About Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook (born 10 July 1975) is a British professional racing driver noted for his success in racing Porsche and International sports cars. As a junior, he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich. He has won both the Porsche Supercup international championship (in 2006 & 2007) and the Porsche Carrera Cup in his native Britain (2004). At the end of the 2007 season, Richard signed a factory contract deal with the German marque Porsche, and the British ace proceeded to take on the world's best on the other side of the Atlantic. The next year (2009), Westbrook won the highly coveted FIA GT2 Championship, taking four victories in the process, establishing himself firmly on the World motor sport stage and in the upper echelons of elite sports car drivers. In 2011, Westbrook signed with Corvette as a factory driver, competing in both the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series. Notably, in 2013, Westbrook won the 12 Hours of Sebring. For the 2016 United SportsCar Championship, he would join the Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the new Ford GT. == Early career == === Early Years (1986–1996) === Born in Chelmsford, Westbrook began karting in 1986. Following a successful Formula Vauxhall Winter Series campaign in 1993 (second place in the series, one win), Westbrook headed to Europe to compete in the Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries. After a promising showing (fourth place in the series, one win) in his debut year, he returned in 1995 and took three victories, narrowly missing out on third place in the series.
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