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Rick Parfitt Jr.

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1974)}}

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

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

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Richard Parfitt

| image = Rick parfittjr brandshatch2014.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Parfitt at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 British GT Championship season.

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|10|18}}

| birth_place = Chertsey, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| other_names =

| occupation =

| current series = British Touring Car Championship

| first year = 2021

| current team = UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing

| car number = 62

| former teams = Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com

| starts = 52

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 27th

| year = 2021

| last finish =

| prev series = British GT Championship
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
GT4 European Trophy
Ginetta GT5 Challenge

| prev series years = 2013-2019
2018
2013
2012

| titles = British GT Championship - GT3
British GT Championship - GT4

| title years = 2017
2013

| awards =

| award years =

| updated =

}}

Richard William Parfitt (born 18 October 1974), also known as Rick Parfitt Jr, is a British musician and former racing driver who last competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, driving for UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing. He is the British GT champion in the GT3 and GT4 categories, and made his BTCC debut in 2021.

Career

File:BTCC Brands Hatch Indy 2021 (51278025174).jpg Hyundai i30 at Brands Hatch during the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season.]]

Parfitt began racing in 1996, competing in various karting championships both nationally and internationally until 2004.

In 2010, he competed in the Silverstone 'Celebrity Race', of which he won,{{cite web |url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2011/07/parfitt-jr-maintains-status-quo-with-celebrity-challenge-victory/|title=Silverstone Classic 2011: Parfitt Jr. maintains status quo with celebrity challenge victory|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=24 July 2011}}{{cite web |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/8659691/Silverstone-Classic-in-pictures.html?image=4|title= Silverstone Classic in pictures|publisher= The Telegraph Flag|date=25 July 2011}} before competing in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2012.{{cite web |url= http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/01/09/rick-parfitt-jr-and-tom-oliphant-for-ginetta-gt3-in-2015-british-gt.html|title= Rick Parfitt Jr & Tom Oliphant for Ginetta GT3 in 2015 British GT|publisher= The Telegraph Flag|date=25 July 2011}}

He stepped up to the British GT Championship in 2013, and competed in the GT4 category until 2015, when he switched to the GT3 category. He won the GT4 category in 2013 with Optimum Motorsport together with Ryan Ratcliffe, and won the GT3 category in 2017 with Bentley Team Parker together with Seb Morris.{{cite web |url= https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/03/rick-parfitt-jnr-this-championship-is-immensely-special |title= Rick Parfitt Jnr: This Championship is immensely special|publisher= The Checkered Flag|date=5 March 2019}}{{cite web |url= https://www.autosport.com/national/news/134250/champion-parfitt-to-defend-british-gt-title |title= British GT champion Rick Parfitt Jr to defend title with Bentley|publisher= Autosport|date=6 February 2018}}

Despite having announced that he would step back from racing at the end of 2018,{{cite web |url= http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/09/18/rick-parfitt-jnr-to-step-back-from-racing.html|title= Rick Parfitt Jr to step back from racing|publisher= Daily sportscar|date=18 September 2018}} he and his teammate Seb Morris returned to race in the 2019 British GT Championship.{{cite web |url= http://enduranceandgt.co.uk/it-was-a-deal-i-absolutely-could-not-say-no-to-rick-parfitt-jnr-discusses-his-return-to-british-gt-in-2019-07-03-19|title= It was a deal I absolutely could not say no to! – Rick Parfitt Jnr. Discusses his return to British GT in 2019|publisher= Endurance and GT|date=7 March 2019}}{{cite web |url= https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/03/parfitt-set-for-return-to-racing-with-morris-and-reformed-dream-team/|title= Parfitt set for return to racing with Morris and reformed "Dream Team"|publisher= The Checkered Flag|date=4 March 2019}}

After a sabbatical in 2020, in 2021 he made his British Touring Car Championship debut, driving for EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com in his return to Motorsport in a Hyundai i30N.{{cite web |url= http://www.btcc.net/2021/02/23/rick-parfitt-jr-completes-2021-excelr8-trade-price-cars-line-up/?fbclid=IwAR3LlPHbZK4XZS8Jgu7lguZQC3kGV6a_9cCd72QlAG2GToePIr2jwoBfjyM|title= Rick Parfitt Jr Completes 2021 Excelr8 Trade Price Cars Line-Up|publisher= www.btcc.net|date=23 February 2021}}

Personal life

He is the son of Status Quo musician Rick Parfitt.

He is a sufferer of Crohn's disease, and has been an advocate for raising awareness of the condition. He is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK.{{cite web |url= https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/about-us/ambassadors-supporters-champions/ambassadors/rick-parfitt-jr|title= Rick Parfitt Jr|publisher= Crohn’s & Colitis UK }}

He is the director of corporate event agency R&R Agency Ltd.

Rick is a passionate supporter of Nottingham Forest.{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/RickParfittJnr/status/1778823017897799708?t=smxMqw16HVLdE-q5SzFLWg&s=19 |title= Rick Parfitt Jr End of Season Party|publisher= Twitter }} since he moved to Nottingham, his wife's hometown.

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2012

|align=left| Ginetta GT5 Challenge - G40

|align=left| Piranha Motorsport

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 3

| 224

| 9th

rowspan=2| 2013

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT4

| rowspan=2 align=left| Optimum Motorsport

| 9

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 173

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

align=left| GT4 European Trophy

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| NC†

2014

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT4

|align=left| Century Motorsport

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 4

| 121.5

| 4th

2015

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

|align=left| Team LNT

| 9

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

| 18th

2016

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

| rowspan=3 align=left| Team Parker Racing

| 9

| 1

| 4

| 0

| 6

| 143

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

2017

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

| 9

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 4

| 200

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

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 60

| 10th

align=left| IMSA SportsCar Challenge - GS

|align=left| GMG Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12

| 66th

2019

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

|align=left| JRM Racing

| 9

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 58

| 11th

2021

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com

| 27

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 27th

2022

|align=left nowrap| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left nowrap| UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing

| 25

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 28th

colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Rick Parfitt|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/rick-parfitt|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=20 January 2024}}}}}}

† As Parfitt was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

=Complete British GT 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

! DC

! Points

2013

! nowrap| Optimum Motorsport

! nowrap| Ginetta G50 GT4

! GT4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
2
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DON
1
{{small|20}}

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 173

2014

! nowrap| Century Motorsport

! nowrap| Ginetta G55 GT4

! GT4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
1
{{small|15}}

! 4th

! 121.5

2015

! nowrap| Team LNT

! nowrap| Ginetta G55 GT3

! GT3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|13}}

|

! 20th

! 14

2016

! nowrap| Team Parker Racing

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! GT3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
1
{{small|3}}

|

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 143

2017

! nowrap| Team Parker Racing

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! GT3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ROC
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
1
{{small|3}}

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 200

2018

! nowrap| Team Parker Racing

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! GT3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
1
{{small|7}}

|

! 10th

! 60

2019

! nowrap| JRM Racing

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! GT3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| SIL
1
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
1
{{small|7}}

|

! 11th

! 58

colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Rick Parfitt Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/rick-parfitt/results|work=Motorsport Stats|access-date=20 January 2024}}}}}}

=Complete British Touring Car Championship results=

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just 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 – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

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

! 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

! Points

2021

! nowrap| Excelr8 with
TradePriceCars.com

! nowrap| Hyundai i30 Fastback
N Performance

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|20}}

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

! 27th

! 0

2022

! nowrap| UptonSteel with
Euro Car Parts Racing

! nowrap| Infiniti Q50

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

| CRO
1

| CRO
2

| CRO
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

! 28th

! 0

colspan="35"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Rick Parfitt Jr race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Rick+PARFITT+Jr|work=TouringCars.net|access-date=20 January 2024}}}}}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.rpjracing.co.uk/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|rick-parfitt}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{Succession box|title = British GT Championship
GT4 Champion | before= Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes| after = Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings| years=2013|with=Ryan Ratcliffe}}

{{Succession box|title = British GT Championship
GT3 Champion | before= Jonathan Adam
Derek Johnston| after = Jonathan Adam
Flick Haigh| years=2017|with=Seb Morris}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parfitt, Rick}}

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