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

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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
  Gianfranco Brancatelli 13
Alan Docking Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 7   Mike O'Brien 1–9   Sean Brown
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 10–13
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
  Rob Wilson 8
Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 21   Guy Edwards 3–13   Johnny Dumfries
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
  John Lepp 7
ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 26   Ray MacDowall 8, 12
  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
  David Sears 12–13
43   Godfrey Hall 1–3, 7–9, 13
Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo 38   Dave Wallis 1–4   Lionel Abbott
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
  John Llewellyn 7–13
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

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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

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

‡ Endurance driver

Championship results

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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

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  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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