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Doc Shepherd

{{short description|British racing driver (1900–1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = George "Doc" Shepherd

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|5|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bromley, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|10||1900|5|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Cambridge, England

| retired = 1963

| related to =

| last series = 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

| year = 1960

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles = BSCC - Class A
List of BTCC champions

| title years = 1959
1960

| awards =

| award years =

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=BTCC CHAMPIONS |url=http://www.btccpages.com/champ.php|publisher=British Touring Car Championship Pages|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010310074343/https://www.btccpages.com/champ.php|archive-date=2001-03-10}}

Racing record

=Complete British Saloon Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Pts

! Class

1958

! Team Speedwell

! Austin A35

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
ovr:5†
cls:2†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
ovr:2‡
cls:2‡

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
ovr:2†
cls:2†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
ovr:2†
cls:2†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CRY
ovr:6
cls:1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
ovr:?
cls:2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
ovr:6
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
ovr:6
cls:1

|

|

! 4th

! 41

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

1959

! Doc Shepherd

! Austin A40

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GOO
ovr:?
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AIN
ovr:?
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
ovr:12
cls:1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CRY
ovr:2
cls:2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
ovr:5
cls:1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret†

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 42

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1960

! Don Moore Racing

! Austin A40

!

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
ovr:3
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
ovr:3
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
ovr:5
cls:1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
ovr:2
cls:1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
Ret

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 48

|

rowspan=2| 1961

!rowspan=2| Doc Shepherd

! Austin Mini Seven

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
ovr:?
cls:1

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOO
?

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AIN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CRY
ovr:7
cls:1

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 11th

!rowspan=2| 18

!rowspan=2| 4th

BMW 700 CS

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
DNS

| BRH

| OUL

| SNE

|

|

1963

! Doc Shepherd

! Morris Mini Cooper

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

| SNE

| OUL

| GOO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AIN
ovr:?
cls:?

| SIL

| CRY

| SIL

| BRH

| BRH

| OUL

| SIL

! NC

! 0

! NC

colspan="18"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=3 October 2022}}}}}}

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.btccpages.com/champ.php BTCC Pages list of champions.]

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{{succession box|title=British Touring Car Champion|before=Jeff Uren|after=John Whitmore|years=1960}}

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{{BTCC champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd, Doc}}

Category:English racing drivers

Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers

Category:British Touring Car Championship Champions

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

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