Euan Thorburn

Euan Thorburn
NationalityScotland Scottish
Born (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 38)
Scottish Rally Championship career
Debut season2005
Co-driverPaul Beaton
Championship titles
2014 SRC
2017 SRC
2019 SRC
2024 SRC

2013 BTRDA

2019 BTRDA
Scottish Rally Champion
BTRDA Rally champion

Euan Thorburn (born 19 October 1986) is a British rally driver from Duns. He was Scottish Rally Champion in 2014, 2017 and 2019 and was the BTRDA (British Trial & Rally Drivers Association) Champion for 2013 and 2019.[1]

Career

His first rally was in 2005 at the wheel of a Peugeot 205 on a round of the Scottish Rally Championship.[2] In 2006, he progressed to a Subaru Impreza but it was not until 2010 when he moved to a Mitsubishi EVO and a regular co-driver, Paul Beaton, that he started to achieve successful results culminating in the SRC runner-up position in 2011.

For season 2012 the duo made their debut in an ex-Carlos Sainz Ford Focus WRC.

In 2013 Thorburn attempted a full season in both the SRC and the BTRDA championship. A season of mixed fortunes saw him finish 5th overall in the SRC and championship winner of the BTRDA season.

SRC season 2014 saw Thorburn crowned champion after winning four of the eight events.

2016 saw Thorburn and Beaton mount an attack on the British Rally Championship in a Peugeot 208 T16. In a disappointing season they entered three rallies, only managing to finish one. In 2017 the pair entered selected BRC and SRC events in a Ford Fiesta R5. They finished 16th overall in the BRC and took the SRC title for the second time in their careers.

Complete World Rally Championship results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Pts
2014 Euan Thorburn Ford Fiesta S2000 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR
25
NC 0
2017 Euan Thorburn Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR
27
AUS NC 0

IRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Points
2010 United Kingdom Euan Thorburn Mitsubishi Evo XI MON BRA ARG CAN ITA BEL AZO MAD CZE ITA SCO
Ret
CYP NC 0

ERC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
2015 Euan Thorburn Ford Fiesta S2000 JÄN LIE IRE
Ret
AZO YPR
11
EST CZE CYP GRE VAL NC 0
2016 United Kingdom Euan Thorburn Peugeot 208 T16 CAN IRE
Ret
GRE AZO YPR EST POL ZLI LIE CYP NC 0

References

  1. ^ "EWRC Competitor results". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Euan Thorburn Biography". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.