Finlay Hutchison
British racing driver (born 2000)
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Finlay Hutchison (born 20 January 2000) is a British racing driver from Scotland who last competed in GT World Challenge Europe and the Italian GT Championship for VSR.
| Finlay Hutchison | |
|---|---|
Hutchison in his Audi in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 20 January 2000 Dundee, Scotland |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
Career
Hutchison made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing for Mark Burdett Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[1] In his only season in the series, Hutchison scored a best result of 15th at the Hungaroring as he ended the year 23rd in points.[2] Switching to sportscars for 2017, Hutchison joined Equipe Verschuur to race in the Silver Cup of the GT4 European Series Northern Cup. Driving a McLaren 570S GT4, Hutchison scored three class podiums, including a best outright finish of second at Zandvoort to secure fifth in points.[3]
Continuing in GT4 competition for 2018, Hutchison remained with Equipe Verschuur for a dual campaign in the GT4 European Series and the British GT Championship.[4][5] In the former, Hutchison won at Misano and the Nürburgring en route to a fourth-place points finish,[6] whereas in the latter, he took a lone GT4 Silver win at Donington Park to clinch fifth in points.[7] At the end of the year, Hutchison raced in the GT4 International Cup for Academy Motorsport,[8] in which he finished third overall alongside Matt Nicoll-Jones.[9] Moving up to GT3 competition for the following year, Hutchison joined Audi-linked Phoenix Racing for a dual campaign in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe.[10] Between the two campaigns, Hutchison found more success in the former, taking a Silver Cup podium at Le Castellet to take ninth in points.[11] During 2019, Hutchison also raced in the final two rounds of the GT4 European Series as a guest driver, most notably finishing second in race one at Zandvoort for Camaro-fielding V8 Racing.[12] Also during the year, Hutchison became part of the BRDC Rising Stars programme.[13]
In 2020, Hutchison primarily raced in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series for Ferrari-fielding JMW Motorsport,[14] scoring a best result of fourth at Le Castellet to take seventh in points.[15] In parallel, Hutchison also raced in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Mercedes-linked Haupt Racing Team at Imola,[16] before switching to Audi-fielding Attempto Racing for the remainder of the season.[17] Continuing with Audi machinery for 2021, Hutchison joined Saintéloc Racing for his third full-time season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[18] Racing in the Pro class for the first four rounds, Hutchison scored points finishes at Monza and Le Castellet,[19] before switching to the Invitational class for Barcelona as he gave the Audi R8 LMS Evo II its debut.[20]
After racing in the 2022 Asian Le Mans Series' GT class for Attempto Racing,[21] Hutchison joined Audi-affiliated Team WRT to return to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[22] Racing in the Silver Cup, Hutchison scored a lone class podium at Le Castellet to take 14th in points.[23] Remaining with Audi machinery through 2023, Hutchison switched to Comtoyou Racing for a dual campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[24] In the former, Hutchison scored a class win at Monza and three further podiums to secure runner-up honors in the Silver Cup,[25] whereas in the latter, he took a lone class win at Valencia and six podiums en route to a third-place points finish in the Gold Cup.[26] Hutchison was due to remain with the Belgian team for the following year as they switched to Aston Martin machinery,[27] but was replaced by Esteban Muth on the eve of the season.[28] In 2025, Hutchison joined Lamborghini-linked VSR for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup,[29][30] but left the team after partaking in the first round of both series.[31]
Personal life
In 2021, Hutchison was given a £2,000 fine and 120 hours of community service, after allowing one of his friends to drive his BMW M4 uninsured, which then resulted in a hit-and-run accident which resulted in the death of a pedestrian.[32] In 2023, Hutchison was charged with dangerous driving after being caught speeding in the streets of Perth in November of 2019.[33] Two years later, Hutchison was involved in a traffic collision on the A9, which left his passenger with life-threatening injuries.[34]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Mini Max | 64th | |
| 2013 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Mini Max | Strawberry Racing | 54th |
| 2014 | Rotax Max Winter Cup — Junior Max | 12th | |
| Super One Series — Junior Max | 15th | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 18th | ||
| Sources:[35] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Hutchison was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT4 European Series 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Equipe Verschuur | McLaren 570S GT4 | Silver | MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 16 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 DNS |
SVK 1 6 |
SVK 2 5 |
ZAN 1 28 |
ZAN 2 2 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 5 |
5th | 86 |
| 2018 | Equipe Verschuur | McLaren 570S GT4 | Silver | ZOL 1 6 |
ZOL 2 9 |
BRH 1 39 |
BRH 2 DNS |
MIS 1 20 |
MIS 2 1 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 1 |
4th | 108 | ||
| V8 Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | HUN 1 28 |
HUN 2 8 |
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| 2019 | V8 Racing | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | Silver | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NC† | 0† | ||
| Academy Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 19 | ||||||||||||||
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MNZ 14 |
SIL 21 |
LEC 12 |
SPA 6H 29 |
SPA 12H 48 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT 23 |
9th | 42 |
| 2020 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO Ret |
21st | 15 | ||||||
| Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | NÜR 24 |
SPA 6H 56 |
SPA 12H 56 |
SPA 24H Ret |
LEC Ret |
||||||
| 2021 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MNZ 9 |
LEC 10 |
SPA 6H 34 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 17 |
29th | 3 | |
| Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Invitational | CAT 9 |
NC† | 0† | ||||||||
| 2022 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | IMO 27 |
LEC 14 |
SPA 6H 59 |
SPA 12H 49 |
SPA 24H 39 |
HOC 37 |
CAT Ret |
14th | 24 |
| 2023 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | MNZ 16 |
LEC 19 |
SPA 6H 33 |
SPA 12H 22 |
SPA 24H 19 |
NÜR 27 |
CAT 33 |
2nd | 100 |
| 2025 | VSR | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Silver | LEC 25 |
MNZ | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR | BAR | 31st | 10 |
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 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 12 |
MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 5 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 10 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 25 |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 20 |
16th | 11 |
| 2020 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 14 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
10th | 9 |
| 2021 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 15 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 17 |
BRH 2 9 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 19 |
HOC 1 26 |
HOC 2 15 |
VAL 1 14 |
VAL 2 14 |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 11 |
3rd | 98 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JMW Motorsport | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 4 |
SPA 9 |
LEC 7 |
MNZ 6 |
ALG 7 |
7th | 38 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Attempto Racing | GT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | DUB 1 15 |
DUB 2 15 |
ABU 1 19 |
ABU 2 14 |
18th | 2 |