
12		 OUL
1
14		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
18		 KNO
1
18		 KNO
2
DSQ		 KNO
3
19		 THR
1
17		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
15		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
12		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
8		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 18th 44
2022 Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero CUPRA León DON
1
12		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
10		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
3		 THR
1
17		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
12		 OUL
1
15		 OUL
2
14		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
12		 CRO
2
14		 CRO
3
12		 KNO
1
12		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
20		 SNE
1
14		 SNE
2
17		 SNE
3
14		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
12		 THR
3
23		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
9		 SIL
3
14		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
Ret		 14th 99

References
  1. "Bobby Thompson makes BTCC return with Team HARD". TouringCars.Net. TouringCars.Net. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

Bobby Thompson career summary at DriverDB.com

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