1986 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1986 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 29th season of the championship, and the final under the name of The British Saloon Car Championship. Chris Hodgetts won the title with his class C Toyota Corolla.

Teams & Drivers

Guest drivers in italics.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Class A
Industrial Control Services Ltd.	Ford Sierra XR4Ti	1	Andy Rouse	All
Industrial Control Services Ltd.	Rover Vitesse	2	Pete Hall	All
BBW Motorsport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	3	Dave Brodie	5
BBW Motorsport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	6	Dave Brodie	9
Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	4	Dennis Leech	1–5, 9
Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.	BMW 635CSi	5	Mike Newman	All
Linden Racing/Connells Estate Agents	Rover Vitesse	6	Neil McGrath	5
		7	Neil McGrath	3
		7	Mike O'Brien	2, 4–9
Hughes of Beaconsfield	Toyota Celica Supra	9	Pete Lovett	1
Hughes of Beaconsfield	Toyota Celica Supra	9	David Sears	5
Mann's Garage	BMW 635CSi	13	Barry Barnes	1
TWR – Herbie Clips	Rover Vitesse	20	Jeff Allam	5
TWR – Herbie Clips	Rover Vitesse	22	Jean-Louis Schlesser	5
T.W. Robinson Demolition/SDC Builders	BMW 635CSi	25	Barry Robinson	9
Brian Chatfield	Ford Capri III 3.0S	8	Brian Chatfield	3, 5–6
Class B
John West Foods – Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	Alfa Romeo GTV6	30	Rob Kirby	1
	Alfa Romeo 75 V6	30	Rob Kirby	2–9
	Alfa Romeo 75 V6	31	Jon Dooley	2–9
Royal Mail Datapost	Ford Escort RS Turbo	33	Alan Curnow	All
Royal Mail Datapost	Ford Escort RS Turbo	44	Richard Longman	All
Carroll's Transport	Mercedes 190E 2.3–16	36	Martin Carroll	5
Terry Drury Racing	Ford Escort RS Turbo	38	Mark Hales	All
Smith & Latimer	MG Metro Turbo	55	Colin Pearcy	5, 9
David Gibson	Renault 5 GT Turbo	45	David Gibson	5
David Grimshaw	Renault 5 GT Turbo	35	David Grimshaw	5
Antony Pownall	Renault 5 GT Turbo	46	Antony Pownall	5
Roger Saunders	Renault 5 GT Turbo	48	Roger Saunders	5
Class C
Peugeot Talbot Sport UK	Peugeot 205 GTi	61	Mikael Sundström	5, 7
Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	62	Tony Crudgington	All
Team Toyota GB/Duckhams CHMS Team/Demon Tweeks Racing	Toyota Corolla GT	66	Chris Hodgetts	All
		77	Alan Minshaw	5–6
		77	Barry Sheene	9
Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	Ford Escort RS1600i	69	Paul Taft	All
North Essex Motorsport	Ford Escort RS1600i	74	Richard Belcher	5–6, 9
AGK Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	1
Abbott Racing	Ford Escort RS1600i	?	Lionel Abbott	2
Alastair Davidson	Ford Fiesta XR2	72	Alastair Davidson	2–3, 5
Nick Sismey	Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.5	78	Nick Sismey	5
Class D
Containerships	Vauxhall Nova Sport	93	James Kaye	5
Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer	Vauxhall Nova Sport	91	Tony Lanfranchi	3, 5–6
Brands Hatch Racing School
Brands Hatch Racing School	Ford Escort XR3i	?	Peter Argetsinger	7
		?	Stuart Cole	7
		?	Chris Creswell	7
		?	Ben Edwards	7
		?	Pete King	7
		?	Lucy Rogers	7
		?	Pete Rogers	7
		?	Rick Shortle	7

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	Class D Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	13 April	Andy Rouse	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)
2	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	26 May	Mike Newman	Rob Kirby	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)
3	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	8 June	Andy Rouse	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	Tony Lanfranchi
4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	15 June	Andy Rouse	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)
5	Brands Hatch, Kent	13 July	Jeff Allam	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	James Kaye
6	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	10 August	Pete Hall	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	Tony Lanfranchi
7	Brands Hatch, Kent	25 August	Andy Rouse	Alan Curnow	Mikael Sundström	None (no entries)
8	Donington Park, Leicestershire	14 September	Andy Rouse	Mark Hales	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)
9	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	5 October	Dave Brodie	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)

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. Unlike previous seasons, full points were awarded to all classes regardless of how many cars started. Only a driver's best seven scores counted towards the championship. Positions are shown as overall/class.

Pos	Driver	Class	SIL	THR	SIL	DON	BRA	SNE	BRA	DON	SIL	Pts
1	Chris Hodgetts	C	9/1	4/1	7/1	4/1	12/1	7/1	5/2	7/1	8/1	70
2	Richard Longman	B	5/1	7/3	3/1	3/1	8/1	3/1	7/2	Ret	3/1	64
3	Andy Rouse	A	1/1	2/2	1/1	1/1	Ret	Ret	1/1	1/1	Ret	57
4	Rob Kirby	B	7/2	3/1	10/3	5/2	9/2	8/5	11/5	8/3	7/4	38
5	Mike Newman	A	6/5	1/1	6/4	2/2	7/7	2/2	8/4	2/2	4/3	37
6	Pete Hall	A	3/3	9/3	4/3	Ret	5/5	1/1	4/3	4/4	2/2	34
7	Paul Taft	C	12/4	5/2	8/2	6/2	Ret	9/2	Ret	Ret	9/2	33
8	Alan Curnow	B	Ret	8/4	5/2	Ret	19/6	4/2	6/1	Ret	5/2	32
9	Tony Lanfranchi	D			12/1		24/2	11/1				26
10	Jon Dooley	B		6/2	Ret	Ret	NC	6/4	9/3	6/2	6/3	23
11	Tony Crudgington	C	10/2	DNS	9/3	7/3	Ret	DNS	17/3	Ret	10/3	23
12	Mark Hales	B	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	18/5	5/3	10/4	5/1	Ret	20
13	Mikael Sundström	C					14/3		3/1			14
14	Mike O'Brien	A		Ret		DNS	6/6	Ret	2/2	3/3	Ret	11
15	James Kaye	D					17/1					10
15	Alan Minshaw	C					13/2	10/3				10
15	Dennis Leech	A	2/2	Ret	DNS	DNS	4/4				DNS	10
15	Dave Brodie	A					Ret				1/1	10
19	Jeff Allam	A					1/1					9
20	Alastair Davidson	C		11/4	11/4		23/5					8
21	Jean-Louis Schlesser	A					2/2					7
22	Neil McGrath	A			2/2		Ret					6
22	Colin Pearcy	B					11/3				12/5	6
24	David Sears	A					3/3					4
24	Lionel Abbott	C		10/3								4
24	Geoff Kimber-Smith	C	11/3									4
27	Pete Lovett	A	4/4									3
27	Nick Sismey	C					15/4					3
27	Roger Saunders	B					16/4					3
29	Richard Belcher	C					Ret	Ret			13/5	2
30	Barry Barnes	A	8/6									1
31	David Grimshaw	B					20/7					0
32	Brian Chatfield	A			DSQ		10/8	Ret				0
33	David Gibson	B					21/8					0
34	Antony Pownall	B					22/9					0
NC	Martin Carroll	B					Ret					0
NC	Barry Robinson	A									Ret	0
guest drivers ineligible for points
	Stuart Cole	XR3i							12/1			0
	Chris Creswell	XR3i							13/2			0
	Rick Shortle	XR3i							14/3			0
	Barry Sheene	C									11/4	0
	Pete Rogers	XR3i							15/4			0
	Peter Argetsinger	XR3i							16/5			0
	Ben Edwards	XR3i							18/6			0
	Lucy Rogers	XR3i							19/7			0
	Pete King	XR3i							20/8			0
Pos	Driver	Class	SIL	THR	SIL	DON	BRA	SNE	BRA	DON	SIL	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

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