Tom Ferrier
Tom Ferrier | |
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| Born | November 14, 1981 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | British Touring Car Championship, European Touring Car Championship, British GT Championship |
Tom Ferrier (born 14 November 1981) is a professional British racing driver whose early career was distinguished by a successful karting tenure, including clinching the 1998 British Championship title. In 1999, he captured the Star Cup within the Formula Renault Championship before moving into saloon car racing.
Ferrier achieved two victories in the Renault Clio Winter series and participated in the 2000 national Saloon Championship, alongside select appearances in Class B of the BTCC driving an Alfa Romeo 156 prepared by Gary Ayles' team. During 2001, although initially contracted to join Vauxhall’s Touring class squad, he lost the opportunity to Phil Bennett due to financial constraints. Instead, he competed in both the European Super Production Championship—where he finished twelfth overall and was runner-up in the Under 25 Cup—and the BTCC, securing 10th place overall behind the wheel of a JSM Alfa Romeo 147 after taking over from Darren Malkin.
In 2002, Ferrier concentrated on the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC), piloting an Alfa Romeo 156 for DART Racing with technical support provided by Alfa Romeo UK’s pit crew. By 2005, he had become a leading contender in the SEAT Cupra Championship. Although nominated alongside James Hanson for a BTCC seat with Carly Motors in 2004, this did not come to fruition; instead, he competed in Caterham races that year.
Ferrier made a late-season return to BTCC in 2006 with Motorbase Performance, driving a SEAT Toledo Cupra with limited preparation but still managing to score championship points. Additionally, he took part in British GT Championship events during that season. In 2007, Ferrier raced for Tech 9 in British GT alongside Phil Quaife before rejoining Motorbase mid-season for BTCC competition. Despite encountering challenges such as a significant crash at Brands Hatch and missing Knockhill rounds, he earned points at Snetterton.
In 2009, Ferrier participated in Time Attack competitions driving a Subaru Impreza. Two years later, in 2011, he co-founded Scuderia Vittoria with former BTCC driver Danny Buxton. The team entered four cars in the AirAsia Renault Clio Cup and campaigned Ginetta G50 and Ferrari 458 Italia GT vehicles in British GT. Their inaugural season ended with an impressive combined tally of fourteen wins across both championships.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races shown in bold represent pole positions (awarded 1 point from 2000–2001 for all races and from 2006–2007 only for the first race; during 2000–2001 points were also awarded within class). Races in italics denote fastest laps (1 point given in 2001 and for all races during 2006–2007; also awarded within class during 2000–2001). An asterisk (*) indicates that the driver led at least one lap (1 point awarded – only for feature races in 2001 and for all races during 2006–2007).
Full European Touring Car Championship Results
(key) (Entries shown in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Points |
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| 2002 | DART Racing | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 14† |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 DNS |
BRN 1 13 |
BRN 2 12 |
JAR 1 13 |
JAR 2 13† |
AND 1 6 |
AND 2 10 |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 DNS |
SPA 1 DNS |
SPA 2 8 |
PER 1 14 |
PER 2 14 |
DON 1 8 |
DON 2 Ret |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 7 |
18th | 1 |
† – Although the driver did not finish, classification was awarded as over 90% of the race distance had been completed.