Pole position: Allam in 1.47,39
Fastest lap: Allam in 1.39,97 = 169,91 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 167,76 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars
Although Jeff Allam finally broke his recent run of bad luck at Silverstone last Sunday, taking his second Group A win of the year, second place was enough to clinch the overall British Saloon Car Championship title for Allam's Rover team mate Steve Soper. The main challenger to Soper, Peter Lovett, never recovered from a bad start, and could do no better than fourth at the end, having been passed by the flying Colt Starion of Dave Brodie. Completing the top six were final Class A points scorers Jonathan Palmer (BMW 635 CSi) and Tony Lanfranchi (Opel Monza). The race was a rather tame conclusion to the first year of British Group A, but had its moments of interest nonetheless. Brodie's performance was one of the highlights, as was the battle for fourth spot between Lovett and Palmer. A high rate of attrition left several gaps in the field, particularly in Class B, where Andy Rouse romped home an easy winner after all three MG Metro Turbos hit tire trouble at the same corner on the same lap! Of the race's 11 pit stops, the Metro trio made eight between them, presenting a reasonable case for the Monopolies Commission. Well, far into the 1984 season the protests of Donington finally were decided - against the TWR team, who were declared to have used illegal rockers and bodyshells. The champion was Andy Rouse! |
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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 | 2 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.45,16 | 1 | 1.47,39 | 1.39,97 | Disq: Technical infringements |
| DSQ | 2 | 4 | Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Steve Soper, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.55,63 | 2 | 1.47,97 | 1.40,01 | Disq: Technical infringements |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Team Colt Cars Mid-West Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 20 laps, 33.58,54 | 14 | 1.55,13 | 1.40,65 | |
| DSQ | 4 | 3 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Pete Lovett, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.06,23 | 5 | 1.49,67 | 1.40,81 | Disq: Technical infringements |
| 5 | 5 | 20 | Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
Jonathan Palmer, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 34.06,62 | 3 | 1.48,65 | 1.40,63 | |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | GM Dealer Sport Opel Monza 3.0E |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
2998 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 34.45,99 | 10 | 1.53,38 | 1.43,13 | |
| 7 | 1 | 34 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 35.21,69 | 11 | 1.53,48 | 1.44,41 | |
| 8 | 2 | 29 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Brian Chatfield, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 35.28,55 | 23 | 1.58,45 | 1.44,99 | |
| 9 | 2 | 31 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 19 | 18 | 1.56,60 | 1.46,05 | |
| 10 | 1 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 15 | 1.55,96 | 1.48,10 | |
| 11 | 2 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 21 | 1.57,13 | 1.48,21 | |
| 12 | 3 | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 20 | 1.56,72 | 1.48,76 | |
| 13 | 4 | 100 | GTI Engineering VW Golf GTI |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 | 24 | 1.59,30 | 1.49,62 | |
| 14 | 5 | 84 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Andrew Thorpe, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 18 | 27 | 2.02,20 | 1.51,46 | |
| 15 | 6 | 70 | Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Jock Robertson, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 18 | 28 | 2.02,93 | 1.51,40 | |
| 16 | 7 | 60 | Volkswagen Sport VW Scirocco GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 18 | 19 | 1.56,69 | 1.48,14 | Tires |
| 17 | 3 | 35 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Tony Pond, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 17 | 7 | 1.50,21 | 1.43,74 | Pit stops (tires) |
| 18 | 4 | 36 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Patrick Watts, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 16 | 6 | 1.49,91 | 1.44,31 | Pit stops (tires) |
| 19 | 5 | 37 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Martin Brundle, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 16 | 4 | 1.49,33 | 1.44,41 | Pit stops (tires) |
| DNF | 30 | Mazda RX-7 |
Hamish Irvine, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | B | 17 | 13 | 1.54,67 | 1.43,97 | Fuel pressure | |
| DNF | 86 | Demon Tweeks Racing VW Golf GTI |
Alan Minshaw, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 16 | 17 | 1.56,28 | 1.48,01 | Accident | |
| DNF | 87 | RZ Racing Toyota Corolla GT |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 7 | 26 | 2.01,71 | 1.52,76 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Grace International Racing BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 7 | 9 | 1.52,83 | 1.40,65 | Gear linkage | |
| DNF | 72 | LLoyds of Stafford Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Rob Hall, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 4 | 16 | 1.56,08 | 1.51,49 | Piston | |
| DNF | 1 | Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Win Percy, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 4 | 8 | 1.50,53 | 1.42,21 | Oil dipstick loose | |
| DNF | 10 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 3 | 12 | 1.53,52 | 1.43,49 | Driveshaft | |
| DNF | 83 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rob Kirby, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 1 | 25 | 2.00,01 | 2.04,90 | Accident | |
| DNS | 95 | Toyota Corolla GT |
Jenny Birrell, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 22 | 1.57,89 | ||||