| Daniel Welch | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} British[1] 
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| Date of Birth | 17/07/1982[1] | |
| Début | Snetterton 2011[1] | |
| Championships | 0 | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp[2] | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 12[2] | – | 0 |
Daniel Welch is a BTCC driver, currently competing in the 2014 season for his father's team, Welch Motorsport.[1] Welch made his debut in 2011, and is one of the only drivers in BTCC history to have used a Proton.[1]
Current Season[]
Welch is set to compete in the BTCC for a fourth successive season.[1] One again driving for his father's team (running under the name STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp), Welch will be using a Proton Persona, alongside another car prepared for Ollie Jackson.[2] Although the season started on the 30th of March at Brands Hatch, Welch is yet to compete in the season, having had to withdraw from the opening weekend.[3]
Background[]
Welch, the son of John Welch (former British Rallycross driver), began his career in Formula Vauxhall in 2000.[1][3] Welch stepped up to Formula Renault the following season, although Welch would never compete in a full season.[3] In 2007, Welch switched to the SEAT Cupra Cup for two years, before driving in the SEAT Leon Eurocup in 2009 alongside competing in the Ginetta G50 Cup.[3]
BTCC History[]
His father had previously set up a team to support Welch in his career. In 2011, the Welch family decided to enter the BTCC, although delays meant that they could only enter their new Proton Gen-2 in time for the sixth round at Snetterton[3]. A single point was the result of their endevours into a new series.[3]
[[2012|
Welch in his 2013 contender; a Proton Persona.
2012]]thumb|Welch in his contender; a .|nullxnullpx saw Welch use a Proton Persona for the entire season.[3] Welch's best finish to date came at Oulton Park, where a spirited defence from Matt Neal saw him take fourth place.[3] This saw him awarded the HiQ Champagne Moment in 2012, as well as a best championship finish of 15th.[2] 2013 was a more disappointing year for Welch, unable to better his fourth place finish in a race in 2013.
BTCC Record[]
A table containing Daniel Welch's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Daniel Welch's best finish at that meeting.
| Daniel Welch's BTCC Record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | Welch Automotive | 22nd | 1 | Proton Gen-2 | N | 22 | bgcolor="Purple" style="color:white; border-radius:7px;"|NC | R | R | 11 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 12 | 14 | bgcolor="black" style="color:white; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DSQ | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp | 15th | 79 | Proton Persona | 17 | 12 | bgcolor="white" style="color:black; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DNS | 6 | R | 5 | 12 | N | R | 16 |
| 11 | R | 4 | 17 | 17 | R | 8 | R | |||||||
| R | 8 | R | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 18th | 72 | 11 | bgcolor="Purple" style="color:white; border-radius:7px;"|NC | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | R | 13 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 15 | R | 9 | 11 | R | 11 | bgcolor="white" style="color:black; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DNS | 9 | bgcolor="Purple" style="color:white; border-radius:7px;"|NC | |||||
| 12 | 11 | 11 | R | 20 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||||||
| 2014 | STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp | WD | 21 | 21 | 27 | 24 | R | R | ||||||
| 19 | 24 | 20 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 24 | 23 | R | 21 | bgcolor="white" style="color:black; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DNS | |||||||||
References[]
Images:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_welch_silverstone2013.JPG - Welch
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Welch_Motorsport_-_Sopp%2BSopp,_Daniel_Welch,_Proton_Persona_NGTC,_Snetterton,_England.jpg - Persona 2013
References