# Rory Butcher

Rory Butcher (born 16 March 1987) is a British racing driver from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, currently competing in the 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

(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 | Points |
| 2017 | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo | Ford Focus ST | BRH 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 | 29th | 20 |
| 2018 | AmD with AutoAid RCIB Insurance Racing | MG 6 GT | BRH 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 | 17th | 99 |
| 2019 | Cobra 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 | 5th | 266 |
| 2020 | Motorbase Performance | Ford Focus ST Mk.IV | DON 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* | | | | 5th | 286 |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota Corolla GR Sport | THR 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 | 7th | 247 |
| 2022 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota Corolla GR Sport | DON 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 | 5th | 318 |
| 2023 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota Corolla GR Sport | DON 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 | 10th | 173 |

### 24 Hours of Daytona results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2015 | GB Autosport | Michael Avenatti Damien Faulkner Kuba Giermaziak Mike Skeen | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 687 | 19th | 7th |