Luke Davenport (born 29 May 1993 in

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) is a British racing driver, currently competing in the

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for

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Racing career

Early career

Davenport began his car racing career in 2011, competing in the

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Challenge. Starting in the G20 class, he moved up to the G40 class in 2012 where he remained for the next two seasons culminating in him finishing 4th in the championship in 2013 with one win. In 2014 Davenport moved to the

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on the

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support package. He competed for

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with veteran

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as his teammate. He finished the season 6th in points with two wins. Davenport spent the next two seasons in the

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driving for Tolman Motorsport.

British Touring Car Championship

For the 2017 season, Davenport was signed by

to compete in the

. His teammates are

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and

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Britcar Endurance Championship

Davenport is participating in the 2020 season of the Britcar Endurance Championship in a

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for Reflex Racing with Marcus Vivian. Davenport and Vivian were announced in January 2021 to be again competing with each other in the Ligier for

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Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(

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) (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 led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

Complete Britcar results

(

) (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;-

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davenport, Luke 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Cambridge English racing drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers British GT Championship drivers Britcar drivers Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers United Autosports drivers AF Corse drivers