Richard William Parfitt (born 18 October 1974), also known as Rick Parfitt Jr, is a British musician and former racing driver who last competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, driving for UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing. He is the British GT champion in the GT3 and GT4 categories, and made his BTCC debut in 2021.
| Richard Parfitt | |
|---|---|
 Parfitt at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 British GT Championship season. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 18 October 1974 Chertsey, England |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing |
| Car number | 62 |
| Former teams | Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com |
| Starts | 52 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 27th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-2019 2018 2013 2012 | British GT Championship Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GT4 European Trophy Ginetta GT5 Challenge |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2013 | British GT Championship - GT3 British GT Championship - GT4 |
Career
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Parfitt began racing in 1996, competing in various karting championships both nationally and internationally until 2004. In 2010, he competed in the Silverstone 'Celebrity Race', of which he won,[1][2] before competing in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2012.[3]
He stepped up to the British GT Championship in 2013, and competed in the GT4 category until 2015, when he switched to the GT3 category. He won the GT4 category in 2013 with Optimum Motorsport together with Ryan Ratcliffe, and won the GT3 category in 2017 with Bentley Team Parker together with Seb Morris.[4][5]
Despite having announced that he would step back from racing at the end of 2018,[6] he and his teammate Seb Morris returned to race in the 2019 British GT Championship.[7][8]
After a sabbatical in 2020, in 2021 he made his British Touring Car Championship debut, driving for EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com in his return to Motorsport in a Hyundai i30N.[9]
Personal life
editHe is the son of Status Quo musician Rick Parfitt.
He is a sufferer of Crohn's disease, and has been an advocate for raising awareness of the condition. He is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK.[10]
He is the director of corporate event agency R&R Agency Ltd.
Rick is a passionate supporter of Nottingham Forest.[11] since he moved to Nottingham, his wife's hometown.
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge - G40 | Piranha Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 224 | 9th |
| 2013 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Optimum Motorsport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 173 | 1st |
| GT4 European Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2014 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Century Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121.5 | 4th |
| 2015 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Team LNT | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th |
| 2016 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Team Parker Racing | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 143 | 3rd |
| 2017 | British GT Championship - GT3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 1st | |
| 2018 | British GT Championship - GT3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 10th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Challenge - GS | GMG Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 66th | |
| 2019 | British GT Championship - GT3 | JRM Racing | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 11th |
| 2021 | British Touring Car Championship | EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2022 | British Touring Car Championship | UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
Source:[12]
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† As Parfitt was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete British GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Optimum Motorsport | Ginetta G50 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 21 |
OUL 2 21 |
ROC 1 Ret |
SIL 1 25 |
SNE 1 18 |
SNE 2 19 |
BRH 1 15 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 DNS |
DON 1 20 |
1st | 173 |
| 2014 | Century Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 Ret |
ROC 1 23 |
SIL 1 24 |
SNE 1 20 |
SNE 2 18 |
SPA 1 26 |
SPA 2 25 |
BRH 1 23 |
DON 1 15 |
4th | 121.5 |
| 2015 | Team LNT | Ginetta G55 GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 Ret |
ROC 1 Ret |
SIL 1 11 |
SPA 1 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 4 |
DON 1 13 |
20th | 14 | |
| 2016 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | BRH 1 2 |
ROC 1 10 |
OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 1 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SPA 1 2 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
DON 1 3 |
3rd | 143 | |
| 2017 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 5 |
ROC 1 1 |
SNE 1 7 |
SNE 2 4 |
SIL 1 1 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 7 |
BRH 1 1 |
DON 1 3 |
1st | 200 |
| 2018 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 10 |
ROC 1 9 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 8 |
SIL 1 6 |
SPA 1 2 |
BRH 1 24 |
DON 1 7 |
10th | 60 | |
| 2019 | JRM Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 12 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 12 |
SIL 1 DSQ |
DON 1 7 |
SPA 1 12 |
BRH 1 9 |
DON 1 7 |
11th | 58 | |
Source:[13]
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Complete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com | Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance | THR 1 25 |
THR 2 Ret |
THR 3 16 |
SNE 1 24 |
SNE 2 27 |
SNE 3 24 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 23 |
BRH 3 26 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 23 |
OUL 3 19 |
KNO 1 21 |
KNO 2 27 |
KNO 3 25 |
THR 1 25 |
THR 2 20 |
THR 3 20 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 24 |
SIL 3 22 |
DON 1 22 |
DON 2 27 |
DON 3 22 |
BRH 1 24 |
BRH 2 21 |
BRH 3 Ret |
27th | 0 |
| 2022 | UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing | Infiniti Q50 | DON 1 21 |
DON 2 DNS |
DON 3 25 |
BRH 1 28 |
BRH 2 22 |
BRH 3 Ret |
THR 1 22 |
THR 2 Ret |
THR 3 22 |
OUL 1 25 |
OUL 2 25 |
OUL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
KNO 1 18 |
KNO 2 25 |
KNO 3 25 |
SNE 1 23 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 DNS |
THR 1 27 |
THR 2 26 |
THR 3 22 |
SIL 1 21 |
SIL 2 26 |
SIL 3 22 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 26 |
BRH 3 Ret |
28th | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Silverstone Classic 2011: Parfitt Jr. maintains status quo with celebrity challenge victory". The Checkered Flag. 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Silverstone Classic in pictures". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr & Tom Oliphant for Ginetta GT3 in 2015 British GT". The Telegraph Flag. 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jnr: This Championship is immensely special". The Checkered Flag. 5 March 2019.
- ^ "British GT champion Rick Parfitt Jr to defend title with Bentley". Autosport. 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr to step back from racing". Daily sportscar. 18 September 2018.
- ^ "It was a deal I absolutely could not say no to! – Rick Parfitt Jnr. Discusses his return to British GT in 2019". Endurance and GT. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Parfitt set for return to racing with Morris and reformed "Dream Team"". The Checkered Flag. 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr Completes 2021 Excelr8 Trade Price Cars Line-Up". www.btcc.net. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr". Crohn’s & Colitis UK.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr End of Season Party". Twitter.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt". Driver Database. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Rick Parfitt Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Rick Parfitt Jr race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Rick Parfitt Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com