Luke Davenport

Luke Davenport
Davenport in 2014
Nationality British
BornLuke Edward Davenport
(1993-05-29) 29 May 1993
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamMotorbase Performance
Categorisation FIA Silver
Car number300
Starts12
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2015–16
2014
2011–13		British GT Championship
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Ginetta Challenge

Luke Edward Davenport (born 29 May 1993 in Cambridge) is a British racing driver, known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Motorbase Performance in 2017.

Racing career

Early career

Davenport began his car racing career in 2011, competing in the Ginetta Challenge. Starting in the G20 class, he moved up to the G40 class in 2012 where he remained for the next two seasons culminating in him finishing fourth in the championship in 2013 with one win. In 2014, Davenport moved to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup on the TOCA BTCC support package. He competed for United Autosports with veteran Carl Breeze as his teammate. He finished the season sixth in points with two wins.

Davenport spent the next two seasons in the British GT driving for Tolman Motorsport.

British Touring Car Championship

For the 2017 season, Davenport was signed by Motorbase Performance to compete in the British Touring Car Championship[1]. His teammates were Mat Jackson and Martin Depper. Davenport's stint in the BTCC concluded following a heavy crash in the rain at Croft in June, with Davenport suffering from multiple injuries including chest injuries, lung damage, broken right leg, broken pelvis, broken right arm and concussion[2].

Britcar Endurance Championship

Davenport is participating in the 2020 season of the Britcar Endurance Championship in a Ligier JS2 R for Reflex Racing with Marcus Vivian.[3] Davenport and Vivian were announced in January 2021 to be again competing with each other in the Ligier for 2021.[4]

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
2017 Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo		 Ford Focus ST BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
20		 DON
1
DSQ		 DON
2
16		 DON
3
25		 THR
1
17		 THR
2
17		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
10		 CRO
1
WD		 CRO
2
WD		 CRO
3
WD		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 KNO
3		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 32nd 6

Complete Britcar results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC CP Points
2020 Reflex Racing Ligier JS2 R 4 CRO
1		 CRO
2		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
7		 OUL
1
6		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
5		 SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
10		 5th 1st 188
2021 Reflex Racing Ligier JS2 R 4 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
DNS		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 SIL
1		 BRH
1		 BRH
1		 DON
1		 DON
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
1		 29th 16th 1

References

  1. ↑ "Motorbase completes line-up with Martin Depper and Luke Davenport". TouringCars.Net. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "TOCA confirms Davenport, Smith and Taylor-Smith injuries". TouringCars.Net. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Wood, Steve (24 July 2020). "Reflex Racing Return with Rare Racecar". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Wood, Steve (14 January 2021). "Reflex Racing Ligier Returns". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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