Pole position: Gardner in 1.45,4
Fastest lap: Gardner in 1.46,6
Distance: 50 laps, 200 miles
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 5/63
Car info: 1968 Cars
The championship won, Alan Mann gave Gardner his head for the final race of the series, at Brands Hatch in October, when the 'Motor Show 200' took its title from a race length of over 200 kilometres. Gardner celebrated by practising at two seconds a lap less than his own class record. Hobbs led for 15 laps from first Pierpoint and then Gardner, while Muir had a monumental blow-up on lap 1 to expire from the championship in a cloud of smoke while already having secured the class. |
Touring cars
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1 | 15 | Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort TC |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
1594 | L4 | C | 50 laps, 1:31.12,2 | 1 | 1.45,4 | 1.46,6 | |
2 | 1 | 5 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
David Hobbs, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 50 | 3 | 1.46,6 | 1.47,2 | |
3 | 2 | 10 | SRT Holland Porsche 911 L |
Toine Hezemans, NL |
1991 | B6 | C | 49 | 5 | 1.48,8 | ||
4 | 3 | 19 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Escort TC? |
Brian Robinson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 48 | 6 | 1.50,6 | ||
5 | 2 | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Terry Sanger, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 48 | 10 | 1.52,0 | |||
6 | 4 | Dagenham Motors Ford Escort TC |
Roger Taylor, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 48 | 16 | 1.54,4 | |||
7 | 1 | 25 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Chris Craft, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 48 | 11 | 1.52,2 | 1.53,4 | |
8 | 2 | Dagenham Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Alan Peer, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 48 | 13 | 1.52,8 | |||
9 | 3 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 48 | 9 | 1.51,8 | |||
10 | 5 | Dieter Fröhlich Porsche 911 L |
Erwin Kremer, D |
1991 | B6 | C | 47 | 19 | 1.55,4 | |||
11 | 1 | Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 47 | 25 | 1.56,4 | 1.55,0 | ||
12 | 4 | Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S |
John Rhodes, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 47 | 15 | 1.53,6 | |||
13 | 6 | 17 | John Willment Automobiles Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 47 | 7 | 1.50,8 | ||
14 | 2 | Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S 970 |
Gordon Spice, GB |
999 | L4 | A | 47 | 23 | 1.56,0 | |||
15 | 5 | Mick Clare BMC Mini Cooper S |
John Wales, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 46 | 21 | 1.55,8 | |||
16 | 6 | Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior |
Jean-Pierre Cornet, B |
1290 | L4 | B | 46 | 26 | 1.56,6 | |||
17 | 7 | Frami Racing Holland Ford Cortina Mk 2 Lotus |
Frans Lubin, NL |
1594 | L4 | C | 45 | 20 | 1.55,6 | |||
18 | 7 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Roger Heavens, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 45 | 29 | 1.57,4 | |||
19 | 8 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
Graham Janzen, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 44 | 33 | 2.01,2 | |||
20 | 3 | Fiat Abarth 1000 TC |
Son Borch-Christensen, DK |
982 | L4 | A | 44 | 34 | 2.03,6 | |||
21 | 4 | SRT Holland Fiat Abarth 1000 TC |
Rein Zwolsman, NL |
982 | L4 | A | 44 | 35 | 2.03,6 | |||
22 | 9 | Wilson's Motor Caravan Centre BMC Mini Cooper S |
Colin Youle, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 44 | 31 | 1.59,0 | |||
23 | 5 | Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp |
Keith Holland, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 43 | 18 | 1.55,4 | |||
NC | 3? | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Martin Birrane, IRL |
4728 | V8 | D | 12 | 1.52,8 | ||||
NC | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Tony Dean, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 8 | 1.50,8 | |||||
DNF | Leonard Ward Racing Ford Anglia |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 28 | 1.57,0 | Throttle slides | ||||
DNF | Morris Mini Cooper S |
Peter Lague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 1.54,6 | Gearbox | ||||
DNF | Ford Anglia |
Les Nash, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 27 | 1.56,8 | Differential | ||||
DNF | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Roy Pierpoint, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 11 | 4 | 1.47,8 | Accident (with Costello) | |||
DNF | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Ken Costello, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 10 | 30 | 1.58,0 | Accident (with Pierpoint) | |||
DNF | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Barry Pearson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 6 | 37 | no time? | Fuel pump | |||
DNF | Jeremy Nightingale? Hillman Imp |
Ray Calcutt, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 3 | 32 | 1.59,2 | Engine | |||
DNF | Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S |
Steve Neal, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 1 | 14 | 1.53,2 | Accident | |||
DNF | Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
V8 | D | 24 | 1.56,2 | Puncture | |||||
DNF | Bill Shaw Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4728 | V8 | D | 2 | 1.46,4 | Blown engine | ||||
DNS | Ian Bax Austin Mini Cooper S |
Ian Bax, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 36 | 2.06,6 | Reserve | ||||
DNS | Cars and Car Conversions Austin Mini Cooper S |
Tony Youlten, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 22 | Accident in practice |