Phil Dowsett

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.^[1][4]

Phil Dowsett
Nationality	British
Born	(1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73) Chelmsford, Essex, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active	1977, 1984–1985, 1987–1989
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 in 1988
Championship titles
1988, 1989	British Touring Car Championship - Class D

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(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	D	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	B	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	B	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	D	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	B										OUL DNS	DON					NC
1988	TOM's GB	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	D	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	D	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
Source:[5]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

1. "News 2011: A family affair for Airwaves Racing at Dunton shakedown". Motorbase Performance. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
2. http://www.race-driver-archive.com/index.php?mode=Driver&id=Phil%20Dowsett wins at race-driver-archive.com
3. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009. Official 1988 BTCC standings
4. Fotheringham, William (11 May 2013). "Alex Dowsett and Sir Bradley Wiggins secure British 1-2 at Giro". The Observer. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
5. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

External links

• Phil Dowsett career summary at DriverDB.com