[Jesper OH]

Round 3 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Monday May 1st 1989 over 17 laps on the 3.791 kms Thruxton circuit.

Pos.

Cl.

#

Driver

Team/sponsor

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

Fastest lap

Laps

Time

Notes

DSQ

DSQ

19

Dave Brodie

Brodie Brittain Racing

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

7.

1:21,29

1:20,64

17

23:14,11

disqualified

1.

1.

7

Tim Harvey

Rouse/Labatt's

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

2.

1:20,58

1:21,47

17

23:18,94

2.

2.

28

Karl Jones

Asquith/Duckhams

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

11.

1:22,61

1:21,86

17

23:29,90

3.

3.

4

Mike Newman

Goode/Listerine

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

5.

1:21,13

1:22,20

17

23:39,35

4.

4.

5

Sean Walker

Goode/FAI + Moss Security

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

13.

1:23,18

1:22,53

17

23:50,58

5.

5.

21

Robb Gravett

Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

8.

1:21,44

1:22,24

17

24:00,46

6.

6.

2

Jerry Mahony

Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

12.

1:22,71

1:23,73

17

24:00,89

7.

1.

33

Frank Sytner

Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil

B

BMW M3 Evolution

18.

1:24,51

1:23,86

17

24:10,56

8.

2.

32

James Weaver

Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil

B

BMW M3 Evolution

16.

1:24,10

1:24,07

17

24:14,06

9.

3.

43

Godfrey Hall

Maguire/Godfrey Hall BMW

B

BMW M3 Evolution

17.

1:24,23

1:24,81

17

24:29,04

10.

7.

20

Mike Smith

Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

15.

1:23,95

1:23,38

17

24:30,09

11.

8.

Mike O'Brien

Drury/Autoglass + Swan National

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

19.

1:24,68

1:23,69

16

12.

9.

Robin Donovan

Drury/Blue Hawk

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

23.

1:26,89

1:25,98

16

13.

10.

10

Guy Edwards

Rouse/Kaliber

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

4.

1:21,04

1:21,43

16

14.

4.

John Clark

Maguire/Aberdeen Airways

B

BMW M3 Evolution

27.

1:28,73

1:26,64

16

15.

1.

58

Louise Aitken-Walker

Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

24.

1:28,19

1:27,50

16

16.

2.

55

John Morris

Morris/Listers

C

Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V

26.

1:28,68

1:28,32

16

17.

1.

70

Phil Dowsett

PDR-Toyota/Smith & Latimer

D

Toyota Corolla GT

28.

1:28,77

1:28,67

16

18.

5.

35

Ian Forrest

Forrest/Novafone + Drambuie

B

BMW M3 Evolution

22.

1:26,07

1:25,24

16

19.

3.

56

John Cleland

Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil

C

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V

21.

1:25,62

1:24,58

16

20.

2.

88

Tony Crudgington

Crudgington

D

Toyota Corolla GT

31.

1:29,92

1:28,35

16

21.

4.

Mike Jordan

Eurotech/Birmingham Veneers

C

Peugeot 309 GTI

32.

1:30,11

1:30,55

16

22.

3.

Tony Dolley

Dolley

D

Toyota Corolla GT

33.

1:33,68

1:32,86

15

23.

11.

16

David Pinkney

Drury/Warrenty Holdings

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

14.

1:23,65

1:22,47

15

24.

5.

50

Alan Minshaw

Demon Tweeks/Castrol

C

Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V

29.

1:29,16

1:28,43

15

25.

4.

Les Liddiard

Liddiard/Malaysian Airlines

D

Toyota Corolla GT

35.

1:34,95

1:35,11

15

26.

6.

John Llewellyn

BRR/Johnston's + IMF

B

BMW M3 Evolution

20.

1:24,69

1:25,06

14

DNF

DNF

6

Laurence Bristow

Rouse/Labatt's

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

6.

1:21,23

1:21,22

10

accident

DNF

DNF

9

Mark Rennison

Rennison/Shell + Skipper's

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

30.

1:29,44

1:24,14

9

oil

DNF

DNF

15

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn/Shell

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

3.

1:20,97

1:21,71

6

water

DNF

DNF

25

Gerrit van Kouwen

JQF/Fina Unleaded

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

9.

1:21,64

1:22,73

6

water

DNF

DNF

1

Andy Rouse

Rouse/Kaliber

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

1.

1:19,85

1:20,78

4

electrics

DNF

DNF

Tomas Mezera

Trident/Campari + Nokia Mobira

A

Maserati Biturbo

25.

1:28,42

no time

0

0:00,00

misfire

DNS

DNS

3

Graham Goode

Goode/Listerine + Texaco

A

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

10.

1:22,19

engine

DNS

DNS

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

Five Star Racing

D

Toyota Corolla GT

34.

1:34,25

misfire

Andy Rouse dominating the early laps from pole, but from a comfortable lead retires after 4 laps with electrical issues cutting the engine. This was the second retirement for Rouse in the first three races! Second early in the race Chris Hodgetts was already slipping down the order with water spraying over his rear tyres, eventually forcing his retirement.
Dave Brodie thus ended as new leader finally winning having followed Tim Harvey for the first tours. Teammate Laurence Bristow was forth the Labatt's pair sandwitching Guy Edwards in the now sole Kaliber car. Both Edwards and Bristow would later have moments leaving them down the order. Edwards was able to pit for new tires while Bristow retired. This left third to Karl Jones ahead of the Goode pairing of Mike Newman and Sean Walker, while Robb Gravett fought handling issues and Jerry Mahony for sixth.
James Weaver dominated most of the race for the class B runners only to be succesfully actacked by teammate Frank Sytner on the last race. This despite Sytner running a spare car on older compound tyres after crashing his intended car during qualifying. Godfrey Hall was fighting off John Llewellyn for third in the opening laps before tyre issues forced Llewellyn to a pit stop for new covers.
John Cleland was looking secure in class C when he picked up a puncture eventually finishing third and with fastest lap. Alan Minshaw, with a standard gearbox breaking the racing unit in qualifying, fought for the lead before yet another puncture finished him fifth and last. John Morris also had moments at the front but had to give away to eventual winner Louise Aitken-Walker.
Phil Dowsett had Tony Crudgington in contention for class D lead, but the latter spun and misfired to second but fastest lap.

A fuel sample taken at the meeting later showed too much lead content from the Dave Brodie car, seing him disqualified and Harvey promoted to new winner. Brodie running without Atari sponsorship but the car now painted in silver, red and blue on the white car and Armstrong Rhinofloor as the only sponsor support I can make out.

Phil Dowsett running the Toyota as PDR-Toyota - could that be Phil Dowsett Racing-Toyota?

Jesper