1982 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

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 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 align=center colspan=2 Not contested. B align=center colspan=2 Not contested. Win Percy Jon Dooley 3 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 9 April Gordon Spice Hamish Irvine align=center colspan=2 Not contested. B align=center colspan=2 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 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 10/1 (9/3) 4/1 13/2 ?/1 ?/1 Ret ?/1 10/2 7/2 ?/2 72 3 Steve Soper ?/3 Ret 6/2 12/1 Ret Ret 10/1 ?/2 9/1 6/1 14/1 65 4 Jeff Allam 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 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 (?/3) 8/2 7/1 ?/2 ?/1 Ret ?/3 11/2 8/2 12/1 12/3 59 7 John Morris 9/2 2/2 2/2 9/2 9/2 ?/2 9/3 9/2 Ret Ret 11/2 52 8 Jon Dooley Ret 8/2 15/1 ?/3 Ret ?/2 10/1 Ret Ret 8/1 49 9 Andy Rouse 2/2 4/4 3/3 3/3 2/2 3/3 3/3 Ret 2/2 Ret 3/3 41 10 Tony Dickinson 15/5 Ret DSQ ?/1 7/1 ?/5 7/1 ?/2 10/2 40 11 Gordon Spice 5/5 3/3 1/1 2/2 3/3 4/4 Ret 2/2 3/3 Ret ?/8 39 12 Tony Lanfranchi 13/3 3/3 3/3 10/3 10/3 Ret 8/2 Ret Ret 6/2 13/3 36 13 Roger Saunders ?/5 7/2 8/3 ?/3 ?/3 Ret ?/3 ?/4 Ret ?/3 ?/4 34 14 Terry Nightingale 8/1 7/1 9/3 ?/3 15/4 32 15 Alan Curnow ?/2 Ret Ret Ret ?/2 ?/2 ?/2 Ret Ret ?/5 Ret 28 16 Pete Lovett 7/7 9/9 4/4 1/1 5/5 10/4 1/1 27 17 Neil McGrath ?/4 Ret Ret Ret ?/4 ?/3 Ret ?/3 12/3 Ret ?/3 23 18 Robin Brundle DNS 4/4 5/4 11/4 DNS ?/3 Ret 13/3 DNS 9/4 Ret 20 19 Rad Dougall 4/4 Ret 2/2 5/5 4/4 6/6 5/5 6/6 18 20 Brian Muir 5/5 5/5 Ret 2/2 2/2 17 21 Jock Robertson 14/4 DNS 10/7 ?/? ?/4 DNS 11/4 Ret Ret 8/3 ?/4 16 22 Mike Buckley 19/2 NC 10/4 Ret ?/2 Ret 15 23 Andrew Thorpe ?/5 Ret 7/5 14/5 ?/5 Ret DNS Ret 11/2 ?/6 Ret 15 24 James Burrows Ret 10/3 DNS ?/4 Ret ?/6 ?/3 12 25 Jon Dooley 6/1 Ret 9 26 Mike Kimpton ?/2 Ret ?/4 9 27 David da Costa ?/5 Ret ?/5 ?/4 ?/5 9 28 John Spiller ?/6 9/6 ?/? ?/6 Ret ?/5 ?/4 ?/6 9 29 Alan Greenhalgh DNS ?/? ?/? ?/? Ret DNS 13/3 11/5 Ret 6 30 Dennis Leech 6/6 4/4 8/7 5/5 8/8 Ret Ret Ret 6 31 Tony Crudgington 15/4 ?/? ?/5 5 32 Graham Goode 6/6 6/6 7/7 Ret 4/4 Ret 5 33 Erik Høyer 12/3 4 34 Rob Kirby DNS Ret DNS ?/4 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret ?/6 Ret 4 35 Charles Sawyer-Hoare Ret 5/5 12/7 6/6 Ret 7/7 6/6 4 36 Jonathan Buncombe 4/4 3 37 Richard Hurdwell 14/4 3 38 John Tait ?/7 5/5 Ret ?/6 3 39 Terry Watts 8/6 Ret ?/6 Ret 2 40 Frank Sytner Ret 9/7 DNS Ret 0 41 Pete Hall ?/? Ret 0 NC Chris Hodgetts Ret Ret 0 NC Stuart Fowler Ret DNS 0 NC Arne Riis DNS Ret 0 NC Gordon Bruce Ret 0 NC David Palmer DSQ 0 NC Tom Walkinshaw PO 0 Pos Driver Class SIL MAL OUL THR THR SIL DON BRA DON BRA SIL Pts Bold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class External links Touring Car Racing History – 1982 BSCC 10-Tenths.com

Notes and References

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