Harry Vaulkhard
| Harry Vaulkhard | |
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| Nationality |  British |
| Born | October 14, 1985 Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England) |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2008-2009 2005-07 |
World Touring Cars British Touring Cars SEAT Cupra Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | SEAT Cupra R Class |
Harry Vaulkhard (born October 14, 1985 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a racing driver. In 2010 he has been racing in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering. His father Nigel also races.[1]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Vaulkhard is a former motocross competitor, who began circuit racing in cars in 2004, by racing in the Northern Sports & Saloon Championship. For 2005 he switched to the SEAT Cupra Championship, with JS Motorsport. In 2006 he finished 9th overall, for the 2005 series winners Triple-R.[2] The 2006-spec cars were used for a special R-Class in 2007, which Vaulkhard won by finishing on the class podium in 16 of the 20 races.
[edit] British Touring Car Championship
His graduation to the British Touring Car Championship for 2008 with Robertshaw Racing was confirmed in December 2007.[3] His team-mates in the expanded team were the more experienced Matt Allison in another Lacetti, and Alan Taylor in a Honda Integra. Vaulkhard qualified 10th at Donington Park but scored no points [1].
Both Lacettis were owned by Nigel Vaulkhard, and the Robertshaw team did not run them in 2009[2]. It later emerged that the original 2006 spec Lacettis had been sold, and the all-new team Tempus Sport would be running 2008 spec WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) chassis, for Vaulkhard and another driver. No second car ever appeared.
Vaulkhard and the team's BTCC employees and facilities were transferred to a new team called Bamboo Engineering midseason.
[edit] World Touring Car Championship
Bamboo and Vaulkhard moved to the World Touring Car Championship in 2010, with Darryl O'Young as teammate. At the third round in Monza he scored his and the team's first victory in the Independents' Trophy, as well as a main championship point for 10th overall. After the seventh round of the season he was forced to call time on his 2010 campaign due to a lack of funding. He will continue to attend WTCC events with the squad and is hopeful of finding the backing to return to racing for the final two rounds at Okayama and Macau. [4]
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
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| 2005 | SEAT Cupra Championship Great Britain | J.S. Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11th |
| 2006 | SEAT Cupra Championship Great Britain | 42nd Street Realty/Triple R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9th |
| 2007 | SEAT Cupra Championship Great Britain | Triple R (R-Class) | 20 | 1 | 4 | 267 | 1st |
| Renault Clio Cup Great Britain Winter Series | Robertshaw Racing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 11th | |
| 2008 | British Touring Car Championship | Robertshaw Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
| 2009 | British Touring Car Championship | Tempus Sport/Bamboo Engineering | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16th |
| 2010 | World Touring Car Championship | Bamboo Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
[edit] Complete BTCC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Robertshaw Racing | Chevrolet Lacetti | BHI |
ROC |
DON |
THR |
CRO |
SNE |
OUL |
KNO |
SIL |
BHI |
19th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| 2009 | Tempus Sport | Chevrolet Lacetti | BHI |
THR |
DON |
OUL |
CRO |
SNE |
KNO |
SIL |
ROC |
BHGP |
16th | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bamboo engineering | 10 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Complete WTCC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Position | Points | |||||||||||
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| 2010 | Bamboo Engineering | Chevrolet Lacetti | BRA | MAR | ITA | BEL | POR | UK | CZE | GER | ESP | JPN | MAC | 21st | 1 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com, retrieved on May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Harry Vaulkhard: I’ll prove myself abroad". journallive.co.uk. 2007-10-31. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/newcastle-sports/motorsport-news/2007/10/31/harry-vaulkhard-i-ll-prove-myself-abroad-61634-20035608/. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Harry SEAT 06". freewebs.com/harryvaulkhard. http://www.freewebs.com/harryvaulkhard/harryseat06.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "New marque for new season". crash.net. 2007-12-03. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/btcc/news/157863-0/new_marque_for_new_season.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (2010-08-31). "Vaulkhard calls time on 2010 campaign". autosport.com (Haymarket Publishing). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86284. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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