1978 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1978 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 21st season of the British Saloon Car Championship. It was the first year that the championship was sponsored by Tricentrol.[1] The drivers title was won by Richard Longman in a Mini 1275 GT,[2][3] and was the first to be won by a Mini driver since 1969.

Calendar & Winners

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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 19 March   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd   Tony Dron   Gerry Marshall
2 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 24 March Not contested.   Tony Dron   Gordon Spice
B   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd Not contested.
3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 27 March   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd   Tony Dron   Gordon Spice
4 A Brands Hatch, Kent 1 April   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd Not contested.
B Not contested.   Tony Dron   Gordon Spice
5 A Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 28 May   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd Not contested.
B Not contested.   Tony Dron   Gordon Spice
6 A Donington Park, Leicestershire 25 June   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd Not contested.
B Not contested.   Tony Dron   Chris Craft
7 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 2 July Not contested.   Tony Dron   Gordon Spice
B   Rex Greenslade   Richard Lloyd Not contested.
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 16 July   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd   Tony Dron   Jeff Allam
9 A Donington Park, Leicestershire 6 August Not contested. None (winner disqualified) None (winner disqualified)
B   Richard Longman None (winner disqualified) Not contested.
10 Brands Hatch, Kent 28 August   Richard Longman   Win Percy   Barrie Williams   Brian Muir
11 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 10 September   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd   Barrie Williams   Gordon Spice
12 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 7 October Not contested.   Barrie Williams   Tom Walkinshaw
B   Richard Longman   Richard Lloyd Not contested.

Championship results

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Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car [4] Points
1   Richard Longman Mini 1275 GT 100
2   Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTi 90
3   Tony Dron Triumph Dolomite Sprint 83
4   Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S 75

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions.
  3. ^ "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  4. ^ 1978 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 4 February 2014