David Nye (born 1 January 1958 in
Horsham
Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
) is a British
racing driver
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. When he started racing in 2008 he drove in the
Ford Fiesta Championship finishing 3rd overall in Class A. He also drove in the
SEAT Cupra Championship
The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one-make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship.
Originally the prize for winning the championship was a driv ...
finishing 12th overall. For the next two years he drove in the
Spanish SEAT Cupra Championship in which he scored a total of 10 points over both seasons. He also drove in a one-off race in the
SEAT León Eurocup at
Brands Hatch
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. In
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
he drove in the
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), officially known as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by ...
for
Welch Motorsport
Daniel John Welch (born 17 July 1982) is a British racing driver. During his career he has mostly driven for his family team, Welch Motorsport. He drove in the British Touring Car Championship from 2011 to 2016. He is the son of former British ...
.
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)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nye, David
1958 births
Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
Britcar 24-hour drivers
Sportspeople from Horsham
Sportspeople from West Sussex
24H Series drivers