Vince Woodman Explained

Vince Woodman
Nationality: British
Birth Date:6 August 1937
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Last Series:British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years Active:19
Teams:VMW Motors
BMW (GB) Ltd
Vauxhall Motorsport
Graham Hathaway Racing
Starts:172
Wins:12 (10 in class)
Poles:11
Fastest Laps:22
Best Finish:3rd
Year:1973

Vincent Michael Woodman (6 August 1937 – 2 June 2021) was a British racing driver. He started racing in 1965 and competed mainly in touring cars, mostly with cars from the Ford marque.[1] In 1973 he finished third overall in the British Saloon Car Championship, driving a 1300cc Ford Escort.[2] He finished fifth in the BSCC in 1982, winning four races outright, the last wins for a Ford Capri. Woodman died on 2 June 2021.[3]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415PtsClass
1966VMW MotorsFord Cortina LotusSNEGOOSILCRYBRHBRHOULBRH
12^
30th49th
1967VMW MotorsFord Cortina LotusBRH
Ret^
SNESILSILMAL
Ret†
SILSILBRHOULBRH
17
30th410th
1969VMW MotorsFord Escort 1300 GTBRH
22^
SIL
14
SNE
10
THRSILCRYMALCROSILOUL
Ret
BRH
9^
BRH
Ret
21st106th
1970VMW MotorsFord Escort 1.0BRH
Ret^
SNE
17
THR
18
SIL
18
CRY
5†
SIL
25
SIL
21^
CRO
Ret^
BRH7th444th
Ford Escort 1300 GTOUL
11
BRH
14^
BRH
8
9th
1971VMW MotorsFord Escort 1300 GTBRH
7^
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
11
CRY
1†
SIL
11
CRO
Ret
SIL
Ret
OUL
9
BRH
6
MAL
4†
BRH
8
5th592nd
1972VMW MotorsFord Escort 1300 GTBRH
5
OUL
Ret
THR
6
SIL
Ret
CRY
3†
BRH
Ret
OUL
Ret
SIL
?^
MAL
Ret†
BRH
Ret
13th223rd
1973Team Esso UnifloFord Escort 1300 BDABRH
7
SIL
7
THR
Ret
THR
6
SIL
4
ING
Ret^
BRH
5†
SIL
Ret^
3rd512nd
Ford Escort RS1600BRH
9
NC
1974Team Esso UnifloChevrolet Camaro Z28MAL
3†
BRH
4
SIL
3
OUL
3
THRSIL
1
THR
Ret
BRH
DNS
ING
5†
BRH
2†
OUL
3
SNE
?
BRH
2
10th393rd
1975Team Esso UnifloChevrolet Camaro Z28MAL
5†
BRH
2
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
3
BRH
2†
THR
3
SIL
4
MAL
?†
SNE
2
SIL
2
ING
1†
BRH
1†
OUL
1
BRH
3
5th643rd
1976Team Esso UnifloFord Capri II 3.0sBRH
?
SIL
9
OUL
DNS
THR
6
THRSIL
Ret
BRH
1
MAL
4†
SNE
5†
BRH
7
14th245th
1977Team Esso UnifloFord Capri II 3.0sSIL
Ret
BRH
?
OUL
6†
THR
1
SIL
2
THR
6
DON
7†
SIL
5
DON
Ret†
BRH
3
THR
4
BRH
3
11th184th
1978Equipe EssoFord Capri III 3.0sSIL
6
OUL
7†
THR
2
BRH
Ret†
SIL
Ret†
DON
4†
MAL
Ret†
BRH
5
DON
3†
BRH
6
THR
5
OUL
5†
13th244th
1979Equipe EssoFord Capri III 3.0sSIL
5
OUL
4†
THR
2
SIL
6
DON
4
SIL
DSQ
MAL
5†
DON
2
BRH
?
THRSNE
2
OUL13th374th
1980Equipe EssoFord Capri III 3.0sMAL
3†
OUL
3†
THR
2
SIL
3
SIL
4
BRH
3
MAL
4†
BRH
4
THR
Ret
SIL
3
9th363rd
1981Equipe EssoFord Capri III 3.0sMAL
3†
SIL
3
OUL
4†
THR
1
BRH
7†
SIL
5
SIL
26
DON
Ret†
BRH
Ret
THR
4
SIL
4
11th355th
1982Equipe EssoFord Capri III 3.0sSIL
3
MAL
2†
OUL
6†
THR
1
THR
1
SIL
2
DON
1
BRH
4
DON
Ret
BRH
1
SIL
7
5th602nd
1984BMW (GB) LtdBMW 635CSiDON
DNS
SILOUL
5
THR
6
THR
7
SILSNEBRH
4
BRH
5
DON
6
SIL
6
18th109th
1989Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhall Astra GTE 16vOULSILTHRDON
12‡
THRSILSILBRHSNEBRHBIRDONSIL35th69th
1990Graham Hathaway RacingFord Sierra RS500OULDONTHRSILOULSILBRH
Ret‡
SNEBRHBIRDONTHRSILNC0NC
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Racecar . 28 November 2009 . 15 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715143915/http://www.racecar.com/story.asp?NewsID=16834 . dead .
  2. Web site: BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship . 2012-11-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318013200/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=16 . 18 March 2012 . dmy-all . Official 1973 BTCC standings
  3. Web site: 2021-06-08 . British touring car legend Vince Woodman dies aged 83 . 2024-02-15 . www.autosport.com . en.