Doc Shepherd
| George "Doc" Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 13 May 1900 Bromley, England |
| Died | October 1986 (aged 86) Cambridge, England |
| Retired | 1963 |
| British Saloon Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1958–1961, 1963 |
| Teams | Team Speedwell Don Moore Racing |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 2 (13 in class) |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 17 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1960 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1959 1960 | BSCC - Class A British Saloon Car Championship |
George Corbyn "Doc" Shepherd (13 May 1900 – October 1986) was a British racing driver. He entered the inaugural year of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving a class A Austin A35 where he finished fourth on points and second in class. in 1959, he finished second in the championship in an Austin A40. He became the BSCC champion a year later in 1960 for the Don Moore Racing Team.[1]
Racing record
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Team Speedwell | Austin A35 | A | BRH ovr:5† cls:2† |
BRH ovr:2‡ cls:2‡ |
MAL ovr:2† cls:2† |
BRH ovr:2† cls:2† |
BRH Ret† |
CRY ovr:6 cls:1 |
BRH ovr:? cls:2 |
BRH ovr:6 cls:1 |
BRH ovr:6 cls:1 |
4th | 41 | 2nd | ||
| 1959 | Doc Shepherd | Austin A40 | A | GOO ovr:? cls:1 |
AIN ovr:? cls:1 |
SIL ovr:12 cls:1 |
CRY ovr:2 cls:2 |
SNE ovr:5 cls:1 |
BRH Ret† |
BRH Ret† |
2nd | 42 | 1st | ||||
| 1960 | Don Moore Racing | Austin A40 | BRH 1 |
SNE ovr:3 cls:1 |
MAL 1 |
OUL Ret |
SNE ovr:3 cls:1 |
BRH ovr:5 cls:1 |
BRH ovr:2 cls:1 |
BRH Ret |
1st | 48 | |||||
| 1961 | Doc Shepherd | Austin Mini Seven | A | SNE ovr:? cls:1 |
GOO ? |
AIN Ret |
SIL Ret |
CRY ovr:7 cls:1 |
11th | 18 | 4th | ||||||
| BMW 700 CS | SIL DNS |
BRH | OUL | SNE | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | Doc Shepherd | Morris Mini Cooper | A | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN ovr:? cls:? |
SIL | CRY | SIL | BRH | BRH | OUL | SIL | NC | 0 | NC |
Source:[2]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.
References
- ^ "BTCC CHAMPIONS". British Touring Car Championship Pages. Archived from the original on 10 March 2001.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 3 October 2022.