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Round 2 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday April 9 1989 over 15 laps on the x.xxx miles/4.778 kms Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.
Weather: dry
Running as support to the opening round of the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship.
Pos. | cl. | # | Driver | Team/sponsor | Cat. | Car | Grid | Time | Fastest lap | Laps | Time | Notes | 1. | 1. | 1 | Andy Rouse | Rouse/Kaliber | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 1. | 1:37,78 | 1:39,11 | 15 | 24:57,96 | | 2. | 2. | 21 | Robb Gravett | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 2. | 1:38,73 | 1:38,97 | 15 | 25:00,00 | | 3. | 3. | 6 | Laurence Bristow | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 3. | 1:38,74 | 1:39,88 | 15 | 25:13,44 | | 4. | 4. | 3 | Graham Goode | Goode/Listerine + Texaco | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 6. | 1:39,98 | 1:40,49 | 15 | 25:18,70 | | 5. | 5. | 19 | Dave Brodie | BBR/Atari | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 5. | 1:39,52 | 1:40,42 | 15 | 25:19,66 | | 6. | 6. | 15 | Chris Hodgetts | Brooklyn | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 7. | 1:40,17 | 1:40,56 | 15 | 25:20,33 | | 7. | 7. | 10 | Guy Edwards | Rouse/Kaliber | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 8. | 1:40,17 | 1:40,34 | 15 | 25:22,87 | | 8. | 8. | 4 | Mike Newman | Goode/Listerine | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 9. | 1:41,05 | 1:40,75 | 15 | 25:33,14 | | 9. | 9. | 25 | Gerrit van Kouwen | JQF/Fina Unleaded | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 10. | 1:41,65 | 1:41,28 | 15 | 25:34,81 | | 10. | 10. | 20 | Mike Smith | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 11. | 1:41,67 | 1:41,58 | 15 | 25:45,54 | | 11. | 11. | 28 | Karl Jones | Asquith/Duckhams | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 15. | 1:42,64 | 1:41,19 | 15 | 26:01,12 | | 12. | 12. | | Kaj Bornebusch | Bornebusch | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 16. | 1:43,87 | 1:43,33 | 15 | 26:04,01 | | 13. | 1. | 32 | James Weaver | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 17. | 1:43,97 | 1:43,98 | 15 | 26:21,16 | | 14. | 13. | | Mike O'Brien | TDR/Autoglass + Swan National | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 19. | 1:45,71 | 1:44,97 | 15 | 26:29,90 | | 15. | 2. | 43 | Godfrey Hall | Maguire | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 18. | 1:44,68 | 1:44,97 | 15 | 26:31,07 | | DNF | DNF | 33 | Frank Sytner | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 14. | 1:42,61 | 1:43,97 | 14 | | accident | 16. | 14. | 7 | Tim Harvey | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 4. | 1:39,42 | 1:39,65 | 14 | | | 17. | 3. | | Nettan Lindgren | Lindgren/West Cross Centre | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 22. | 1:47,44 | 1:45,67 | 14 | | | 18. | 4. | 35 | Ian Forrest | Forrest/Novafone + Drambuie | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 24. | 1:50,75 | 1:46,60 | 14 | | | 19. | 1. | 56 | John Cleland | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 31. | 1:56,77 | 1:48,65 | 14 | | | 20. | 2. | 58 | Louise Aitken-Walker | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 26. | 1:53,43 | 1:51,61 | 14 | | | 21. | 1. | 70 | Phil Dowsett | Ray Selley/AJG Transport | D | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 30. | 1:56,62 | 1:51,94 | 14 | | | 22. | 3. | 50 | Alan Minshaw | Demon Tweeks/Castrol | C | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V | 25. | 1:52,19 | 1:51,68 | 14 | | | 23. | 4. | | Mike Jordan | Jordan | C | Peugeot 309 GTI | 28. | 1:55,52 | 1:53,83 | 13 | | Disqualified? | 24. | 5. | | John Llewellyn | BRR/Johnston's + IMF | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 23. | 1:47,99 | 1:45,92 | 13 | | | 25. | 2. | | Tony Dolley | Dolley | D | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 32. | 2:00,21 | 1:58,44 | 13 | | | 26. | 3. | | Les Liddiard | Liddiard | D | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 33. | 2:01,09 | 1:59,13 | 13 | | | 27. | 15. | 2 | Jerry Mahony | Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 13. | 1:41,98 | 1:41,25 | 12 | | | DNF | DNF | 88 | Tony Crudgington | Crudgington | D | Toyota Corolla AE86 | 29. | 1:55,88 | 1:54,13 | 9 | | engine | 28. | 16. | 5 | Sean Walker | Goode/FAI + Moss Security | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 12. | 1:41,70 | 1:42,87 | 9 | | Not classified? | DNF | DNF | | John Clark | Maguire | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 20. | 1:46,39 | 1:45,24 | 3 | | accident | DNF | DNF | | Robin Donovan | TDR/Blue Hawk | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 21. | 1:46,57 | 1:46,46 | 3 | | engine | DNF | DNF | 77 | Geoff Kimber-Smith | Five Star Racing | D | Toyota Corolla AE86 | 27. | 1:54,16 | 1:56,26 | 2 | | engine | DNF | DNF | 16 | David Pinkney | TDR/Warrenty Holdings | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 34. | 2:04,37 | 1:53,91 | 2 | | Turbo |
Testing a new way of posting results - and it works a lot easier!
Somehow fourth in class C was not recognised for Mike Jordan and according to my notes he was disqualified. But looking at the relevant Autosport report he is classified as a finisher.
Sean Walker likely to not have been classified completing only 60 % of the class winning driver. Makes no difference in the points and barely in the results.
Five Star Racing was the name behind Geoff Kimber-Smith, but still his own team I suspect.
The Dave Brodie RS500 is seen going through the opening corner being all white with Atari backing on the front - his sponsor from the Mitsubishi days. This seems to have been the last time he was running in this colour scheme.
Does anyone has information about the Corolla AE82s of Tony Dolley and Les Liddiard? Both cars seems to have been run by their driver and presumably built for the 1989 season. Although the same model as that of Phil Dowsett, were they in the same spec.?
Andy Rouse leading the race hotly persued by Robb Gravett who started to fall away at two thirds distance with a broken exhaust and handling issues. Third was disputed among the two Labatt's cars decided in favour of Laurence Bristow as Tim Harvey picked up a puncture and had to pit for a new tyre.
In class B James Weaver and Frank Sytner was at it from the opening moments. Sytner was relieved of his front bumper on the opening lap by Jerry Mahony. The two of them would swap paint for the next almost 15 laps till a tyre was cut on Sytner's car sending him spinning into the greenery and out of the race. Godfrey Hall, a close third in the early going, inherited second, while third was disputed among Nettan Lindgren, Ian Forrest and John Llewellyn, John spinning out of contention.
The Vauxhalls would dominate class C, Cleland driving from 4th and final C contender to the lead within the first lap, while Louise Aitken-Walker had to fight Alan Minshaw for second.
Geoff Kimber-Smith would lead class D only to retire with a broken engine, leaving it to Tony Crudgington and Phil Dowsett to settle things. Dowsett would win comfortably as Crudgington would retire his RWD Corolla with an engine failure too.
Jesper
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From the same issue of Autosport, here's another few short news:
Jeff Allam to team up with Robb Gravett for the forthcoming 1 hour enduro.
A new regulations states that if less than four drivers starts or indeed completes the first two laps, no points will be issued. Geoff Kimber-Smith immediately falls victim to this rule, loosing his points from the opening Oulton Park race!
Louise Aitken-Walker made her BTCC debut at the Silverstone race, racing her Cartel Rally Dave Cook prepared car in tarmac trim. Her presence bolstered the class C entries to the minimum four for any points to be destributed! A third car is rumoured for Malcolm Wilson.
The Trident Maserati still has to make it's seasonal debut with Tomas Mezera driving. Before the expected Thruxton debut, the car has received parts from Italy and will see testing by Tickford.
Tony Hilton of Hilton Racing Services will also make his debut at Thruxton in a Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth.
Regarding the last bit of news, never heard of Hilton racing in the BTCC.
27 April 1989
Phil Dowsett has received sponsorship from building contractors Smith & Latimer courtesy of 1987 Class C winner Colin Pearcy for the forthcoming Thruxton 1 May event. It's speculated the two will pair of for the TT.
Malcolm Wilson lined up to co-drive Louise Aitken-Walker, while Mark Lovell slated to co-drive with both Karl Jones and Mark Rennison!
Jesper
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