Pole position: Muir in 1.41,2
Fastest lap: Muir in 1.41,1
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 163,360 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 5/63
Car info: 1968 Cars
The Falcons were easily quickest at Silverstone at the end of April, but although still saddled with the Cortina, Gardner was up behind the Muir-Hobbs battle and inherited second place when Hobbs pitted with ignition bothers. Then Gardner had his own troubles when the Cortina’s fuel pump packed up and he had to drive with one hand, switching the electric fuel pump on and off with the other, so he was passed by Pierpoint’s ailing Falcon and the Porsche which Elford was, in fact, driving for the last time in the season. Report from Motor Racing Year 1968-9 |
Touring cars
|
||||||||||||
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 | 41 | Bill Shaw Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4728 | V8 | D | 20 laps, 34.36,0 | 1 | 1.41,2 | 1.41,1 | |
2 | 2 | 42 | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Roy Pierpoint, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 20 laps, 34.41,7 | 4 | 1.46,4 | ||
3 | 1 | 36 | Bill Bradley Porsche 911 L |
Vic Elford, GB |
1991 | B6 | C | 20 laps, 34.47,4 | 5 | 1.46,9 | ||
4 | 2 | 34 | Alan Mann Racing Ford Cortina Mk 2 Lotus |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 3 | 1.44,5 | 1.45,0 | |
5 | 3 | 43 | Ford Mustang |
John Ewer, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 20 | 6 | 1.47,2 | ||
6 | 3 | 30 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Tony Dean, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 8 | 1.48,2 | ||
7 | 1 | 20 | Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S |
John Rhodes, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 19 | 10 | 1.50,2 | 1.50,3 | |
8 | 2 | 26 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 19 | 9 | 1.49,0 | 1.50,3 | |
9 | 4 | 35 | G.O.C. Heating Ford Lotus Cortina |
Willy Kay, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 16 | 1.55,0 | ||
10 | 1 | 11 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Anglia |
Chris Craft, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 19 | 13 | 1.52,3 | 1.52,8 | |
11 | 3 | 25 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Mike Walker, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 14 | 1.54,3 | ||
12 | 4 | 14 | Ian Bax Morris Mini Cooper S |
Peter Lague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 20 | 1.55,8 | ||
13 | 2 | 7 | Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S 970 |
Gordon Spice, GB |
999 | L4 | A | 18 | 19 | 1.55,7 | ||
14 | 5 | 21 | Mick Clare BMC Mini Cooper S |
John Wales, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 17 | 1.55,2 | ||
15 | 6 | 16 | St. Christopher Motor (Racing) Services Austin Mini Cooper S |
Graham Janzen, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 22 | 2.01,7 | ||
16 | 3 | 2 | Leonard Ward Racing Ford Anglia |
Ken Costello, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 17 | 26 | 2.04,6 | ||
17 | 4 | 6 | Hillman Imp |
Allan Jones, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 17 | 27 | 2.06,9 | ||
18 | 5 | 4 | Civil Service Motoring Association Racing Team Ford Anglia |
Paddy McNally, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 17 | 29 | 2.10,5 | ||
19 | 7 | 12 | Cars and Car Conversions Austin Mini Cooper S |
David Buckett, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 24 | 2.03,7 | ||
20 | 8 | 22 | Cars and Car Conversions Austin Mini Cooper S |
Tony Youlten, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 18 | 1.55,5 | ||
DNF | 40 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
David Hobbs, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 14 | 2 | 1.41,4 | Engine | ||
DNF | 18 | Alexander BMC Mini Cooper S |
Chris Montague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 14 | 15 | 1.54,5 | Front tyre | ||
DNF | 33 | Ford ?Lotus Cortina |
Tony Algieri |
1594 | L4 | C | 12 | 25 | 2.04,2 | |||
DNF | 5 | Ford Anglia |
Les Nash, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 11 | 21 | 1.56,8 | |||
DNF | 46 | Morris Mini Cooper S |
Mac Ross, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 10 | 23 | 2.01,7 | |||
DNF | 32 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Brian Robinson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 9 | 7 | 1.48,0 | Fuel injection | ||
DNF | 31 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Barry Pearson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 9 | 12 | 1.51,3 | |||
DNF | 8 | Harlton Racing International Hillman Imp |
Terry Watts, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 6 | 28 | 2.07,3 | |||
DNF | 19 | Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S |
Steve Neal, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 2 | 11 | 1.51,3 | |||
DNS? | 17 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
David Meer, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 30 | 2.16,1 |