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.

Teams & Drivers

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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

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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

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Drivers' championship

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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

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