1985 British Saloon Car Championship season

The 1985 Trimoco RAC
Royal Automobile Club
The Royal Automobile Club is a private club and is not to be confused with RAC plc, a motorists' organisation, which it formerly owned.It has two club houses, one in London at 89-91 Pall Mall, and the other in the countryside at Woodcote Park, Surrey, next to the City of London Freemen's School...

British Saloon Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...

, was the 28th season of the championship. Andy Rouse

Andy Rouse

Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....

won his third consecutive BSCC championship in a Ford Sierra

Ford Sierra

The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....

, making it a record four titles in total.

Teams & Drivers

Guest drivers in italics.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Industrial Control Services Ltd. Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985.... Radiopaging Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Ford Sierra XR4Ti Merkur XR4Ti The Merkur XR4Ti was a short-lived United States and Canada-market version of the European Ford Sierra XR4i. It was the brainchild of then Ford Vice President Bob Lutz. It was sold in the US from 1985 to 1989. It was the first vehicle of Ford's Merkur range, followed in 1988 by the Merkur Scorpio...	1	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	A	2-12
		15	Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford....	A	8
		15	David Sears David Sears (Motorsport) John David Sears is a former racing driver turned owner of the Super Nova GP2 team. He also managed drivers such as Jan Magnussen, Taki Inoue and Vincenzo Sospiri and is son to Jack.He turned down the chance to buy Simtek at the end of 1994.-Foot notes:...	A	11
	Rover Vitesse	2	Pete Hall	A	All
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Tom Walkinshaw Racing Tom Walkinshaw Racing , was an auto racing team and engineering firm founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw.-History:TWR started by modifying BMW 3.0 CSLs, but soon was contracted to head Mazda's works program in the British Touring Car Championship. The TWR developed RX-7, with Win...	Rover Vitesse	3	Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw was a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing...	A	10
Dennis Leech Dennis Leech Dennis Leech is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Series...	Rover Vitesse	4	Dennis Leech Dennis Leech Dennis Leech is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Series...	A	8, 11-12
Mitsubishi Colt Racing David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo Mitsubishi Starion The Mitsubishi Starion is a two-door, turbocharged four-cylinder rear-wheel drive four-seat sports car that was in production from 1982 to 1989. It was also marketed in North America as the Conquest under the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth names; both the Starion and Conquest came to an end in 1989...	5	Dave Brodie David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...	A	5-12
		6		A	2-4
			Vern Schuppan Vern Schuppan Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:...		8
			Kunimitsu Takahashi Kunimitsu Takahashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:...		12
Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconsfield	Toyota Celica Supra	7	Barry Sheene Barry Sheene Barry Stephen Frank Sheene MBE was a British World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.-Early life:...	A	All
Brian Chatfield	Ford Capri III 3.0S Ford Capri Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986...	8	Brian Chatfield	A	1-3, 12
Brian Chatfield	BMW 635CSi BMW E24 The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...	8	Brian Chatfield	A	7-8, 11
Sytner BMW Racing with GSi	BMW 635CSi BMW E24 The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...	9	Frank Sytner Frank Sytner Frank Sytner is a British racing driver, a Life Member of the BRDC, and was the 1988 British Touring Car Champion, driving a BMW M3. He also won his class in 1990....	A	1-4, 6-9, 11-12
Ilford Photo Mike Smith (television presenter) Mike Smith is a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot, and businessman.-Radio career:...	Ford Escort RS Turbo	10	Mike Smith Mike Smith (television presenter) Mike Smith is a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot, and businessman.-Radio career:...	B	8, 11
Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc Connells Connells is a United Kingdom-based Estate Agents, that started in Luton in 1936. It is one of the four companies that grouped together in 2000 to form Rightmove which is widely regarded as the market leader for UK property search websites.-Awards:...	Rover Vitesse	11	Neil McGrath Neil McGrath Neil McGrath is a British former auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship. In 1981 he finished third in Class A and repeated this achievement again in 1985, finishing seventh overall....	A	1-9, 11-12
Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.	BMW 635CSi BMW E24 The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...	12	Mike Newman	A	2-3, 5-8, 10-12
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	Alfa Romeo GTV6	30	Jon Dooley Jon Dooley Jon Dooley is a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque.-External links:*...	B	All
	Alfa Romeo GTV6	32	Rob Kirby	B	All
Graham Goode Racing	Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Bluebird Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series...	31	Graham Goode	B	1-10
Demon Tweeks Accessories Demon Tweeks Demon Tweeks is a British retailer, based on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, in Wrexham, Wales. They are heavily advertised in car magazines and commonly appear in car shows, which make them very well known amongst car, motorcycle and motorsport enthusiasts and those involved in these circles.Demon... - Triple C Magazine	Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 Volkswagen Golf Mk2 The Volkswagen Golf Mk2 succeeded the Mk1 as Volkswagen's volume seller from 1983 and remained in production until late 1992. In comparison to its predecessor, its wheelbase grew slightly , as did exterior dimensions . Weight was up accordingly by about...	33	Alan Minshaw Alan Minshaw Alan Minshaw is a British auto racing driver. In 1983 he won class D and finished fourth overall in the British Touring Car Championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTi...	B	8
Roger Dowson Engineering	MG Metro Turbo	34	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	B	1
Terry Drury Racing	Alfa Romeo GTV6	40	Phil Dowsett Phil Dowsett Phil Dowsett is a British retired auto racing driver. He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980's in a Toyota Corolla GT. In 1988 and 1989 he won consecutive class D titles, becoming the last ever driver to win that class...	B	1-9
		41	Terry Drury	B	1-6
			Mark Hales Mark Hales Mark Hales is a British auto racing driver and instructor. He is best known for finishing as runner-up in the 1987 British Touring Car Championship season. He was a class B winner that season with his Ford Escort RS Turbo. His final season in the BTCC was in 1991...		7-9
			Barry Barnes		11
Royal Mail Datapost Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	Ford Escort RS Turbo	44	Richard Longman Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	B	6-12
	Ford Escort RS1600i	66	Alan Curnow Alan Curnow Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver. He raced saloon and touring cars between 1966 and 1991. In 1980 he finished runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship, winning class D in a Ford Fiesta. His son Ross is also a racing driver.-References:...	C	All
Racal Racal Racal Electronics plc was once the third-largest British electronics firm. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, Racal was a diversified company, offering products including: as voice and data recorders; point of sale terminals; laboratory instruments;... Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...	Ford Escort RS Turbo	?	David Grimshaw	B	11
Joe Simons Racing	Renault 5 GT Turbo Renault 5 The Renault 5 was first unveiled on 10 December 1971, being launched at the beginning of 1972.The Renault 5 was styled by Michel Boué, who died before the car's release, the R5 featured a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front dashboard...	?	Alex Postan	B	11
Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington is a British auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship during the nineteen-eighties with cars from the Toyota marque. His most successful season came in 1988, finishing second in Class D and sixth overall. His final season in the BTCC was in...	Toyota Corolla GT Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	62	Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington is a British auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship during the nineteen-eighties with cars from the Toyota marque. His most successful season came in 1988, finishing second in Class D and sixth overall. His final season in the BTCC was in...	C	1, 6-12
Autocar Magazine Autocar Autocar is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Motoring Publications Ltd. It refers to itself as "The World's oldest car magazine".-History:... with Marshall Asquith	Ford Escort RS1600i	63	Karl Jones Karl Jones Karl Jones is a British former auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship .-Career:...	C	8
Stig Gruen	Toyota Corolla GT Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	65	Stig Gruen	C	1-3, 5, 10
Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	Ford Escort RS1600i	69	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...	C	All
		79	John Morris John Morris (racing driver) John Morris is a British auto racing driver. He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980s. His most successful season in the BTCC came in 1981, when he finished fourth overall on points.-External links:*...	C	All
		85	Alex Moss	C	8-12
North Essex Motorsport	Ford Escort RS1600i	70	Patrick Watts Patrick Watts Patrick Watts is a British auto racing driver. He excelled in single make series in the eighties and competed in saloons in the nineties, mainly in the British Touring Car Championship. He still makes occasional appearances in historic racing events.-Early career:His first title came in 1979,...	C	3-6, 8-12
John Jeffreys Engineering	Ford Escort RS1600i	74	Richard Belcher	C	All
AGK Motorsport racing with Peat Technology AGK Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	C	1-5, 7-12
Barry Lee	Ford Escort RS1600i	84	Barry Lee	C	8-9

Icon	Class
A	2501-3600cc
B	1601-2500cc
C	Under 1600cc

Calendar & Winners

Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...	March 24	Frank Sytner Frank Sytner Frank Sytner is a British racing driver, a Life Member of the BRDC, and was the 1988 British Touring Car Champion, driving a BMW M3. He also won his class in 1990....	Graham Goode	Richard Belcher
2	Oulton Park Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... , Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...	April 5	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Graham Goode	Alan Curnow Alan Curnow Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver. He raced saloon and touring cars between 1966 and 1991. In 1980 he finished runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship, winning class D in a Ford Fiesta. His son Ross is also a racing driver.-References:...
3	Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... , Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...	April 8	Dave Brodie David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...	Rob Kirby	Richard Belcher
4	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... , Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...	May 5	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Graham Goode	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
5	Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... , Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...	May 27	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Jon Dooley Jon Dooley Jon Dooley is a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque.-External links:*...	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
6	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...	June 9	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Richard Longman Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	Richard Belcher
7	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... , Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...	July 14	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Graham Goode	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
8	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...	July 21	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Richard Longman Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
9	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... , Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...	August 11	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Richard Longman Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
10	Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...	August 26	Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw was a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing...	Graham Goode	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
11	Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...	October 6	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Jon Dooley Jon Dooley Jon Dooley is a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque.-External links:*...	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...
12	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...	October 13	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Rob Kirby	Richard Belcher

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top six finishers in each class, with one bonus point for the fastest lap in each class. In races where a class had less than four starters, points would be awarded to the top two finishers (6 & 4 respectively) with one point for the fastest lap. A driver's best nine scores counted towards the championship, dropped scores are shown in brackets. Positions are shown as overall/class.

Pos	Driver	Class	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	Pts
1	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	A		1/1	Ret	1/1	*1/1*	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	(2/2)	1/1	*1/1*	86
2	Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts Chris Hodgetts is a British former racing driver.Hodgetts debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1980. His first overall podium place came in 1981 when he came second. He was consistent in the top five after that. He came fourth in 1983, fifth in 1984, second in 1985, before winning...	C	10/2	9/2	(9/3)	10/1	*7/1*	(13/3)	14/1	13/1	10/1	*8/1*	*10/1*	DNS	77
3	Richard Belcher	C	*9/1*	12/4	6/1	Ret	8/2	11/1	Ret	Ret	11/2	10/3	15/4	10/1	60
4	Dave Brodie David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...	A		13/4	*1/1*	2/2	3/3	Ret	2/2	*2/2*	Ret	*3/3*	*3/3*	2/2	54
5	Alan Curnow Alan Curnow Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver. He raced saloon and touring cars between 1966 and 1991. In 1980 he finished runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship, winning class D in a Ford Fiesta. His son Ross is also a racing driver.-References:...	C	13/5	8/1	7/2	11/2	Ret	*12/2*	Ret	Ret	13/4	9/2	13/2	11/2	52
6	Rob Kirby	B	6/2	7/4	8/1	9/4	5/2	8/2	(11/5)	(10/5)	8/4	Ret	9/2	8/1	49
7	Richard Longman Richard Longman Richard Longman was a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT. The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta...	B						6/1	8/2	5/1	4/1	7/2	*18/4*	Ret	45
8	Neil McGrath Neil McGrath Neil McGrath is a British former auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship. In 1981 he finished third in Class A and repeated this achievement again in 1985, finishing seventh overall....	A	*2/2*	2/2	2/2	3/3	2/2	(4/4)	4/3	4/4	2/2		(6/6)	4/4	45
9	Jon Dooley Jon Dooley Jon Dooley is a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque.-External links:*...	B	7/3	5/3	Ret	7/2	4/1	9/3	9/3	6/2	Ret	Ret	8/1	Ret	43
10	Graham Goode	B	4/1	3/1	Ret	*5/1*	6/3	DSQ	*3/1*	DSQ	*6/2*	*6/1*			37
11	Frank Sytner Frank Sytner Frank Sytner is a British racing driver, a Life Member of the BRDC, and was the 1988 British Touring Car Champion, driving a BMW M3. He also won his class in 1990....	A	1/1	Ret	4/4	4/4		2/2	6/5	Ret	3/3		4/4	Ret	30
12	John Morris John Morris (racing driver) John Morris is a British auto racing driver. He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980s. His most successful season in the BTCC came in 1981, when he finished fourth overall on points.-External links:*...	C	11/3	Ret	10/4	14/4	DNS	Ret	15/2	Ret	14/5	11/4	Ret	13/4	24
13	Phil Dowsett Phil Dowsett Phil Dowsett is a British retired auto racing driver. He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980's in a Toyota Corolla GT. In 1988 and 1989 he won consecutive class D titles, becoming the last ever driver to win that class...	B	Ret	4/2	Ret	8/3	DNS	10/4	12/6	9/4	7/3				21
14	Geoff Kimber-Smith	C	12/4	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS		17/3	14/2	Ret	12/5	14/3	14/5	21
15	Pete Hall	A	3/3	Ret	DNP	6/5	9/4	5/5	16/8	7/5	5/4	5/5	7/7	5/5	20
16	Barry Sheene Barry Sheene Barry Stephen Frank Sheene MBE was a British World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.-Early life:...	A	5/4	Ret	3/3	Ret	DNS	3/3	5/4	Ret	Ret	4/4	DNS	6/6	18
17	Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington Tony Crudgington is a British auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship during the nineteen-eighties with cars from the Toyota marque. His most successful season came in 1988, finishing second in Class D and sixth overall. His final season in the BTCC was in...	C	DNS					15/4	18/4	16/3	12/3	14/7	Ret	Ret	15
18	Mike Newman	A		6/3	5/5		DNS	7/6	7/6	DNS		Ret	5/5	7/7	10
19	Mark Hales Mark Hales Mark Hales is a British auto racing driver and instructor. He is best known for finishing as runner-up in the 1987 British Touring Car Championship season. He was a class B winner that season with his Ford Escort RS Turbo. His final season in the BTCC was in 1991...	B							10/4	8/3	9/5				9
20	Patrick Watts Patrick Watts Patrick Watts is a British auto racing driver. He excelled in single make series in the eighties and competed in saloons in the nineties, mainly in the British Touring Car Championship. He still makes occasional appearances in historic racing events.-Early career:His first title came in 1979,...	C			Ret	13/3	DNS	NC		Ret	16/7	13/6	16/5	Ret	7
21	David Sears David Sears (Motorsport) John David Sears is a former racing driver turned owner of the Super Nova GP2 team. He also managed drivers such as Jan Magnussen, Taki Inoue and Vincenzo Sospiri and is son to Jack.He turned down the chance to buy Simtek at the end of 1994.-Foot notes:...	A											2/2		6
22	Stig Gruen	C	DNS	11/3	11/5		DNS					Ret			6
23	Alex Moss	C								Ret	15/6	15/8	17/6	12/3	6
24	Terry Drury	B	DNS	10/5	Ret	12/5	DNS	14/5							6
25	Dennis Leech Dennis Leech Dennis Leech is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Series...	A								15/7			Ret	3/3	4
26	Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford....	A								3/3					4
27	Barry Barnes	B											12/3		4
28	Karl Jones Karl Jones Karl Jones is a British former auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship .-Career:...	C								18/4					3
29	Brian Chatfield	A	8/5	DSQ	DNP				13/7	11/6			11/8	Ret	3
30	Barry Lee	C								19/5	Ret				2
31	David Grimshaw	B											19/5		2
32	Alan Minshaw Alan Minshaw Alan Minshaw is a British auto racing driver. In 1983 he won class D and finished fourth overall in the British Touring Car Championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTi...	B								12/6					1
33	Alex Postan	B											20/6		1
34	Mike Smith Mike Smith (television presenter) Mike Smith is a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot, and businessman.-Radio career:...	B								17/7			Ret		0
35	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kunimitsu Takahashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:...	A												9/8	0
NC	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	B	Ret												0
NC	Vern Schuppan Vern Schuppan Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:...	A								Ret					0
guest drivers ineligible for points
	Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw Tom Walkinshaw was a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing...	A										1/1			0
Pos	Driver	Class	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	Pts

Bold - Pole in class

Italics - Fastest lap in class

Notes:

1. - Graham Goode was docked 20 points for technical infringements.

External links

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