1984 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

The 1984 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 27th season of the championship. The title was won by Andy Rouse in a Rover Vitesse, claiming his third BSCC title.

Teams & Drivers

Team Car Drivers Rounds Class A Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech 1–2, 6, 8 BMW GB Ltd. BMW 635CSi 5 Vince Woodman 1, 3–5, 8–11 6 James Weaver All Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse 7 Andy Rouse All Sytner BMW Racing with GSi BMW 635CSi 8 David Sutherland 10 9 Frank Sytner All Team Sanyo Racing with Esso TWR – Austin Rover Fleet Rover Vitesse 10 Pete Lovett 1–4 Jean-Louis Schlesser 5–6 11 Tony Pond 1–6 20 Steve Soper 1, 5 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S 12 Mike Newman 2–3, 5, 7–11 Equipe Esso/Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse 13 Charles Sawyer-Hoare 2–3, 8–9, 11 Team Toyota GB/ Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra 14 Win Percy 1, 3–5, 8–11 Tony Dron 2 Gordon Spice 6–7 Grundig International/ BS Automotive BMW 635CSi 16 David Kennedy 10–11 17 2–9 Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 18 Dave Brodie 1, 3–11 Linden Racing/ Connells Estate Agents Rover Vitesse 21 Neil McGrath 6–11 Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 23 Brian Chatfield 8 Albert Mirko Racing BMW 635CSi ? Albert Mirko 8 Class B Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team The Canned Salmon Bureau Alfa Romeo GTV6 30 Jon Dooley All 32 Rob Kirby All Hampshires of Dorking Vauxhall Astra GTE 31 Andrew Thorpe 1–2, 8 John Morris Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 1.8 33 John Morris 1–8, 11 Computervision Racing with Esso MG Metro Turbo 34 Patrick Watts 1–6 35 Robin Brundle 1–6 Klaxon Neiman MG Metro Turbo 36 Paul Taft 4–6 43 2–3 Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 37 Hamish Irvine 8 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo 38 Graham Goode All Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo GTV6 40 Phil Dowsett All 41 Paul Smith All 42 Terry Drury 7–9 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 ? Alan Minshaw 10–11 Class C Ordibel UK Ltd. Volkswagen Golf GTI 51 Alan Greehalgh 1–9, 11 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team The Canned Salmon Bureau Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 57 John Myerscough 2–3, 8 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i 66 Alan Curnow All 77 Richard Longman All Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 69 Chris Hodgetts All Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 70 Jock Robertson 4–11 Universal Grinding/ John Maguire Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 72 Rob Hall 2–11 Barry Lee Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 84 Barry Lee 1–6, 8 Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner 1 Donington Park, Leicestershire 25 March Andy Rouse Patrick Watts Chris Hodgetts 2 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 1 April Tony Pond Patrick Watts Richard Longman 3 Oulton Park, Cheshire 20 April James Weaver Robin Brundle Richard Longman 4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 23 April Andy Rouse Patrick Watts Richard Longman 5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 28 May Steve Soper Jon Dooley Alan Greenhalgh 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 10 June Andy Rouse Graham Goode Alan Curnow 7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 1 July Andy Rouse Jon Dooley Rob Hall 8 Brands Hatch, Kent 22 July Andy Rouse Phil Dowsett Chris Hodgetts 9 Brands Hatch, Kent 27 August Win Percy Graham Goode Richard Longman 10 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 September Andy Rouse Graham Goode Richard Longman 11 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 7 October Andy Rouse Phil Dowsett Richard Longman 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. 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 DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts 1 Andy Rouse 1/1 Ret (2/2) 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 81 2 Richard Longman (16/4) 10/1 10/1 12/1 (Ret) ?/4 12/2 13/3 13/1 13/1 12/1 74 3 Jon Dooley 12/3 Ret Ret 19/9 8/1 12/2 7/1 8/2 8/2 9/2 11/4 51 4 Phil Dowsett Ret Ret 14/4 10/3 9/2 Ret 8/2 6/1 9/3 10/3 8/1 48 5 Chris Hodgetts 10/1 11/2 11/2 Ret Ret ?/2 13/3 11/1 Ret 16/4 Ret 45 6 Alan Curnow 15/3 13/3 (18/4) Ret 17/4 ?/1 15/4 12/2 14/2 15/3 14/3 43 7 Graham Goode 18/6 14/5 12/2 13/5 Ret 11/1 Ret Ret 7/1 6/1 DSQ 40 8 Rob Hall 15/4 19/5 16/2 16/3 Ret 11/1 14/4 Ret 14/2 17/5 35 9 Rob Kirby 11/2 9/3 16/5 11/4 Ret ?/5 10/4 Ret 12/5 11/4 9/2 31 10 Alan Greenhalgh 14/2 Ret 15/3 Ret 12/1 Ret DNP Ret 15/3 13/2 30 11 Frank Sytner 5/5 3/3 7/7 4/4 5/5 3/3 2/2 Ret 6/6 3/3 3/3 30 12 Win Percy 6/6 4/4 Ret Ret Ret 1/1 2/2 2/2 27 13 James Weaver 8/8 8/6 1/1 Ret DNS 4/4 Ret 2/2 4/4 Ret 4/4 26 14 Paul Smith 17/5 12/4 (17/6) 14/6 14/5 ?/3 9/3 Ret 10/4 12/5 10/3 25 15 Jock Robertson 17/3 15/2 ?/3 Ret 15/5 16/4 Ret 15/4 22 16 John Morris 13/4 Ret 13/3 15/7 13/4 ?/4 14/5 Ret Ret 15 17 Dave Brodie Ret DNS 9/7 Ret 7/7 16/7 3/3 3/3 4/4 DSQ 11 18 David Kennedy NC DNS 5/5 6/6 10/10 3/3 7/6 17/8 Ret 5/5 10 19 Vince Woodman DNS 5/5 6/6 7/7 4/4 5/5 7/6 6/6 10 20 Mike Newman 5/5 8/8 11/8 6/6 5/5 Ret Ret 7/7 5 21 Hamish Irvine 10/3 4 22 Gordon Spice 6/6 4/4 4 23 Neil McGrath 9/9 5/5 ?/? 11/7 5/5 Ret 4 24 Tony Dron 4/4 3 25 Andrew Thorpe 19/7 NC 18/4 3 26 Barry Lee Ret Ret Ret DNS 18/5 DNS 16/6 3 27 John Myerscough 16/5 Ret ?/? 2 28 Alan Minshaw Ret 16/5 2 29 Dennis Leech 7/7 Ret 8/8 Ret 0 30 David Sutherland 8/7 0 31 Brian Chatfield 9/7 0 32 Albert Mirko 17/8 0 33 Terry Drury ?/? Ret Ret 0 NC Charles Sawyer-Hoare Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 WD Patrick Watts 9/1 6/1 DNS 7/1 Ret Ret 0 WD Tony Pond 3/3 1/1 6/6 2/2 3/3 5/5 0 WD Robin Brundle Ret 7/2 9/1 8/2 10/3 NC 0 WD Pete Lovett 4/4 2/2 3/3 3/3 0 WD Steve Soper 2/2 1/1 0 WD Jean-Louis Schlesser 4/4 2/2 0 WD Paul Taft Ret Ret 18/8 Ret ?/6 0 Pos Driver Class DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts Bold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship 1984 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net