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[]

Guest drivers in italics.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Group A
Industrial Control Services Ltd.	Ford Sierra XR4Ti	1	Andy Rouse	All
Industrial Control Services Ltd.	Rover Vitesse	2		All
BBW Motorsport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	3	Dave Brodie	5
BBW Motorsport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	6	Dave Brodie	9
Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	4	Dennis Leech	1–5, 9
	BMW 635CSi	5		All
/Connells Estate Agents	Rover Vitesse	6	Neil McGrath	5
		7	Neil McGrath	3
		7		2, 4–9
	Toyota Celica Supra	9	Pete Lovett	1
	Toyota Celica Supra	9	David Sears	5
	BMW 635CSi	13		1
TWR – Herbie Clips	Rover Vitesse	20	Jeff Allam	5
TWR – Herbie Clips	Rover Vitesse	22	Jean-Louis Schlesser	5
	BMW 635CSi	25		9
	Ford Capri III 3.0S	8		3, 5–6
Group B
John West Foods –	Alfa Romeo GTV6	30		1
	Alfa Romeo 75 V6	30		2–9
	Alfa Romeo 75 V6	31	Jon Dooley	2–9
Royal Mail Datapost	Ford Escort RS Turbo	33	Alan Curnow	All
Royal Mail Datapost	Ford Escort RS Turbo	44	Richard Longman	All
	Mercedes 190E 2.3–16	36		5
	Ford Escort RS Turbo	38	Mark Hales	All
	MG Metro Turbo	55		5, 9
	Renault 5 GT Turbo	45		5
	Renault 5 GT Turbo	35		5
	Renault 5 GT Turbo	46		5
	Renault 5 GT Turbo	48		5
Group 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
		77	Barry Sheene	9
	Ford Escort RS1600i	69		All
	Ford Escort RS1600i	74		5–6, 9
	Toyota Corolla GT	77		1
	Ford Escort RS1600i	?		2
Alastair Davidson	Ford Fiesta XR2	72	Alastair Davidson	2–3, 5
	Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.5	78		5
Group D
	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
		?		7
		?		7
		?	Ben Edwards	7
		?		7
		?	Lucy Rogers	7
		?		7
		?		7

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	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	13 April	Andy Rouse	Richard Longman	Chris Hodgetts	None (no entries)
2	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	26 May			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		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[]

Drivers' championship[]

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		B	7/2	3/1	10/3	5/2	9/2	8/5	11/5	8/3	7/4	38
5		A	6/5	1/1	6/4	2/2	7/7	2/2	8/4	2/2	4/3	37
6		A	3/3	9/3	4/3	Ret	5/5	1/1	4/3	4/4	2/2	34
7		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		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		B					11/3				12/5	6
24	David Sears	A					3/3					4
24		C		10/3								4
24		C	11/3									4
27	Pete Lovett	A	4/4									3
27		C					15/4					3
27		B					16/4					3
29		C					Ret	Ret			13/5	2
30		A	8/6									1
31		B					20/7					0
32		A			DSQ		10/8	Ret				0
33		B					21/8					0
34		B					22/9					0
NC		B					Ret					0
NC		A									Ret	0
guest drivers ineligible for points
		XR3i							12/1			0
		XR3i							13/2			0
		XR3i							14/3			0
	Barry Sheene	C									11/4	0
		XR3i							15/4			0
	Peter Argetsinger	XR3i							16/5			0
	Ben Edwards	XR3i							18/6			0
	Lucy Rogers	XR3i							19/7			0
		XR3i							20/8			0
Pos	Driver	Class	SIL	THR	SIL	DON	BRA	SNE	BRA	DON	SIL	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

External links[]

Official website of the British Touring Car Championship
Touring Car Racing History – 1986 BSCC^{[permanent dead link]}
10-Tenths.com