1984 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1984 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 27th season of the championship. The title was won by Andy Rouse in a Rover Vitesse, claiming his third BSCC title.

Teams & Drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Class A
Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4   Dennis Leech 1–2, 6, 8
BMW GB Ltd. BMW 635CSi 5   Vince Woodman 1, 3–5, 8–11
6   James Weaver All
Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse 7   Andy Rouse All
Sytner BMW Racing with GSi BMW 635CSi 8   David Sutherland 10
9   Frank Sytner All
Team Sanyo Racing with Esso
TWRAustin Rover Fleet
Rover Vitesse 10   Pete Lovett 1–4
  Jean-Louis Schlesser 5–6
11   Tony Pond 1–6
20   Steve Soper 1, 5
Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S 12   Mike Newman 2–3, 5, 7–11
Equipe Esso/Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse 13   Charles Sawyer-Hoare 2–3, 8–9, 11
Team Toyota GB/
Hughes of Beaconsfield
Toyota Celica Supra 14   Win Percy 1, 3–5, 8–11
  Tony Dron 2
  Gordon Spice 6–7
Grundig International/
BS Automotive
BMW 635CSi 16   David Kennedy 10–11
17 2–9
Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 18   Dave Brodie 1, 3–11
Linden Racing/
Connells Estate Agents
Rover Vitesse 21   Neil McGrath 6–11
Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 23   Brian Chatfield 8
Albert Mirko Racing BMW 635CSi ?   Albert Mirko 8
Class B
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
The Canned Salmon Bureau
Alfa Romeo GTV6 30   Jon Dooley All
32   Rob Kirby All
Hampshires of Dorking Vauxhall Astra GTE 31   Andrew Thorpe 1–2, 8
John Morris Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 1.8 33   John Morris 1–8, 11
Computervision Racing with Esso MG Metro Turbo 34   Patrick Watts 1–6
35   Robin Brundle 1–6
Klaxon Neiman MG Metro Turbo 36   Paul Taft 4–6
43 2–3
Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 37   Hamish Irvine 8
Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo 38   Graham Goode All
Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo GTV6 40   Phil Dowsett All
41   Paul Smith All
42   Terry Drury 7–9
Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 ?   Alan Minshaw 10–11
Class C
Ordibel UK Ltd. Volkswagen Golf GTI 51   Alan Greehalgh 1–9, 11
Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
The Canned Salmon Bureau
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 57   John Myerscough 2–3, 8
Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i 66   Alan Curnow All
77   Richard Longman All
Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 69   Chris Hodgetts All
Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 70   Jock Robertson 4–11
Universal Grinding/
John Maguire Racing
Ford Escort RS1600i 72   Rob Hall 2–11
Barry Lee Racing Ford Escort RS1600i 84   Barry Lee 1–6, 8

Calendar & Winners

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

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner
1 Donington Park, Leicestershire 25 March   Andy Rouse   Patrick Watts   Chris Hodgetts
2 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 1 April   Tony Pond   Patrick Watts   Richard Longman
3 Oulton Park, Cheshire 20 April   James Weaver   Robin Brundle   Richard Longman
4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 23 April   Andy Rouse   Patrick Watts   Richard Longman
5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 28 May   Steve Soper   Jon Dooley   Alan Greenhalgh
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 10 June   Andy Rouse   Graham Goode   Alan Curnow
7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 1 July   Andy Rouse   Jon Dooley   Rob Hall
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 22 July   Andy Rouse   Phil Dowsett   Chris Hodgetts
9 Brands Hatch, Kent 27 August   Win Percy   Graham Goode   Richard Longman
10 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 September   Andy Rouse   Graham Goode   Richard Longman
11 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 7 October   Andy Rouse   Phil Dowsett   Richard Longman

Championship Standings

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Drivers' Championship

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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. A driver's best nine scores counted towards the championship, dropped scores are shown in brackets. Positions are shown as overall/class.

Pos Driver Class DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts
1   Andy Rouse A 1/1 Ret (2/2) 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 81
2   Richard Longman C (16/4) 10/1 10/1 12/1 (Ret) ?/4 12/2 13/3 13/1 13/1 12/1 74
3   Jon Dooley B 12/3 Ret Ret 19/9 8/1 12/2 7/1 8/2 8/2 9/2 11/4 51
4   Phil Dowsett B Ret Ret 14/4 10/3 9/2 Ret 8/2 6/1 9/3 10/3 8/1 48
5   Chris Hodgetts C 10/1 11/2 11/2 Ret Ret ?/2 13/3 11/1 Ret 16/4 Ret 45
6   Alan Curnow C 15/3 13/3 (18/4) Ret 17/4 ?/1 15/4 12/2 14/2 15/3 14/3 43
7   Graham Goode B 18/6 14/5 12/2 13/5 Ret 11/1 Ret Ret 7/1 6/1 DSQ 40
8   Rob Hall C 15/4 19/5 16/2 16/3 Ret 11/1 14/4 Ret 14/2 17/5 35
9   Rob Kirby B 11/2 9/3 16/5 11/4 Ret ?/5 10/4 Ret 12/5 11/4 9/2 31
10   Alan Greenhalgh C 14/2 Ret 15/3 Ret 12/1 Ret DNP Ret 15/3 13/2 30
11   Frank Sytner A 5/5 3/3 7/7 4/4 5/5 3/3 2/2 Ret 6/6 3/3 3/3 30
12   Win Percy A 6/6 4/4 Ret Ret Ret 1/1 2/2 2/2 27
13   James Weaver A 8/8 8/6 1/1 Ret DNS 4/4 Ret 2/2 4/4 Ret 4/4 26
14   Paul Smith B 17/5 12/4 (17/6) 14/6 14/5 ?/3 9/3 Ret 10/4 12/5 10/3 25
15   Jock Robertson C 17/3 15/2 ?/3 Ret 15/5 16/4 Ret 15/4 22
16   John Morris B 13/4 Ret 13/3 15/7 13/4 ?/4 14/5 Ret Ret 15
17   Dave Brodie A Ret DNS 9/7 Ret 7/7 16/7 3/3 3/3 4/4 DSQ 11
18   David Kennedy A NC DNS 5/5 6/6 10/10 3/3 7/6 17/8 Ret 5/5 10
19   Vince Woodman A DNS 5/5 6/6 7/7 4/4 5/5 7/6 6/6 10
20   Mike Newman A 5/5 8/8 11/8 6/6 5/5 Ret Ret 7/7 5
21   Hamish Irvine B 10/3 4
22   Gordon Spice A 6/6 4/4 4
23   Neil McGrath A 9/9 5/5 ?/? 11/7 5/5 Ret 4
24   Tony Dron A 4/4 3
25   Andrew Thorpe B 19/7 NC 18/4 3
26   Barry Lee C Ret Ret Ret DNS 18/5 DNS 16/6 3
27   John Myerscough C 16/5 Ret ?/? 2
28   Alan Minshaw B Ret 16/5 2
29   Dennis Leech A 7/7 Ret 8/8 Ret 0
30   David Sutherland A 8/7 0
31   Brian Chatfield A 9/7 0
32   Albert Mirko A 17/8 0
33   Terry Drury B ?/? Ret Ret 0
NC   Charles Sawyer-Hoare A Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0
WD   Patrick Watts B 9/1 6/1 DNS 7/1 Ret Ret 0
WD   Tony Pond A 3/3 1/1 6/6 2/2 3/3 5/5 0
WD   Robin Brundle B Ret 7/2 9/1 8/2 10/3 NC 0
WD   Pete Lovett A 4/4 2/2 3/3 3/3 0
WD   Steve Soper A 2/2 1/1 0
WD   Jean-Louis Schlesser A 4/4 2/2 0
WD   Paul Taft B Ret Ret 18/8 Ret ?/6 0
Pos Driver Class DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRA BRA DON SIL Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole in class
Italics - Fastest lap in class

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