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Canon RAC Tourist Trophy

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 11/9/1983
Track length: 4.719 m
Attendance: 8.500
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 44?
Finishers: 27 classified

Pole position: Walkinshaw/Nicholson in 1.39,05
Fastest lap: Soper in 1.40,19 = 169,54 kmh

Distance: 107 laps, 504,933 km
Average speed: 159,82 kmh
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars

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Division 1, 2 and 3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
1 1 20 Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso
Rover Vitesse
Steve Soper, GB
René Metge, F
3532 V8 Div. 3 107 laps, 3:09.31,73 2 1.39,06    
2 2 14 Autosport & Design
BMW 635 CSi
Jonathan Palmer, GB
James Weaver, GB
3475 L6 Div. 3 107 laps, 3:09.48,93 5 1.40,00    
3 3 10 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Bretislav Enge, CS
3475 L6 Div. 3 107 laps, 3:10.38,41 4 1.39,88    
4 4 8 Lucky Strike Team
BMW 635 CSi
Michel Delcourt, B
Barrie Williams, GB
(Jean-Marie Baert, B)
3475 L6 Div. 3 106 14 1.41,48    
5 5 3 Schnitzer
BMW 635 CSi
Dieter Quester, A
Hans Heyer, D
(Walter Brun, CH)
3475 L6 Div. 3 106 10 1.41,05    
6 6 1 Eggenberger/BMW Italia
BMW 635 CSi
Helmut Kelleners, D
Umberto Grano, I
3475 L6 Div. 3 106 6 1.40,03    
7 7 2 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Marco Vanoli, CH
René Hollinger, CH
3475 L6 Div. 3 106 16 1.41,58    
8 8 11 Hartge Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
Herbert Hartge, D
Zdenek Vojtech, CS
Milos Bychl, CS
? Rolf Hartge, D
3475 L6 Div. 3 106 20 1.42,32    
9 9 7 TWR
Jaguar XJ-S
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Enzo Calderari, CH
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
5344 V12 Div. 3 105 3 1.39,33    
10 10 29 Grace International Racing
BMW 635 CSi
Frank Sytner, GB
Brian Muir, AUS
3475 L6 Div. 3 104 11 1.41,05    
11 11 24 Gordon Spice Racing
Rover Vitesse
Gordon Spice, GB
Neil Crang, GB
Mark Hales, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 104 13 1.41,47    
12 12 25 Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror
Rover Vitesse
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB
John Brindley, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 104 15 1.41,54    
13 13 38 GM Dealer Sport
Opel Monza 3.0E
John Cleland, GB
Tony Lanfranchi, GB
2998 L6 Div. 3 103 24 1.42,68    
14 1 41 Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Rinaldo Drovandi, I
Emilio Zapico, E
2491 V6 Div. 2 102 25 1.42,94    
15 14 35 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Mike Newman, GB
Tony Sugden, GB
2993 V6 Div. 3 102 22 1.42,50    
16 15 37 Team Toyota GB
Toyota Celica Supra
Win Percy, GB
Tony Dron, GB
2759 L6 Div. 3 101 18 1.42,03    
17 2 46 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Maurizio Micangeli, I
Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I
2491 V6 Div. 2 101 36 1.46,13    
18 3 42 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Giancarlo Naddeo, I
Lella Lombardi, I
2491 V6 Div. 2 101 28 1.43,59    
19 16 19 TWR
Rover Vitesse
Jeff Allam, GB
Pete Lovett, GB
3532 V8 Div. 3 100 8 1.40,37   Accident
20 17 15 Dominique Fornage
BMW 635 CSi
Dominique Fornage, F
Jeremy Shaw, GB
3475 L6 Div. 3 100 29 1.43,63    
21 4 52 Linder Rennsport
BMW 323i
Winfried Vogt, D
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
Rainer Braun, D
2330 L6 Div. 2 100 38 1.46,55    
22 5 48 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Mario Ketterer, D
Toni Fischhaber, D
2491 V6 Div. 2 100 35 1.45,75    
23 6 44 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
Antonio Palma, I
Dagmar Suster, YU
2491 V6 Div. 2 100 31 1.44,26    
24 1 82 Richard Longman
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Richard Longman, GB
Rex Greenslade, GB
1598 L4 Div. 1 98 43 1.48,00    
25 2 64 RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Daniël Herregods, B
Manfred Trint, D
1596 L4 Div. 1 98 40 1.47,74    
26 3 83 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Richard Longman, GB
Alan Curnow, GB
Rex Greenslade, GB
1598 L4 Div. 1 97 44 1.48,32    
27 18 12 Giuseppe Briozzo
BMW 635 CSi
Georges Bosshard, CH
Giuseppe Briozzo, I
3475 L6 Div. 3   21 1.42,41    
DNF 4 63 Votex Team Seikel
Audi 80
Peter Seikel, D
Lothar Schörg, A
1596 L4 Div. 1   41 1.47,94    
    26 Robert L. Kvist
Volvo 240 Turbo
Robert Kvist, S
Börje Thor, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3   9 1.40,53    
    23 Equipe Esso
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Vince Woodman, GB
Jonathan Buncombe, GB
4999 V8 Div. 3   12 1.41,14    
    30 Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport
BMW 635 CSi
David Hobbs, GB
Christian Danner, D
3475 L6 Div. 3   17 1.41,81    
    17 TL Racing AB
Volvo 240 Turbo
Thomas Lindström, S
Anders Olofsson, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3   23 1.42,54    
    18 IPS Racing
Volvo 240 Turbo
Per Stureson, S
Ingemar Persson, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3   27 1.43,14    
    56 Industrial Control Services
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Phil Dowsett, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
2491 V6 Div. 2   30 1.43,73    
    45 Luigi Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Giorgio Francia, I
Marco Micangeli, I
2491 V6 Div. 2   32 1.44,43    
    55 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Jon Dooley, GB
Rob Kirby, GB
2491 V6 Div. 2   34 1.44,86    
    49 Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Frank Jelinski, D
Rolf Döring, D
2491 V6 Div. 2   37 1.46,47    
    61 RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club
VW Scirocco GTI
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B
Philippe Ménage, B
1596 L4 Div. 1   42 1.47,99    
DNF   6 TWR
Jaguar XJ-S
Chuck Nicholson, GB
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
5344 V12 Div. 3   1 1.39,05   Accident
DNF   4 Schnitzer
BMW 635 CSi
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
Walter Brun, CH
Dieter Quester, A
3475 L6 Div. 3   7 1.40,19   Lost wheel
DNF   43 Jolly Club Milano
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Roberto Marazzi, I
Duilio Truffo, I
2491 V6 Div. 2   33 1.44,49    
DNF   73 Volkswagen Sport
VW Scirocco
John Morris, GB
Cyd Williams, GB
1596 L4 Div. 1   39 1.47,18    
DNF   59 Unipart
MG Metro Turbo
Patrick Watts, GB
Tony Pond, GB
1300 tc L4 Div. 2   19 1.42,26   Head gasket
DNF   57 Hamish Irvine
Mazda RX-7
Hamish Irvine, GB
David Palmer, GB
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2   26 1.43,08   Accident
DNQ   72 R. K. Meacham
VW Scirocco
Bob Meacham, GB
Bill Pinkney, GB
1596 L4 Div. 1          
DNQ   78 MSC - Rhou e.v. Aud
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Herbert Lingmann, D
Ludwig Hölzl, D
1299 B4 Div. 1          
DNQ   79 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti
Andrew Thorpe, GB
Michael Schryver
Rob Kirby, GB
1299 B4 Div. 1          
DNQ   67 Team Toyota Denmark
Toyota Corolla GT
John Nielsen, DK
Ulf Larsson, S
Erik Høyer, DK
1587 L4 Div. 1          
DNQ   68 AC Bad Honnef
VW Golf GTI
Hans-Jörn Ley, D
Josef Rietmann, D
1596 L4 Div. 1          
DNQ   69 Renngemeinschaft - Sieglar
Audi 80
Hagen Arlt, D
Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein, D
1596 L4 Div. 1          
DNQ   58 Jean Vignon
BMW 323i
Jean-Claude Dubuisson, F
Jean Vignon
2330 L6 Div. 2          
DNQ   33 Michael Middelhaufe
BMW 528i
Michael Middelhaufe, D
Axel Felder, D
Helmut Gall, D
2799 L6 Div. 3          
DNQ   9 Lucky Strike Team
BMW 528i
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
Francois-Xavier Boucher, B
Guy Trigaux, B
2799 L6 Div. 3          
DNQ   53 Müller-Bräu Team
Mazda RX-7
Fritz Müller, D
Heinz Kühn-Weiss, D
2 x 573 R2 Div. 2