1980 British Saloon Car Championship

1980 British Saloon Car Championship
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The 1980 Tricentol British Saloon Car Championship was the 23rd season of the championship. The engine capacity limit was raised to 3500cc this year. Win Percy won his first drivers title, driving a TWR prepared Mazda RX-7.^[1]^[2]

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	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	23 March	Not contested.		Win Percy	Andy Rouse
1	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	23 March	Jon Mowatt	John Morris	Not contested.
2	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 April	Not contested.		Win Percy	Gordon Spice
2	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 April	Alan Curnow	Chris Hodgetts	Not contested.
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	7 April	Alan Curnow	Richard Lloyd	Win Percy	Gordon Spice
4		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	20 April	Alan Curnow	Chris Hodgetts	Win Percy	Andy Rouse
5		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	8 June	Alan Curnow	Chris Hodgetts	Win Percy	Andy Rouse
6		Brands Hatch, Kent	13 July	Alan Curnow	John Morris	Win Percy	Jeff Allam
7	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	17 August	Not contested.		Win Percy	Gordon Spice
7	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	17 August	Jon Dooley	Tony Lanfranchi	Not contested.
8		Brands Hatch, Kent	25 August	Jon Dooley	Tony Lanfranchi	Win Percy	Gordon Spice
9		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	7 September	Alan Curnow	Richard Lloyd	Win Percy	Gordon Spice
10		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	5 October	Alan Curnow	Tony Lanfranchi	Win Percy	Gordon Spice

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Class	Points
1	Win Percy	Mazda RX-7	B	90
2	Alan Curnow	Ford Fiesta	A	73
3	Gordon Spice	Ford Capri	D	67
4	Andy Rouse	Ford Capri	D	64

References

↑ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 Official list of BTCC champions
↑ http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1980%20BSCC.html

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