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RAC Diner's Club Tourist Trophy

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 17/9/1978
Track length: 4.719 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 57
Starters: 44
Finishers: 29

Pole position: Walkinshaw in 1.37,14
Fastest lap: Grano in 1.39,33 = 171,254 kmh

Distance: 500 km
Average speed: 164,124 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1978 Cars

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Despite Grano’s championship, he still turned up for the Silverstone round - but his car retired after just one hour, now the AMG Mercedes took the lead, nearly a minute in front of the Luigi car of Joosen - but the SLC retired too with engine failure. Bergmeister and Siegrist retired too, just like the Audi of Sander and Reinke who had taken over the class lead. So Joosen and Van Hove won the race, with Kelleners/Brandenberger second in their BMW 320.


Division 1-5
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 2 Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL
Eddy Joosen, B
Raymond Van Hove, B
3196 L6 Div. 5 107 laps, 3:04.35,51 2 1.38,95    
2 1 46 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320
Helmut Kelleners, D
Edy Brandenberger, CH
1998 L4 Div. 3 105 6 1.43,72 1.43,62  
3 1 15 Gordon Spice Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Gordon Spice, GB
Stuart Rolt, GB
Peter Clark, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 103 13 1.44,89    
4 2 50 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320
Kurt König, D
Heinz Weltrowski, D
1998 L4 Div. 3 103 10 1.44,72    
5 2 14 Racing Corporation Vienna
BMW 530i
Heribert Werginz, A
Harald Neger, A
2985 L6 Div. 4 103 11 1.44,82    
6 1 60 VW Motorsport
VW Scirocco
Anton Stocker, CH
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
1596 L4 Div. 2 102 20 1.46,49 1.44,3  
7 3 20 Triplex
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Gerry Marshall, GB
Ernst Berg, NL
2993 V6 Div. 4 101 14 1.45,16    
8 4 23 Browne & Day/Connelis
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Brian Muir, AUS
Martin Thomas, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 101 7 1.43,99    
9 5 18 Toric Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB
Gordon Bruce, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 101 8 1.44,23    
10 6 22 David Brodie
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Dave Brodie, GB
Tony Rosen-Nash, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 101 16 1.45,46    
11 2 68 Kilian Tuning/Wolfgang Sander
Audi 80 GTE
Wolfgang Sander, D
Jürgen Reinke, D
1596 L4 Div. 2 100 22 1.46,84   Accident
12 3 45 Pallvano Corse
BMW 2002
Marco Vanoli, CH
Paul Geisser, CH
1990 L4 Div. 3 100 26 1.50,58    
13 2 4 Think Automotive
Chevrolet Camaro
Tony Dron, GB
Jac Nelleman, DK
57365 V8 Div. 5 100 27 1.51,01    
14 4 64 Volkswagen (GB) Ltd
VW Golf
Richard Lloyd, GB
Bob Evans, GB
1596 L4 Div. 2 98 23 1.48,54    
15 7 17 Gordon Spice Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Pete Lovett, GB
Tony Brennan, IRL
2993 V6 Div. 4   19 1.45,88    
18 8 25 Fabergé Racing Ford Castrol
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Stuart Graham, GB
John Cooper, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4   15 1.45,26    
19 1 93 Richard Mattozza
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Richard Mattozza, B
Jacques Berger, B
1299 B4 Div. 1 95 34 1.53,43 1.52,61  
20 9 26 Allam Motor Services
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Jeff Allam, GB
Stuart Patterson, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4   17 1.45,64    
21 2 92 Napolina
Alfa Romeo Alfasud
Rex Greenslade, GB
John Myerscough, GB
1299 B4 Div. 1   37 1.55,29    
DNF?   79 Dealer Team Skoda
Skoda 130 RS
Petr Samohyl, CS
Susan Tucker-Peak, GB
1298 L4 Div. 1   36 1.54,59    
CL 3 58 Morris Vulcan Ltd
Ford Escort Mexico
John Morris, GB
Cyd Williams, GB
1601 L4 Div. 2 91 39 1.59,36    
CL 3 84 Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team
Simca Rallye 3
Bodo Eichner, D
Hans "Ali" Frensch, D
Falko Jansen, D
1294 L4 Div. 1 91 41 1.59,84    
CL 4 97 Haribo Lakritzen Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Hans "Ali" Frensch, D
Bodo Eichner, D
1290 L4 Div. 1   44 2.02,50    
    21 Equipe Esso
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Vince Woodman, GB
Jonathan Buncombe, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4   12 1.44,86    
    32 Merseyside Car Deliveries
Mazda Savanna RX-3
David Palmer, GB
Syd Fox, GB
2 x 573 R2 Div. 4   21 1.46,73    
    62 TL Racing AB
VW Scirocco
Thomas Lindström, S
Leif Lindström, S
1596 L4 Div. 2   24 1.48,95    
    47 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Jon Dooley, GB
Leo Bertorelli, GB
1962 L4 Div. 3   25 1.50,50    
    41 Stratstone
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Tim Goss, GB
Bob Neville, GB
1998 L4 Div. 3   28 1.51,13    
    57 Ronnie Scotts Club
Ford Escort II Sport
Pete King, GB
John Waterman, GB
Dave McPherson, GB
1594 L4 Div. 2   30 1.51,67    
    51 Postert Toyota Team
Toyota Celica GT
Karl-Heinz Gürthler, D
Axel Houben, D
1588 L4 Div. 2   32 1.51,81    
    5 Carters Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro
Jon Fletcher, GB
Richard Jenvey, GB
5735 V8 Div. 5   35 1.53,50    
    74 J.W. Speedparts
Mini 1275 GT
Jon Mowatt, GB
Barry Johnson, GB
1275 L4 Div. 1   38 1.57,89    
    81  
Datsun Cherry 120A coupé
Oscar Kessler, B
Marc Duez, B
1190 L4 Div. 1   40 1.59,51    
    73 J.W. Speedparts
Mini 1275 GT
Tony Dickinson, GB
Malc Leggate, GB
1275 L4 Div. 1   42 2.00,30    
    71  
Mini 1275 GT
John Markey, GB
Wendy Markey, GB
Alan Shaw, GB
1275 L4 Div. 1   43 2.01,10    
DNF   80 Bohemia Crystal Liberec
Skoda 130 RS
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1   33 1.52,74   Holed piston
DNF   24 Carrier Properties Ltd
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Andy Rouse, GB
Derek Lawrence, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4 35 9 1.44,55   Fuel system
DNF   7 AMG
Mercedes 450 SLC
Clemens Schickentanz, D
Brian Redman, GB
4520 V8 Div. 5   3 1.40,51   Engine
DNF   61 VW Motorsport Jägermeister
VW Scirocco
Willi Bergmeister, D
Jörg Siegrist, CH
1596 L4 Div. 2   18 1.45,82   Blown engine
DNF   1 Luigi/BMW Italia
BMW 3.0 CSL
Umberto Grano, I
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
3196 L6 Div. 5   1 1.37,14 1.39,33 Piston
DNF   16 Gordon Spice Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Chris Craft, GB
Gordon Spice, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4   5 1.43,66 1.43,69 Piston
DNF   78 Dealer Team Skoda
Skoda 130 RS
Milan Zapadlo, CS
Josef Michl, CS
1298 L4 Div. 1   31 1.51,81   Lost wheel
DNF   8 Écurie Chardon des Dunes-Dragons
BMW 3.0 CSL
Michel Delcourt, B
Jean-Marie Baert, B
3196 L6 Div. 5 15 4 1.43,30   Broken valve rockers
DSQ   27 Allam Motor Services
Ford Capri ?III 3.0S
Jock Robertson, GB
Richard Jones, GB
2993 V6 Div. 4   45 no time   1st reserve; Blown engine in practice; started but was disqualified!
DNS   42 Ian Bracey
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Barrie Williams, GB
Ian Bracey, GB
1998 L4 Div. 3   29 1.51,28   Short circuit, fire
RES   6 Carters Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro
Brian Evans, GB
Potter
5735 V8 Div. 5          
RES   54 Attwood Plant Racing with S&L Engine Services
Chrysler Avenger
Terry Watts, GB
Dud Moseley, GB
1594 L4 Div. 2