Pole position: Soper in 1.39,39
Fastest lap: Lovett in 1.39,77 = 151,78 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 150,26 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars
The destiny of the 1983 British Saloon Car Championship remains undecided, following Peter Lovett's success at Brands Hatch last Monday, in the 10th, and penultimate, Trimoco Group A round. Once erstwhile leader, and championship favorite, Steve Soper was slowed by tyre troubles, Rover team mate Lovett swept by to take an emphatic victory, while Soper clung on to second place only by the skin of his teeth from a charging Hans Stuck (BMW 635 CSi). With Andy Rouse (Alfa GTV6) sewing up Class B once both Metro Turbos had expired, the most exciting class battle was, as usual, in the smallest division. After a rarely quiet time on the track, the Escorts of Rob Hall and Chris Hodgetts became embroiled in a mad dash for the line, sharing the same race time although Hodgetts was awarded the laurels. With the final round of the series just four weeks away at Silverstone, Soper and Lovett are separated by just two points in the title chase, and one of them is almost certain to take the crown, Rouse only having a mathematical chance of equaling Soper's current points tally. Oh yes, it was a quiet day off the track, with not a protest to be heard... a trend which will hopefully continue. (MN) |
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Touring Cars class A-C
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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 |
| DSQ | 1 | 3 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Pete Lovett, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.42,16 | 3 | 1.39,74 | 1.39,77 | Disq: Technical infringements |
| DSQ | 2 | 4 | Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Steve Soper, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.54,84 | 1 | 1.39,39 | Disq: Technical infringements | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D |
3475 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 33.54,84 | 2 | 1.39,43 | ||
| DSQ | 4 | 2 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.02,47 | 4 | 1.39,97 | Disq: Technical infringements | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Rover Vitesse |
Gordon Spice, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.09,07 | 6 | 1.40,20 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 11 | GM Dealer Sport Opel Monza 3.0E |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
2998 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 34.32,24 | 9 | 1.41,96 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 10 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.35,28 | 11 | 1.42,21 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 34 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 34.43,04 | 10 | 1.42,13 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 30 | Mazda RX-7 |
Hamish Irvine, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | B | 20 laps, 34.59,19 | 14 | 1.42,60 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Brian Chatfield, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 35.24,98 | 15 | 1.44,09 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 20 | 1.45,55 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 72 | LLoyds of Stafford Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Rob Hall, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 17 | 1.44,76 | Same time as Hodgetts! | |
| 13 | 3 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 19 | 1.45,10 | 1.45,40 | |
| 14 | 4 | 86 | Demon Tweeks Racing VW Golf GTI |
Alan Minshaw, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 | 22 | 1.45,93 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 67 | Ordibell UK Ltd. VW Golf GTI |
Alan Greenhalgh, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 | 25 | 1.47,91 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 18 | 1.45,02 | Pit stop (plug lead) | |
| 17 | 7 | 60 | Volkswagen Sport VW Scirocco GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 | 21 | 1.45,85 | Pit stop (front tire) | |
| 18 | 3 | 31 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 18 | 13 | 1.42,57 | Pit stop (plug) | |
| DNF | 83 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team VW Scirocco GTI |
Rob Kirby, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 23 | 1.47,27 | Oil pipe | |||
| DNF | 35 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Tony Pond, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 4 | 8 | 1.41,08 | 1.41,79 | Accident damage (oil cooler) | |
| DNF | 1 | Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Win Percy, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 7 | 1.40,62 | Accident damage (front wheel) | |||
| DNF | 36 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Patrick Watts, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 7 | 12 | 1.42,26 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 84 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking VW Scirocco GTI |
Andrew Thorpe, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 24 | 1.47,75 | Accident damage, overheating | |||
| DNF | 18 | Team Colt Cars Mid-West Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 5 | 1.40,15 | Tire vibration | |||
| DNF | 87 | RZ Racing Toyota Corolla GT |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 26 | 1.51,48 | ||||
| DNS | 9 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Mike Newman, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 16 | 1.44,54 | Accident | |||