Ricky Collard (born 30 July 1996) is a British racing driver who most recently competed in the British Touring Car Championship for Team VERTU. He is the son of former BTCC driver Rob Collard and the grandson of Hot Rod racer Mick Collard.
Early career
Collard started his racing career in karts in 2006, finishing fourth in the British Cadet Championship in 2009, sixth in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix KF3 category in 2011, and eighth in the U18 Karting World Championship in 2012. That season, he also made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship.
Following a season in the British Formula Ford Championship, where he finished seventh overall with five podiums, Collard stepped into the MSA Formula Championship in 2015. He took six wins and finished the year as runner-up to Lando Norris, subsequently progressing to the BRDC British F3 Championship in 2016 with Carlin Motorsport. There, Collard managed to win five races on his way to finishing second in the standings.
Sportscar & touring car career
For the 2017 season, Collard switched to sportscar racing, competing in the opening three events of the ADAC GT Masters as a BMW junior driver. He and factory driver Philipp Eng won during the first round at Oschersleben and scored a further podium at the Red Bull Ring, before Collard withdrew from the subsequent round in lieu of a BMW-organised viewing experience in the DTM.
Collard entered the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in 2018, driving for Rowe Racing. The campaign proved to be disappointing, as he and the team were forced to retire from all four events he entered. That same year, Collard made his British Touring Car Championship debut at Rockingham, substituting his father Rob who was ruled out on medical advice following concussion suffered at the previous round. He drove the BMW 125i M Sport for the remaining four rounds of the season, scoring his maiden podium at Silverstone with a third place finish.
In 2019, Collard entered the sprint-formatted GT World Challenge Europe together with Marvin Kirchhöfer, driving an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 for R-Motorsport. With points scored in the majority of races, Collard and Kirchhöfer ended up eighth in the standings, highlighted by a win at the Nürburgring. Despite this success, 2020 proved to be a patchy season for Collard, who raced in individual events of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The peak of his year came at the 24 Hours of Spa, where he helped Barwell Motorsport, in a lineup which included Sandy Mitchell, Leo Machitski, and Collard's father Rob, towards victory in the Pro-Am class. Collard continued without a full-time schedule in 2021, racing in two Endurance Cup events.
In 2022, Collard returned to the BTCC, driving for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. After struggling early on, Collard's form improved in the second half of the year, as he scored a best result of fourth on his way to 16th in the championship. Following the season, Collard announced that he would be retiring from racing. The Briton reversed his decision however, instead re-signing with the team for the 2023 season. At Brands Hatch, Collard crossed the finish line first during race 3, but was penalised for a track-limit infringement on the final lap, demoting him to eighth. He eventually scored his sole podium of the year at Knockhill, which helped him towards eighth place in the standings.
For the 2024 campaign, Collard partnered with his father Rob to race in the GT3 class of the British GT Championship.
After participating in various GT World Challenge series in 2025, Collard returned to the BTCC, this time with EXCELR8 Motorsport's Team VERTU. He parted ways prior to Silverstone, but rejoined the team for the season finale.
Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship Tollbar Racing with WIRED 2 0 0 0 0 10 17th 2014 British Formula Ford Championship Falcon Motorsport 29 0 0 0 5 436 7th 2015 MSA Formula Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 30 6 0 2 13 371 2nd 2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 23 5 4 5 9 466 2nd 2017 ADAC GT Masters BMW Team Schnitzer 6 1 1 1 2 61 14th 24H Series - SPX Schubert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC† Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkenhorst 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2018 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 11 0 0 0 1 46 25th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 4 0 0 0 0 9 36th British GT Championship - GT4 Century Motorsport 2 0 0 0 2 30 15th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe R-Motorsport 10 1 0 1 1 39.5 8th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup Orange1 FFF Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 9 24th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Barwell Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 0 1 1 41 7th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Ram Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3 36th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2022 British Touring Car Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing UK 30 0 0 0 0 81 16th 2023 British Touring Car Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing UK 30 0 0 0 1 217 8th 2024 British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 9 2 3 0 5 182 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup200000NC 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Barwell Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 4 0 0 0 0 15 8thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup100000NC 2026 British Touring Car Championship Team VERTU 24 0 0 1 7 234 10th* † As Collard had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position. * Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2012 Tollbar Racing with WIREDBHI1BHI2DON1DON2THR1THR2 OUL1 OUL2CRO1CRO2SNE1SNE2KNO1KNO2ROC1ROC2SIL1SIL2BHGP1BHGP2 17th 10
Complete British Formula Ford Championship/MSA Formula Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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)
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points 2014 Falcon Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 7th 436 2015 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 2nd 371
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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)
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points 2016 Carlin SNE11 SNE12 SNE13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SNE21 SNE22 SNE23 DON1 DON2 DON3 2nd 466
Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2017 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M6 GT3 OSC1 OSC2 LAU1 LAU2 RBR1 RBR2ZAN1ZAN2NÜR1NÜR2SAC1SAC2HOC1HOC2 14th 61
Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2018 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 GT4 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 15th 30 2024 Black Bull-Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 1st 182
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded 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; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points 2018 Team BMW BMW 125i M Sport BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 25th 46 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 16th 81 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 8th 217 2026 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 FastbackN Performance DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 10th* 234* * Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2018 Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 36th 9 2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Silver MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT NC 0 2020 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver IMO NÜR 24th 9 Barwell Motorsport Pro-Am SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 41 7th 2021 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 36th 3 2024 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Bronze LECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 35th 5 2025 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Bronze LEC MNZSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H NÜR CAT 39th 3
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 8th 39.5 2025 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Gold BRH1 BRH2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 8th 15
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