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XXXIX Marlboro International Trophy

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 12/4/1987
Track length: 4.778 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 23
Starters: 15
Finishers: 12

Pole position: Rouse in 1.39,87
Fastest lap: Rouse in 1.41,94 = 168,72 kmh

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 165,52 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

On the face of it, the result of the first round of the new look British Touring Car Championship didn't offer anything particularly different with Andy Rouse once again heading the sheets. However, the full story was that Dennis Leech made Rouse work hard for that win, swapping places with the RS Cosworth pilot a number of times during the course of the race. David Carvell took a fine third place in his Rover, fighting back after a bad start, while Graham Goode and Pete Hall had their problems but still had a fine dice for fourth place which went the latter’s way. Graham Scarborough was sixth while Mark Hales, Colin Pearcy and Chris Hodgetts all had reason to smile, winning their classes. If there was a downside to the season opener, it was that only 15 cars made it out for the start, a situation which must change if the series is to pick up. (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 1 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Andy Rouse, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.58,83 1 1.39,87 1.41,94  
2 2 4  
Rover Vitesse
Dennis Leech, GB
3532 V8 A 15 laps, 26.00,43 2 1.42,84    
3 3 5 R.A. Potter Racing Developments with Castrol
Rover Vitesse
David Carvell, GB
3532 V8 A 15 laps, 26.20,88 7 1.46,32    
4 4 2 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Pete Hall, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.27,29 4 1.43,68    
5 5 6 Listerine Goode Racing
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Graham Goode, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.36,48 6 1.45,62    
6 6 3 Letchworth Roofing
Rover Vitesse
Graham Scarborough, GB
3532 V8 A 15 laps, 27.05,59 5 1.44,72    
7 1 38 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Mark Hales, GB
1598 tc L4 B 15 laps, 27.33,56 8 1.48,22 1.49,01  
8 1 66 CHMS Team/Toyota GB
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Chris Hodgetts, GB
1587 L4 D 15 laps, 27.34,28 9 1.49,74 1.48,46  
9 2 31 John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Jon Dooley, GB
1598 tc L4 B 14 11 1.52,30    
10 2   CHMS Team/Demon Tweeks Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Alan Minshaw, GB
1587 L4 D 14 12 1.53,69    
11 1 55 Smith & Latimer
MG Metro Turbo
Colin Pearcy, GB
1275 tc L4 C 14 10 1.51,87 1.51,85  
12 3 67? CHMS Team
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Paul Longfield, GB
1587 L4 D 14 15 1.57,25    
DNF   77 AGK Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 D 12 13 1.53,92   Engine
DNF   32 East Midlands Transport
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Kevin Eaton, GB
1770 tc L4 B 2 18 2.35,53   Gearbox in practice; engine in race
DNF   8 Team Istel / Austin Rover Finance
Rover Vitesse
Tim Harvey, GB
3532 V8 A 1 3 1.42,93   Engine
DNS   62  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Tony Crudgington, GB
1587 L4 D   14     Withdrawn, EMS problems
DNS      
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Graham Rose, GB
1998 tc L4 A   19 no time   Oil leak on warmup lap
DNS   45  
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Roger Saunders, GB
1397 tc L4 C   16 1.59,02   Illegal modifications (found after the Renault Cup race!)
DNS      
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Tony Kenworthy, GB
1397 tc L4 C   17 2.05,08