1989 British Touring Car Championship season

1989 British Touring Car Championship
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The 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, was the 32nd season of the championship. This season was the final year of the four separate class format, with the championship changing to just two classes for 1990. There were a total of thirteen rounds with the best eleven scores for each driver counting towards the championship. The title was won by John Cleland with a works Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V.[1][2]

Contents

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Endurance Drivers
Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1 Andy Rouse A Win Percy
10 Guy Edwards A Johnny Dumfries
Win Percy1
David Sears
Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 2 Jerry Mahony A Gary Ayles
Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 3 Mike Newman A Alistair Lyall
4 Graham Goode A Alistair Lyall
FAI Auto Parts Ford Sierra RS500 5 Sean Walker A Damon Hill
Labatt's Team Ford Sierra RS500 6 Laurence Bristow A Tiff Needell
7 Tim Harvey A David Sears
Tomas Mezera
Mark Rennison Ford Sierra RS500 9 Mark Rennison A
Graham Hathaway Racing Ford Sierra RS500 14 Graham Hathaway A Dave Wallis
Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 15 Chris Hodgetts A David Leslie
Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 16 Dave Pinkney A Graham Scarborough
Jon Dooley
17 Mike O'Brien A
18 Robin Donovan A Mike O'Brien
Andrew Hepworth
Brodie-Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 19 Dave Brodie A Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Trakstar Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 20 Mike Smith A Mike Wilds
Will Hoy
21 Robb Gravett A Jeff Allam
JQF Engineering Ford Sierra RS500 25 Gerrit van Kouwen A Pierre Dieudonné
Chris Hodgetts
Tomas Mezera
Trident Motorsport Maserati Biturbo 26 A
Nick May
John Lepp
Vic Lee
Asquith Autosport Ford Sierra RS500 28 Karl Jones A Vic Lee
Demon Tweeks BMW M3 30 James Kaye B
Barrie Williams
Alan Minshaw
Volkswagen Golf GTI 50 Alan Minshaw C John Brindley
John Maguire Racing BMW M3 31 John Clark B Andrew Jeffrey
43 Godfrey Hall B Lionel Abbott
BMW Team Finance BMW M3 32 James Weaver B Steve Soper
33 Frank Sytner B Will Hoy
Ian Forrest BMW M3 35 Ian Forrest B Bernard Hunter
Nettan Lindgren BMW M3 37 Nettan Lindgren B
BRR Motorsport BMW M3 44 John Llewellyn B Gerry Marshall
Team Eurotech Peugeot 309 GTi 53 Mike Jordan C Peter Tyson
John Morris Volkswagen Golf GTI 55 John Morris C Barrie Williams
Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v 56 John Cleland C Ian Flux
57 Jeremy Rossiter C
58 Louise Aitken-Walker C Vince Woodman
Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX GT 70 Phil Dowsett D Mark Goddard
Rayscar
PG Tags Racing Honda Civic Si 75 Ray Armes D
Five Star Racing Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith D Barbara Cowell
Mark Goddard
Tony Dolley Toyota Corolla FX GT 81 Tony Dolley D
Les Liddiard Toyota Corolla FX GT 85 Les Liddiard D Steve King
Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 88 Tony Crudgington D Chuck Nicholson
Bornebusch Racing Ford Sierra RS500  ? Kaj Bornebusch A
Monorep Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v  ? Tony Lanfranchi C
Icon Class
A Over 3000cc
B 2001-3000cc
C 1601-2000cc
D Under 1600cc

1Drove car illegally.

Calendar

Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Oulton Park, Cheshire March 24 Robb Gravett James Weaver John Cleland Geoff Kimber-Smith
2 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire April 9 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Phil Dowsett
3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire May 1 Tim Harvey Frank Sytner Louise Aitken-Walker Phil Dowsett
4* Donington Park, Leicestershire May 7 Laurence Bristow
Tiff Needell		 Frank Sytner
Will Hoy		 John Cleland
Ian Flux		 Phil Dowsett
Mark Goddard
5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire May 29 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Tony Crudgington
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire June 4 Robb Gravett James Weaver Louise Aitken-Walker Phil Dowsett
7 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire July 16 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Ray Armes
8 Brands Hatch, Kent July 23 Robb Gravett James Weaver John Cleland Ray Armes
9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk August 6 Robb Gravett James Weaver John Cleland Ray Armes
10 Brands Hatch, Kent August 20 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Phil Dowsett
11 Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham August 28 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Geoff Kimber-Smith
12 Donington Park, Leicestershire September 17 Tim Harvey James Weaver John Cleland Ray Armes
13 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire October 8 Andy Rouse James Weaver John Cleland Ray Armes

Driver Standings/Results

Class A (Over 3000cc)
Overall
Pos		 Driver OUL
 SIL
 THU
 DON
 THU
 SIL
 SIL
 BHGP
 SNE
 BHGP
 BIR
 DON
 SIL
 Pts
3 Andy Rouse Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 78
4 Robb Gravett 1 2 5 2 Ret 1 2 1 1 Ret 5 2 3 74
7 Tim Harvey 2 16 1 3 2 2 4 Ret 3 2 1 2 56
12 Laurence Bristow NC 3 Ret 1 18 6 5 6 5 2 3 10 4 32
21 Sean Walker 5 28 4 4 6 5 9 Ret 6 4 8 5 8 17
24 Mike Newman 4 8 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 22 7 DNS 14
27 Mike Smith 7 10 10 Ret 5 4 10 3 Ret Ret 9 7 10
28 Tiff Needell 1‡ 9
32 Guy Edwards Ret 7 13 DSQ DNS 3 4 Ret 7 6 8
33 Karl Jones Ret 11 2 Ret 4 12 12 7 Ret Ret DNQ 8 9 7
34 David Sears 3‡ 4 7
35 Graham Goode Ret 4 DNS DNQ 10 Ret 6 Ret 11 6 9 6 Ret 6
36 Jeff Allam 2‡ 6
40 Chris Hodgetts 8 6 Ret DNQ Ret 7 8 4 11 5 6
41 Jerry Mahony 3 27 6 Ret Ret 9 11 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 5
42 Tomas Mezera Ret DNS 3 Ret 4
45 Gerrit Van Kouwen Ret 9 Ret 5 7 11 7 7 Ret 6 4
47 Damon Hill 4‡ 3
49 Will Hoy 4 3
50 Pierre Dieudonné 5‡ 2
53 Andrew Gilbert-Scott 10‡ 1
55 Graham Hathaway 9 Ret DNS 13 Ret 0
56 Robin Donovan Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 14 Ret 0
57 Mike O'Brien 13 14 11 Ret Ret DNQ 14 10 10 12 DNQ Ret 12 0
58 Mark Rennison Ret DNS 10 0
59 Kaj Bornebusch 11 12 0
60 David Pinkney DNQ Ret 23 Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret 0
61 Nick May 21 Ret DNQ 0
62 John Lepp 27 0
- Vic Lee Ret‡ DNQ 0
- Johnny Dumfries DSQ‡ 0
- Win Percy Ret‡ 0
- Mike Wilds Ret‡ 0
- Mike Wallis Ret‡ 0
- Alistair Lyall Ret‡ 0
- Graham Scarborough Ret‡ 0
- Gary Ayles Ret‡ 0
- Andrew Hepworth DNS 0
- Jon Dooley DNS 0
- David Leslie DNQ‡ 0
- Dave Brodie DNA 5 DSQ 10 14 8 Ret 8 11 NC Ret -37
Class B (2001 - 3000cc)
2 James Weaver 6 13 8 11 8 13 13 9 12 7 11 12 10 109
6 Frank Sytner 10 Ret 7 6 19 Ret 15 11 13 9 12 13 11 70
9 John Llewellyn 14 24 26 7 13 16 19 12 15 19 14 15 14 37
11 Ian Forrest Ret 18 18 8 Ret 15 17 Ret 14 10 13 14 35
13 Godfrey Hall 12 15 9 Ret 12 17 Ret Ret 15 13 31
25 Nettan Lindgren NC 17 18 13 20 17 Ret 12
26 John Clark Ret Ret 14 Ret 18 Ret 18 Ret 15 12
43 Will Hoy 6‡ 9
38 Gerry Marshall 7‡ 6
43 Steve Soper 11‡ 4
46 Bernard Hunter 8‡ 4
51 James Kaye 17 2
52 Alan Minshaw DNQ 16 2
54 Barrie Williams 20 1
- Lionel Abbott Ret‡ 0
- Andrew Jeffrey Ret‡ 0
Class C (1601 - 2000cc)
1 John Cleland 15 19 19 9 15 Ret 21 14 16 14 16 17 20 110
5 Louise Aitken-Walker 20 15 12 16 19 22 15 17 15 17 18 Ret 72
16 John Morris Ret 16 Ret 17 21 Ret 20 19 Ret 23 27
17 Jeremy Rossiter 23 16 18 Ret 18 19 22 26
19 Alan Minshaw Ret 22 24 16 Ret 22 24 19 21 Ret 22
22 Mike Jordan 16 23 21 14 Ret DNS 15
30 Ian Flux 9‡ 9
31 Tony Lanfranchi 21 20 24 9
37 Vince Woodman 12‡ 6
44 Peter Tyson 14‡ 4
48 John Brindley 16‡ 3
- Barrie Williams Ret‡ 0
Class D (Under 1600cc)
8 Phil Dowsett Ret 21 17 13 Ret 20 26 16 Ret 56
10 Tony Crudgington Ret 20 15 20 24 29 Ret 22 Ret 24 25 37
14 Ray Armes 25 17 19 Ret Ret 21 21 31
15 Geoff Kimber-Smith 18 Ret DNS Ret 22 28 20 23 20 20 22 Ret 30
18 Les Liddiard 26 25 Ret DNS DNS 27 21 23 26 25
20 Tony Dolley 19 25 22 Ret 30 21 DNQ DNQ 27 22
23 Mark Goddard 13‡ 23 15
39 Chuck Nicholson 15‡ 6
- Steve King Ret‡ 0
- Barbara Cowell Ret‡ 0
Overall
Pos		 Driver OUL
 SIL
 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 John Cleland Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 110
2 James Weaver BMW M3 B 109
3 Robb Gravett Ford Sierra RS500 A 79
4 Louise Aitken-Walker Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 72
5 Frank Sytner BMW M3 B 70
6 Tim Harvey Ford Sierra RS500 A 60
7 Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX GT D 56
8 John Llewellyn BMW M3 B 37
8 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D 37
10 Ian Forrest BMW M3 B 35
11 Laurence Bristow Ford Sierra RS500 A 34
12 Godfrey Hall BMW M3 B 31
12 Ray Armes Honda Civic Si D 31
14 Geoff Kimber-Smith Toyota Corolla GT D 30
15 John Morris Volkswagen Golf GTI C 27
16 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 A 26
16 Jeremy Rossiter Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 26
18 Les Liddiard Toyota Corolla FX GT D 25
19 Alan Minshaw Volkswagen Golf GTI C 22
19 Tony Dolley Toyota Corolla FX GT D 22
21 Sean Walker Ford Sierra RS500 A 17
22 Mike Jordan Peugeot 309 GTI C 16
22 Mike Newman Ford Sierra RS500 A 16
24 Mark Goddard Toyota Corolla FX GT D 15
25 John Clark BMW M3 B 12
25 Mike Smith Ford Sierra RS500 A 12
25 Nettan Lindgren BMW M3 B 12
28 Guy Edwards Ford Sierra RS500 A 11
29 Karl Jones Ford Sierra RS500 A 10
30 Ian Flux Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 9
30 Tiff Needell Ford Sierra RS500 A 9
30 Tony Lanfranchi Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 9
30 Will Hoy BMW M3 B 9
34 David Sears Ford Sierra RS500 A 7
34 Graham Goode Ford Sierra RS500 A 7
36 Vince Woodman Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V C 6
36 Jeff Allam Ford Sierra RS500 A 6
36 Gerry Marshall BMW M3 B 6
36 Chuck Nicholson Toyota Corolla GT D 6
36 Chris Hodgetts Ford Sierra RS500 A 6
41 Jerry Mahony Ford Sierra RS500 A 5
42 Tomas Mezera Ford Sierra RS500 A 4
42 Steve Soper BMW M3 B 4
42 Peter Tyson Peugeot 309 GTI C 4
42 Gerrit Van Kouwen Ford Sierra RS500 A 4
42 Bernard Hunter BMW M3 B 4
47 Damon Hill Ford Sierra RS500 A 3
47 John Brindley Volkswagen Golf GTI C 3
47 Will Hoy Ford Sierra RS500 A 3
50 Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS500 A 2
50 James Kaye BMW M3 B 2
50 Alan Minshaw BMW M3 B 2

References

  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=32 Official 1989 BTCC standings
  2. ^ http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120638

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