1986 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1986 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 29th season of the championship, and the final under the name of The British Saloon Car Championship. Chris Hodgetts won the title with his class C Toyota Corolla.

1986 British Saloon Car Championship

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Teams & Drivers

Guest drivers in italics.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class A Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4Ti 1 Andy Rouse All Rover Vitesse 2 Pete Hall All BBW Motorsport Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 3 Dave Brodie 5 6 9 Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech 1–5, 9 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635CSi 5 Mike Newman All Linden Racing/Connells Estate Agents Rover Vitesse 6 Neil McGrath 5 7 3 Mike O'Brien 2, 4–9 Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra 9 Pete Lovett 1 David Sears 5 Mann's Garage BMW 635CSi 13 Barry Barnes 1 TWR – Herbie Clips Rover Vitesse 20 Jeff Allam 5 22 Jean-Louis Schlesser 5 T.W. Robinson Demolition/SDC Builders BMW 635CSi 25 Barry Robinson 9 Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 8 Brian Chatfield 3, 5–6 Class B John West Foods – Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo GTV6 30 Rob Kirby 1 Alfa Romeo 75 V6 2–9 31 Jon Dooley 2–9 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo 33 Alan Curnow All 44 Richard Longman All Carroll's Transport Mercedes 190E 2.3–16 36 Martin Carroll 5 Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo 38 Mark Hales All Smith & Latimer MG Metro Turbo 55 Colin Pearcy 5, 9 David Gibson Renault 5 GT Turbo 45 David Gibson 5 David Grimshaw Renault 5 GT Turbo 35 David Grimshaw 5 Antony Pownall Renault 5 GT Turbo 46 Antony Pownall 5 Roger Saunders Renault 5 GT Turbo 48 Roger Saunders 5 Class C Peugeot Talbot Sport UK Peugeot 205 GTi 61 Mikael Sundström 5, 7 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 62 Tony Crudgington All Team Toyota GB/Duckhams CHMS Team/Demon Tweeks Racing Toyota Corolla GT 66 Chris Hodgetts All 77 Alan Minshaw 5–6 Barry Sheene 9 Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS Ford Escort RS1600i 69 Paul Taft All North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74 Richard Belcher 5–6, 9 AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith 1 Abbott Racing Ford Escort RS1600i  ? Lionel Abbott 2 Alastair Davidson Ford Fiesta XR2 72 Alastair Davidson 2–3, 5 Nick Sismey Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.5 78 Nick Sismey 5 Class D Containerships Vauxhall Nova Sport 93 James Kaye 5 Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer Vauxhall Nova Sport 91 Tony Lanfranchi 3, 5–6 Brands Hatch Racing School Brands Hatch Racing School Ford Escort XR3i  ? Peter Argetsinger 7  ? Stuart Cole 7  ? Chris Creswell 7  ? Ben Edwards 7  ? Pete King 7  ? Lucy Rogers 7  ? Pete Rogers 7  ? Rick Shortle 7 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 Class D Winner 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 13 April Andy Rouse Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 2 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 26 May Mike Newman Rob Kirby Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 June Andy Rouse Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts Tony Lanfranchi 4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 15 June Andy Rouse Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 5 Brands Hatch, Kent 13 July Jeff Allam Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts James Kaye 6 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 10 August Pete Hall Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts Tony Lanfranchi 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 25 August Andy Rouse Alan Curnow Mikael Sundström None (no entries) 8 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 September Andy Rouse Mark Hales Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 9 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 5 October Dave Brodie Richard Longman Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 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. Unlike previous seasons, full points were awarded to all classes regardless of how many cars started. Only a driver's best seven scores counted towards the championship. Positions are shown as overall/class. Pos Driver Class SIL THR SIL DON BRA SNE BRA DON SIL Pts 1 Chris Hodgetts C 9/1 4/1 7/1 4/1 12/1 7/1 5/2 7/1 8/1 70 2 Richard Longman B 5/1 7/3 3/1 3/1 8/1 3/1 7/2 Ret 3/1 64 3 Andy Rouse A 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 Ret Ret 1/1 1/1 Ret 57 4 Rob Kirby B 7/2 3/1 10/3 5/2 9/2 8/5 11/5 8/3 7/4 38 5 Mike Newman A 6/5 1/1 6/4 2/2 7/7 2/2 8/4 2/2 4/3 37 6 Pete Hall A 3/3 9/3 4/3 Ret 5/5 1/1 4/3 4/4 2/2 34 7 Paul Taft C 12/4 5/2 8/2 6/2 Ret 9/2 Ret Ret 9/2 33 8 Alan Curnow B Ret 8/4 5/2 Ret 19/6 4/2 6/1 Ret 5/2 32 9 Tony Lanfranchi D 12/1 24/2 11/1 26 10 Jon Dooley B 6/2 Ret Ret NC 6/4 9/3 6/2 6/3 23 11 Tony Crudgington C 10/2 DNS 9/3 7/3 Ret DNS 17/3 Ret 10/3 23 12 Mark Hales B Ret Ret Ret Ret 18/5 5/3 10/4 5/1 Ret 20 13 Mikael Sundström C 14/3 3/1 14 14 Mike O'Brien A Ret DNS 6/6 Ret 2/2 3/3 Ret 11 15 James Kaye D 17/1 10 15 Alan Minshaw C 13/2 10/3 10 15 Dennis Leech A 2/2 Ret DNS DNS 4/4 DNS 10 15 Dave Brodie A Ret 1/1 10 19 Jeff Allam A 1/1 9 20 Alastair Davidson C 11/4 11/4 23/5 8 21 Jean-Louis Schlesser A 2/2 7 22 Neil McGrath A 2/2 Ret 6 22 Colin Pearcy B 11/3 12/5 6 24 David Sears A 3/3 4 24 Lionel Abbott C 10/3 4 24 Geoff Kimber-Smith C 11/3 4 27 Pete Lovett A 4/4 3 27 Nick Sismey C 15/4 3 27 Roger Saunders B 16/4 3 29 Richard Belcher C Ret Ret 13/5 2 30 Barry Barnes A 8/6 1 31 David Grimshaw B 20/7 0 32 Brian Chatfield A DSQ 10/8 Ret 0 33 David Gibson B 21/8 0 34 Antony Pownall B 22/9 0 NC Martin Carroll B Ret 0 NC Barry Robinson A Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for points Stuart Cole XR3i 12/1 0 Chris Creswell XR3i 13/2 0 Rick Shortle XR3i 14/3 0 Barry Sheene C 11/4 0 Pete Rogers XR3i 15/4 0 Peter Argetsinger XR3i 16/5 0 Ben Edwards XR3i 18/6 0 Lucy Rogers XR3i 19/7 0 Pete King XR3i 20/8 0 Pos Driver Class SIL THR SIL DON BRA SNE BRA DON SIL Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship Touring Car Racing History – 1986 BSCC[permanent dead link] 10-Tenths.com