Biography

Victoria Jemma Butler-Henderson (born 16 February 1972) is a British racing driver, former presenter of Top Gear and current presenter of Fifth Gear. Butler-Henderson was born into a racing family. Her grandfather used to race a Frazer Nash at Brooklands, her father was in the British karting team and her brother Charlie is a racing driver. She has an older sister, Lottie, who does not race. Butler-Henderson grew up on the family farm, and was educated at the independent schools St Francis' College in Letchworth and Perse School for Girls in Cambridge. She is the great-granddaughter of Eric Butler-Henderson, a director of the Great Central Railway, after whom the preserved GCR Class 11F locomotive Butler-Henderson is named.

Butler-Henderson started racing karts at the age of 12, being overtaken by David Coulthard in her first race.

She holds a car race licence as well as a power boat racing licence. After supplementing her income as a racing instructor at Silverstone Circuit, she also undertook a dual career in journalism where she worked on numerous British motoring magazines including Auto Express, What Car? and Performance Car. She was the assistant launch editor and mechanic in Max Power magazine, referred to simply as "VBH."