1988 British Touring Car Championship
Introduction 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.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 and drivers  Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Endurance Drivers Class A MIL Motorsport Toyota Supra Turbo 1  Chris Hodgetts 1–2, 4–6  Vic Lee  Mark Hales 7–9, 11–12  Ian Flux 10, 13 2  Vic Lee 5–10 Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4  Dennis Leech 3–8  David Carvell Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 5  Tim Harvey 1–3, 5–13  Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 6  Steve Soper 2–3, 8, 11–12  Gianfranco Brancatelli 13 Alan Docking Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 7  Mike O'Brien 1–9  Sean Brown Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 10–13 Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 8  Jerry Mahony All  Mark Hales ICS plc Ford Sierra RS500 10  Pete Hall 1–2  Gary Ayles  Robb Gravett 3–11  Mark Hales 13 Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 11  Chris Hodgetts 10–13 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 12  Tom Walkinshaw 11 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 14  Mike Newman All  Rob Speak Listerine-Texaco Racing Ford Sierra RS500 15  Graham Goode All  Alistair Lyall Asquith Autosport Ford Sierra RS500 16  Karl Jones All  Ian Flux CC Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 17  Bob Sands 1–4  Richard Jones CAM Shipping Ford Sierra RS500 19  Laurence Bristow All  Tim Harvey Graham Hathaway Ford Sierra RS500 20  Graham Hathaway 1–7, 9–13  Peter Townsend  Rob Wilson 8 Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 21  Guy Edwards 3–13  Johnny Dumfries 22  Andy Rouse All  David Sears Nissan Motorsport Europe Nissan HR31 Skyline GTS-R 23  Win Percy 4  Allan Grice Trident Motorsport Maserati Biturbo 24  Nick May 4–6, 8–13  John Lepp  John Lepp 7 ECM Vehicle Delivery Ltd. Ford Sierra RS500 26  Ray MacDowall 8, 12  Tom Bell 9, 13 Peter Buxtorf BMW 635CSi 27  Peter Buxtorf 1–4  Barry Robinson Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30  Dave Brodie 13 Class B Brookside Garage Alfa Romeo 75 31  Jon Dooley 12–13 BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 32  Mike Smith 1–11  Will Hoy  James Weaver 12  Will Hoy 13 33  Frank Sytner All  James Weaver 34  Will Hoy 8–9  Lionel Abbott 10, 12  James Weaver 11 John Maguire Racing BMW M3 36  Godfrey Hall 4–6, 10–12  Barrie Williams  David Sears 12–13 43  Godfrey Hall 1–3, 7–9, 13 Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo 38  Dave Wallis 1–4  Lionel Abbott 39  Lionel Wiffen 1–5, 10–11, 13  Robin Parsons Demon Tweeks BMW M3 44  Alan Minshaw 1–4, 8  Roland Ratzenberger  Roland Ratzenberger 5–7, 10–13  Chris Hodgetts 9 Class C Hawes Group Racing Honda Prelude 2.0i 46  Martin Wray 8 Specialist Cars Aberdeen Volkswagen Golf GTI 48  Andrew Jeffrey 2–4, 7–13  John Clark Demon Tweeks Volkswagen Golf GTI 50  James Kaye 1–2  John Llewellyn  John Brindley 3–6  Andy Middlehurst 7  John Morris 8  Alan Minshaw 11–13 John Maguire Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI 55  James Shead 1, 3–13  John Morris Class D Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT 60  Richard Belcher 1  Patrick Watts  Mark Hales 2, 4  Mark Goddard 13 61  Mark Hales 6  Dave Loudoun 7  Nick Whale 11 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 63  Tony Crudgington 1, 3–13  Alastair Davidson MIL Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 69  Kevin Eaton 1–2, 4  Alex Moss  John Llewellyn 7–13 TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX GT 70  Phil Dowsett All  Tiff Needell North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74  Vic Lee 3  Jeremy Rossiter 7  Barbara Cowell 8–11, 13 Alan Gaunt Ford Escort RS1600i 75  Mark Goddard 7–8 AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77  Geoff Kimber-Smith 1–7, 9–13  Barbara Cowell
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  27 March  Andy Rouse  Andy Rouse  '''Jerry Mahony'''  Frank Sytner  James Kaye  Phil Dowsett 2 Oulton Park (International), Cheshire 1 April  Andy Rouse   '''Andy Rouse'''  Frank Sytner ''None (no finishers)''  Phil Dowsett 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 2 May   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  Barbara Cowell 5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 30 May  Andy Rouse  Mike Newman  '''Andy Rouse'''   John Brindley  Phil Dowsett 6  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   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   Steve Soper  Andy Rouse  '''Andy Rouse'''  Frank Sytner  James Shead  Phil Dowsett 13 Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire 2 October  Andy Rouse    Frank Sytner  Alan Minshaw  Phil Dowsett* 1 hour endurance race.
Driver standings and results  OverallDC ClassPos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts 1 1  Frank Sytner  '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''' '''''' '''''' '''''''''' '''''' '''''''''' '''''' '''''' '''C''' '''''' '''''' '''103''' 2 1  Phil Dowsett  '''''''''' ''''''''''  '''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''C''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''98''' 3 1  Andy Rouse  '''''''''' '''1''' ''2'' '''1''' '''1''' '''''1''''' '''''1''''' '''''1''''' '''1''' '''''1''''' C ''1'' '''''' '''95''' 4 2  Godfrey Hall     ''''    Ret   C  Ret '''48''' 5 3  Mike Smith    '''' Ret ''''  Ret  '''' '''' C '''40''' 6 2  Tony Crudgington   ''''    Ret Ret   C Ret  '''35''' 7 2  Jerry Mahony  1 3 3 Ret 3 8 4 5 ''8'' 3 C 9 5 '''33''' 8 1  James Shead  '''DNS''' '''''' '''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''' '''' '''''' DNS '''C''' ''''''  '''31''' 9 3  Mike Newman  2 5  5 ''4'' 3 6 Ret 4 4 C 4 Ret '''28''' 10 2  Andrew Jeffery  '''Ret'''  '''DNS''' '''' '''''' '''' '''''''''' C  Ret '''27''' 11 4  Roland Ratzenberger  Ret‡   ''Ret''  C ''''  '''26''' = 4  Tim Harvey  Ret 4  2‡ 5 6 7 Ret 7 2 C Ret 2 '''26''' = 5  Guy Edwards  Ret 3  5 2 3 3 5 C 6 4 '''26''' 14 3  Geoff Kimber-Smith   '''DNS'''  Ret DNS  DNS Ret C  Ret '''23''' 15 6  Steve Soper  DNA '''1''' 2 '''C''' '''2''' '''21''' = 7  Laurence Bristow  Ret ''Ret''  2 Ret 4 3 4 Ret Ret C  3 '''21''' 17 4  John Llewellyn  Ret    C   '''20''' 18 5  Barbara Cowell  ‡  Ret Ret DNQ DNQ  '''17''' 19 5  Will Hoy  Ret‡    '''16''' 20 6  James Weaver  DNS ‡ C  '''15''' = 7  Alan Minshaw     Ret  '''15''' 22 8  Robb Gravett  Ret   2 5  2 Ret C '''14''' 23 9  Gianfranco Brancatelli  ''1'' '''10''' = 10  Mike O'Brien  Ret 2 4  6 10   DSQ  DNQ 10 Ret '''10''' 25 11  David Sears  1‡ '''9''' = 3  John Brindley  '''' Ret  DNS '''9''' 27 4  Alan Minshaw  C ''Ret'' '''''''''' '''8''' = 12  Karl Jones  Ret  Ret 2 9  6 6 Ret C 7 DNS '''9''' = 8  Lionel Wiffen   Ret DNS  Ret  DNQ  '''9''' 30 6  Mark Hales    DNS '''8''' = 7  Kevin Eaton  Ret  '''' '''8''' = 9  Dave Wallis   Ret   '''8''' 34 10  Barrie Williams  ''''‡ '''7''' = 13  Chris Hodgetts   Ret Ret  Ret 7 C 3 DNS '''7''' 35 8  Mark Goddard  Ret Ret DNS  '''6''' = 9  Tiff Needell  ‡ '''6''' 37 10  David Loudon   '''6''' = 11  Lionel Abbott  ‡ Ret  '''6''' 39 14  Bob Sands  3 Ret Ret 6 '''5''' = 15  Graham Goode  Ret Ret  Ret 7 7   5 6 C 5 Ret '''5''' 41 5  John Morris  ''''‡ DNS '''5''' = 11  Alex Moss  ''''‡ '''5''' 43 16  Johnny Dumfries  3‡ '''4''' = 12  Richard Belcher   '''4''' = 17  Win Percy  ''4'' '''4''' = 18  Allan Grice  ''4''‡ '''4''' 47 6  Andy Middlehurst   '''3''' = 7  Martin Wray   '''3''' = 19  Peter Buxtorf    Ret  '''3''' = 12  Robin Parsons  ‡ '''3''' = 13  Alistair Davidson  ‡ '''3''' = 14  Jeremy Rossiter   '''3''' = 15  Vic Lee   '''3''' 54 20  Rob Speak  5‡ '''2''' = 16  Patrick Watts  ‡ '''2''' 56 22  Dave Brodie  DNS 6 '''1''' = 21  Richard Jones  6‡ '''1''' = 8  James Kaye  '''' ''Ret'' '''1''' = 13  David Sears  Ret ''Ret'' '''1''' 60 23  Sean Brown  ‡ '''0''' = 24  Graham Hathaway  Ret  DNS     Ret  C 8  '''0''' = 25  Gary Ayles  ‡ '''0''' = 26  Dennis Leech  Ret  Ret    '''0''' = 27  David Carvell  ‡ '''0''' = 28  Mark Hales  Ret‡ Ret NC  DNQ  Ret '''0''' = 29  Ian Flux  Ret‡  Ret '''0''' = 30  Tom Bell   DNS Ret '''0''' = 31  Barry Robinson  ‡ '''0''' = 32  Peter Townsend  ‡ '''0''' = 33  Nick May  Ret   Ret DNQ  DNS '''0''' = 34  Vic Lee  Ret‡  Ret Ret  Ret  '''0''' = 35  Ray MacDowall  Ret  '''0''' = 36  John Lepp  Ret‡ DNS  '''0'''  Pete Hall  Ret Ret '''0'''  Jon Dooley  DNQ Ret '''0'''  Alistair Lyall  Ret‡ '''0'''  John Llewellyn  Ret‡ '''0'''  Rob Wilson  Ret '''0'''  Chris Hodgetts  Ret '''0'''  John Clark  DNS‡ '''0'''  Tom Walkinshaw  C '''0'''  Nick Whale  C '''0''' OverallDC ClassPos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts*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}