'''Tom Walkinshaw''' (born November 17 1950 Mauldslie Farm, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) is a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing. He is also involved in professional rugby union as a club owner and administrator.

==Racing career==
thumb|right|250px|The [[Rover SD1 of Tom Walkinshaw and Win Percy at the Nürburgring in 1985.]]
Walkinshaw began racing in 1968, starting in an Lotus March 'works' team, where he broke his ankle in a racing accident.<ref>''Grand Prix Encyclopedia'' [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cref-waltom.html www.grandprix.com] Retrieved 13 December 2006</ref> Continuing his career despite this setback, he drove in many classes, including Formula 5000 and Formula Two.<ref>Collings (2004) p. 211</ref>

Ford hired Walkinshaw to drive a Capri on the British Touring Car Championship circuit in 1974.  This resulted in him winning his class that year. In 1976 Walkinshaw established Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), continuing to drive for his own team. In 1984 he won the European Touring Car Championship in a Jaguar XJS.<ref>Collings (2004) pp.211-212</ref>

In 1985, Walkinshaw teamed up with Jaguar and entered a three-car team in the John Goss and Armin Hahne won the race, while Walkinshaw himself placed third, driving alongside Win Percy.

Walkinshaw retired from driving after 1988 to concentrate on the management of TWR's increasing motorsports portfolio.

==Team Management==

In 1975 Walkinshaw established British Saloon Car Championship running Rover Vitesses, before being stripped of the title for a technical infringement.  TWR also ran a Jaguar touring car programme before taking on their Le Mans twice and the World Championships three times.

In 1992 Walkinshaw was recruited as Engineering Director of the Benetton F1 team which subsequently won the 1994 Jordan team. As Engineering Director, his role also came under scrutiny when the team was investigated for suspected technical infringements during the 1994 season, including the potential use of banned electronic aids and unauthorised modifications to the refuelling apparatus used on the cars. Although illegal software was found in the Benettons, the FIA had no evidence that it had ever been used in a race and no action was taken against the team.

For 1995 Walkinshaw bought 50% of the Ligier team from Benetton team principal Flavio Briatore. His intention was to take over the team completely, but he was unable to purchase 100% of the team and therefore pulled out of the deal. Instead he bought the Arrows team, achieving a coup for the 1997 Formula One season by recruiting reigning world champion Damon Hill to his squad.

1997 saw Tom voted Autocar Man of the Year. By this stage the TWR Group employed 1500 employees in the UK, Sweden, Australia and the United States.  At the time, Tom was also Managing Director of Arrows Grand Prix International.

His TWR racing group went into liquidation in 2002 after the Arrows team ran out of money. This led to the Australian arm of the operation being bought by Holden Australia. However, since the V8 Supercar Championship forbids a manufacturer owning a race team, Holden had to divide the teams assets and sell the Holden Racing Team (HRT) to lead driver Mark Skaife, and K-Mart Racing (now the Toll HSV Dealer Team) to John and Margaret Kelly (the parents of V8 Supercar drivers Todd and Rick).

'''Tom Walkinshaw''' (* 17. November 1950 in Mauldslie Farm, Midlothian, Schottland) ist ein ehemaliger schottischer Rennfahrer und Gründer und Besitzer des Rennteams Tom Walkinshaw Racing.

== Karriere ==
Erste Rennen fuhr Walkinshaw 1968 in der schottischen Formel Ford 1600-Serie, die er im darauf folgenden Jahr als Meister beenden konnte. 1970 trat er in der englischen Formel-3-Meisterschaft an. Nach Sponsorenproblemen und einem schweren Unfall, in dem er sich beide Beine brach, beendete Walkinshaw seine Monoposto-Karriere.

=== Touren- und Sportwagen ===
thumb|Der Rover SD1 von Tom Walkinshaw und Win Percy auf dem Nürburgring 1985.
1974 wechselte Walkinshaw zu den Silverstone den ersten großen Sieg feiern. 

thumb|left|Der Jaguar XJR-9, Siegerwagen der 24 Stunden von Le Mans von 1988
TWR setzte im Laufe der folgenden Jahre eine Vielzahl an Marken in unterschiedlichen Rennserien ein. Unter Walkinshaws Regie wurden Rennwagen auf Basis von Autos der Marken BMW, Rover und Jaguar aufgebaut. 1980 und 1981 wurde die ''British Touring Car Championship'' gewonnen. Der Range Rover, mit dem René Metge 1981 die Rallye Dakar gewinnen konnten, wurde von Walkinshaws Team gebaut. 

1982 startete TWR mit Jaguar in der europäischen und mit Rover in der britischen Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft. Der Sieg in der europäischen Meisterschaft 1984 mit Walkinshaw als Fahrer und bei den 24 Stunden von Spa mit einem 24 Stunden von Le Mans zu beauftragen.

1987 und 1988 gewann TWR mit den von Tony Southgate und später von Ross Brawn konstruierten Jaguar XJR-Prototypen die Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft und 1988 und 1990 die 24 Stunden von Le Mans. 1991 kam ein dritter Titel in der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft hinzu.