1982 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1982 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 25th season of the championship. The championship was open to saloon cars complying with FIA Appendix J Group 1 regulations.[1] Win Percy won his third consecutive title, this time driving a class C Toyota Corolla. In doing so, he became the fourth driver to win three BSCC championships.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Class D
Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
Hepolite Glacier Racing 		Rover 3500 S 1 Jeff Allam All
2 Frank Sytner 1–4
Tom Walkinshaw 4
19 Pete Lovett 5–11
Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0S 3 Vince Woodman All
4 Jonathan Buncombe 11
Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/
ICI Petrol 		Rover 3500 S 5 Rad Dougall 1–8
6 Brian Muir 6, 8–11
Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S 8 Gordon Spice All
9 Andy Rouse All
Dennis Leech Rover 3500 S 12 Dennis Leech 1, 3–8, 11
Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S 16 Graham Goode 2, 5–7, 9, 11
Charles Sawyer-Hoare Ford Capri III 3.0S 20 Charles Sawyer-Hoare 1–4, 6, 8, 11
Class C
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
with Hampshires of Dorking 		Alfa Romeo GTV6 25 Jon Dooley 1, 3–11
James Burrows Toyota Celica 2000 LB 26 James Burrows 1–4, 6, 8, 10
Mike Buckley Ford Escort RS2000 27 Mike Buckley 1–6
Arne Riis Triumph Dolomite Sprint 28 Arne Riis 6, 8
Team Electroplsn Mazda RX-7 30 Terry Nightingale 1–4, 11
Mike Kimpton 6–8
Hamish Irvine Triumph Dolomite Sprint 32 Hamish Irvine All
Tony Dickinson Ford Escort RS2000 33 Tony Dickinson 3–11
R&C Racing Developments Mazda RX-7 34 Gordon Bruce 1
David Palmer Mazda RX-7 ? David Palmer 4
Team Castrol Ford Escort RS2000 ? Erik Høyer 8
Class B
Morris Vulcan Ltd. with Triang Toys Volkswagen Golf GTI 35 John Morris All
TL Racing Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 36 Tony Lanfranchi All
Robin Brundle Audi 80 GLE 37 Robin Brundle 1–4, 10–11
Toyota Celica GT 5–9
Chris Hodgetts Toyota Corolla GT 39 Chris Hodgetts 7–8
Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB Toyota Corolla GT 40 Win Percy All
Julian May Racing Ford Fiesta 1.6 44 Jock Robertson All
John Tait Toyota Corolla GT 50 John Tait 1–4
Race Time Marketing Ltd. Volkswagen Golf GTI 51 Alan Greenhalgh 1, 3–6, 8–11
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
with Hampshires of Dorking 		Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 52 Andrew Thorpe All
Baileys of Hanley Ltd. Peugeot Talbot Talbot Sunbeam TI 67 Terry Watts 2–3, 7–8
Stanfield and White Talbot Sunbeam TI 68 John Spiller 1, 3–8, 11
Industrial Control Services Ltd. Toyota Celica GT ? Pete Hall 5–6
Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT ? Tony Crudgington 9–11
Class A
Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS 71 Alan Curnow All
77 Richard Longman All
Wadham Stringer/Team Castrol Austin Metro 1300 HLS 72 Roger Saunders All
Linden Racing with
Everest Double Glazing 		Austin Metro 1300 HLS 73 Neil McGrath All
Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
Hepolite Glacier Racing 		Austin Metro 1300 HLS 74 Steve Soper All
Stuart Fowler Ford Fiesta 1.3 75 Stuart Fowler 1–2
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
with Hampshires of Dorking 		Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 81 Jon Dooley 2–3
82 Rob Kirby All
GM Dealer Sport Vauxhall Astra 1.3 99 David da Costa 5–6, 8, 10–11
Richard Hurdwell Austin Metro 1300 HLS ? Richard Hurdwell 9

Calendar and winners

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

Round Circuit Date Class D Winner Class C Winner Class B Winner Class A Winner
1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 20 March Jeff Allam Terry Nightingale Win Percy Richard Longman
2 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 28 March Jeff Allam Terry Nightingale Not contested.
B Not contested. Win Percy Jon Dooley
3 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 9 April Gordon Spice Hamish Irvine Not contested.
B Not contested. Win Percy Richard Longman
4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 12 April Vince Woodman Jon Dooley Win Percy Steve Soper
5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 31 May Vince Woodman Hamish Irvine Win Percy Richard Longman
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 13 June Jeff Allam Tony Dickinson Win Percy Richard Longman
7 Donington Park, Leicestershire 4 July Vince Woodman Tony Dickinson Win Percy Steve Soper
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 July Pete Lovett Jon Dooley Win Percy Richard Longman
9 Donington Park, Leicestershire 15 August Jeff Allam Tony Dickinson Win Percy Steve Soper
10 Brands Hatch, Kent 30 August Vince Woodman Hamish Irvine Win Percy Steve Soper
11 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 3 October Pete Lovett Jon Dooley Win Percy Steve Soper

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. 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 MAL OUL THR THR SIL DON BRA DON BRA SIL Pts
1 Win Percy B 7/1 1/1 1/1 7/1 8/1 (10/1) 6/1 8/1 6/1 4/1 (9/1) 90
2 Richard Longman A 10/1 (9/3) 4/1 13/2 ?/1 ?/1 Ret ?/1 10/2 7/2 ?/2 72
3 Steve Soper A ?/3 Ret 6/2 12/1 Ret Ret 10/1 ?/2 9/1 6/1 14/1 65
4 Jeff Allam D 1/1 1/1 (5/5) 4/4 Ret 1/1 2/2 3/3 1/1 3/3 5/5 60
5 Vince Woodman D 3/3 2/2 6/6 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 4/4 Ret 1/1 7/7 60
6 Hamish Irvine C (?/3) 8/2 7/1 ?/2 ?/1 Ret ?/3 11/2 8/2 12/1 12/3 59
7 John Morris B 9/2 2/2 2/2 9/2 9/2 ?/2 9/3 9/2 Ret Ret 11/2 52
8 Jon Dooley C Ret 8/2 15/1 ?/3 Ret ?/2 10/1 Ret Ret 8/1 49
9 Andy Rouse D 2/2 4/4 3/3 3/3 2/2 3/3 3/3 Ret 2/2 Ret 3/3 41
10 Tony Dickinson C 15/5 Ret DSQ ?/1 7/1 ?/5 7/1 ?/2 10/2 40
11 Gordon Spice D 5/5 3/3 1/1 2/2 3/3 4/4 Ret 2/2 3/3 Ret ?/8 39
12 Tony Lanfranchi B 13/3 3/3 3/3 10/3 10/3 Ret 8/2 Ret Ret 6/2 13/3 36
13 Roger Saunders A ?/5 7/2 8/3 ?/3 ?/3 Ret ?/3 ?/4 Ret ?/3 ?/4 34
14 Terry Nightingale C 8/1 7/1 9/3 ?/3 15/4 32
15 Alan Curnow A ?/2 Ret Ret Ret ?/2 ?/2 ?/2 Ret Ret ?/5 Ret 28
16 Pete Lovett D 7/7 9/9 4/4 1/1 5/5 10/4 1/1 27
17 Neil McGrath A ?/4 Ret Ret Ret ?/4 ?/3 Ret ?/3 12/3 Ret ?/3 23
18 Robin Brundle B DNS 4/4 5/4 11/4 DNS ?/3 Ret 13/3 DNS 9/4 Ret 20
19 Rad Dougall D 4/4 Ret 2/2 5/5 4/4 6/6 5/5 6/6 18
20 Brian Muir D 5/5 5/5 Ret 2/2 2/2 17
21 Jock Robertson B 14/4 DNS 10/7 ?/? ?/4 DNS 11/4 Ret Ret 8/3 ?/4 16
22 Mike Buckley C 19/2 NC 10/4 Ret ?/2 Ret 15
23 Andrew Thorpe B ?/5 Ret 7/5 14/5 ?/5 Ret DNS Ret 11/2 ?/6 Ret 15
24 James Burrows C Ret 10/3 DNS ?/4 Ret ?/6 ?/3 12
25 Jon Dooley A 6/1 Ret 9
26 Mike Kimpton C ?/2 Ret ?/4 9
27 David da Costa A ?/5 Ret ?/5 ?/4 ?/5 9
28 John Spiller B ?/6 9/6 ?/? ?/6 Ret ?/5 ?/4 ?/6 9
29 Alan Greenhalgh B DNS ?/? ?/? ?/? Ret DNS 13/3 11/5 Ret 6
30 Dennis Leech D 6/6 4/4 8/7 5/5 8/8 Ret Ret Ret 6
31 Tony Crudgington B 15/4 ?/? ?/5 5
32 Graham Goode D 6/6 6/6 7/7 Ret 4/4 Ret 5
33 Erik Høyer C 12/3 4
34 Rob Kirby A DNS Ret DNS ?/4 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret ?/6 Ret 4
35 Charles Sawyer-Hoare D Ret 5/5 12/7 6/6 Ret 7/7 6/6 4
36 Jonathan Buncombe D 4/4 3
37 Richard Hurdwell A 14/4 3
38 John Tait B ?/7 5/5 Ret ?/6 3
39 Terry Watts B 8/6 Ret ?/6 Ret 2
40 Frank Sytner D Ret 9/7 DNS Ret 0
41 Pete Hall B ?/? Ret 0
NC Chris Hodgetts B Ret Ret 0
NC Stuart Fowler A Ret DNS 0
NC Arne Riis C DNS Ret 0
NC Gordon Bruce C Ret 0
NC David Palmer C DSQ 0
NC Tom Walkinshaw D PO 0
Pos Driver Class SIL MAL OUL THR THR SIL DON BRA DON BRA SIL Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

References

  1. ^ Entry list for Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Round 8, 1982 Marlboro British Grand Prix program, page 8
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