Kieran Gallagher

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1990)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Kieran Gallagher | image = | image_size =  | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|03|10}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | relatives =  | current_series = BTCC | first_year = 2013 | current_team = RCIB Insurance Racing | car_number = 23 | former_teams = | starts = 19 | championships = | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 28th | year = 2013 | last_finish = | prev_series = Volkswagen Racing Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | prev_series_years = 2012–2014 2014 | titles =  | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | updated = }}

'''Kieran Gallagher''' (born 10 March 1990) is a British racing driver who last competed in the British Touring Car Championship with Team HARD. In 2013 Gallagher competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the first time at Knockhill, driving for Team HARD in a Vauxhall Insignia NGTC. After a season back in the wagen Racing Cup with Team HARD, he remained with the team for their return to the BTCC in 2015.

==Career== Gallagher gained his racing license in 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/06/kieran-gallagher-to-make-btcc-debut-at-knockhill/ |title=Kieran Gallagher to make BTCC debut at Knockhill |publisher=TouringCarTimes |date=6 August 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2013}}</ref> and entered the Scottish Legends Cars Championship in June that year.<ref name="burnett"/> In 2013 he remained in the series but joined Burnett Motorsport.<ref name="burnett">{{cite web|url=http://www.burnettmotorsport.com/drivers-team/Kieran-Gallagher |title=Kieran Gallagher |publisher=Burnett Motorsport |accessdate=25 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203223328/http://www.burnettmotorsport.com/drivers-team/Kieran-Gallagher |archivedate= 3 February 2014 }}</ref> In August that year, Team HARD entered Gallagher in the Knockhill round of the British Touring Car Championship, driving one of the team's Vauxhall Insignia NGTC cars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109198 |title=Team Hard to give Kieran Gallagher his BTCC debut at Knockhill |publisher=Autosport.com |date=6 August 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2013 |first=Kevin |last=Turner}}</ref> He stated that his aim was to achieve a top-18 finish.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/08/qa-with-btccs-new-boy-kieran-gallagher/ |title=Q&A With BTCC's New Boy Kieran Gallagher |publisher=The Checkered Flag |date=8 August 2013 |accessdate=26 January 2014 |first=Dan |last=Mason}}</ref> He finished 22nd in race one, 20th in race two, and took 13th in the final race of the weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.team-hard.com/btcc/2013/drivers/kieran-gallagher |title=2013 Drivers - Kieran Gallagher |publisher=Team-HARD |accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> He remained with Team HARD for their 2014 Volkswagen Racing Cup campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotcars.co.uk/motorsport/2014/january/gallagher-commits-to-hard |title=Gallagher commits to Team Hard |publisher=Scotcars |date=15 January 2014 |accessdate=28 February 2015 |first=Jim |last=McGill}}</ref> He also drove for Parr Motorsport in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racecar.com/Motorsport/News/Gallagher-signs-with-Parr-Motorsport-for-Carrera-Cup-GB/63773.htm |title=Gallagher signs with Parr Motorsport for Carrera Cup GB |publisher=racecar |date=27 March 2014 |accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, when Team HARD returned to the BTCC with a Toyota Avensis, they selected Gallagher as their driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/02/06/kieran-gallagher-to-drive-for-tony-gilham-racing-in-2015/ |title=Kieran Gallagher to drive for Tony Gilham Racing in 2015 |publisher=TouringCarTimes |date=6 February 2015 |accessdate=28 February 2015 |first=Ian |last=Gallagher}}</ref>

==Personal life== Gallagher has two older brothers, and works as a Hydrographic Surveyor.<ref name="burnett"/>

==Racing record==

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (<nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! 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 ! Pos ! Pts |- | 2013 ! nowrap| RCIB Insurance Racing ! nowrap| Vauxhall Insignia | 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 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 3 {{small|13}} | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 ! 28th ! 3 |- | 2015 ! nowrap| RCIB Insurance Racing ! nowrap| Toyota Avensis |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|22}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:;"| SIL 1 |style="background:;"| SIL 2 |style="background:;"| SIL 3 |style="background:;"| BRH 1 |style="background:;"| BRH 2 |style="background:;"| BRH 3 ! 30th ! 1 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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