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Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Since 1984 is the year discussed, I might as well start my quest to fill in my massive gaps of 1980s group A style BTCC by posting what I know:

Round 1 of 11 the RAC Tricentrol British Touring Car Championship
March 25, 1984 at Donington Park

Result
1. #7 Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
2. #20 / Steve Soper / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
3. #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
4. #10 / Peter Lovett / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
5. #9 / Frank Sytner / Sytner / A / BMW 635CSi
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9. #34 / Patrick Watts / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo

Class B

1- #34 / Patrick Watts / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo
2- #32 / Rob Kirby / ARDT/ B / Alfa Romeo GTV6
3- #30 / Jon Dooley / Dooley / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6
4- #33 / John Morris / Morris / B / VW Scirocco GTI

Class C

1- #69 / Chris Hodgetts / Brooklyn/ C / Ford Escort RS1600i
2- #51 / Alan Greenhalgh / Ordibel/ C / VW Golf GTi
3- #66 / Alan Curnow / Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i
4- #77 / Richard Longman /Longman/ C / Ford Escort RS1600i


Since that is what I know, the qualifying results might be more of more use to tell who was there. These results might have been copied from an MG Metro Turbo sales add from a few years back – can't remember.

Position / number / driver / team (my guess) / class / car / time
1./ #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.07
2./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.07
3./ #20 / Steve Soper / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.17
4./ #6 / James Weaver / CC / A / BMW 635CSi / 1:20.28
5./ #9 / Frank Sytner / Sytner / A / BMW 635CSi / 1:20.40
6./ #10 / Peter Lovett / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.88
7./ #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra / 1:21.28
8./ #4 / Dennis Leech / Leech / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:21.72
9./ #18 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo / 1:21.91
10./ #34 / Patrick Watts / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo / 1:22.59
11./ #40 / Phil Dowsett / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:23.23
12./ #35 / Robin Brundle / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo / 1:24.10
13./ #30 / Jon Dooley / Dooley / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.11
14./ #69 / Chris Hodgetts / Brooklyn/ C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:25.27
15./ #32 / Rob Kirby / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.36
16./ #41 / Paul Smith / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.55
17./ #33 / John Morris / Morris / B / VW Scirocco GTI / 1:25.82
18./ #51 / Alan Greenhalgh / C / Ford Escort RS1600i* / 1:26.24
19./ #66 / Alan Curnow / Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:27.81
20./ #77 / Richard Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:28.13
21./ #38 / Graham Goode / Goode / B / Nissan Bluebird Turbo / 1:31.57
22./ #84 / Barry Lee / Lee / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:32.89
23./ #31 / Andrew Thorpe / unknown / B / Vauxhall Astra GTE / 1:36.11

*Thought that Greenhalgh raced a VW Golf GTI.
Maximum 9 points for a class win in all three divisions.

Added a race result I'd missed