Pole position: Woodman in 1.38,88
Fastest lap: Lovett in 1.39,807 = 156,44 kmh
Distance:
Average speed: 149,83 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1982 Cars
Tom Walkinshaw, mastermind of Jaguar's July victory over the German "home teams" at Nürburgring and proprietor of TWR, walked slowly around the pale blue Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover V8. Fresh from the scrutineering bay, only the deposits of black disc brake dust told onlookers that this was the Dunlop-shod victor of the Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship's eighth, and most prestigious qualifying round. "Aye, that's almost perfect Peter", purred the powerful Scot at the pristine survivor amongst a field full of stock car racers; "but you realize I'll have to take a couple of pounds off for the worn tyres!" Peter Lovett's race had been as near perfection as was possible, leading all but the opening lap, despite a fracas at Druids that left pole position man Vince Woodman's VMW Motors Capri struggling to regain ground from seventh position. Lovett's new record, set on the same soft rubber as the Capris used for the hot morning race, was some 1.7s faster than the August 1981 record. It was part of a run that saw Lovett record his second GP supporting race win and Rover record their hat-trick. Nearly 6s behind came Gordon Spice after a gallant performance, with Allam's battered Rover a miraculous third and Woodman finally fourth. Yet "man of the race" was Metro-mounted Richard Longman, who prevented another class win by Steve Soper, and Win Percy's final Toyota grasp of this year's Tricentrol title. Longman started from the pit lane, and, weaving his way from the back of the 32 car field to 16th overall, took class victory and record lap at over 88 mph in Datapost's quickest four wheel delivery van. Team mate Alan Curnow was not so lucky, inverting his Metro on the run out of Clearways to Clark Curve, fortunately with little more than a cut lip to show for an exciting ride that followed a collision with Dane Arne Riis (Dolomite Sprint). |
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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 | 19 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover 3500 S |
Pete Lovett, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.42,09 | 3 | 1.39,18 | 1.39,807 | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 33.48,02 | 2 | 1.39,17 | 1.40,03 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover 3500 S |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.59,62 | 4 | 1.39,33 | 1.40,48 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Vince Woodman, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 34.07,23 | 1 | 1.38,88 | 1.40,45 | |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ICI Petrol Rover 3500 S |
Brian Muir, AUS |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.10,68 | 7 | 1.41,18 | 1.40,31 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ICI Petrol Rover 3500 S |
Rad Dougall, ZA |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.28,90 | 6 | 1.40,86 | 1.41,08 | |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 34.07,23 | 10 | 1.43,08 | 1.43,40 | |
| 8 | 1 | 40 | Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB Toyota Corolla GT |
Win Percy, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 35.15,46 | 9 | 1.43,00 | 1.43,440 | |
| 9 | 2 | 35 | Morris Vulcan Ltd with Triang Toys VW Golf GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 35.28,30 | 11 | 1.44,02 | 1.45,02 | |
| 10 | 1 | 25 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 19 laps, 33.46,66 | 13 | 1.45,90 | 1.45,070 | |
| 11 | 2 | 32 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Hamish Irvine, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 19 laps, 33.52,45 | 12 | 1.44,85 | 1.45,33 | Misfire |
| 12 | 3 | 23 | Team Castrol Ford Escort II RS 2000 |
Erik Høyer, DK |
1993 | L4 | B | 19 laps, 33.53,05 | 15 | 1.46,01 | 1.45,50 | |
| 13 | 3 | 38 | Toyota Celica GT |
Robin Brundle, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 33.59,89 | 18 | 1.46,81 | 1.45,56 | |
| 14 | 4 | 39 | Team Electroplan Mazda RX-7 |
Mike Kimpton, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | B | 19 laps, 34.18,84 | 19 | 1.47,02 | 1.46,03 | |
| 15 | 5 | 33 | Ford Escort II RS 2000 |
Tony Dickinson, GB |
1993 | L4 | B | 19 laps, 34.36,18 | 22 | 1.48,30 | 1.46,16 | |
| 16 | 1 | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Richard Longman, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 19 laps, 34.40,31 | 17 | 1.46,64 | 1.46,891 | Started from pit lane |
| 17 | 2 | 74 | Hepolite Glacier Racing Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Steve Soper, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 19 laps, 34.54,90 | 16 | 1.46,21 | 1.47,56 | |
| 18 | 6 | 26 | Toyota Celica |
James Burrows, GB |
1968 | L4 | B | 19 laps, 35.13,53 | 31 | 1.51,87 | 1.48,45 | |
| 19 | 3 | 73 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Neil McGrath, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 19 laps, 35.27,55 | 23 | 1.48,96 | 1.47,21 | |
| 20 | 4 | 72 | Team Wadham Stringer / Castrol Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Roger Saunders, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 18 laps, 33.46,51 | 27 | 1.49,60 | 1.49,94 | |
| 21 | 4 | 68 | Stanfield and White Talbot Sunbeam TI |
John Spiller, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 18 laps, 34.24,36 | 25 | 1.49,28 | 1.45,93 | |
| 22 | 5 | 99 | GM Dealer Sport Vauxhall Astra 1.3 |
David da Costa, GB |
1297 | L4 | D | 18 laps, 34.24,71 | 32 | 1.53,45 | 1.52,67 | |
| DNF | 67 | Baileys of Hanley Ltd Peugeot Talbot Talbot Sunbeam TI |
Terry Watts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 17 | 33 | 1.59,36 | 1.53,06 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Rover 3500 S |
Dennis Leech, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 16 | 8 | 1.42,43 | 1.42,62 | Rear axle | |
| DNF | 82 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rob Kirby, GB |
1286 | B4 | D | 16 | 29 | 1.50,90 | 1.50,18 | Engine | |
| DNF | 52 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint |
Andrew Thorpe, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 14 | 30 | 1.51,31 | 1.51,04 | Engine | |
| DNF | 9 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 12 | 5 | 1.40,25 | 1.40,92 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Arne Riis, DK |
1998 | L4 | B | 12 | 28 | 1.49,90 | 1.47,03 | Accident | |
| DNF | 71 | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 12 | 20 | 1.47,10 | 1.47,23 | Accident | |
| DNF | 39 | Toyota Corolla GT |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 11 | 26 | 1.49,44 | 1.48,32 | ||
| DNF | 44 | Julian May Racing Ford Fiesta 1.6 |
Jock Robertson, GB |
1599 | L4 | C | 10 | 21 | 1.47,83 | 1.47,55 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | 36 | TL Racing VW Scirocco GTI |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 9 | 14 | 1.45,99 | 1.45,44 | Driveshaft | |
| DNS | 51 | Race Time Marketing Ltd VW Golf GTI |
Alan Greenhalgh, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 24 | 1.49,17 | Seized brakes | |||