1990 British Touring Car Championship season

1990 BTCC season
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The 1990 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 33rd British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the last year of the Group A era. It was also the final year of the multi-class format.

1 Changes for 1990
2 Season summary
3 Teams and drivers
4 Calendar
5 Driver Standings/Results
6 Endurance Drivers Results
7 External links

Changes for 1990

Classes changed from four to two. Group A cars now ran alongside the all new 2 litre Touring Car Formula, with a view to a single class formula for 1991. This was to encourage new manufacturers to enter the series, with a more even field of cars and cheaper running costs. BMW and Vauxhall already entered works teams this year, with other manufacturers showing interest for future seasons.
One hour endurance races increased from one to two.

Season summary

The first race was won by Andy Rouse in his Ford Sierra RS500. He also won the first 1 Hour endurance race at Donington Park GP with David Sears. The next race at Thruxton was won by Robb Gravett. Gravett also won the next six races including the second 1 Hour endurance race at Brands Hatch with Mike Smith. Rouse won the Birmingham Superprix. This would be best remembered for the last lap accident between Frank Sytner and John Cleland. It would be the last time that the BTCC would race on the track. Gravett then won at Donington. The last two races, at Thruxton and Silverstone, were won by Rouse and Gravett. It was Gravett who won the championship, despite the team's struggle to run through the season on a low budget with no main sponsor.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds	Endurance Drivers
ICS plc	Ford Sierra RS500	1	Andy Rouse	A	All	David Sears^D^† Gary Ayles^B^†
Labatt's Team	Ford Sierra RS500	3	Tim Harvey	A	All	Slim Borgudd^†
Labatt's Team	Ford Sierra RS500	10	Laurence Bristow	A	All	Tomas Mezera^D^† Paul Radisich^B^†
FAI Auto Parts	Ford Sierra RS500	4	Sean Walker	A	All	Ian Flux^†
Listerine Racing Team	Ford Sierra RS500	5	Mike Newman	A	1, 3-6, 10-11, 13
		5	Andy Middlehurst	A	9
		15	Graham Goode	A	All	Mike Newman^D^† Dave Brodie^B^†
Trakstar Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	11	Robb Gravett	A	All	Stig Blomqvist^D^† Mike Smith^B^†
		12	Mike Smith	A	1, 6, 13
		14	Graham Hathaway	A	2	Mike Smith^D^†
Graham Hathaway	Ford Sierra RS500	14	Graham Hathaway	A	3-7, 9	Vince Woodman^B^†
Brodie-Brittain Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	20	Dave Brodie	A	8, 11-12
Stuart Donnan	Ford Sierra RS500	21	Stuart Donnan	A	10, 13
Judge Developments	Ford Sierra RS500	22	Dennis Leech	A	4-6, 9-11
Crypton Engineering	Ford Sierra RS500	24	Amato Ferrari	A	9-10
Vauxhall Motorsport	Vauxhall Cavalier	50	John Cleland	B	All	Chris Hodgetts^†
		70	Chris Hodgetts	B	5-8, 10	Bob Berridge^B^†
			David Coulthard		9
			Bob Berridge		11
			Markus Oestreich		12-13
Hawaiian Tropic	Ford Sierra Sapphire	51	Ray Bellm	B	1-4, 6	James Shead^D^†
Hawaiian Tropic	Ford Sierra Sapphire	51	Chris Hodgetts	B	12-13	James Shead^D^†
Ecosse Motorsport	BMW M3	52	Ian Forrest	B	All	Bernard Hunter^D^† Tony Bridge^B^†
		53	Hugh Chalmers	B	1-2, 4-5, 7, 10	Jimmy McRae^†
			Jimmy McRae		3, 6
			John Llewellyn		8
			Karl Jones		9
			Jim McGaughay		11, 13
			Chuck Nicholson		12
BMW Team Finance	BMW M3	55	Frank Sytner	B	All	Kurt Luby^†
		56	Kelvin Burt	B	1, 13	Kelvin Burt^†
			Kurt Luby		2-3, 6, 9-10, 12
			Tim Sugden		4-5, 7-8, 11
Techspeed Motorsport	BMW 318is	57	Nick Baird	B	1-6, 8, 10-13	David Carvell^D^† Nigel Corry^B^†
Techspeed Motorsport	BMW 318is	57	Robin Brundle	B	7	David Carvell^D^† Nigel Corry^B^†
HWR Motorsport	Vauxhall Belmont	58	Jeff Wilson	B	11-13
BRR Motorsport	BMW M3	59	Ian Flux	B	12-13
John Maguire Racing	Mitsubishi Starion	60	Mark Hales	B	All	Graham Scarborough^†
Pyramid Motorsport	BMW M3	66	Nick Whale	B	1-3, 5-13	Gerrit van Kouwen^†
		77	Godfrey Hall	B	1-12	David Leslie^†
		88	John Clark	B	1, 3-11, 13	David Leslie^B^†
		88	David Leslie	B	12	David Leslie^B^†
Arquati Racing Team	BMW M3	69	Jerry Mahony	B	1-6, 8	Robbie Stirling^D^†
BMW Team Sweden	BMW M3	90	Nettan Lindgren	B	1-2, 5-7, 9-13	Peggen Andersson^†
Vic Lee Motorsport	BMW M3	99	Jeff Allam	B	3-13	Vic Lee^B^†
PG Tags Racing	Honda Civic	100	Ray Armes	B	1-7, 9-13	Jeremy Rossiter^†

Icon	Class
A	Group A (over 3000cc)
B	2 litre touring cars

^†Not eligible for points.
^DDonington Park only.
^BBrands Hatch only.

Calendar

Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner
1	Oulton Park, Cheshire	April 13	Andy Rouse	Kelvin Burt
2*	Donington Park, Leicestershire	April 29	Andy Rouse David Sears	Frank Sytner Kurt Luby
3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	May 28	Robb Gravett	John Cleland
4	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	June 10	Robb Gravett	Frank Sytner
5	Oulton Park, Cheshire	July 1	Robb Gravett	Frank Sytner
6	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	July 15	Robb Gravett	Kurt Luby
7*	Brands Hatch, Kent	July 22	Robb Gravett Mike Smith	Frank Sytner Kurt Luby
8	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	August 5	Robb Gravett	John Cleland
9	Brands Hatch, Kent	August 23	Robb Gravett	John Cleland
10	Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham	August 27	Andy Rouse	Kurt Luby
11	Donington Park, Leicestershire	September 16	Robb Gravett	Frank Sytner
12	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	September 23	Andy Rouse	Nettan Lindgren
13	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	October 7	Robb Gravett	John Cleland

1 hour endurance races.

Driver Standings/Results

Class A (Over 3000cc)
Pos	Driver	OUL	DON	THU	SIL	OUL	SIL	BHI	SNE	BHGP	BIR	DON	THU	SIL	Pts
1	Robb Gravett	12	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	3	1	207
3	Andy Rouse	1	1	10	3	2	2	Ret	16	2	1	2	1	2	173
4	Tim Harvey	4	Ret	2	Ret	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	15	132
7	Sean Walker	Ret	4	5	2	4	Ret	3	4	4	2	6	Ret	Ret	96
9	Laurence Bristow	3	3	4	4	5	4	Ret	3	5	DNS	Ret	Ret	6	88
11	Graham Goode	Ret	5	6	Ret	7	5	Ret	5	6	DNS	4	4	3	72
14	Mike Newman	2		Ret	11	17	Ret				3	5		4	53
20	Graham Hathaway		Ret	3	5	6	DNP	Ret		DNS					26
25	Mike Smith	Ret					6							5	14
26	Dennis Leech				DNP	10	7			19	DNS	Ret	DNS		11
28	Dave Brodie								DNS			Ret	9		8
29	Amato Ferrari									Ret	5				8
-	Stuart Donnan										Ret			Ret	0
-	Andy Middlehurst									Ret					0
Class B (2 Litre Cars)
2	Frank Sytner	6	6	9	6	8	Ret	4	7	8	Ret	7	10	8	180
5	John Cleland	7	Ret	7	7	Ret	9	Ret	6	7	Ret	12	Ret	7	128
6	Jeff Allam			8	8	11	10	8	10	9	7	9	11	9	124
8	Godfrey Hall	DNS	7	12	10	12	11	6	15	12	9	11	12		92
10	Nettan Lindgren	8	9			Ret	13	7		11	10	10	5	Ret	82
12	Tim Sugden				9	9		5	8			8			67
13	Kurt Luby		Ret	11			8			10	6		16		60
15	Ian Forrest	9	Ret	14	13	18	Ret	10	Ret	14	14	Ret	8	10	47
16	Chris Hodgetts					15	12	Ret	11		8		7	13	46
17	Nick Whale	NC	8	13		14	14	13	Ret	16	11	13	Ret	14	43
18	Mark Hales	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	17	9	9	15	12	15	17	Ret	28
19	Kelvin Burt	5												12	26
21	Hugh Chalmers	Ret	10		14	13		11			15				23
22	Nick Baird	11	NC	15	15	Ret	15		14		DNS	16	18	17	16
23	Jerry Mahony	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	18		12		DNA				16
24	Markus Oestreich												6	Ret	15
27	John Clark	DNS		NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	17	13	14		16	10
30	Ian Flux												Ret	11	8
31	Ray Armes	Ret	12	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		18	16	17	14	Ret	7
32	Ray Bellm	10	Ret	DNS	DNS		DNP				DNA	DNS			6
33	David Coulthard									13					4
34	John Llewellyn								13						3
35	Chuck Nicholson												13		3
36	Robin Brundle							12							2
37	Jimmy McRae			Ret			16								2
38	David Leslie												15		1
-	Jeff Wilson											DNS	Ret	Ret	0
-	Jim McGaughay											Ret		Ret	0
-	Bob Berridge											Ret			0
-	Karl Jones									DNP					0
Pos	Driver	OUL	DON	THU	SIL	OUL	SIL	BHI	SNE	BHGP	BIR	DON	THU	SIL	Pts

Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap in class.
Results colours: Yellow=Winner in class, Silver=2nd in class, Bronze=3rd in class, Green=Points finish in class, Blue=Non points finish in class.

Endurance Drivers Results

Class A (Over 3000cc)
Driver	OUL	DON	THU	SIL	OUL	SIL	BHI	SNE	BHGP	BIR	DON	THU	SIL
David Sears		1
Mike Smith		Ret					1
Slim Borgudd		Ret					2
Stig Blomqvist		2
Tomas Mezera		3
Ian Flux		4					3
Mike Newman		5
Dave Brodie							Ret
Gary Ayles							Ret
Vince Woodman							Ret
Paul Radisich							Ret
Class B (2 Litre Cars)
Kurt Luby		6					4
David Leslie		7					6/NC
Kelvin Burt		Ret					5
Gerritt van Kouwen		8					13
Peggen Andersson		9					7
Vic Lee							8
Graham Scarborough		Ret					9
Jimmy McRae		10					11
Tony Bridge							10
Robbie Stirling		11
Jeremy Rossiter		12					Ret
Nigel Corry							12
David Carvell		NC
Chris Hodgetts		Ret					Ret
James Shead		Ret
Bernard Hunter		Ret
Bob Berridge							Ret
Driver	OUL	DON	THU	SIL	OUL	SIL	BHI	SNE	BHGP	BIR	DON	THU	SIL

Note: All endurance drivers were ineligible to score points.

External links

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120658

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