36 Facts About Gordon Shedden

Gordon William Shedden was born on 15 February 1979 and is a British auto racing driver.

Gordon Shedden last competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the Halfords Racing with Cataclean team.

Gordon Shedden spent two seasons in the FIA WTCR, from 2018 to 2019, driving for the Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team.

Gordon Shedden raced in the SEAT Cupra Championship, finishing as runner-up in 2003 and 4th in 2004.

Gordon Shedden made a one-off appearance in the Production Class of the BTCC at Knockhill in 2001, and at the same circuit in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in 2005.

Gordon Shedden was entered in the 2002 BTCC by GR Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo, but this never reached the track.

Gordon Shedden has worked as Business Development Manager for the Knockhill circuit, alongside his wife Jillian.

For 2006, Gordon Shedden was chosen by Team Halfords to drive for them in the BTCC, alongside reigning series champion Matt Neal, noting that "it's brilliant to have a teammate that I can learn so much from".

Gordon Shedden took his first win in the series in race 7 at Oulton Park, and added another in round 10 at Thruxton, where he took his first pole position.

Gordon Shedden finished 4th overall with five wins in 2006, finishing the season as rookie of the year.

Gordon Shedden took a 2nd place in the season opener, but crashed heavily in race 3.

Gordon Shedden did not achieve a podium finish at Donington Park, and at Thruxton he led races 1 and 3, but suffered punctures on lap 8 of both races.

Gordon Shedden was placed in 7th in the Drivers Championship.

Gordon Shedden took on a new role as Team Ambassador for new racing team, YourRacingCar.

Gordon Shedden was ranked 9th in the Drivers Standings but was later replaced by James Thompson.

However, before the round at Snetterton Gordon Shedden was signed by Clyde Valley Racing.

Gordon Shedden secured pole position for the first race of the season at Thruxton, he led the opening race but suffered a 125 mph shunt as a result of a puncture.

Gordon Shedden won 2 races at Croft Circuit followed by wins at Snetterton, Knockhill and Donington and finished 3rd in the Drivers Championship.

Gordon Shedden remained with Honda for the 2011 season with the Honda Civic now powered by an NGTC turbocharged engine.

Gordon Shedden finished the drivers championship in second place, 8 points behind his team mate Matt Neal having been his only title challenger at the penultimate race of the season.

Gordon Shedden stayed with Honda in 2012, driving the new full-NGTC Honda Civic.

Gordon Shedden had a disappointing opening round at Brands Hatch, his car was plagued with electrical problems for much of the weekend.

Gordon Shedden was disqualified from the third race of the day after his team worked on his car during the red flag period.

Things improved at the next round where Gordon Shedden took two wins from three races, including one inherited due to penalties for Mat Jackson and Jason Plato.

Gordon Shedden was second in the championship going into the summer break, one point behind team-mate Neal.

Gordon Shedden finished third in race three but post-race scrutineering found that his Honda had been over-boosting, thus disqualifying him from the results.

Gordon Shedden won two of the three races at Rockingham in wet conditions where he regained the championship lead.

Gordon Shedden secured his first BTCC title in race two at Brands Hatch, finishing second behind Aron Smith.

Gordon Shedden was excluded from the second race at the season opening Brands Hatch round having failed the ride height test, elevating Jeff Smith to the final podium spot.

Gordon Shedden went on to finish 2nd in the standings just 7 points away from retaining his crown.

Gordon Shedden managed two wins, 8 podiums and finished up 3rd in the drivers championship.

Gordon Shedden took the cars first win in just the second race of the season.

Gordon Shedden took the title by just 4 points from Jason Plato and thus his second drivers title.

Gordon Shedden hit the ground running with a win at the first round.

However a lean spell mid season due to some bad luck saw Gordon Shedden sitting 9th in the standings at the halfway point.

Gordon Shedden became the first man to successfully defend his crown since Fabrizio Giovanardi in 2008.