1986 - 1991
| Karting |
| Richard won the British Karting Championship in 1990 and also captained the British team in the World Championship at Le Mans |
Richard Westbrook
Statistics
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 74kg |
| Championship Wins | 4 |
| Race Starts | 206 |
| Race Wins | 63 |
| Pole Positions | 29 |
| Podium Finishes | 108 |
| Fastest Laps | 40 |
| Race Win Percentage | 22.82% |
Race performance statistics correct as at end of 2011 season
(Source : Driver Database - not independently verified)
Fast Facts
| Lives | Richmond, London |
| Birthplace | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Hobbies | Running, Skiing, Cooking |
| Racing Goals | Win at Le Mans |
| Racing Idol | Jacky Ickx |
| Favourite Track | Watkins Glen |
| Career Highlight | Winning the FIA GT Championship in 2009 |
| Favourite Team Mate | Manu Collard |
| Toughest Competitor | Gianmaria Bruni |
| If not racing I would | Open my own restaurant |
| First Job | Cycle courier in London |
| Dream Car | Jensen Interceptor |
| Favourite Food | Crab on toast |
| Favourite Football Team | Ipswich Town |
| Favourite Movie | Cinema Paradiso |
| Favourite Music | LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, The Doves |
10 things you didn’t know about Richard …
- His father Tony was a huge inspiration and encouraged him to go karting when he was a child Tony was the 1972 British Special Saloon Champion in a Cosworth engined Mini
- When he was 9 years old he started his racing career at Snetterton race circuit
- At 15 Richard was captain of the English Karting Team, racing in the World Championships against future F1 stars like Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella
- Richard won the 100cc British Championship in 1990
- Richard was runner-up in the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year in 1994
- He has competed in three London Marathons. In 2011 he joined members of the British Racing Drivers' Club in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
- Richard is a keen cook and trained at the Victoria Centre in London, famous as the grad school of Jamie Oliver
- Richard's former engineer from the Opel Lotus series was David Lloyd who is now the Race Operations Manager of the Ferrari Formula 1 Team
- During his first Porsche Supercup Championship winning year, Richard finished on the podium in every race
- Richard became the first English Porsche Factory Driver since Derek Bell in the 1980's
1993
| Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series (2nd place) | Martin Donnelly Racing: Formula Vauxhall Lotus (1 win) |
1994
| Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries (4th place) | David Lloyd Motorsport: Formula Opel Lotus (1 win) |
| Autosport Awards | Nominated for McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award |
1995
| Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries (4th place) | David Lloyd Motorsport: Formula Opel Lotus (3 wins) |
1996
| Austrian Formula 3 (selected races) | Achletiner Motorsport: F3 (2 wins) |
| German Formula 3 (selected races) | Tokmakidis Motorsport: F3 (1 win) |
1999
| Formula 3000 (testing) | Redman and Bright: Lola Judd F 3000 |
2002
| Porsche Supercup (selected races) | Kadach Racing Team: Porsche GT3 Cup |
2003
| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (2nd place) | Team BCR (9 wins) |
2004
| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (Champion) | Redline Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (7 wins) |
2005
| Porsche Carrera Cup GBR (2nd place) | RedLine Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (13 wins) |
| Porsche Supercup (selected races) | Walter Lechner Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (9th place, 2 wins, 1 pole) |
2006
| Porsche Supercup (Champion) | Jetstream Motorsport: Porsche GT3 Cup |
| (4 wins, 4 poles, podium every race) | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GBR (selected races) | Redline Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (3 wins) |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GER (selected races) | Araxa Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (1 win, 2 fastest laps) |
| Autosport Awards | Nominated for ‘International Driver of the Year’ |
2007
| Porsche Supercup (Champion) | Hisaq Competition: Porsche GT3 Cup (2 wins, 1 pole position, 5 fastest laps) |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GER (2nd place) | ARAXA Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (5 wins, 1 pole position, 4 fastest laps) |
| Rolex Daytona 24hrs | Synergy Racing: Porsche GT3 Grand Am (Pole position) |
| Grand Am (selected races) | Synergy: Porsche GT3 Grand Am |
| British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) | Winner of the ‘Fairfield Trophy’ Awarded for outstanding achievement |
2008
| FIA GT2 Championship (3rd place) | Prospeed Competition: Porsche GT2 RSR (2 race wins) |
| Le Mans Series | ARAXA Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup (1 race win) |
| Rolex Daytona 24hrs (2nd place) | Farnbacher–Loles: Porsche GT3 Grand Am |
| Grand Am (selected races) | TRG: Porsche GT3 Grand Am |
| ALMS (selected races) | Farnbacher–Loles: Porsche GT2 RSR (1 race win) |
| Spa 24hrs (2nd place) | Prospeed Competition: Porsche GT2 RSR |
2009
| FIA GT2 Championship (Champion) | Prospeed Competition: Porsche GT2 RSR (4 race wins) |
| ALMS (selected races) | VICI Racing: Porsche GT2 RSR |
| Porsche Supercup (selected races) | Jetstream Motorsport: Porsche GT3 Cup (2 race wins) |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GER (selected races) | Araxa Racing: Porsche GT3 Cup |
2010
| FIA GT1 World Championship | Matech Competition: Ford GT1 |
| Le Mans Series | Prospeed Competition: Porsche GT2 RSR |
| Le Mans 24hrs | BMS: Porsche GT2 RSR |
| Rolex Daytona 24hrs (3rd place) | Crown Royal/NPN Racing: Riley BMW DP |
| Total 24hrs of Spa | Prospeed Competition: Porsche GT2 RSR |
| 24hrs Nurburgring | Manthey Racing: Porsche GT3 R |
| British GT (selected races) | Trackspeed: Porsche GT3 R |
| VLN (selected races) | Manthey Racing: Porsche GT3 R |
2011
| FIA GT1 World Championship | JR Motorsports: Nissan GT-R |
| ALMS (Sebring and Petit Le Mans) | Corvette Racing: Corvette Z06 |
| Le Mans 24hrs | Corvette Racing: Corvette Z06 |
| Rolex Daytona 24hrs | Level 5 Motorsports: Riley BMW DP |
| V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 | Jack Daniels Racing: V8 Holden Commodore |
| Total 24hrs of Spa | Haribo-Manthey Racing: Porsche GT3 R |
| 24hrs of Nurburgring | Haribo-Manthey Racing: Porsche GT3 R |
| VLN
 (selected races) | Haribo-Manthey Racing: Porsche GT3 R |
| British GT (selected races) | Trackspeed: Porsche GT3 R |