Richard Williams (born 11 June 1977) is a British

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driver who competed in the

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as a member of the SPS Automotive Performance Team. Williams was born in

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, Somerset. He entered motor sport through karting before moving to cars. After coming 4th overall with a single race win the

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Clio Cup in 2004, he entered the 2005 BTCC in a

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, ran by SpeedEquipe and sponsored by

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and HPI Racing. He came 14th overall in a small field, with a best result of 7t

In 2006 he contested the Porsche Carrera Cup, with a best result of 3rd, also entering the Supercup round at Silverstone as a wild card of sorts. For 2007 he is contesting the British GT Championshi

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, 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 awarded all races)

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 2 points awarded 2008 onwards in all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † Not eligible for points.

Complete British GT results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Richard British Touring Car Championship drivers English racing drivers 1977 births Living people British GT Championship drivers Sportspeople from Yeovil Porsche Supercup drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers Renault UK Clio Cup drivers