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Race of Champions Meeting Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 20/3/1977
Track length: 4.206 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 27
Finishers:

Pole position: Vandervell in 1.45,80
Fastest lap: Vandervell in 1.45,05 = 144,15 kmh

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 142,30 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1977 Cars

 

The RAC had taken Colin Vandervell's points from him following the Championship opener at Silverstone, and the Triplex Capri driver was none too pleased. He sulked a bit, moaned a bit, but then he drove a bit and poked a defiant two fingers at the august body as he won the second round of the series in fine style. Vandervell claimed pole position for the race, led each lap, and comfortably beat the works Dolomite Sprint of Tony Dron into second place. Tom Walkinshaw gave indication of the BMW 530 i’s potential by finishing third ahead of Gerry Marshall's Vauxhall Magnum, and the similar car of Jeff Allam was driven well to finish fifth.
Bernard Unett returned to winning form in his Mopar Avenger GT, but any hopes of a repeat of the Craft/Spice Silverstone thriller were quickly dashed as both drivers became victims of mechanical maladies. A gearbox problem affecting both Capris saw Spice start from the back row, and the luckless Craft had his clutch explode on the warming-up lap.

Touring Cars class A-D
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   Triplex
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Colin Vandervell, GB
 2993 V6 D 20 laps, 35.28,28 1 1.45,80 1.45,05  
2 1   British Leyland
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Tony Dron, GB
 1998 L4 C 20 laps, 35.32,70 2 1.45,96 1.45,67  
3 2   BMW racing with Castrol
BMW 530i US		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 2985 L6 D 20 laps 4 1.46,48    
4 2   Dealer Team Vauxhall Castrol
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300		 Gerry Marshall, GB
 2279 L4 C 20 laps, 0,5 sec behind Walkinshaw 6 1.46,72    
5 3   Allam Motor Services
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300		 Jeff Allam, GB
 2279 L4 C 20 3 1.46,45    
6 4   Linden Finance
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Mike Wilds, GB
 1998 L4 C 20 10 1.49,47    
7 3   Gordon Spice Group
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Gordon Spice, GB
 2993 V6 D 20 32 no time    
  1   Mopar
Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT		 Bernard Unett, GB
 1295 L4 A 19 laps, 36.48,80 18 1.54,29 1.54,37  
  2   Marshall Wingfield
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Barrie Williams, GB
 1290 L4 A 19 22 1.56,79    
  3   Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Rex Greenslade, GB
 1186 B4 A 19 23 1.57,10    
      Esso Uniflo
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Vince Woodman, GB
 2993 V6 D   7 1.46,76    
      Hermetite Products
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300		 Gordon Bruce, GB
 2279 L4 C   13 1.50,36    
      Chingford Boat Centre
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Freddie Jacks, GB
 2993 V6 D   15 1.51,21    
      Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		 Jon Dooley, GB
 1962 L4 C   16 1.52,40    
      Mario Deliotti Ltd.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		 Derek Lawrence, GB
 1962 L4 C   17 1.53,72    
       
Renault R 5 TS		 Susan Tucker-Peak, GB
 1289 L4 A   26 1.59,26    
      Team Lassman
Mini 1275 GT		 James Burrows, GB
 1275 L4 A   28 1.59,39    
       
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Alec Poole, IRL
 1998 L4 C   29 1.59,79    
      Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Malcolm Wayne, GB
 1186 B4 A   30 1.59,86    
       
Renault R 5 TS		 Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB
 1289 L4 A   31 2.06,67    
DNF     Renault Elf
Renault R 5 TS		 Brian Muir, AUS
 1289 L4 A   21 1.56,58   Accident
DNF      
BMW 3.0 Si		 Simon Watson, GB
 2985 L6 D   20 1.54,50   Misfire
DNF     Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT		 Peter Hilliard, GB
 1570 L4 B   27 1.59,38    
DNF     Samuri Racing with Bradshaw Hire Plant
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Win Percy, GB
 2993 V6 D   8 1.47,10   Oil pressure
DNF      
Mazda Savanna RX-3		 Roger Dowe, GB
 2 x 491 R2 C   11 1.49,79   Accident
DNF     Patrick Motor Group
Mini 1275 GT		 Alan Curnow, GB
 1275 L4 A   25 1.57,84   Accident
DNF     Fabergé Racing
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Stuart Graham, GB
 2993 V6 D   9 1.48,42   Puncture/ accident
DNS      
VW Golf GTI		 Richard Lloyd, GB
 1588 L4 B   24 1.57,43   Engine bearings
DNS      
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Stuart Patterson, GB
 2993 V6 D   12 1.50,18    
DNS      
Mazda Savanna RX-3		 Peter Slade, GB
 2 x 491 R2 C   19 1.55,49    
DNS      
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Mike Leary, GB
 1998 L4 C   14 1.50,34    
DNS     Hammonds Sauce Group
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Chris Craft, GB
 2993 V6 D   5 1.46,69   Clutch in warm up