Thread: 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship - Discussion and results
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Old 27 Jan 2010, 19:46 (Ref:2620531)   #32
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Round 6 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday June 4th 1989 over 25 laps of the 1.908 miles/3.071 kms Silverstone National Circuit.

Pos.Cl.#DriverTeam/sponsorCat.CarGridTimeFastest lapLapsTimeNotes
1. 1. 21 Robb Gravett Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 5. 1:13,47 1:13,54 25 31:02,55
2. 2. 7 Tim Harvey Rouse/Labatt's A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 2. 1:12,69 1:13,70 25 31:04,01
3. 3. 1 Andy Rouse Rouse/Kaliber A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 1. 1:12,48 1:13,82 25 31:04,30
4. 4. 20 Mike Smith Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 8. 1:14,00 1:13,85 25 31:12,10
5. 5. 5 Sean Walker Goode/FAI + Moss Security A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 7. 1:13,89 1:14,55 25 31:22,23
6. 6. 6 Laurence Bristow Rouse/Labatt's A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 3. 1:12,72 1:13,66 25 31:23,33
7. 7. 15 Chris Hodgetts Brooklyn/Shell A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 11. 1:14,40 1:14,82 25 31:30,59
8. 8. 19 Dave Brodie Brodie Brittain Racing A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 6. 1:13,74 1:14,74 25 31:38,80
9. 9. 2 Jerry Mahony Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 12. 1:14,84 1:15,42 25 31:39,79
10. 10. 9 Mark Rennison Rennison/Shell + Skipper's A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 15. 1:15,40 1:15,85 25 31:56,19
11. 11. 25 Gerrit van Kouwen JQF/Fina Unleaded A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 14. 1:15,26 1:15,41 25 32:01,22
12. 12. 28 Karl Jones Lee Asquith/Duckhams A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 10. 1:14,31 1:15,59 24
13. 1. 32 James Weaver Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil B BMW M3 Evolution 16. 1:15,64 1:16,51 24
14. 13. 18 Robin Donovan Drury/Blue Hawk A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 18. 1:15,87 1:15,55 24
15. 2. 35 Ian Forrest Prodrive/Novafone + Drambuie B BMW M3 Evolution 21. 1:17,47 1:17,93 24
16. 3. 44 John Llewellyn BRR/Johnston's + IMF B BMW M3 Evolution 20. 1:17,07 1:17,76 24
17. 4. 43 Godfrey Hall Maguire/Godfrey Hall BMW B BMW M3 Evolution 22. 1:17,68 1:18,51 24
18. 5. 31 John Clark Maguire/Aberdeen Airways + Esso B BMW M3 Evolution 23. 1:18,89 1:18,05 24
19. 1. 58 Louise Aitken-Walker Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil C Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V 25. 1:20,89 1:21,29 23
20. 1. 70 Phil Dowsett PDR-Toyota/AJG Transport D Toyota Corolla GT 26. 1:21,19 1:23,36 23
21. 2. 55 John Morris Morris/Lister's + Tyre Sales C Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V 28. 1:21,99 1:22,32 23
22. 3. 50 Alan Minshaw Demon Tweeks/Castrol C Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V 29. 1:22,47 1:22,56 23
23. 2. 77 Mark Goddard Five Star/Duckhams D Toyota Corolla GT 33. 1:28,02 1:24,59 22
24. 3. 88 Tony Crudgington Crudgington D Toyota Corolla GT 30. 1:23,61 1:26,13 22
DNF DNF 3 Graham Goode Goode/Listerine + Texaco A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 4. 1:13,15 1:15,13 18 Turbo
DNF DNF 4 Mike Newman Goode/Listerine A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 9. 1:14,18 1:15,01 16 Turbo
DNF DNF 56 John Cleland Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil C Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V 24. 1:19,61 1:19,76 14 hub
DNF DNF 16 David Pinkney Drury/Warrenty Holdings A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 13. 1:15,04 1:15,66 12 Pick-up
DNF DNF Tony Dolley Dolley/Wembdon Motors D Toyota Corolla GT 32. 1:27,70 1:30,36 8 cam belt
DNF DNF 33 Frank Sytner Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil B BMW M3 Evolution 17. 1:15,68 1:17,43 2 engine
DNS DNS 17 Mike O'Brien Drury/Autoglass + Swan National A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 19. 1:16,82 Did not qualify
DNS DNS Tomas Mezera Trident/Nokia Mobira + Campari A Maserati Biturbo 27. 1:21,53 driveshaft
DNS DNS Les Liddiard Liddiard D Toyota Corolla GT 31. 1:25,36 withdrawn

First BTCC race on the newly styled Silverstone National Circuit. Tim Harvey taking the start from pole man Andy Rouse, both of them soone to be joined by Robb Gravett for a three way battle for the lead. With 30 cars on the grid traffic became a matter that slightly delayed both Rouse and Harvey while under pressure from Gravett who would take the lead midway through. Robb Gravett would just keep out of touch for the remaining laps while Tim Harvey managed to keep Andy Rouse at bay in the fight over second. Laurence Bristow was looking healthy in fourth back a stuck throttle made him spin down to sixth behind Mike Smith and Sean Walker in the sole surviving Graham Goode car, Goode and Mike Newman retiring in latter third of the race with turbo problems after good early runs. Chris Hodgetts lacked horsepower in seventh but won the battle with Dave Brodie, while behind Jerry Mahony strugled with new Pirelli tyres having switched from Dunlops. Mark Rennison scored his first BTCC result in 10th.
Frank Sytner was leading class B when his engine broke after but 2 laps, leaving an easy victory to James Weaver. Ian Forrest would take his privateer colleagues one by one for second ahead of John Llewellyn and the two Maguire cars of Godfrey Hall and John Clark.
In class C John Cleland broke a hub forcing him out of another victory, leaving it to Louise Aitken-Walker to take the spoils, while the Golfs of John Morris and Alan Minshaw battled throughout the race for eventual second.
Phil Dowsett utterly dominated class D winning from Mark Goddard (substituting for Geoff Kimber-Smith for unknown reasons) and Tony Crudgington.

Robb Gravett did the first qualifying session in Mike Smith's car as his own car wasn't quite ready after the Thruxton shunt earlier in the week.

Guy Edwards' car was also ready after it's Thruxton shunt, but then Edwards crashed the Andy Rouse car during practice for Silverstone. This forced Rouse to race the Edwards car.

Only when Les Liddiard withdrew from unspecified reasons was the Sierra of Robin Donovan allowed to take the start.

On June 10th Nigel Mansell and Jerry Mahony is scheduled to perform at the Lancashire Police Open Day in Preston. Mahony will bring along his RS500.

Andy Rouse has been announced as co-driver to Peter Brock at the Bathurst 1000 race.

Dave Brodie's has been disqualified from his victory at Thruxton round 3 because of illegal fuel.

JQF Engineering expects to have their new self build RS500 ready for the Silverstone GP support race for Gerrit van Kouwen.

Jesper
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