George Corbyn "Doc" Shepherd (13 May 1900 – October 1986) was a British racing driver. He entered the inaugural year of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving a class A Austin A35 where he finished fourth on points and second in class. in 1959, he finished second in the championship in an Austin A40. He became the BSCC champion a year later in 1960 for the Don Moore Racing Team.[1]

George "Doc" Shepherd
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born(1900-05-13)13 May 1900
Bromley, England
DiedOctober 1986(1986-10-00) (aged 86)
Cambridge, England
Retired1963
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active19581961, 1963
TeamsTeam Speedwell
Don Moore Racing
Starts30
Wins2 (13 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps17
Best finish1st in 1960
Championship titles
1959
1960
BSCC - Class A
British Saloon Car Championship

Racing record

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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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(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 11 DC Pts Class
1958 Team Speedwell Austin A35 A BRH
5†
BRH
2‡
MAL
2†
BRH
2†
BRH
Ret†
CRY
6
BRH
?
BRH
6
BRH
6
4th 41 2nd
1959 Doc Shepherd Austin A40 A GOO
?
AIN
?
SIL
12
CRY
2
SNE
5
BRH
Ret†
BRH
Ret†
2nd 42 1st
1960 Don Moore Racing Austin A40 BRH
1
SNE
3
MAL
1
OUL
Ret
SNE
3
BRH
5
BRH
2
BRH
Ret
1st 48
1961 Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A SNE
?
GOO
?
AIN
Ret
SIL
Ret
CRY
7
11th 18 4th
BMW 700 CS SIL
DNS
BRH OUL SNE
1963 Doc Shepherd Morris Mini Cooper A SNE OUL GOO AIN
?
SIL CRY SIL BRH BRH OUL SIL NC 0 NC
Source:[2]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.

References

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  1. ^ "BTCC CHAMPIONS". British Touring Car Championship Pages. Archived from the original on 10 March 2001.
  2. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by British Touring Car Champion
1960
Succeeded by
John Whitmore