| Phil Dowsett | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Last Series: | British Saloon / Touring Car Championship |
| Years Active: | 6 |
| Teams: | Stuart Patterson Terry Drury Racing North Essex Motorsport TOM's GB Rayscar |
| Starts: | 49 |
| Wins: | 0 (17 in class) |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 (18 in class) |
| Best Finish: | 2nd |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Titles: | British Touring Car Championship - Class D |
| Title Years: | 1988, 1989 |
Philip Colin Dowsett (born 4 March 1951) is a British retired racing driver. He initially competed in Formula Ford, Formula Three and Formula Atlantic in the 1970s, finishing as runner-up in the 1979 and 1980 National Formula Atlantic Championships.[1] He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980s in a Toyota Corolla GT. In 1988 and 1989 he won consecutive class D (up to 1600cc) titles, becoming the last driver to win that class.[2] He finished as runner-up in the championship overall in 1988, five points behind champion Frank Sytner.[3] He is the father of racing cyclist Alex Dowsett.[4]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Stuart Patterson | Ford Capri II 3.0s | SIL | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | DON | SIL 9 | DON ?† | BRH 8 | THR | BRH | 31st | 1 | 10th | |||
| 1984 | Terry Drury Racing | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | DON Ret | SIL Ret | OUL 14 | THR 10 | THR 9 | SIL Ret | SNE 8 | BRH 6 | BRH 9 | DON 10 | SIL 8 | 4th | 48 | 2nd | ||||
| 1985 | Terry Drury Racing | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | SIL Ret | OUL 4 | THR Ret | DON 8 | THR Ret | SIL 10 | DON 12 | SIL 9 | SNE 7 | BRH | BRH | SIL | 13th | 21 | 5th | |||
| 1987 | North Essex Motorsport | Ford Escort RS1600i | SIL | OUL | THR | THR 14 | SIL 11 | SIL 19 | BRH | SNE | DON 15 | SIL 14 | 16th | 19 | 3rd | |||||
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Escort RS Turbo | OUL DNS | DON | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | TOM's GB | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | SIL 10 | OUL 10 | THR 18 | DON 15 | THR 17 | SIL 17 | SIL 18 | BRH 17 | SNE 14 | BRH 17 | BIR C | DON 20 | SIL 12 | 2nd | 98 | 1st | ||
| 1989 | Phil Dowsett | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | OUL Ret | SIL 21 | THR 17 | DON 13 | THR Ret | SIL 20 | SIL 26 | BRH | SNE | 7th | 56 | 1st | ||||||
| Rayscar | BRH 16 | BIR Ret | DON | SIL | ||||||||||||||||