1988 British Touring Car Championship season

1988 British Touring Car Championship
Previous: 1987 Next: 1989

The 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship, was the 31st season of the championship. The drivers title was won by Frank Sytner, driving a BMW Team Finance BMW M3.[1][2] Second place overall was Phil Dowsett who dominated class D. Andy Rouse finished third on points, winning nine races outright of the twelve rounds.

Contents

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Endurance Drivers
MIL Motorsport Toyota Supra Turbo 1 Chris Hodgetts A 1-2, 4-6 Vic Lee
Mark Hales 7-9, 11-12
Ian Flux 10, 13
2 Vic Lee A 5-10
Toyota Corolla GT 69 Kevin Eaton D 1-2, 4 Alex Moss
John Llewellyn 7-13
Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech A 3-8 David Carvell
Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 5 Tim Harvey A 1-3, 5-13
Ford Escort RS Turbo 38 Dave Wallis B 1-4 Lionel Abbott
39 Lionel Wiffen B 1-5, 10-11, 13 Robin Parsons
Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 6 Steve Soper A 2-3, 8, 11-12
Gianfranco Brancatelli 13
Alan Docking Racing Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 7 Mike O'Brien A 1-9 Sean Brown
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 10-13
Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 8 Jerry Mahony A All Mark Hales
ICS plc Ford Sierra RS500 10 Pete Hall A 1-2 Gary Ayles
Robb Gravett 3-11
Mark Hales 13
Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 11 Chris Hodgetts A 10-13
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 12 Tom Walkinshaw A 11
Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 14 Mike Newman A All Rob Speak
Listerine-Texaco Racing Ford Sierra RS500 15 Graham Goode A All Alistair Lyall
Asquith Autosport Ford Sierra RS500 16 Karl Jones A All Ian Flux
CC Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 17 Bob Sands A 1-4 Richard Jones
CAM Shipping Ford Sierra RS500 19 Laurence Bristow A All Tim Harvey
Graham Hathaway Ford Sierra RS500 20 Graham Hathaway A 1-7, 9-13 Peter Townsend
Rob Wilson 8
Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 21 Guy Edwards A 3-13 Johnny Dumfries
22 Andy Rouse A All David Sears
Nissan Motorsport Europe Nissan HR31 Skyline GTS-R 23 Win Percy A 4 Allan Grice
Trident Motorsport Maserati Biturbo 24 Nick May A 4-6, 8-13 John Lepp
John Lepp 7
ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 26 Ray MacDowall A 8, 12
Tom Bell 9, 13
Peter Buxtorf BMW 635CSi 27 Peter Buxtorf A 1-4 Barry Robinson
Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30 Dave Brodie A 13
Brookside Garage Alfa Romeo 75 31 Jon Dooley B 12-13
BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 32 Mike Smith B 1-11 Will Hoy
James Weaver 12
Will Hoy 13
33 Frank Sytner B All James Weaver
34 Will Hoy B 8-9
Lionel Abbott 10, 12
James Weaver 11
John Maguire Racing BMW M3 36 David Sears B 12-13
43 Godfrey Hall B All Barrie Williams
Volkswagen Golf GTI 55 James Shead C 1, 3-13 John Morris
Demon Tweeks BMW M3 44 Alan Minshaw B 1-4, 8 Roland Ratzenberger
Roland Ratzenberger 5-7, 10-13
Chris Hodgetts 9
Volkswagen Golf GTI 50 James Kaye C 1-2 John Llewellyn
John Brindley 3-6
Andy Middlehurst 7
John Morris 8
Alan Minshaw 11-13
Specialist Cars Aberdeen Volkswagen Golf GTI 48 Andrew Jeffrey C 2-4, 7-13 John Clark
Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT 60 Richard Belcher D 1
61 Mark Hales D 2, 4, 6 Patrick Watts
Dave Loudoun 7
Nick Whale 11
Mark Goddard 13
Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 63 Tony Crudgington D 1, 3-13 Alastair Davidson
TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX GT 70 Phil Dowsett D All Tiff Needell
North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74 Vic Lee D 3
Jeremy Rossiter 7
Barbara Cowell 8-11, 13
Alan Gaunt Ford Escort RS1600i 75 Mark Goddard D 7-8
AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith D 1-7, 9-13 Barbara Cowell
Hawes Group Racing Honda Prelude 2.0i  ? Martin Wray C 8
Icon Class
A Over 2500cc
B 2001-2500cc
C 1601-2000cc
D Under 1600cc

Calendar

Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire March 27 Jerry Mahony Frank Sytner James Kaye Phil Dowsett
2 Oulton Park, Cheshire April 1 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner None (no finishers) Phil Dowsett
3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire May 2 Steve Soper Frank Sytner James Shead Tony Crudgington
4* Donington Park, Leicestershire May 15 Andy Rouse
David Sears		 Frank Sytner
James Weaver		 James Shead
John Morris		 Geoff Kimber-Smith
Barbara Cowell
5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire May 30 Andy Rouse Roland Ratzenberger John Brindley Phil Dowsett
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire June 5 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner James Shead Phil Dowsett
7 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire July 10 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner Andrew Jeffrey Phil Dowsett
8 Brands Hatch, Kent July 24 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner Andrew Jeffrey Phil Dowsett
9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk July 31 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner Andrew Jeffrey Phil Dowsett
10 Brands Hatch, Kent August 21 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner Andrew Jeffrey Phil Dowsett
11 Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham August 29 Race cancelled.
12 Donington Park, Leicestershire September 18 Andy Rouse Frank Sytner James Shead Phil Dowsett
13 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire October 2 Gianfranco Brancatelli Frank Sytner Alan Minshaw Phil Dowsett

Driver Standings/Results

Class A (Over 2500cc)
Overall
Pos		 Driver SIL
 OUL
 THU
 DON
 THU
 SIL
 SIL
 BHGP
 SNE
 BHGP
 BIR
 DON
 SIL
 Pts
3 Andy Rouse 16 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 10 95
7 Jerry Mahony 1 3 3 Ret 3 8 4 5 8 3 C 9 5 33
9 Mike Newman 2 5 19 5 4 3 6 Ret 4 4 C 4 Ret 28
11 Tim Harvey Ret 4 9 2‡ 5 6 7 Ret 7 2 C Ret 2 26
11 Guy Edwards Ret 3 11 5 2 3 3 5 C 6 4 26
15 Steve Soper DNA 1 2 C 2 21
15 Laurence Bristow Ret Ret 17 2 Ret 4 3 4 Ret Ret C 14 3 21
22 Robb Gravett Ret 10 15 2 5 11 2 Ret C 14
23 Gianfranco Brancatelli 1 10
23 Mike O'Brien Ret 2 4 8 6 10 12 10 DSQ 13 DNQ 10 Ret 10
25 David Sears 1‡ 9
25 Karl Jones Ret 10 Ret 2 9 10 6 6 Ret C 7 DNS 9
33 Chris Hodgetts 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 C 3 DNS 7
39 Bob Sands 3 Ret Ret 6 5
39 Graham Goode Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 7 9 13 5 6 C 5 Ret 5
43 Johnny Dumfries 3‡ 4
43 Win Percy 4 4
43 Allan Grice 4‡ 4
47 Peter Buxtorf 9 9 Ret 12 3
54 Rob Speak 5‡ 2
56 Richard Jones 6‡ 1
56 Dave Brodie 6 1
- Graham Hathaway Ret 13 13 10 15 16 Ret 10 C 8 11 0
- Sean Brown 8‡ 0
- Gary Ayles 10‡ 0
- Dennis Leech Ret 11 Ret 14 17 12 0
- Mark Hales Ret‡ Ret Ret 11 DNQ 18 Ret 0
- David Carvell 11‡ 0
- Tom Bell 12 Ret 0
- Barry Robinson 12‡ 0
- Peter Townsend 13‡ 0
- Nick May Ret 21 DNS 14 Ret DNQ 24 DNS 0
- Ian Flux Ret‡ 14 Ret 0
- Vic Lee Ret‡ 20 Ret Ret 18 Ret 15 0
- Ray MacDowell Ret 17 0
- John Lepp Ret‡ 19 0
- Pete Hall Ret Ret 0
- Alistair Lyall Ret‡ 0
- Rob Wilson Ret 0
- Tom Walkinshaw C 0
Class B (2001 - 2500cc)
1 Frank Sytner 4 6 5 7 13 11 8 7 9 8 C 11 7 103
4 Godfrey Hall 6 8 7 9 9 13 11 Ret 13 9 C 15 Ret 48
5 Mike Smith 5 14 6 Ret 14 12 Ret 8 19 12 C 40
11 Roland Ratzenberger Ret‡ 8 16 Ret 11 C 13 9 26
19 Will Hoy Ret‡ 9 10 8 16
20 James Weaver 7‡ C 12 15
20 Alan Minshaw 7 7 8 Ret 21 15
25 Lionel Wiffen 13 Ret DNS 18 Ret 20 DNQ 19 9
29 Dave Wallis 12 Ret 12 17 8
33 Barrie Williams 9‡ 7
35 Lionel Abbott 17‡ Ret 16 6
47 Robin Parsons 18‡ 3
56 David Sears Ret Ret 1
- Jon Dooley DNQ Ret 0
- Chris Hodgetts Ret 0
Class C (1601 - 2000cc)
8 James Shead DNS 13 19 18 18 14 16 16 DNS C 19 15 31
10 Andrew Jeffery Ret 16 Ret DNS 13 15 15 17 C 22 27
25 John Brindley 15 Ret 16 DNS 9
29 Alan Minshaw C Ret 13 8
39 John Morris 19‡ DNS 5
47 Andy Middlehurst 15 3
47 Martin Wray 22 3
56 James Kaye 15 Ret 1
- John Llewellyn Ret‡ 0
- John Clark Ret‡ 0
Class D (Under 1600cc)
2 Phil Dowsett 10 10 18 15 17 17 18 17 14 16 C 20 12 98
6 Tony Crudgington 11 14 20 19 19 Ret Ret 17 18 C Ret 17 35
14 Geoff Kimber-Smith 12 DNS 14 Ret DNS 21 Ret C 21 Ret 23
17 John Llewellyn Ret 20 18 19 C 23 16 20
18 Barbara Cowell 14‡ 19 Ret Ret DNQ 18 17
29 Mark Hales 11 21 DNS 8
29 Kevin Eaton Ret 15 16 8
35 Mark Goddard Ret Ret 14 6
35 Tiff Needell 15‡ 6
35 David Loudon 20 6
39 Alex Moss 16‡ 5
43 Richard Belcher 14 4
47 Vic Lee Ret 3
47 Alistair Davidson 20‡ 3
47 Jeremy Rossiter 22 3
54 Patrick Watts 21‡ 2
- Nick Whale C 0
Overall
Pos		 Driver SIL
 OUL
 THU
 DON
 THU
 SIL
 SIL
 BHGP
 SNE
 BHGP
 BIR
 DON
 SIL
 Pts
  • Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap in class (1 point given).

‡ Endurance driver

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Class Points
1 Frank Sytner BMW M3 B 103
2 Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla GT D 98
3 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 A 95
4 Godfrey Hall BMW M3 B 48
5 Mike Smith BMW M3 B 40
6 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D 35
7 Jerry Mahony Ford Sierra RS500 A 33
8 James Shead Volkswagen Golf GTI C 31

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=31 Official 1988 BTCC standings
  2. ^ http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120488

External links

1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012