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Originally Posted by Jesper OH
Round 1 of 13 of the 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday 27th March 1988 held over x laps on the x.xxx miles Silverstone circuit.
As I only have top-6 overall results, I have listed the known drivers class-by-class.
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The circuit used was the Club circuit, measuring 2.587km. The race length was 25 laps. These results are courtesy of Motorsport, who carried top 10 results for the BTCC throughout 1988 and half-way through 1989:
| Position | Number | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps |
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| 1 | 8 | Jerry Mahony | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 25m02.12s |
| 2 | 14 | Mike Newman | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 25m06.20s |
| 3 | 17 | Bob Sands | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 25m16.57s |
| 4 | 33 | Frank Sytner | BMW M3 | B | 25m32.38s |
| 5 | 32 | Mike Smith | BMW M3 | B | 25m36.35s |
| 6 | 43 | Godfrey Hall | BMW M3 | B | 25m37.07s |
| 7 | 44 | Alan Minshaw | BMW M3 | B | 25m54.60s |
| 8 | 1 | Chris Hodgetts | Toyota Supra Turbo | A | 24 laps |
| 9 | 27 | Peter Buxtorf | BMW 635CSi | A | 24 laps |
| 10 | 70 | Phil Dowsett | Toyota Corolla FX GT | D | 23 laps |
| 16 | 22 | Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | |
| DNF | 15 | Graham Goode | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | |
| DNF | 19 | Laurence Bristow | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | |
A brief synopsis of the race from the review video:
Rouse makes a fantastic start from the pole to comfortably lead fellow-front-row-starter Mahony into Copse. Bristow spins out of third into retirement at Copse and was followed into the gravel by a fast-starting Mike O'Brien, who would extract himself and rejoin at the tail of the field. Rouse's comfortable lead evaporates exiting Copse on lap 2 as a turbo hose blows off. The Kaliber Sierra would rejoin the race after repairs, setting the fastest Class A lap on the way to 16th place at the finish.
New-leader Mahony is passed by a flying Goode, the Listerine Sierra appearing to have more power than the white Arquati car. However, it's all for naught as Goode's car retires with what appear to be engine problems. From there, Mahony carries on to a comfortable win. Frank Sytner takes the Class B win, whilst James Kaye (Volkswagen Golf GTi) and Phil Dowsett take the C and D class honors.
Jesper, I should be able to help you out a bit with results and colour for 1988. I have the review video, a full collection of Motorsport from 1988, and full results for rounds 6, 7, 8 and 9 from Autosport.