Pole position: Dron in 1.45,4
Fastest lap: Spice in 1.45,7 = 143,26 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 141,61 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1977 Cars
Tense - that was the word to describe the atmosphere on the grid for the final round of the Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship. The Leyland pit was tense. Their man, Tony Dron, had to win both his class and set fastest lap to retain any chance of lifting the highly prestigious title. He had won the last four championship races outright - was it asking too much of both car and driver to repeat the feat one more time? |
Touring Cars class A-D
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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 | Gordon Spice Group Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 35.38,6 | 3 | 1.45,7 | |||
2 | 2 | Hammonds Sauce Group Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Chris Craft, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 35.40,9 | 2 | 1.46,5 | |||
3 | 3 | Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Vince Woodman, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 36.00,4 | 21 | ||||
4 | 1 | Allam Motor Services Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Jeff Allam, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 36.04,2 | 5 | ||||
5 | 2 | 28 | British Leyland Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Tony Dron, GB |
1998 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 36.04,9 | 1 | 1.45,4 | 1.46,0 | |
6 | 4 | Gordon Spice Group Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Michel De Deyne, B |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 35.38,6 | 15 | ||||
7 | 3 | Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Holger Knudsen, DK |
2279 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 36.07,4 | 12 | 1.50,7 | |||
8 | 1 | VW Golf GTI |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 37.23,1 | 16 | 1.50,5 | |||
9 | 2 | Toyota Celica GT |
Martin Brundle, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 19 | 17 | ||||
10 | 3 | SRG Renault R 5 Alpine |
Marc Smith, GB |
1397 | L4 | B | 19 | 19 | ||||
11 | 1 | Patrick Motor Group Mini 1275 GT |
Richard Longman, GB |
1275 | L4 | A | 19 | 1.53,5 | ||||
12 | 2 | 66 | Mopar Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT |
Bernard Unett, GB |
1295 | L4 | A | 19 | 18 | |||
4 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Arne Riis, DK |
1998 | L4 | C | 19 | ||||||
4 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT |
Peter Hilliard, GB |
1570 | L4 | B | 19 | ||||||
3 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rex Greenslade, GB |
1286 | B4 | A | 19 | ||||||
4 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Malcolm Wayne, GB |
1286 | B4 | A | 18 | ||||||
Miss Polly Williams Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Dave Brodie, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 6 | |||||||
Mini 1275 GT |
Alec Poole, IRL |
1275 | L4 | A | ||||||||
Triplex Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Colin Vandervell, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 7 | |||||||
Samuri Racing with Bradshaw Hire Plant Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Win Percy, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 9 | 1.48,2 | ||||||
Fabergé Racing Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Stuart Graham, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 10 | 1.48,8 | ||||||
Luton Products Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 11 | |||||||
Martin Thomas Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Pete Lovett, GB |
1998 | L4 | C | 13 | |||||||
Mario Deliotti Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT |
Derek Lawrence, GB |
1570 | L4 | B | 14 | |||||||
Chingford Boat Centre Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Freddie Jacks, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 | |||||||
Chrysler Avenger |
Chris Field |
1295 | L4 | ? | ||||||||
VW Scirocco GTI |
Per Sørensen, DK |
1588 | L4 | B | ||||||||
DNF | 10 | BMW racing with Castrol BMW 530i US |
Tom Walkinshaw, GB |
2985 | L6 | D | 8 | Fuel leak | ||||
DNF | Dealer Team Vauxhall Castrol Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Gerry Marshall, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 4 | Blown tire |