Pole position: Rouse in 1.41,67
Fastest lap: Bristow in 1.45,91 = 151,47 kmh
Distance: 20 laps, redflagged after 17 laps
Average speed: 142,46 kmh
Weather: Drizzle turning to heavy rain
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1988 Cars
Andy Rouse may play it down, but his drive to victory in Friday's BTCC round at Oulton Park was one to savour. Having eclipsed pole position by several light years in his Kaliber Ford Cosworth RS500, the former champion gave a virtuoso display of how to safely and surely drive a highly powered, slick-shod car with ease in the wet. Leading from the start, Rouse gradually pulled away from his chasers, led by first round victor Jerry Mahoney, to finish well clear at the end of 17 laps. That was when the race was red flagged, a spectacular incident between the BMW M3s of Frank Sytner and Alan Minshaw ending the race. Neither man was hurt, although Minshaw's car somersaulted over the barriers at Cascades. Sytner was classified sixth, behind Rouse, Mike O'Brien (who drove a storming race from 15th on the grid in his Holden), Mahoney, Tim Harvey and Mike Newman respectively. Class D went the way of Phil Dowsett although Mark Hales pushed him hard earlier on. (MN) |
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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 | 22 | Kaliber Ford Team Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Andy Rouse, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 17 laps, 31.54,36 | 1 | 1.41,67 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Alan Docking Racing/Autoglass Holden VL Commodore |
Mike O'Brien, GB |
4980 | V8 | A | 17 laps, 32.09,06 | 15 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Arquati UK Ltd. Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Jerry Mahoney, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 17 laps, 32.40,10 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Terry Drury Racing Cars Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Tim Harvey, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 17 laps, 32.52,79 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 14 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Mike Newman, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 17 laps, 32.55,38 | 9 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 33 | Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 |
Frank Sytner, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 17 laps, 33.14,25 | 6 | 1.44,90 | 1.49,09 | Accident, car in the middle of the track |
| 7 | 2 | 44 | Demon Tweeks BMW M3 |
Alan Minshaw, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 17 laps, 33.15,24 | 13 | 1.47,20 | Accident | |
| 8 | 3 | 43 | John Maguire Racing - Godfrey Hall Ltd BMW M3 |
Godfrey Hall, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 17 laps, 33.20,00 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 27 | BMW 635 CSi |
Peter Buxtorf, CH |
3475 | L6 | A | 16 | 16 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 70 | TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 |
Phil Dowsett, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 16 | 19 | 1.50,39 | 1.53,93 | |
| 11 | 2 | 60 | AJG Transport/CHMS Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Mark Hales, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 77 | AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 16 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 7 | 20 | Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Graham Hathaway, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 16 | 17 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 32 | Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 |
Mike Smith, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 16 | 18 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 69 | MIL Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Kevin Eaton, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 15 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 50 | Demon Tweeks VW Golf GTI 16V |
James Kaye, GB |
1781 | L4 | C | 14 | 25 | 1.57,68 | Driveshaft | ||
| DNF | 39 | Terry Drury Racing Cars Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Lionel Wiffen, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 12 | 26 | Turbo | |||
| DNF | 15 | Listerine Goode Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Graham Goode, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 11 | 4 | 1.43,98 | Electrics | ||
| DNF | 19 | Baynard Cars Ltd. Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Laurence Bristow, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 10 | 3 | 1.43,92 | 1.45,91 | Differential | |
| DNF | 10 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Pete Hall, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 4 | 5 | 1.44,86 | Spin, gave up | ||
| DNF | 16 | Asquith/Duckhams Racing with Karl Jones Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Karl Jones, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 4 | 11 | Overheating | |||
| DNF | 48 | Specialist Cars Aberdeen Ltd VW Golf GTI 16V |
Andrew Jeffrey, GB |
1781 | L4 | C | 3 | 24 | 1.56,11 | Driveshaft | ||
| DNF | 38 | Terry Drury Racing Cars Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Dave Wallis, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 3 | 21 | Gearbox | |||
| DNF | 17 | CC Motorsport/Crystal Facilities Ltd Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Bob Sands, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 8 | Clutch | ||||
| DNF | 1 | Shell-Toyota-MIL Toyota Supra Turbo MA70 |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
2954 tc | L6 | A | 14 | 1.49,17 | Driveshaft | |||
| DNS | 32T | Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 |
James Weaver, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 10 | 1.46,59 | ||||