Simon Harrison


Simon Harrison is a British racing driver. He won two National Saloon Car Championships in 1994 and 1999, as well as the Production Class of the British Touring Car Championship in 2001.
Harrison's 23 year racing career spanned 23 started with winning his local karting championship on his first attempt.
Harrison is best known for his time as a Peugeot factory driver in the 1995 British Touring Car Championship driving a 405 Mi16. This was after first season in saloon cars, winning the National Saloon Car Championship as part of the Team Castrol Honda scholarship squad. Prior to this, Harrison successfully raced in single seaters and was nominated for the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award.

Karting career

Unable to secure financial backing to move into Formula 3 racing, Harrison instead tried out for the Team Castol Honda scholarship, a manufacturer-backed program to recruit racing talent. Harrison secured a place in the three-car team, won the first round of the championship and subsequently led the championship from start to finish.

Saloon car career

At the end of the 2005 season, Harrison retired from racing to concentrate on motor sport filming. He is now the Managing Director of Kingdom Creative, a specialist motor manufacturer and motor sport filming company.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap
YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Overall
DC		Pts
1995Total Team PeugeotPeugeot 405 Mi16DON
1
14		DON
2
17		BRH
1
15		BRH
2
11		THR
1
10		THR
2
9		SIL
1
12		SIL
2
16		OUL
1
7		OUL
2
12		BRH
1
11		BRH
2
13		DON
1
Ret		DON
1
Ret		SIL
15		KNO
1
Ret		KNO
2
Ret		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
DNS		SNE
1
19		SNE
2
11		OUL
1
9		OUL
2
Ret		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
DNS		22nd9
2000GR MotorsportFord FocusBRH
1		BRH
2		DON
1		DON
2		THR
1		THR
2		KNO
1		KNO
2		OUL
1		OUL
2		SIL
1		SIL
2		CRO
1		CRO
2		SNE
1		SNE
2		DON
1		DON
2		BRH
1		BRH
2		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
Ret		SIL
1		SIL
2		–0
2001HTMLPeugeot 306 GTiBHI
1
1		BHI
2
Ret*		THR
1
5		THR
2
Ret		OUL
1
1		OUL
2
7		SIL
1
1		SIL
2
10*		MON
1
9		MON
2
8		DON
1
17		DON
2
Ret		KNO
1
5		KNO
2
7		SNE
1
8		SNE
2
10		CRO
1
18		CRO
2
12		OUL
1
6		OUL
2
8*		SIL
1
6		SIL
2
10		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
7*		BRH
1
14		BRH
2
10		1st227

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2005JAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro RITA
1
ITA
2
FRA
1
FRA
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
SMR
1
SMR
2
MEX
1
MEX
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
GER
1
GER
2
TUR
1
TUR
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
MAC
1
20†		MAC
2
DNS		-0