1988 British Touring Car Championship

The 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 31st season of the championship. The drivers title was won by Frank Sytner, driving a BMW Team Finance BMW M3.^[1]^[2] Second place overall was Phil Dowsett who dominated class D. Andy Rouse finished third on points, winning nine races outright of the twelve rounds.

Teams and drivers edit

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Endurance Drivers
Class A
MIL Motorsport	Toyota Supra Turbo	1	Chris Hodgetts	1–2, 4–6	Vic Lee
			Mark Hales	7–9, 11–12
			Ian Flux	10, 13
		2	Vic Lee	5–10
Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	4	Dennis Leech	3–8	David Carvell
Terry Drury Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	5	Tim Harvey	1–3, 5–13
Eggenberger Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	6	Steve Soper	2–3, 8, 11–12
Eggenberger Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	6	Gianfranco Brancatelli	13
Alan Docking Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	7	Mike O'Brien	1–9	Sean Brown
Alan Docking Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	7	Mike O'Brien	10–13	Sean Brown
Arquati Racing Team	Ford Sierra RS500	8	Jerry Mahony	All	Mark Hales
ICS plc	Ford Sierra RS500	10	Pete Hall	1–2	Gary Ayles
			Robb Gravett	3–11
			Mark Hales	13
Brooklyn Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	11	Chris Hodgetts	10–13
Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	12	Tom Walkinshaw	11
Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.	Ford Sierra RS500	14	Mike Newman	All	Rob Speak
Listerine-Texaco Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	15	Graham Goode	All	Alistair Lyall
Asquith Autosport	Ford Sierra RS500	16	Karl Jones	All	Ian Flux
CC Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	17	Bob Sands	1–4	Richard Jones
CAM Shipping	Ford Sierra RS500	19	Laurence Bristow	All	Tim Harvey
Graham Hathaway	Ford Sierra RS500	20	Graham Hathaway	1–7, 9–13	Peter Townsend
Graham Hathaway	Ford Sierra RS500	20	Rob Wilson	8	Peter Townsend
Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	21	Guy Edwards	3–13	Johnny Dumfries
Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	22	Andy Rouse	All	David Sears
Nissan Motorsport Europe	Nissan HR31 Skyline GTS-R	23	Win Percy	4	Allan Grice
Trident Motorsport	Maserati Biturbo	24	Nick May	4–6, 8–13	John Lepp
Trident Motorsport	Maserati Biturbo	24	John Lepp	7	John Lepp
ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd.	Ford Sierra RS500	26	Ray MacDowall	8, 12
ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd.	Ford Sierra RS500	26	Tom Bell	9, 13
Peter Buxtorf	BMW 635CSi	27	Peter Buxtorf	1–4	Barry Robinson
Brodie Brittain Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	30	Dave Brodie	13
Class B
Brookside Garage	Alfa Romeo 75	31	Jon Dooley	12–13
BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1	BMW M3	32	Mike Smith	1–11	Will Hoy
			James Weaver	12
			Will Hoy	13
		33	Frank Sytner	All	James Weaver
		34	Will Hoy	8–9
			Lionel Abbott	10, 12
			James Weaver	11
John Maguire Racing	BMW M3	36	Godfrey Hall	4–6, 10–12	Barrie Williams
		36	David Sears	12–13	Barrie Williams
		43	Godfrey Hall	1–3, 7–9, 13
Terry Drury Racing	Ford Escort RS Turbo	38	Dave Wallis	1–4	Lionel Abbott
Terry Drury Racing	Ford Escort RS Turbo	39	Lionel Wiffen	1–5, 10–11, 13	Robin Parsons
Demon Tweeks	BMW M3	44	Alan Minshaw	1–4, 8	Roland Ratzenberger
			Roland Ratzenberger	5–7, 10–13
			Chris Hodgetts	9
Class C
Hawes Group Racing	Honda Prelude 2.0i	46	Martin Wray	8
Specialist Cars Aberdeen	Volkswagen Golf GTI	48	Andrew Jeffrey	2–4, 7–13	John Clark
Demon Tweeks	Volkswagen Golf GTI	50	James Kaye	1–2	John Llewellyn
			John Brindley	3–6
			Andy Middlehurst	7
			John Morris	8
			Alan Minshaw	11–13
John Maguire Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI	55	James Shead	1, 3–13	John Morris
Class D
Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport	Toyota Corolla GT	60	Richard Belcher	1	Patrick Watts
			Mark Hales	2, 4
			Mark Goddard	13
		61	Mark Hales	6
			Dave Loudoun	7
			Nick Whale	11
Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	63	Tony Crudgington	1, 3–13	Alastair Davidson
MIL Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT	69	Kevin Eaton	1–2, 4	Alex Moss
MIL Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT	69	John Llewellyn	7–13	Alex Moss
TOM's GB	Toyota Corolla FX GT	70	Phil Dowsett	All	Tiff Needell
North Essex Motorsport	Ford Escort RS1600i	74	Vic Lee	3
			Jeremy Rossiter	7
			Barbara Cowell	8–11, 13
Alan Gaunt	Ford Escort RS1600i	75	Mark Goddard	7–8
AGK Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	1–7, 9–13	Barbara Cowell

Calendar edit

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

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	27 March	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Jerry Mahony	Frank Sytner	James Kaye	Phil Dowsett
2	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	1 April	Andy Rouse	Laurence Bristow	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	None (no finishers)	Phil Dowsett
3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	2 May	Steve Soper	Andy Rouse	Steve Soper	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Tony Crudgington
4*	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	15 May	Andy Rouse	Win Percy Allan Grice	Andy Rouse David Sears	Frank Sytner James Weaver	James Shead John Morris	Geoff Kimber-Smith Barbara Cowell
5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	30 May	Andy Rouse	Mike Newman	Andy Rouse	Roland Ratzenberger	John Brindley	Phil Dowsett
6	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	5 June	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Phil Dowsett
7	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	10 July	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
8	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	24 July	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
9	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	31 July	Andy Rouse	Jerry Mahony	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
10	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	21 August	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
11	Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham	29 August	Steve Soper	Race cancelled.
12	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	18 September	Steve Soper	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Phil Dowsett
13	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	2 October	Andy Rouse	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Frank Sytner	Alan Minshaw	Phil Dowsett

1 hour endurance race.

Driver standings and results edit

Overall DC	Class Pos	Driver	Class	SIL	OUL	THR	DON	THR	SIL	SIL	BRH	SNE	BRH	BIR	DON	SIL	Pts
1	1	Frank Sytner	B	4	6	5	7	13	11	8	7	9	8	C	11	7	103
2	1	Phil Dowsett	D	10	10	18	15	17	17	18	17	14	16	C	20	12	98
3	1	Andy Rouse	A	16	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	C	1	10	95
4	2	Godfrey Hall	B	6	8	7	9	9	13	11	Ret	13	9	C	15	Ret	48
5	3	Mike Smith	B	5	14	6	Ret	14	12	Ret	8	19	12	C			40
6	2	Tony Crudgington	D	11		14	20	19	19	Ret	Ret	17	18	C	Ret	17	35
7	2	Jerry Mahony	A	1	3	3	Ret	3	8	4	5	8	3	C	9	5	33
8	1	James Shead	C	DNS		13	19	18	18	14	16	16	DNS	C	19	15	31
9	3	Mike Newman	A	2	5	19	5	4	3	6	Ret	4	4	C	4	Ret	28
10	2	Andrew Jeffery	C		Ret	16	DNS			13	15	15	17	C	22	Ret	27
11	4	Roland Ratzenberger	B				Ret‡	8	16	Ret			11	C	13	9	26
=	4	Tim Harvey	A	Ret	4	9	2‡	5	6	7	Ret	7	2	C	Ret	2	26
=	5	Guy Edwards	A			Ret	3	11	5	2	3	3	5	C	6	4	26
14	3	Geoff Kimber-Smith	D		12	DNS	14	Ret	DNS	21		DNS	Ret	C	21	Ret	23
15	6	Steve Soper	A		DNA	1					2			C	2		21
=	7	Laurence Bristow	A	Ret	Ret	17	2	Ret	4	3	4	Ret	Ret	C	14	3	21
17	4	John Llewellyn	D							Ret	20	18	19	C	23	16	20
18	5	Barbara Cowell	D				14‡				19	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	18	17
19	5	Will Hoy	B				Ret‡				9	10				8	16
20	6	James Weaver	B		DNS		7‡							C	12		15
=	7	Alan Minshaw	B	7	7	8	Ret				21						15
22	8	Robb Gravett	A			Ret	10	15	2	5	11	2	Ret	C			14
23	9	Gianfranco Brancatelli	A													1	10
=	10	Mike O'Brien	A	Ret	2	4	8	6	10	12	10	DSQ	13	DNQ	10	Ret	10
25	11	David Sears	A				1‡										9
=	3	John Brindley	C			15	Ret	16	DNS								9
27	4	Alan Minshaw	C											C	Ret	13	8
=	12	Karl Jones	A		Ret	10	Ret	2	9	10	6	6	Ret	C	7	DNS	9
=	8	Lionel Wiffen	B	13	Ret	DNS	18	Ret					20	DNQ		19	9
30	6	Mark Hales	D		11		21		DNS								8
=	7	Kevin Eaton	D	Ret	15		16										8
=	9	Dave Wallis	B	12	Ret	12	17										8
34	10	Barrie Williams	B				9‡										7
=	13	Chris Hodgetts	A	8	Ret		Ret	12	Ret				7	C	3	DNS	7
35	8	Mark Goddard	D							Ret	Ret		DNS			14	6
=	9	Tiff Needell	D				15‡										6
37	10	David Loudon	D							20							6
=	11	Lionel Abbott	B				17‡						Ret		16		6
39	14	Bob Sands	A	3	Ret	Ret	6										5
=	15	Graham Goode	A	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	7	7	9	13	5	6	C	5	Ret	5
41	5	John Morris	C				19‡				DNS						5
=	11	Alex Moss	D				16‡										5
43	16	Johnny Dumfries	A				3‡										4
=	12	Richard Belcher	D	14													4
=	17	Win Percy	A				4										4
=	18	Allan Grice	A				4‡										4
47	6	Andy Middlehurst	C							15							3
=	7	Martin Wray	C								22						3
=	19	Peter Buxtorf	A	9	9	Ret	12										3
=	12	Robin Parsons	B				18‡										3
=	13	Alistair Davidson	D				20‡										3
=	14	Jeremy Rossiter	D							22							3
=	15	Vic Lee	D			NC											3
54	20	Rob Speak	A				5‡										2
=	16	Patrick Watts	D				21‡										2
56	22	Dave Brodie	A												DNS	6	1
=	21	Richard Jones	A				6‡										1
=	8	James Kaye	C	15	Ret												1
=	13	David Sears	B												Ret	Ret	1
60	23	Sean Brown	A				8‡										0
=	24	Graham Hathaway	A	Ret	13	DNS	13	10	15	16		Ret	10	C	8	11	0
=	25	Gary Ayles	A				10‡										0
=	26	Dennis Leech	A			Ret	11	Ret	14	17	12						0
=	27	David Carvell	A				11‡										0
=	28	Mark Hales	A				Ret‡			Ret	NC	11		DNQ	18	Ret	0
=	29	Ian Flux	A				Ret‡						14			Ret	0
=	30	Tom Bell	A									12	DNS			Ret	0
=	31	Barry Robinson	A				12‡										0
=	32	Peter Townsend	A				13‡										0
=	33	Nick May	A				Ret	21			14		Ret	DNQ	24	DNS	0
=	34	Vic Lee	A				Ret‡	20	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	15				0
=	35	Ray MacDowall	A								Ret				17		0
=	36	John Lepp	A				Ret‡		DNS	19							0
		Pete Hall	A	Ret	Ret												0
		Jon Dooley	B												DNQ	Ret	0
		Alistair Lyall	A				Ret‡										0
		John Llewellyn	C				Ret‡										0
		Rob Wilson	A								Ret						0
		Chris Hodgetts	B									Ret					0
		John Clark	C				DNS‡										0
		Tom Walkinshaw	A											C			0
		Nick Whale	D											C			0
Overall DC	Class Pos	Driver	Class	SIL	OUL	THR	DON	THR	SIL	SIL	BRH	SNE	BRH	BIR	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)

Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap in class (1 point given all races).

‡ Endurance driver

Championship results edit

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Class	Points
1	Frank Sytner	BMW M3	B	103
2	Phil Dowsett	Toyota Corolla GT	D	98
3	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS500	A	95
4	Godfrey Hall	BMW M3	B	48
5	Mike Smith	BMW M3	B	40
6	Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	D	35
7	Jerry Mahony	Ford Sierra RS500	A	33
8	James Shead	Volkswagen Golf GTI	C	31

References edit

^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2009-11-30. Official 1988 BTCC standings
^ "1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship - Discussion & Results - TenTenths Motorsport Forum".

External links edit

Official website of the British Touring Car Championship

[1] "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2009-11-30. Official 1988 BTCC standings

[2] "1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship - Discussion & Results - TenTenths Motorsport Forum".

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