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Originally Posted by Jesper OH
Round 13 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday October 8th 1989 over 15 laps of the 4,778 kms Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.
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I had a watch of the review video, and I've compiled what I think should be the grid order. Murray Walker said there were 35 cars, but I only count 34:
| Pos. | Name | Car |
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| 1 | Karl Jones | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 2 | Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 3 | Robb Gravett | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 4 | Chris Hodgetts | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 5 | Mike Smith | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 6 | Guy Edwards | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 7 | Tim Harvey | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 8 | Graham Goode | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 9 | Laurence Bristow | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 10 | Dave Brodie | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 11 | Sean Walker | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 12 | Mike Newman | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 13 | James Weaver | BMW M3 |
| 14 | Jerry Mahony | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 15 | Frank Sytner | BMW M3 |
| 16 | | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 17 | John Cleland | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V |
| 18 | Godfrey Hall | BMW M3 |
| 19 | John Llewellyn | BMW M3 |
| 20 | Ian Forrest | BMW M3 |
| 21 | John Clark | BMW M3 |
| 22 | | BMW M3 |
| 23 | Ray Armes | Honda Civic |
| 24 | | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 25 | Louise Aitken-Walker | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V |
| 26 | Jeremy Rossiter | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V |
| 27 | Mike O'Brien | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
| 28 | Les Liddiard | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch |
| 29 | John Morris | Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V |
| 30 | Nick May | Maserati Biturbo |
| 31 | Tony Crudgington | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback |
| 32 | Tony Lanfranchi | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V |
| 33 | Geoff Kimber-Smith | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback |
| 34 | Tony Dolley | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch |
Cleland failed to move away at the start of the parade lap and didn't start rolling until after everyone else had passed him, so he started from the back. However, he moved to the tail end of the 'odd' side of the grid, so Cleland actually started from 33rd, with everyone else on the odd side behind him moving ahead a row.
The two Drury Sierras are impossible to tell apart in the grid shots on my copy, but I think it was likely Dooley that started in 16th with Hepworth in 24th. This assumption is based on the fact that Dooley is shown running near Godfrey Hall during the race.
The BMW M3 that is 22nd on the grid is red, so that suggests either Nettan Lindgren or Alan Minshaw, more likely the Demon Tweeks M3 since it also had yellow signwriting.
Nick May must have struck troubles during the race, as he was running on his own when he was being lapped early in the race. As Jerry Mahony lapped May on the entry to Stowe, the Sierra driver moved to resume his line, only to find the Maserati still occupying the space to his left. The contact led Mahony to spin into the gravel into retirement. The on-board camera footage suggested that Mahony felt the Maserati driver was to blame, but the exterior shots showed that Mahony was being a bit optimistic in moving over when he did.
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Originally Posted by Jesper OH
My question is, as I'm a little confused as how to read this article, did Dave Brodie have his appeal overturned and thus lost his Thruxton win?
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Yep, I read it the same way. Brodie lost his Thruxton win and, since he was using illegal fuel at both Thruxton rounds, I assume he also lost his 14th place from Round 5 as well.