TenTenths Motorsport Forum - View Single Post - 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship

Jesper OH · 28 Jan 2010, 11:35 (Ref:2620937)

Round 10 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday August 20th 1989 over 15 laps of the 4.182 kms Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.

36 cars on the grid likely in a 2-2-2-etc. grid formation for a rolling start.

Pos.

Cl.

#

Driver

Team/sponsor

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

Fastest lap

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1

Andy Rouse

Rouse/Kaliber

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

1.

1:32,62

1:33,34

15

23:34,11

2.

6

Laurence Bristow

Rouse/Labatt's

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

4.

1:32,91

1:33,64

15

23:49,33

3.

7

Tomas Mezera

Rouse/Labatt's

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

5.

1:32,95

1:34,35

15

23:53,29

4.

5

Sean Walker

Goode/FAI + Moss Security

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

7.

1:33,48

1:34,53

15

23:54,95

5.

4

Mike Newman

Goode/Listerine

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

16.

1:35,23

1:34,73

15

23:57,04

6.

3

Graham Goode

Goode/Listerine

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

11.

1:34,41

1:34,85

15

23:58,86

7.

1.

32

James Weaver

Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil

B

BMW M3 Evolution

13.

1:34,67

1:36,02

15

24:37,83

8.

7.

2

Jerry Mahony

Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

15.

1:34,96

1:36,22

15

24:44,82

9.

2.

33

Frank Sytner

Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil

B

BMW M3 Evolution

14.

1:34,83

1:37,74

15

24:47,03

10.

3.

35

Ian Forrest

Prodrive/Novafone

B

BMW M3 Evolution

20.

1:37,80

1:37,97

15

25:00,01

11.

8.

19

Dave Brodie

BBR/Hillstone

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

3.

1:32,81

1:34,05

14

12.

9.

Mike O'Brien

TDR/Autoglass

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

17.

1:36,56

1:36,75

14

13.

10.

14

Graham Hathaway

Hathaway/Soans

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

18.

1:37,41

1:40,15

14

14.

1.

56

John Cleland

Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

24.

1:39,03

1:40,17

14

15.

2.

58

Louise Aitken-Walker

Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

26.

1:40,82

1:41,12

14

16.

1.

70

Phil Dowsett

Rayscar/Zen Discotheque

D

Toyota Corolla GT

29.

1:42,43

1:42,42

14

4.

Nettan Lindgren

B

BMW M3 Evolution

5.

John Clark

B

BMW M3 Evolution

6.

John Llewellyn

BRR

B

BMW M3 Evolution

3.

55

John Morris

Morris/Listers

C

Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V

4.

Tony Lanfranchi

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

20.

2.

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

Five Star Racing

D

Toyota Corolla GT

32.

1:43,95

1:43,73

14

3.

Tony Dolley

Dolley

D

Toyota Corolla GT

DNF

20

Mike Smith

Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

6.

1:33,17

1:34,07

9

accident

DNF

10

Guy Edwards

Rouse/Kaliber

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

12.

1:34,60

1:34,38

9

accident

DNF

75

Ray Armes

Goode/PG Tags

D

Honda Civic Si

27.

1:41,74

1:42,15

7

tie rod

DNF

25

Gerrit van Kouwen

JQF/Fina Unleaded

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

10.

1:34,27

1:34,85

6

engine

DNF

16

David Pinkney

TDR/Warrenty Holdings

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

9.

1:33,95

1:34,67

4

accident

DNF

21

Robb Gravett

Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

2.

1:32,80

1:33,37

4

gearlever

DNF

28

Karl Jones

Lee-Asquith/Duckhams

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

8.

1:33,81

1:40,99

1

1:40,99

engine

DNF

57

Jeremy Rossiter

Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

0

0:00,00

accident

DNF

50

Alan Minshaw

Alan Minshaw/Demon Tweeks

C

Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V

engine

Andy Rouse and Robb Gravett at it again but the Trakstar man had to retire with a broken gear lever after only four laps. Dave Brodie was among the two in the opening moments of the race but was soon overtaken by Laurence Bristow but midrace the situation was reverced once again, Brodie taking Mike Smith through with him. Guy Edwards was next in line to pass Bristow and soon had an eye on Mike Smith in third. Smith and Edwards then tripped over the lapped Corolla of Geoff Kimber-Smith with both Sierras retiring on the spot. For Brodie the race was soon over too as he pitted with ruined tyres. This left the Labatt's cars of Laurence Bristow and Tomas Mezera, Tim Harvey at the Nürburgring racing a factory Spice, in second and third. Graham Goode cars took the remaining points positions with Sean Walker heading Mike Newman and Graham Goode.
In the classes there were little surprises. James Weaver taking his obligatory victory and fastest lap in class B as did John Cleland in class C. Ray Armes lead class D once again but retired with a broken tie rod leaving victory to Phil Dowsett.

This 10th Ford victory is reported to have secured the blue oval of the manufactures championship. Does anyone know of any further details?

Andy Rouse has been disqualified from the Silverstone R7 and Brands Hatch R8 for turbo housing irregularities, but plans to appeal. The engine was sealed at the GP support race and run at the following weeks Brands Hatch meeting. From my interpretation he stands to loose points for a victory and a second and 2x2 maximum score penalties, described in the article as loosing 56 points from his current 55 tally. Given that the official BTCC site seems to recognise these disqualifications by 2010 but that Rouse ran #1 on his car in 1990, I'm a little confused. The Autosport review does say the Class A results are undecided as of late December 1989. Help requested.

Phil Dowsett rumoured to be driving a Toyota Supra Turbo in 1990. But why?

Jesper