Added some info - lap times, positions and reasons for retirement. Confirmed that Wallis was a Drury entry, and Dowson ran Mahony's car. Hall's given time was that of Alan Minshaw. Rouse was a classified finisher.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesper OH
Round 1 of 13 of the 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday 27th March 1988 held over 25 laps on the x.xxx miles Silverstone circuit. 40.20miles.
Class A:
1./ #8 / Jerry Mahony / Dowson / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 25 laps / 25m02.12s
2./ #14 / Mike Newman / Goode / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 25m06.20s
3./ #17 / Bob Sands / CC / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 25m16.57s
8 / #1 / Chris Hodgetts / MIL / A / Toyota Supra Turbo / 4th in class - 24 laps
9 / #27/ Peter Buxtorf / Buxtorf / A / BMW 635CSi / 5th in class - 24 laps
16 / #22 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 6th in class (classified 16th - 21 laps)
DNF / #5 / Tim Harvey / Drury / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / retired - 12 laps, gearbox
DNF / ? / Graham Hathaway / Hathaway / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / retired - 6 laps, turbo hose
DNF / ? / Graham Goode / Graham Goode Engineering / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / retired - 6 laps, engine
DNF / ? / Pete Hall / ARE (Rouse) / A / Ford Sierra RS500 COsworth / retired - 5 laps, diff
DNF / #7 / Mike O'Brien / Docking / A / Holden Commodore VL / retired - 2 laps, puncture
DNF / #19 / Laurence Bristow / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / retired - 0 laps, accident
Fastest lap: Andy Rouse - 57.78s
Bristow went off at the first corner on cold tyres, Mike O'Brien flat-spotted his tyres avoiding him. 2 laps later a tyre burst, putting him out.
Rouse was leading, but a turbo hose worked loose and he had to pit on two occasions to have it re-attached.
Class B:
4./ #33 / Frank Sytner / Prodrive / B / BMW M3 / 25m32.38s / 1st in class
5./ #32 / Mike Smith / Prodrive / B / BMW M3 / 25m36.35s / 2nd in class
6./ #36 / Godfrey Hall / Maguire / B / BMW M3 / 25m37.07s / 3rd in class
7 / #44 / Alan Minshaw / Minshaw / B / BMW M3 / 25m54.60s / 4th in class
12 / #38 / Dave Wallis / Drury / B / Ford Escort RS Turbo / 5th in class - 23 laps
13 / #39 / Lionel Wiffen / Drury / B / Ford Escort RS Turbo / 6th in class - 23 laps
Fastest lap: Frank Sytner - 1m00.07s
Class C:
15 / #50? / James Kaye / Minshaw / C / VW Golf 1.8 GTi 16v / 1st in Class (22 laps)
DNS / #55 / James Shead / Maguire / C / VW Golf GTI 16V / did not start
Fastest lap: James Kaye - 1m07.41s
Shead's engine blew in practice. Kaye's had done the same on the dyno, so he was in his Prodsaloon car while the grpA engine was rebuilt.
Class D:
10 / #70 / Phil Dowsett / TOM'S GB / D / Toyota Corolla GT / 1st in class (23 laps)
11 / #63 / Tony Crudgington / Crudgington / D / Toyota Corolla GT / 2nd in class (23 laps)
14 / #? / Richard Belcher / CHMS / Ford Escort RS1600i / 3rd in class (22 laps)
DNF / #? / Kevin Eaton / MIL Motorsport / Toyota Corolla GT / retired - 4 laps, puncture
Fastest lap: Phil Dowsett - 1m04.07s
Eaton and Belcher had a coming together. Belcher spun, and Eaton retired as a result of the contact.
|
Grid - Top 10 Rouse (A pole 57.86s), Mahony, Goode, Bristow, Hall, Sands, O'Brien, Sytner (B pole 59.71s), Newman, Hall;
11th to 20th - Harvey, Smith, Hodgetts, Minshaw, Buxtorf, Hathaway, Dowsett (D pole 1m04.42), Crudgington, Belcher, Shead (C pole 1m06.77s (DNS);
21st -to 24th - Wallis, Eaton, Kaye, Wiffen