Jon Dooley (29 April 1946 – 2 September 2020)[1] was a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque. He competed in the BSCC/BTCC from 1976 to 1989, all but one race in an Alfa Romeo.[2]

Racing record

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Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

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(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 14 15 DC Pts Class
1976 Campari Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti A BRH
?
SIL
Ret
OUL THR
17
THR SIL BRH
Ret
MAL
?†
SNE
?†
BRH
?
10th 28 3rd
1977 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV C SIL BRH
?
OUL
?†
THR
?
SIL
?
THR DON SIL
Ret
DON
?†
BRH THR BRH 31st 1 9th
1978 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV C SIL
?
OUL THR BRH SIL
?
DON
?†
MAL
?†
BRH
Ret
DON
10†
BRH
?
THR OUL 22nd 17 6th
1979 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti A SIL OUL
7†
THR
25
SIL
23
DON
?
SIL
?
MAL
5†
DON
?
BRH
?
THR
?
SNE
?
OUL 11th 39 3rd
1980 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti A MAL
10†
OUL THR
15
SIL
20
SIL
Ret
BRH
?
MAL
5†
BRH
?
THR
?
SIL
22
5th 58 2nd
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV C MAL
9†
MAL
?†
8th
1981 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti A MAL
4†
SIL
13
OUL
4†
THR
?
BRH
6†
SIL
?
SIL
16
DON
10†
BRH
16
THR
?
SIL
10
3rd 65 1st
1982 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 C SIL
Ret
OUL
8†
THR
15
THR
22
SIL
Ret
DON
15
BRH
10
DON
Ret
BRH
Ret
SIL
8
8th 49 2nd
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti A MAL
6†
OUL
Ret†
6th
1983 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 B SIL
Ret
OUL
4
THR
4
BRH
6
THR
Ret
SIL
Ret
DON
Ret
SIL
10
DON
Ret
BRH
18
SIL
9
6th 36 3rd
1984 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 B DON
12
SIL
Ret
OUL
Ret
THR
19
THR
8
SIL
12
SNE
7
BRH
8
BRH
8
DON
9
SIL
11
3rd 51 1st
1985 John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 B SIL
7
OUL
5
THR
Ret
DON
7
THR
4
SIL
9
DON
9
SIL
6
SNE
Ret
BRH
Ret
BRH
8
SIL
Ret
9th 43 3rd
1986 John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 B SIL THR
6
SIL
Ret
DON
Ret
BRH
NC
SNE
6
BRH
9
DON
6
SIL
6
10th 23 4th
1987 John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo B SIL
9
OUL
12
THR
12
THR
DNS
SIL
Ret
SIL
18
BRH
9
SNE
9
DON
8
OUL
8
DON
15
SIL
8
3rd 47 2nd
1988 Brookside Garage Alfa Romeo 75 B SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON
DNQ
SIL
Ret
NC 0 NC
1989 Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL SIL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL
?
NC 0 NC
Source:[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

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  1. ^ "Jon Dooley 1946-2020". www.aroc-uk.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2009. Official 1987 BTCC standings
  3. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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