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Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch “Indy” Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 22/8/1993
Track length: 1.931 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 27
Finishers: 21

Pole position: Leslie in 0.47,52
Fastest lap: Winkelhock in 0.47,98 = 145,32 kmh

Distance: 36 laps
Average speed: 142,15 kmh
Weather: Overcast but dry
Ruleset: FIA Class 2
Car info: 1993 Cars

 

18 cars within a second on the grid: the Indy circuit seemed to be tailor-made for the BTCC 1993. Third pole for Leslie, who still was awaiting his first BTCC win, with Radisich second in the Mondeo with Winkelhock third. That CC racing was starting to lose its hold on the BTCC was illustrated by the 17th and 21st spot for Cleland and Allam on the grid, though Yokohama wasn’t looking good here either.
The track had been soaked in the morning, but the race was dry. Radisich powered the Mondeo in front, blocking Winkelhock’s normally demon start in the process. Winkelhock, third, tapped Leslie in the back and sending him in a wide slide, which cost the Scot some places. After lap 2, it was still Radisich still eading, with Winkelhock closing but the German felt pressure from behind: first Soper, then Rouse, Leslie and Gravett. Rouse tangled with Winkelhock, Leslie slipped past the first and was third now. Leslie now set for Winkelhock but tapped him as well, sending him into a spin. Both cars were delayed, and now Rouse was second. Instead of protecting the New Zealander, Rouse closed right up. But Radisich’s problems worsened when Gravett appeared in his mirrors; he had passed Rouse in a neat way for a change. The same sort of gap was used by Soper two corners later, so Rouse slipped down to fourth. Winkelhock in the mean time had climbed back from 19th to 7th, setting fastest lap in the process, but then a tire let go and he was out. Soper claimed second in lap 32, but lost it again after the race when the action was declared as unfair. But Ford’s 200th BTCC victory was in the bag with a delighted Radisich claiming his maiden win.

Overall result
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   15 Team Mondeo
Ford Mondeo Si		 Paul Radisich, NZ
 1998 V6   36 laps, 29.25,80 2 0.47,60 0.48,26  
2   45 Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 405 MI 16		 Robb Gravett, GB
 1994 L4   36 laps, 29.26,84 6 0.47,84 0.48,16  
3   6 BMW Motorsport Team / Schnitzer
BMW 318i E36		 Steve Soper, GB
 1996 L4   36 laps, 29.26,51 5 0.47,81 0.48,17 Penalised 1 place
4   2 Team Securicor Toyota / Tom’s UK
Toyota Carina E GTI		 Will Hoy, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.27,08 9 0.48,07 0.48,22  
5   23 Nissan Castrol Racing / Janspeed
Nissan Primera eGT		 Kieth Odor, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.27,71 8 0.48,05 0.48,18  
6   5 Team Mondeo
Ford Mondeo Si		 Andy Rouse, GB
 1998 V6   36 laps, 29.28,39 4 0.47,80 0.48,06  
7   21 Team Securicor Toyota / Tom’s UK
Toyota Carina E GTI		 Julian Bailey, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.31,41 12 0.48,17 0.48,33  
8   66 Mazda Racing Team
Mazda Xedos 6		 Patrick Watts, GB
 1995 V6   36 laps, 29.34,04 16 0.48,25 0.48,37  
9   19 Renault Dealer Racing / GB Motorsport
Renault 19 16v		 Alain Menu, CH
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.40,23 14 0.48,19 0.48,41  
10   46 Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 405 MI 16		 Eugene O'Brien, GB
 1994 L4   36 laps, 29.40,39 10 0.48,08 0.48,38  
11   24 Nissan Castrol Racing / Janspeed
Nissan Primera eGT		 Win Percy, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.41,39 11 0.48,14 0.48,33  
12   3 Vauxhall Sport / Dave Cook Racing Services
Vauxhall Cavalier 16V		 John Cleland, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.41,74 17 0.48,26 0.48,67  
13   79 Ecurie Ecosse
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi		 David Leslie, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.42,03 1 0.47,52 0.48,04  
14   1 Renault Dealer Racing / GB Motorsport
Renault 19 16v		 Tim Harvey, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.44,14 18 0.48,46 0.48,46  
15   4 Vauxhall Sport / Dave Cook Racing Services
Vauxhall Cavalier 16V		 Jeff Allam, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.48,46 21 0.48,70 0.48,46  
16 1 17 Tamchester Team Maxted
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi		 Ian Khan, GB
 1998 L4 Privateer 36 laps, 29.48,96 22 0.48,73 0.48,83  
17   20 Park Lane Toyota Junior Team
Toyota Carina E GTI		 Bobby Verdon-Roe, GB
 1998 L4   36 laps, 29.51,79 20 0.48,65 0.48,57  
18 2 13 Team Dynamics
BMW 318iS coupé E36		 Matt Neal, GB
 1989 L4 Privateer 36 laps, 29.52,30 23 0.48,78 0.48,82  
DSQ - 35  
Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth		 Bob Berridge, GB
 1993 L4 Privateer 35 26 0.49,44 0.49,37 Disqualified: careless driving (blocking)
19 3 12 Pinkney Motorsport
BMW 318iS coupé E36		 David Pinkney, GB
 1989 L4 Privateer 35 24 0.49,10 0.48,86  
20   22 BMW Motorsport Team / Schnitzer
BMW 318i E36		 Joachim Winkelhock, D
 1996 L4   35 3 0.47,74 0.47,98 Puncture
21 4 16 Colin Davids Racing / Demon Tweeks
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi		 Ian Ashley, GB
 1998 L4 Privateer 35 27 0.49,47 0.49,41  
DNF   80 Ecurie Ecosse
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi		 Chris Goodwin, GB
 1998 L4   15 15 0.48,21 0.48,35 Accident
DNF   27 Team Dynamics
BMW 318iS coupé E36		 Alex Portman, GB
 1989 L4 Privateer 15 25 0.49,13 0.48,97 Engine
DNF   78 Ecurie Ecosse
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi		 Harry Nuttall, GB
 1998 L4   14 13 0.48,19 0.48,28 Accident
DNF   34 Nissan Castrol Racing / NME
Nissan Primera eGT		 Tiff Needell, GB
 1998 L4   13 7 0.48,03 0.48,32 Electrics
DNF   14 Roy Kennedy Racing with Sikolene at Halfords
Peugeot 405 MI 16		 Ian Flux, GB
 1994 L4   5 19 0.48,46 0.49,25 Gear linkage