{{short description|British racing driver (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Rory Butcher | image = RoryButcher12.04.22.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Butcher in 2022 |nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Kirkcaldy, Scotland | relatives = Gordon Shedden (brother-in-law)<ref name="BIL">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/knockhill-duos-fast-friendship-13049664|title=Knockhill Duo's Fast Friendship|first=Maggie|last=Barry|work=Daily Record|publisher=Reach plc|date=8 August 2018|accessdate=25 November 2018|quote=His old teammate and pal for all those years, Matt Neal, is still at Team Dynamics, driving his Honda Civic Type R and will be competing as usual at the Fife track but there too, will be Rory Butcher, his brother-in-law, driving for another stable, Team AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing in his MG.}}</ref> | racing_licence = 12px FIA Silver {{small|(until 2016)}}<br>12px FIA Gold {{small|(2017–)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/18/2017-fia-driver-rankings-released.html|title=2017 FIA Driver Rankings Released|website=Dailysportscar|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=18 November 2016|access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> | current_series = British Touring Car Championship | first_year = 2017 | current_team = Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | car_number = 6 | former_teams = AmD Essex, Motorbase Performance | starts = 188 (189 entries) | wins = 11 | poles = 5 | fastest_laps = 8 | podiums = 31 | best_finish = 5th | year = 2019, 2020, 2022 | prev_series = 24H Series<br />VLN<br />European Le Mans Series<br />United SportsCar Championship<br />Blancpain Endurance Series<br />GT Cup<br />Porsche Supercup<br />British GT Championship<br />Benelux Formula Ford Championship<br />Scottish Mini Cooper Cup<br />British Formula Ford Championship<br />National Club Formula Ford<br />North West Club Formula Ford<br />Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain<br />Scottish Formula Ford Championship | prev_series_years = {{nowrap|2016–18<br />2016–17<br />2015–17<br />2015<br />2015, 2017<br />2015<br />2012<br />2010, 2014–16<br />2010<br />2010<br />2009<br />2009<br />2009<br />2008, 2010–13<br />2007–09}} | titles = BTCC Independents' Trophy<br />Jack Sears Trophy<br />Formula Ford Festival – Kent class<br />Scottish Formula Ford Championship | title_years = 2019<br />2019<br />2009<br />2009 | awards = | award_years = }}

'''Rory Butcher''' (born 16 March 1987) is a Scottish racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. Butcher served as a NAPA Racing UK reserve driver and driver coach from 2024 to 2025 for BTCC driver Sam Osborne. He has also competed in several other series during his career, most notably the British GT Championship and the European Le Mans Series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fife BTCC star aiming for first podium|url=https://www.kingdomfm.co.uk/news/local-news/fife-btcc-star-aiming-for-first-podium/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Kingdom FM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Sam Osborne Completes Unchanged NAPA Racing UK Line-up • BTCC |url=https://btcc.net/sam-osborne-completes-unchanged-napa-racing-uk-line-up/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career== ===British Touring Car Championship=== {{update section|date=December 2025}} In 2017, Butcher joined the series from the Knockhill round in August, replacing Luke Davenport who was injured during the qualifying session for the earlier round at Croft.<ref name="BTCC Crazy">{{cite news|url=https://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/btcc/rory-butcher-joins-motorbase-performance-for-remainder-of-the-season/|title=Rory Butcher joins Motorbase Performance for remainder of the season|work=btcccrazy.co.uk/|publisher=BTCC Crazy|date=7 August 2017|accessdate=7 August 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life== Butcher's brother-in-law is Gordon Shedden, three-time champion in the British Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Cup competitor.<ref name="BIL"/> Aside from his racing career, Butcher is an instructor – like his brother-in-law – and the events operation manager at the Knockhill Racing Circuit, owned by his father Derek.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/motors/1543369/an-insight-into-the-key-figures-behind-knockhill-ahead-of-the-fife-racing-circuit-hosting-another-btcc-round/|title=An insight into the key figures behind Knockhill ahead of the Fife racing circuit hosting another BTCC round|work=The Press and Journal|publisher=Aberdeen Journals|date=17 August 2018|accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref>

==Racing record== ===Complete British Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position&nbsp;– 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap&nbsp;– 1 point awarded all races; <nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver led race for at least one lap&nbsp;– 1 point given 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 ! DC ! Points |- | 2017 ! nowrap| Team Shredded Wheat Racing<br>with Duo ! nowrap| Ford Focus ST | BRH<br />1 | BRH<br />2 | BRH<br />3 | DON<br />1 | DON<br />2 | DON<br />3 | THR<br />1 | THR<br />2 | THR<br />3 | OUL<br />1 | OUL<br />2 | OUL<br />3 | CRO<br />1 | CRO<br />2 | CRO<br />3 | SNE<br />1 | SNE<br />2 | SNE<br />3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|25}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />1<br />{{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC<br />3<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|21}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|12}} ! 29th ! 20 |- | 2018 ! nowrap| AmD with AutoAid<br>RCIB Insurance Racing ! nowrap| MG 6 GT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''DON<br />3'''<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|27}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC<br />1<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC<br />2<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC<br />3<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|24}} ! 17th ! 99 |- | 2019 ! nowrap| Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid<br>RCIB Insurance ! nowrap| Honda Civic Type R (FK2) |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''DON<br />2''<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''THR<br />2''<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''OUL<br />3''<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''KNO<br />1'''<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''KNO<br />2'''<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />3<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|2}} ! 5th ! 266 |- | 2020 ! nowrap| Motorbase Performance ! nowrap| Ford Focus ST Mk.IV |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''BRH<br />1'''<br />{{small|Ret*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''OUL<br />1'''<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''OUL<br />2'''<br />{{small|2*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''KNO<br />3''<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL<br />1<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''CRO<br />2''<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|1*}} | | | ! 5th ! 286 |- | 2021 ! nowrap| Toyota Gazoo Racing UK ! nowrap| Toyota Corolla GR Sport |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE<br />1<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />2<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br />3<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''BRH<br />3''<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL<br />2<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br />3<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br />1<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''KNO<br />3''<br />{{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />1<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />2<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br />3<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br />1<br />{{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br />2<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br />3<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''SIL<br />1'''<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''SIL<br />2'''<br />{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br />3<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON<br />1<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON<br />2<br />{{small|3*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br />3<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br />1<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />2<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br />3<br />{{small|9}} ! 7th ! 247 |- | 2022 ! nowrap| Toyota Gazoo Racing UK ! nowrap| Toyota Corolla GR Sport |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''BRH<br>1''<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>3<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL<br>1<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>2<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>3<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>1<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>2<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRO<br>3<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>1<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>2<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KNO<br>3<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>1<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>2<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>3<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>3<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''SIL<br>1'''<br>{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''SIL<br>2'''<br>{{small|2*}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL<br>3<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|3}} ! 5th ! 318 |- | 2023 ! nowrap| Toyota Gazoo Racing UK ! nowrap| Toyota Corolla GR Sport |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>1<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br>2<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE<br>3<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>1<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>2<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br>3<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>2<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br>3<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br>1<br>{{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO<br>2<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO<br>3<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>2<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO<br>3<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON<br>3<br>{{small|1*}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>2<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>3<br>{{small|15}} ! 10th ! 173 |} <!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->

===24 Hours of Daytona results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- style="background:#ABBBDD;" ! Year ! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}} |- ! 2015 |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} GB Autosport |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Avenatti<br />{{flagicon|IRL}} Damien Faulkner<br />{{flagicon|POL}} Kuba Giermaziak<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Skeen |align="left" nowrap| Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 687 | 19th | 7th |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|https://www.rorybutcherracing.co.uk/}}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=British Touring Car Championship<br />Independents' Trophy Winner|before=Tom Ingram|after=Ashley Sutton|years=2019}} {{succession box | before = Dan Cammish | title = {{nowrap|Jack Sears Trophy<br />Winner}} | years=2019 | after= Michael Crees}} {{s-end}}

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