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P&O Ferries Formula 2 International

Thruxton, Great-Britain

Date: 12/4/1982
Track length: 3.862 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 30
Finishers:

Pole position: Allam in 1.26,14
Fastest lap: Spice in 1.26,36 = 158,05 kmh

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 154,16 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1982 Cars

Pictures

In what was possibly the best Tricentrol Saloon car race since the British Grand Prix last year, Vince Woodman took an excellent win from Gordon Spice, after a virtual race-long battle. A few seconds behind it was Rouse who took third, making it a Capri one-two-three, with Jeff Allam's Rover suffering, like everybody else to a greater or lesser degree, from tire trouble in a distant fourth. Another win in Class C for Win Percy means that he has extended his championship lead, failing to drop a point so far. Other class honors went to Jon Dooley and Steve Soper, but a protest lodged against the latter by the Datapost camp means that the results are provisional. Yet again! (MN)


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 3 Equipe Esso
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Vince Woodman, GB
2993 V6 A 20 laps, 29.30,89 2 1.26,15 1.26,53  
2 2 8 Gordon Spice Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Gordon Spice, GB
2993 V6 A 20 laps, 29.36,29 3 1.26,31 1.26,36  
3 3 9 Gordon Spice Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Andy Rouse, GB
2993 V6 A 20 laps, 29.46,27 4 1.26,71 1.28,17  
4 4 1 Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
Rover 3500 S
Jeff Allam, GB
3495 V8 A 20 laps, 30.00,54 1 1.26,14 1.26,48  
5 5 5 Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ICI Petrol
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Rad Dougall, ZA
2993 V6 A 20 laps, 30.02,25 5 1.27,07 1.28,32  
6 6 20 Equipe Esso
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB
2993 V6 A 20 laps, 30.23,60 7 1.29,58 1.28,69  
7 1 40 Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB
Toyota Corolla GT
Win Percy, GB
1588 L4 C 20 laps, 30.37,47 6 1.29,53 1.29,35  
8 7 12  
Rover 3500 S
Dennis Leech, GB
3495 V8 A 20 laps, 30.52,32 9 1.31,72 1.31,75 Overheating
9 2 35 Morris Vulcan Ltd with Triang Toys
VW Golf GTI
John Morris, GB
1588 L4 C 20 laps, 30.56,58 10 1.32,08 1.31,17  
10 3 36 TL Racing
VW Scirocco GTI
Tony Lanfranchi, GB
1588 L4 C 19 laps, 29.39,92 13 1.32,87 1.31,80  
11 4 37  
Audi 80 GLE
Robin Brundle, GB
1588 L4 C 19 laps, 30.04,82 16 1.33,36 1.33,71  
12 1 74 Hepolite Glacier Racing
Austin Metro 1300 HLS
Steve Soper, GB
1275 L4 D 19 laps, 30.06,38 17 1.34,07 1.33,83  
13 2 77 Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso
Austin Metro 1300 HLS
Richard Longman, GB
1275 L4 D 19 laps, 30.09,96 12 1.32,32 1.33,82 Clutch
14 5 52 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Andrew Thorpe, GB
1498 B4 C 19 laps, 30.14,15 18 1.34,66 1.33,78  
15 1 25 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Jon Dooley, GB
2491 V6 B 19 laps, 30.15,97 15 1.33,29 1.33,90  
16 2 32  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Hamish Irvine, GB
1998 L4 B 19 laps, 30.36,26 19 1.35,05 1.34,16  
17 3 30 Team Electroplan
Mazda RX-7
Terry Nightingale, GB
2 x 573 R2 B 19 laps, 30.51,97 30 no time 1.34,28 10 second penalty for missing practice
18/DSQ? 4 34 R&C Racing Developments
Mazda RX-7
David Palmer, GB
2 x 573 R2 B 19 laps, 30.57,79 11 1.32,28 1.34,30 Spin; no points, disqualified?
19 5 26  
Toyota Celica
James Burrows, GB
1968 L4 B 19 laps, 31.06,27 20 1.35,72 1.36,10  
20/NRF 8 2 Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
Rover 3500 S
Frank Sytner, GB
3495 V8 A 18 laps 8 1.30,37 1.28,86 Tires, handling
21 6 50  
Toyota Corolla GT
John Tait, GB
1588 L4 C 18 laps, 29.32,92 25 1.37,47 1.36,44  
22 3 72 Team Wadham Stringer / Castrol
Austin Metro 1300 HLS
Roger Saunders, GB
1275 L4 D 18 laps, 29.32,98 21 1.36,14 1.36,53  
23 7 68 Stanfield and White
Talbot Sunbeam TI
John Spiller, GB
1598 L4 C 18 laps, 29.54,47 27 1.38,01 1.37,66  
24 4 82 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Rob Kirby, GB
1286 B4 D 18 laps, 30.03,79 24 1.36,43 1.35,26 Spin
DNF   73 Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing
Austin Metro 1300 HLS
Neil McGrath, GB
1275 L4 D 11 23 1.36,19 1.35,36  
DNF   33  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Tony Dickinson, GB
1993 L4 B 7 26 1.37,84 1.37,98  
DNF   71 Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso
Austin Metro 1300 HLS
Alan Curnow, GB
1275 L4 D 3 14 1.33,24 1.34,39 Overheating
DNF   44 Julian May Racing
Ford Fiesta 1.6
Jock Robertson, GB
1599 L4 C 3 22 1.36,14 1.33,96  
DNF   27  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Mike Buckley, GB
1993 L4 B   28 1.39,92 no time  
DNF   51 Race Time Marketing Ltd
VW Golf GTI
Alan Greenhalgh, GB
1588 L4 C   29 2.20,39 no time  
DNS   2T Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
Rover 3500 S
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
3495 V8 A   (6) 1.28,66   Stepped in for Sytner (ill)