1984 British Saloon Car Championship

1984 British Saloon Car Championship

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The 1984 Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 27th season of the championship. The title was won by Andy Rouse in a Rover Vitesse, claiming his third BSCC title.

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech Template:Class A 1–2, 6, 8 BMW GB Ltd. BMW 635CSi 5 Vince Woodman Template:Class A 1, 3–5, 8–11 6 James Weaver Template:Class A All Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse 7 Andy Rouse Template:Class A All Sytner BMW Racing with GSi BMW 635CSi 8 David Sutherland Template:Class A 10 9 Frank Sytner Template:Class A All Team Sanyo Racing with Esso TWR – Austin Rover Fleet Rover Vitesse 10 Pete Lovett Template:Class A 1–4 Jean-Louis Schlesser 5–6 11 Tony Pond Template:Class A 1–6 20 Steve Soper Template:Class A 1, 5 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S 12 Mike Newman Template:Class A 2–3, 5, 7–11 Equipe Esso/Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse 13 Charles Sawyer-Hoare Template:Class A 2–3, 8–9, 11 Team Toyota GB/ Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra 14 Win Percy Template:Class A 1, 3–5, 8–11 Tony Dron 2 Gordon Spice 6–7 Grundig International/ BS Automotive BMW 635CSi 16 David Kennedy Template:Class A 10–11 17 2–9 Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 18 Dave Brodie Template:Class A 1, 3–11 Linden Racing/ Connells Estate Agents Rover Vitesse 21 Neil McGrath Template:Class A 6–11 Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 23 Brian Chatfield Template:Class A 8 Albert Mirko Racing BMW 635CSi ? Albert Mirko Template:Class A 8 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team The Canned Salmon Bureau Alfa Romeo GTV6 30 Jon Dooley Template:Class B All 32 Rob Kirby Template:Class B All Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 57 John Myerscough Template:Class C 2–3, 8 Hampshires of Dorking Vauxhall Astra GTE 31 Andrew Thorpe Template:Class B 1–2, 8 John Morris Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 1.8 33 John Morris Template:Class B 1–8, 11 Computervision Racing with Esso MG Metro Turbo 34 Patrick Watts Template:Class B 1–6 35 Robin Brundle Template:Class B 1–6 Klaxon Neiman MG Metro Turbo 36 Paul Taft Template:Class B 4–6 43 2–3 Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 37 Hamish Irvine Template:Class B 8 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo 38 Graham Goode Template:Class B All Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo GTV6 40 Phil Dowsett Template:Class B All 41 Paul Smith Template:Class B All 42 Terry Drury Template:Class B 7–9 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 ? Alan Minshaw Template:Class B 10–11 Ordibel UK Ltd. Volkswagen Golf GTI 51 Alan Greehalgh Template:Class C 1–9, 11 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i 66 Alan Curnow Template:Class C All 77 Richard Longman Template:Class C All Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 69 Chris Hodgetts Template:Class C All Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 70 Jock Robertson Template:Class C 4–11 Universal Grinding/ John Maguire Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 72 Rob Hall Template:Class C 2–11 Barry Lee Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 84 Barry Lee Template:Class C 1–6, 8

Icon Class Template:Class A 2501–3600cc Template:Class B 1601–2500cc Template:Class C Under 1600cc

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner
1	Donington Park, Leicestershire	25 March	Andy Rouse	Patrick Watts	Chris Hodgetts
2	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	1 April	Tony Pond	Patrick Watts	Richard Longman
3	Oulton Park, Cheshire	20 April	James Weaver	Robin Brundle	Richard Longman
4	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	23 April	Andy Rouse	Patrick Watts	Richard Longman
5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	28 May	Steve Soper	Jon Dooley	Alan Greenhalgh
6	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	10 June	Andy Rouse	Graham Goode	Alan Curnow
7	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	1 July	Andy Rouse	Jon Dooley	Rob Hall
8	Brands Hatch, Kent	22 July	Andy Rouse	Phil Dowsett	Chris Hodgetts
9	Brands Hatch, Kent	27 August	Win Percy	Graham Goode	Richard Longman
10	Donington Park, Leicestershire	16 September	Andy Rouse	Graham Goode	Richard Longman
11	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	7 October	Andy Rouse	Phil Dowsett	Richard Longman

Championship Standings

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. 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 DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts 1 Andy Rouse Template:Class A 1/1 Ret (2/2) 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 81 2 Richard Longman Template:Class C (16/4) 10/1 10/1 12/1 (Ret) ?/4 12/2 13/3 13/1 13/1 12/1 74 3 Jon Dooley Template:Class B 12/3 Ret Ret 19/9 8/1 12/2 7/1 8/2 8/2 9/2 11/4 51 4 Phil Dowsett Template:Class B Ret Ret 14/4 10/3 9/2 Ret 8/2 6/1 9/3 10/3 8/1 48 5 Chris Hodgetts Template:Class C 10/1 11/2 11/2 Ret Ret ?/2 13/3 11/1 Ret 16/4 Ret 45 6 Alan Curnow Template:Class C 15/3 13/3 (18/4) Ret 17/4 ?/1 15/4 12/2 14/2 15/3 14/3 43 7 Graham Goode Template:Class B 18/6 14/5 12/2 13/5 Ret 11/1 Ret Ret 7/1 6/1 DSQ 40 8 Rob Hall Template:Class C 15/4 19/5 16/2 16/3 Ret 11/1 14/4 Ret 14/2 17/5 35 9 Rob Kirby Template:Class B 11/2 9/3 16/5 11/4 Ret ?/5 10/4 Ret 12/5 11/4 9/2 31 10 Alan Greenhalgh Template:Class C 14/2 Ret 15/3 Ret 12/1 Ret DNP Ret 15/3 13/2 30 11 Frank Sytner Template:Class A 5/5 3/3 7/7 4/4 5/5 3/3 2/2 Ret 6/6 3/3 3/3 30 12 Win Percy Template:Class A 6/6 4/4 Ret Ret Ret 1/1 2/2 2/2 27 13 James Weaver Template:Class A 8/8 8/6 1/1 Ret DNS 4/4 Ret 2/2 4/4 Ret 4/4 26 14 Paul Smith Template:Class B 17/5 12/4 (17/6) 14/6 14/5 ?/3 9/3 Ret 10/4 12/5 10/3 25 15 Jock Robertson Template:Class C 17/3 15/2 ?/3 Ret 15/5 16/4 Ret 15/4 22 16 John Morris Template:Class B 13/4 Ret 13/3 15/7 13/4 ?/4 14/5 Ret Ret 15 17 Dave Brodie Template:Class A Ret DNS 9/7 Ret 7/7 16/7 3/3 3/3 4/4 DSQ 11 18 Vince Woodman Template:Class A DNS 5/5 6/6 7/7 4/4 5/5 7/6 6/6 10 19 David Kennedy Template:Class A NC DNS 5/5 6/6 10/10 3/3 7/6 17/8 Ret 5/5 9 20 Mike Newman Template:Class A 5/5 8/8 11/8 6/6 5/5 Ret Ret 7/7 5 21 Hamish Irvine Template:Class B 10/3 4 22 Gordon Spice Template:Class A 6/6 4/4 4 23 Neil McGrath Template:Class A 9/9 5/5 ?/? 11/7 5/5 Ret 4 24 Tony Dron Template:Class A 4/4 3 25 Andrew Thorpe Template:Class B 19/7 NC 18/4 3 26 Barry Lee Template:Class C Ret Ret Ret DNS 18/5 DNS 16/6 3 27 John Myerscough Template:Class C 16/5 Ret ?/? 2 28 Alan Minshaw Template:Class B Ret 16/5 2 29 Dennis Leech Template:Class A 7/7 Ret 8/8 Ret 0 30 David Sutherland Template:Class A 8/7 0 31 Brian Chatfield Template:Class A 9/7 0 32 Albert Mirko Template:Class A 17/8 0 33 Terry Drury Template:Class B ?/? Ret Ret 0 NC Charles Sawyer-Hoare Template:Class A Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 WD Patrick Watts Template:Class B 9/1 6/1 DNS 7/1 Ret Ret 0 WD Tony Pond Template:Class A 3/3 1/1 6/6 2/2 3/3 5/5 0 WD Robin Brundle Template:Class B Ret 7/2 9/1 8/2 10/3 NC 0 WD Pete Lovett Template:Class A 4/4 2/2 3/3 3/3 0 WD Steve Soper Template:Class A 2/2 1/1 0 WD Jean-Louis Schlesser Template:Class A 4/4 2/2 0 WD Paul Taft Template:Class B Ret Ret 18/8 Ret ?/6 0 Pos Driver Class DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship
• Touring Car Racing History – 1984 BSCC