Richard Hawken

Richard Hawken (born 3 January 1972) is a British racing driver who most notably competed in the second round of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.

Racing career Hawken began his career in karts at the age of 12 claiming the South of England Open championship at the age 14. He progressed into cars in 1991 aged 19 winning his first ever race in a Renault. In 2002, he purchased an RML built Vauxhall Cavalier entering the BARC Formula Saloons series. In 2004, he purchased an RML built Nissan Primera chassis No. 33 and continued to race in the BRSCC Euro Saloon & Sports Car Championship where he went on to win three championships, including the Super Touring Class.

In October 2014, it was announced that Hawken would make his British Touring Car Championship debut as a manufacturer driver with Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing driving an Infiniti Q50. However, after Infiniti withdrew their manufacturer support from the team amidst a change in top management in Dr. Andrew Palmer in mid 2015, he was replaced by Martin Donnelly.

In 2018, Hawken made his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB driving with his lucky No. 84 on the car visiting the podium twice at Brands Hatch Indy and Brands Hatch GP circuits. He finished the AM Championship 4th.

Hawken returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB in 2019 but didn't finish the season due to his sponsorship having money issues.

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 2015 Support Our Paras Racing Infiniti Q50 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 35th 0