Alan Hutcheson

Alan Hutcheson
Driver Details
Nationality	{{{{{natflag}}}}} British
Date of Birth	Unknown
Date of Death	Unknown
Début	Brands Hatch 1959
Championships	0 (3rd 1961)
2015 Position	Unknown
First Win	Unknown
Previous Teams	K & T Autos Barwell Motors
Career Statistics
Total Entries	0 (0 Starts)
Pole Positions	0
Fastest Laps	0
Wins	0 (0 in Class)
Total Points	0
Current Season
Team	Unknown
Car	Unknown
Number	Standings	Points
'	–	0

Alan Hutcheson was a former British Saloon Car Championship driver and class champion, having won Class B in 1961. Hutcheson was widely known for his use of the Riley 1.5, although he would replace this with a Ford Galaxie in his later years in the championship.

Background

Hutcheson's career before he entered the BSCC is unknown, with the only record of him competing in any other competition other than the BSCC being in the 1960s.

BTCC History

Hutcheson began his career in the BSCC with K & T Autos, running a Riley 1.5 at the final two meetings of the 1959 season. A third place finish in Class B was followed by a second place finish a race later. Likewise, 1960 saw limited running for Hutcheson, although he did take his first two class victories in his Riley.

1961 saw a change in regulations for the championship, and prompted Hutcheson to turn his full attention to the series. Three wins with four other podiums saw Hutcheson take third overall in the drivers standings, as well as first in Class B, although he was level on points (in both) with Bill Blydenstein. Hutcheson was ultimately awarded the class title and third place by virtue of his three victories that year.

1962 and 1963 saw the demise of the Riley as a competitive car in Class B, with Hutcheson claiming three more wins (claiming seventh overall, and third in class, in 1962). Hutcheson did, however, obtain the support of Barwell Motors for 1962 (as he had done in 1961), although they would move on after the end of the '62 season. 1963 saw Hutcheson's Riley gradually fade to the back of the class, as Ford introduced the Cortina for the first time.

Hutcheson's final year in the BSCC was plagued with misfortune, as he switched up to a Ford Galaxie for the year. Mechanical issues prevented Hutcheson from starting from pole position at the first meeting, with further issues at Snetterton and Goodwood. In his final appearance in the championship, Hutcheson spun the Galaxie at the start of the Crystal Palace meeting of 1965, blocking the track before his car could be removed, allowing Roy Pierpoint to take an unexpected victory that aided his title bid.

BTCC Record

A table containing Alan Hutcheson's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Alan Hutcheson's best finish at that meeting.

British Touring Car Championship Record
Year	Class	Rounds											Pts.	Pos.
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1959	B	GWDI	ANTR	SILV	RDIV	SNET	BHI	KNTI					—	—
		—	—	—	—	—	3	2
1960	1600+	BHI	SNTI	MALP	OTNP	SNTII	BHKT	BHFT	BHIV				—	—
		—	1	—	1	—	—	Ret	Ret
1961	B	SNLT	GWMT	ANTR	SSIT	CPLT	SSET	BHRT	OPGC	SNET			42	3rd
		1	3	1	2	2	—	1	2	Ret
1962	B	SNLT	GWMT	ANTR	SSBT	CRYP	ABGP	BHMT	OPGC				31	7th
		1	1	1	5	3	Ret	—	Ret
1963	B	SNLT	OTNP	GWMT	ANTR	IPTC	CPNT	SBGP	BHMT	BHMT	OPGC	SNET	14	—
		—	2	5	4	3	Ret	4	Ret	—	—	—
1965	D	BHRC	OTNP	SNET	GWMT	SSIT	CPNT	BHGI	OPGC				—	—
		DNS	—	Ret	Ret	—	Ret	—	—