Update
Round 2 of 9 of the 1986 Trimoco RAC British Touring Car Championship
Date: 26 May 1986
Circuit: Thruxton (3.791 kms)
Distance: 20 laps (75.820 kms)
Pos. | Cat. | # | Driver | Team/sponsor | Cat. | Car | Grid | Q-time | FL | Laps | Time | Notes |
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1. | 1. | 5 | Mike Newman | Burlington Wallcoverings | A | BMW 635CSi | 3. | | 01:28.79 | 20 | 30:19.83 | |
2. | 2. | 1 | Andy Rouse | Rouse/ICS | A | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1. | 01:24.70 | 01:28.59 | 20 | 30:20.04 | |
3. | 1. | 30 | Rob Kirby | Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | B | Alfa Romeo 75 V6 | 9. | | 01:31.72 | 20 | 31:02.98 | |
4. | 1. | 66 | Chris Hodgetts | CHMS/Toyota GB | C | Toyota Corolla GT | 8. | | 01:31.61 | 20 | 31:03.17 | |
5. | 2. | 69 | Paul Taft | Brooklyn Motorsport | C | Ford Escort RS1600i | 11. | | 01:32.69 | 20 | 31:17.47 | |
6. | 2. | 31 | Jon Dooley | Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | B | Alfa Romeo 75 V6 | 12. | | 01:32.07 | 20 | 31:26.31 | |
7. | 3. | 44 | Richard Longman | Longman/Datapost | B | Ford Escort RS Turbo | 4. | | 01:28.56 | 20 | 31:28.71 | |
8. | 4. | 33 | Alan Curnow | Longman/Datapost | B | Ford Escort RS Turbo | 7. | | 01:30.09 | 20 | 31:38.50 | |
9. | 3. | 2 | Peter Hall | Rouse/ICS | A | Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse | 5. | | 01:28.03 | 19 | 30:33.97 | |
10. | 3. | | Lionel Abbott | Lionel Abbott | C | Ford Escort RS1600i | 14. | | | 18 | 31:42.74 | Including a 1 minute penalty |
11. | 4. | | Alastair Davidson | Troy Ambisonics | C | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 15. | | 01:44.45 | 17 | 30:22.56 | |
DNF | | 38 | Mark Hales | Terry Drury Racing | B | Ford Escort RS Turbo | 10. | | 01:32.22 | 13 | | DNF |
DNF | | 4 | Dennis Leech | Dennis Leech | A | Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse | 2. | | 01:25.90 | 8 | | DNF |
DNF | | 7 | Mike O'Brien | Linden Racing | A | Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse | 6. | | 01:28.68 | 2 | | |
A best race lap by Andy Rouse being almost 4 seconds down on his qualifying performance, and a surprise win by Mike Newman, Rob Kirby beating the turbo Escorts, would make me guess that weather played a part in this race.
Jesper