Luke Davenport
Luke Davenport (born 29 May 1993 in Cambridge) is a British racing driver, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Motorbase Performance.
| Luke Davenport | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 29 May 1993 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Motorbase Performance |
| Car number | 300 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–16 2014 2011–13 | British GT Championship Ginetta GT4 Supercup Ginetta Challenge |
Racing career
Early career
Davenport began his car racing career in 2011, competing in the Ginetta Challenge. Starting in the G20 class, he moved up to the G40 class in 2012 where he remained for the next two seasons culminating in him finishing 4th in the championship in 2013 with one win. In 2014 Davenport moved to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup on the TOCA BTCC support package. He competed for United Autosports with veteran Carl Breeze as his teammate. He finished the season 6th in points with two wins.
Davenport spent the next two seasons in the British GT driving for Tolman Motorsport.
British Touring Car Championship
For the 2017 season, Davenport was signed by Motorbase Performance to compete in the British Touring Car Championship.[1] His teammates are Mat Jackson and Martin Depper.
Britcar Endurance Championship
Davenport is participating in the 2020 season of the Britcar Endurance Championship in a Ligier JS2 R for Reflex Racing with Marcus Vivian.[2] Davenport and Vivian were announced in January 2021 to be again competing with each other in the Ligier for 2021.[3]
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 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 19 |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 20 |
DON 1 DSQ |
DON 2 16 |
DON 3 25 |
THR 1 17 |
THR 2 17 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 18 |
OUL 2 17 |
OUL 3 10 |
CRO 1 WD |
CRO 2 WD |
CRO 3 WD |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
32nd | 6 |
Complete Britcar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | CP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reflex Racing | Ligier JS2 R | 4 | CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 7 |
OUL 1 6 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 5 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 10 |
5th | 1st | 188 | ||||||
| 2021 | Reflex Racing | Ligier JS2 R | 4 | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 1 |
References
- "DAVENPORT AND DEPPER COMPLETE MOTORBASE LINE-UP FOR BTCC 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- Wood, Steve (24 July 2020). "Reflex Racing Return with Rare Racecar". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Wood, Steve (14 January 2021). "Reflex Racing Ligier Returns". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 14 January 2021.