1988 British Touring Car Championship

The 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 31st season of the championship. The drivers title was won by Frank Sytner, driving a BMW Team Finance BMW M3.^[1][2] Second place overall was Phil Dowsett who dominated class D. Andy Rouse finished third on points, winning nine races outright of the twelve rounds.

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Endurance Drivers MIL Motorsport Toyota Supra Turbo 1 Chris Hodgetts A 1–2, 4–6 Vic Lee Mark Hales 7–9, 11–12 Ian Flux 10, 13 2 Vic Lee A 5–10 Toyota Corolla GT 69 Kevin Eaton D 1–2, 4 Alex Moss John Llewellyn 7–13 Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech A 3–8 David Carvell Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 5 Tim Harvey A 1–3, 5–13 Ford Escort RS Turbo 38 Dave Wallis B 1–4 Lionel Abbott 39 Lionel Wiffen B 1–5, 10–11, 13 Robin Parsons Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 6 Steve Soper A 2–3, 8, 11–12 Gianfranco Brancatelli 13 Alan Docking Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 7 Mike O'Brien A 1–9 Sean Brown Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 10–13 Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 8 Jerry Mahony A All Mark Hales ICS plc Ford Sierra RS500 10 Pete Hall A 1–2 Gary Ayles Robb Gravett 3–11 Mark Hales 13 Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 11 Chris Hodgetts A 10–13 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 12 Tom Walkinshaw A 11 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 14 Mike Newman A All Rob Speak Listerine-Texaco Racing Ford Sierra RS500 15 Graham Goode A All Alistair Lyall Asquith Autosport Ford Sierra RS500 16 Karl Jones A All Ian Flux CC Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 17 Bob Sands A 1–4 Richard Jones CAM Shipping Ford Sierra RS500 19 Laurence Bristow A All Tim Harvey Graham Hathaway Ford Sierra RS500 20 Graham Hathaway A 1–7, 9–13 Peter Townsend Rob Wilson 8 Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 21 Guy Edwards A 3–13 Johnny Dumfries 22 Andy Rouse A All David Sears Nissan Motorsport Europe Nissan HR31 Skyline GTS-R 23 Win Percy A 4 Allan Grice Trident Motorsport Maserati Biturbo 24 Nick May A 4–6, 8–13 John Lepp John Lepp 7 ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 26 Ray MacDowall A 8, 12 Tom Bell 9, 13 Peter Buxtorf BMW 635CSi 27 Peter Buxtorf A 1–4 Barry Robinson Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30 Dave Brodie A 13 Brookside Garage Alfa Romeo 75 31 Jon Dooley B 12–13 BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 32 Mike Smith B 1–11 Will Hoy James Weaver 12 Will Hoy 13 33 Frank Sytner B All James Weaver 34 Will Hoy B 8–9 Lionel Abbott 10, 12 James Weaver 11 John Maguire Racing BMW M3 36 David Sears B 12–13 43 Godfrey Hall B All Barrie Williams Volkswagen Golf GTI 55 James Shead C 1, 3–13 John Morris Demon Tweeks BMW M3 44 Alan Minshaw B 1–4, 8 Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger 5–7, 10–13 Chris Hodgetts 9 Volkswagen Golf GTI 50 James Kaye C 1–2 John Llewellyn John Brindley 3–6 Andy Middlehurst 7 John Morris 8 Alan Minshaw 11–13 Specialist Cars Aberdeen Volkswagen Golf GTI 48 Andrew Jeffrey C 2–4, 7–13 John Clark Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT 60 Richard Belcher D 1 61 Mark Hales D 2, 4, 6 Patrick Watts Dave Loudoun 7 Nick Whale 11 Mark Goddard 13 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 63 Tony Crudgington D 1, 3–13 Alastair Davidson TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX GT 70 Phil Dowsett D All Tiff Needell North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74 Vic Lee D 3 Jeremy Rossiter 7 Barbara Cowell 8–11, 13 Alan Gaunt Ford Escort RS1600i 75 Mark Goddard D 7–8 AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith D 1–7, 9–13 Barbara Cowell Hawes Group Racing Honda Prelude 2.0i ? Martin Wray C 8

Icon Class A Over 2500cc B 2001–2500cc C 1601–2000cc D Under 1600cc

Calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	27 March	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Jerry Mahony	Frank Sytner	James Kaye	Phil Dowsett
2	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	1 April	Andy Rouse	Laurence Bristow	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	None (no finishers)	Phil Dowsett
3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	2 May	Steve Soper	Andy Rouse	Steve Soper	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Tony Crudgington
4*	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	15 May	Andy Rouse	Win Percy Allan Grice	Andy Rouse David Sears	Frank Sytner James Weaver	James Shead John Morris	Geoff Kimber-Smith Barbara Cowell
5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	30 May	Andy Rouse	Mike Newman	Andy Rouse	Roland Ratzenberger	John Brindley	Phil Dowsett
6	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	5 June	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Phil Dowsett
7	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	10 July	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
8	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	24 July	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
9	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	31 July	Andy Rouse	Jerry Mahony	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
10	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	21 August	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Andrew Jeffrey	Phil Dowsett
11	Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham	29 August	Steve Soper	Race cancelled.
12	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	18 September	Steve Soper	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	James Shead	Phil Dowsett
13	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	2 October	Andy Rouse	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Frank Sytner	Alan Minshaw	Phil Dowsett

• 1 hour endurance race.

Driver Standings/Results

Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts 1 1 Frank Sytner B 4 6 5 7 13 11 8 7 9 8 C 11 7 103 2 1 Phil Dowsett D 10 10 18 15 17 17 18 17 14 16 C 20 12 98 3 1 Andy Rouse A 16 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 10 95 4 2 Godfrey Hall B 6 8 7 9 9 13 11 Ret 13 9 C 15 Ret 48 5 3 Mike Smith B 5 14 6 Ret 14 12 Ret 8 19 12 C 40 6 2 Tony Crudgington D 11 14 20 19 19 Ret Ret 17 18 C Ret 17 35 7 2 Jerry Mahony A 1 3 3 Ret 3 8 4 5 8 3 C 9 5 33 8 1 James Shead C DNS 13 19 18 18 14 16 16 DNS C 19 15 31 9 3 Mike Newman A 2 5 19 5 4 3 6 Ret 4 4 C 4 Ret 28 10 2 Andrew Jeffery C Ret 16 DNS 13 15 15 17 C 22 Ret 27 11 4 Tim Harvey A Ret 4 9 2‡ 5 6 7 Ret 7 2 C Ret 2 26 12 5 Guy Edwards A Ret 3 11 5 2 3 3 5 C 6 4 26 13 4 Roland Ratzenberger B Ret‡ 8 16 Ret 11 C 13 9 26 14 3 Geoff Kimber-Smith D 12 DNS 14 Ret DNS 21 DNS Ret C 21 Ret 23 15 6 Steve Soper A DNA 1 2 C 2 21 16 7 Laurence Bristow A Ret Ret 17 2 Ret 4 3 4 Ret Ret C 14 3 21 17 4 John Llewellyn D Ret 20 18 19 C 23 16 20 18 5 Barbara Cowell D 14‡ 19 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 18 17 19 5 Will Hoy B Ret‡ 9 10 8 16 20 6 James Weaver B DNS 7‡ C 12 15 21 7 Alan Minshaw B 7 7 8 Ret 21 15 22 8 Robb Gravett A Ret 10 15 2 5 11 2 Ret C 14 23 9 Gianfranco Brancatelli A 1 10 24 10 Mike O'Brien A Ret 2 4 8 6 10 12 10 DSQ 13 DNQ 10 Ret 10 25 11 David Sears A 1‡ 9 26 12 Karl Jones A Ret 10 Ret 2 9 10 6 6 Ret C 7 DNS 9 27 8 Lionel Wiffen B 13 Ret DNS 18 Ret 20 DNQ 19 9 28 3 John Brindley C 15 Ret 16 DNS 9 29 6 Mark Hales D 11 21 DNS 8 30 9 Dave Wallis B 12 Ret 12 17 8 31 4 Alan Minshaw C C Ret 13 8 32 7 Kevin Eaton D Ret 15 16 8 33 13 Chris Hodgetts A 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 C 3 DNS 7 34 10 Barrie Williams B 9‡ 7 35 8 Mark Goddard D Ret Ret DNS 14 6 36 9 Tiff Needell D 15‡ 6 37 11 Lionel Abbott B 17‡ Ret 16 6 38 10 David Loudon D 20 6 39 14 Bob Sands A 3 Ret Ret 6 5 40 15 Graham Goode A Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 7 9 13 5 6 C 5 Ret 5 41 5 John Morris C 19‡ DNS 5 42 11 Alex Moss D 16‡ 5 43 16 Johnny Dumfries A 3‡ 4 44 12 Richard Belcher D 14 4 45 17 Win Percy A 4 4 46 18 Allan Grice A 4‡ 4 47 19 Peter Buxtorf A 9 9 Ret 12 3 48 6 Andy Middlehurst C 15 3 49 7 Martin Wray C 22 3 50 12 Robin Parsons B 18‡ 3 51 13 Alistair Davidson D 20‡ 3 52 14 Jeremy Rossiter D 22 3 53 15 Vic Lee D NC 3 54 20 Rob Speak A 5‡ 2 55 16 Patrick Watts D 21‡ 2 56 21 Richard Jones A 6‡ 1 57 22 Dave Brodie A DNS 6 1 58 8 James Kaye C 15 Ret 1 59 13 David Sears B Ret Ret 1 60 23 Sean Brown A 8‡ 0 61 24 Graham Hathaway A Ret 13 DNS 13 10 15 16 Ret 10 C 8 11 0 62 25 Gary Ayles A 10‡ 0 63 26 Dennis Leech A Ret 11 Ret 14 17 12 0 64 27 David Carvell A 11‡ 0 65 28 Mark Hales A Ret‡ Ret NC 11 DNQ 18 Ret 0 66 29 Ian Flux A Ret‡ 14 Ret 0 67 30 Tom Bell A 12 DNS Ret 0 68 31 Barry Robinson A 12‡ 0 68 31 Peter Townsend A 13‡ 0 69 32 Nick May A Ret 21 14 Ret DNQ 24 DNS 0 71 34 Vic Lee A Ret‡ 20 Ret Ret 18 Ret 15 0 72 35 Ray MacDowall A Ret 17 0 73 36 John Lepp A Ret‡ DNS 19 0 Pete Hall A Ret Ret 0 Jon Dooley B DNQ Ret 0 Alistair Lyall A Ret‡ 0 John Llewellyn C Ret‡ 0 Rob Wilson A Ret 0 Chris Hodgetts B Ret 0 John Clark C DNS‡ 0 Tom Walkinshaw A C 0 Nick Whale D C 0 Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

• Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap in class (1 point given all races).

‡ Endurance driver

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Class	Points
1	Frank Sytner	BMW M3	B	103
2	Phil Dowsett	Toyota Corolla GT	D	98
3	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS500	A	95
4	Godfrey Hall	BMW M3	B	48
5	Mike Smith	BMW M3	B	40
6	Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	D	35
7	Jerry Mahony	Ford Sierra RS500	A	33
8	James Shead	Volkswagen Golf GTI	C	31

References

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship