Charlie Butler-Henderson
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Charlie Butler-Henderson (born 23 November 1978) is a British auto racing
driver who now works as a racing instructor and presenter. He is part of a family which are strongly involved with motorsport. His father was a karting champion and his sister Vicki
also races and is a motoring TV presenter.
Junior Championship. After time as a test driver and doing some instructing, he was in the Marcos Mantis Challenge, finishing the season in second. In 2000, he progressed to the British GT championship driving a Marcos
LM 600 for the Ohana Team. For 2001, he also drove in the British and French GTO championships. In 2002 he drove in the British GT for TFM-GT Team. In 2003 he competed in the Renault Clio
Cup, finishing twelfth in points for Xcel Motorsport.
For 2004 he got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship
. He drove in half a season for the Gary Ayles
-run Team Sureterm, in a Vauxhall Astra
Coupe. the year was not a particularly successful one, finishing tenth in the independents cup, and twenty-second overall. He then left racing to concentrate on instructing.
For 2010 he has been signed by Advent Motor Sport to drive in the Trofeo Abarth 500 Great Britain. He finished 2nd in Race 1 of Round 1 at Oulton Park
and 4th in Race 2. At Round 2 on the reconfigured Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
he finished 3rd in Race 2 and currently is second in points after 2 Rounds.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver who now works as a racing instructor and presenter. He is part of a family which are strongly involved with motorsport. His father was a karting champion and his sister Vicki
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Victoria "Vicki" Butler-Henderson is a racing driver and television presenter.-Biography:Butler-Henderson was born into a racing family. Her grandfather used to race a Frazer Nash at Brooklands, her father was in the British karting team and her brother Charlie is a racing driver. She has an older...
also races and is a motoring TV presenter.
Racing career
He started in motorsports winning several titles in karting, he moved up to single-seat racing in the 1995 Formula VauxhallVauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...
Junior Championship. After time as a test driver and doing some instructing, he was in the Marcos Mantis Challenge, finishing the season in second. In 2000, he progressed to the British GT championship driving a Marcos
Marcos (automobile)
Marcos was a British sports car manufacturer. The name was a combination of founders Jem Marsh and Frank Costin.-History:Marcos was founded in Luton, in Bedfordshire, England, in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. Frank Costin had earlier worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and...
LM 600 for the Ohana Team. For 2001, he also drove in the British and French GTO championships. In 2002 he drove in the British GT for TFM-GT Team. In 2003 he competed in the Renault Clio
Renault Clio
The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation...
Cup, finishing twelfth in points for Xcel Motorsport.
For 2004 he got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. He drove in half a season for the Gary Ayles
Gary Ayles
Gary Ayles is a race car driver born in the United Kingdom.He competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 1991, filled in for one race in 1992, and returned in 1996 for Nissan, after four years as a works Peugeot driver in Italian Superturismo...
-run Team Sureterm, in a Vauxhall Astra
Vauxhall Astra
Astra is a model name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries...
Coupe. the year was not a particularly successful one, finishing tenth in the independents cup, and twenty-second overall. He then left racing to concentrate on instructing.
For 2010 he has been signed by Advent Motor Sport to drive in the Trofeo Abarth 500 Great Britain. He finished 2nd in Race 1 of Round 1 at Oulton Park
Oulton Park
Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...
and 4th in Race 2. At Round 2 on the reconfigured Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
he finished 3rd in Race 2 and currently is second in points after 2 Rounds.