About Rob Collard
Robert John Collard is a British auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title in 2003. In 2008, he returned to running the series full-time, driving for the Motorbase Performance team, where he remained for 2009, before returning to West Surrey Racing. Collard also owns his own demolition firm, R Collard Ltd. He won two races early on in 2009 at the opening round at Brands Hatch and at Donington Park. In 2012, he won three races with the team thus finishing fifth overall his best final championship position. He remained with the team for 2015, where he won the first race of the season and finished in tenth place in the championship. Blighted by incidents and 'DNFs' through the second half of the season, Rob Collard was unable to match the form of the first half of the season but still ended up sixth in the BTCC drivers championship, his best performance in the BTCC so far.
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