Glynn Geddie (born 17 June 1990) is a British racing driver from

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, who last competed in the

2021 British Touring Car Championship The 2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing t ...

for

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. After spending his early racing career in GT cars and winning the 2011 British GT Championship, Geddie made his

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debut in the

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Career

British GT Championship

Geddie made his debut in the

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in 2010 with Trackspeed, joining David Ashburn for the third round of the season at

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. Geddie returned to the team full-time starting at the Rockingham round, the pair took four victories to secure the championship for Ashburn and second place for Geddie. For 2011 Geddie raced a

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for

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alongside his dad Jim; the pair started the season in an older Ferrari F430 Scuderia GT3 while they awaited delivery of the new car. The pair went on to win the championship by 14 points over reigning champion Ashburn despite a best result of two-second-place finishes at

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and Rockingham. The Geddies only competed in one event in the 2012 British GT season, racing an Apex Motorsport run McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Silverstone where they finished fifth. Geddie joined

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for opening race of the

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, substituting for Rob Bell in the No. 23 McLaren alongside

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. Geddie returned to the team at Snetterton, partnering

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British Touring Car Championship

United Autosports (2014)

For 2014, Geddie raced for

in the

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. Geddie would leave the team with two rounds remaining and was replaced by former race winner Luke Hines.

AmD Tuning (2018)

Geddie returned to the championship in 2018 with the AmD Tuning team for the rounds at Rockingham and Knockhill, scoring points in the latter.

Team HARD (2020–21)

After the departure mid-season of Ollie Brown, Geddie again made a return to the BTCC for the final two rounds of the 2020 season, driving a Volkswagen CC for Team HARD. Geddie then agreed a deal to remain with the team for 2021 driving a new Cupra Leon but took the decision to stand down from the seat after three rounds citing personal reasons. ScottSportLambo

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ‡ Guest driver – Not eligible for points.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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 given all races)

Partial GT Cup Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;- † Geddie was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

References

External links

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Profile from btcc.net
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geddie, Glynn 1990 births Living people Scottish racing drivers British GT Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers International GT Open drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers Britcar drivers 24H Series drivers CRS Racing drivers United Autosports drivers