Kieran Gallagher

Kieran Wreckfest Gallagher (born 10 March 1990) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship owes his career to Jamie Robertson his Manager for his drive 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

Kieran Gallagher
Nationality British
Born (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990
Glasgow, Scotland
BTCC career
Debut season2013
Current teamRCIB Insurance Racing
Car number23
Starts19
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish28th in 2013
Previous series
2012–2014
2014		Volkswagen Racing Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Career

Gallagher gained his racing license in 2012[1] and entered the Scottish Legends Cars Championship in June that year.[2] In 2013 he remained in the series but joined Burnett Motorsport.[2] 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.[3] He stated that his aim was to achieve a top-18 finish.[4] He finished 22nd in race one, 20th in race two, and took 13th in the final race of the weekend.[5] He remained with Team HARD for their 2014 Volkswagen Racing Cup campaign.[6] He also drove for Parr Motorsport in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain that year.[7]

In 2015, when Team HARD returned to the BTCC with a Toyota Avensis, they selected Gallagher as their driver.[8]

Personal life

Gallagher has two older brothers, and works as a Hydrographic Surveyor.[2] He is still waiting for Andy Wilmot to take him to diggerland

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) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded 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 Pos Pts
2013 RCIB Insurance Racing 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		 KNO
1
22		 KNO
2
20		 KNO
3
13		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 28th 3
2015 RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis BRH
1
24		 BRH
2
22		 BRH
3
20		 DON
1
21		 DON
2
20		 DON
3
18		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
15		 THR
3
18		 OUL
1
DNS		 OUL
2
25		 OUL
3
22		 CRO
1
DNS		 CRO
2
DNS		 CRO
3
DNS		 SNE
1
23		 SNE
2
DNS		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
DNS		 KNO
3
DNS		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
DNS		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 30th 1

References
  1. "Kieran Gallagher to make BTCC debut at Knockhill". TouringCarTimes. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. "Kieran Gallagher". Burnett Motorsport. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. Turner, Kevin (6 August 2013). "Team Hard to give Kieran Gallagher his BTCC debut at Knockhill". Autosport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. Mason, Dan (8 August 2013). "Q&A With BTCC's New Boy Kieran Gallagher". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. "2013 Drivers - Kieran Gallagher". Team-HARD. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. McGill, Jim (15 January 2014). "Gallagher commits to Team Hard". Scotcars. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. "Gallagher signs with Parr Motorsport for Carrera Cup GB". racecar. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. Gallagher, Ian (6 February 2015). "Kieran Gallagher to drive for Tony Gilham Racing in 2015". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 28 February 2015.


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