Sean Walker (racing driver)
Sean Walker (born 24 March 1958) was an amateur British auto racing driver. He stopped racing in 2013.. His father Ian Walker (1926–2008) was noted as the "Doyen of British Motorsport" (Ref The Independent 18 July 2008) was a driver, engineer and designer/modifier of race cars particularly Lotus. Ian Walker's cars were driven by famous drivers such as Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Peter Arundell.
Racing career
Sean Walker's racing career.
2010
HSCC Derek Bell Trophy Position: no position ? races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps. Car: March 782 Complete results needed.
2009
HSCC Lloyds TSB Derek Bell Trophy Position: 11 (20 points) 2 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 2 podiums. 2 fastest laps. Car: March 782
1992
RAC Esso British Touring Car Championship Position: 19 (4 points) 13 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps. Team: Techspeed Racing Car: BMW M3
1990
RAC Esso British Touring Car Championship Position: 7 (96 points) ? races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps. Car: Ford Sierra RS500 Complete results needed.
1989
RAC Esso British Touring Car Championship Position: 21 (17 points) 13 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps. Team: FAI Auto Parts Car: Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
British Touring Car Championship - class A Position: no position ? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps. Complete results needed.
1988
World Sports-Prototype Championship Position: no position 2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps. Team: Sean Walker Car: Tiga GC287 (Ford)
Formula 3 Britain National Class Position: 17 (4 points) 1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps. Team: Techspeed Racing Car: Reynard 873 (Volkswagen)
1987
World Sports-Prototype Championship Position: no position 1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps. Team: URD Junior Car: URD C81 (BMW)
1986
Formula 3 Britain National Class Position: 2 (76 points) 17 races. 4 wins. 2 pole positions. 11 podiums. 1 fastest lap. Team: Techspeed Racing Car: Ralt RT30 (Volkswagen)
1985
Formula 3 Britain National Class Position: 10 (15 points) 2 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 2 podiums. 2 fastest laps. Team: Richard Dutton Racing Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1988–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts | Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | FAI Auto Parts | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL 5 |
SIL NC |
THR 4 |
DON 4 |
THR 6 |
SIL 5 |
SIL 9 |
BRH Ret |
SNE 6 |
BRH 4 |
BIR 8 |
DON 5 |
SIL 8 |
21st | 17 | 5th | ||
1990 | FAI Auto Parts | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL Ret |
DON 4 |
THR 5 |
SIL 2 |
OUL 4 |
SIL Ret |
BRH 3 |
SNE 4 |
BRH 4 |
BIR 2 |
DON 6 |
THR Ret |
SIL Ret |
7th | 96 | 4th | ||
1992 | Techspeed Racing | BMW M3 | SIL 13 |
THR 11 |
OUL 15 |
SNE 10 |
BRH 14 |
DON 1 15 |
DON 2 Ret |
SIL Ret |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
PEM 8 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 14 |
DON 12 |
SIL 14 |
20th | 4 |
Personal life
Sean is married to Karen, an ex model and fashion buyer, formerly for the Arcadia Group. She is an acclaimed fine art photographer. He suffered a serious stroke in 2014 and has suffered with addiction.
They have 3 children, 2 grandchildren and 3 dogs.
References
- http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/sean-walker/career/
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-walker-doyen-of-british-motorsport-870818.html