Charles Rainford

Charles Rainford (born 20 July 1998) is a British racing driver who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for WSR. He previously competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for CCK Motorsport.

Personal life Rainford is the son of Shaun Rainford, who runs the Classic Cars of Kent dealership, for which Charles drove for in his four-year tenure in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

Career Born in Horsham, Rainford had his first taste of karting at the age of seven, but began racing full-time at the age of 16. Mainly racing cars in his early years, in which Rainford became an ARDS 'A' instructor, he most notably finished second in the Goodwood Revival – St. Mary's Trophy in 2019.

Two years later, Rainford began racing for CCK Motorsport in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. In his first season in the series, Rainford took five Pro-Am wins in the 16-race season, en route to a third-place points finish. During 2021, Rainford partook in a one-off appearance in the Porsche Sprint Challenge France at Le Mans, in which he finished sixth.

Remaining in the series for 2022, Rainford won all but four races in his class and only missed the podium twice to clinch the Pro-Am title at season's end. During 2022, Rainford also finished second in the Sopwith Cup at Goodwood. Across the next two years, he stepped up the Pro class of Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, finishing fourth with a win to his name in 2023, before taking two wins and coming runner-up to George Gamble by seven points the following year.

Rainford stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship for 2025 as he completed West Surrey Racing's four-car line-up for the full season. After finishing no higher than 16th on his debut round at Donington Park, Rainford scored his first series podium at the following round at Brands Hatch by finishing second in race one, before taking his first win in race three that same weekend. Four podium-less rounds then ensued, in which Rainford finished no higher than sixth, doing so at in race two Croft. Rainford then took his first ever pole position at Knockhill, before taking the fastest lap in race one and finishing second behind Jake Hill. In the following round at Donington Park, Rainford finished no higher than tenth, before scoring points in all three races at Silverstone with a best result of fifth in race two. Rainford then ended the year with two more points finishes at Brands Hatch, with a best result of fourth in race one, to end his maiden year in BTCC eighth in points.

The following year, Rainford remained with West Surrey Racing for his second year in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing record Racing career summary Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (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; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position) 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 2025 LKQ Euro Car Parts Racingwith WSR BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 8th 179 2026 West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 7th* 189* Season still in progress.