BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars National Points Championship

The National Points Championship is a season-long competition for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. The winner is granted the honour of racing with a silver roof for the following season.

History

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The first season-long championship started in 1956. Drivers' scores at every stock car meeting were recorded to create the championship table. During the late 1990s, when Frankie Wainman Junior dominated, there was criticism that the National Points Championship was predictable and favoured drivers who had the money to race at as many meetings as possible. The National Series was created in 2002. Rather than the points accumulated over the entire season counting towards the winner, the National Series was competed for over 35 designated meetings. The season-long National Points Championship survived, but its importance was downgraded, and the privilege of racing with a silver roof for the following season was transferred from it to the National Series.

In 2009, the National Series was amended. This time, the top ten points-scoring drivers over the first two-thirds of the season were entered in the National Series Shootout, beginning with no points except for a small number of meeting attendance points. The drivers raced over ten designated Shootout rounds, with the points scored in them deciding the winner of the National Series. In 2010, the number of competing drivers was increased to twelve. From 2012, the National Series Shootout was rebranded the National Points Championship Shootout.

The most successful driver in National Points Championships and National Series is Frankie Wainman Junior, who has won fourteen. Other notable multiple winners include Stuart Smith (thirteen), John Lund (six), Fred Mitchell (three), Andy Smith (three) and Frankie Wainman (three).

List of winners

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Year Winner[1] Second Third
1956 Johnny Brise Doug Wardropper Harold Bosworth
1957 Fred Mitchell Doug Wardropper Allen Briggs
1958 Doug Wardropper Fred Mitchell Ken Freeman
1959 Fred Mitchell Doug Wardropper Aubrey Leighton
1960 Fred Mitchell Ken Freeman Johnny King
1961 Trevor Frost Ken Freeman Johnny King
1962 Alan Wardropper Trevor Frost Fred Mitchell
1963 Aubrey Leighton Alan Wardropper Trevor Frost
1964 Alan Wardropper Nev Hughes Trevor Frost
1965 Ellis Ford Alan Wardropper Fred Mitchell
1966 Ron Rogers Ellis Ford Willie Harrison
1967 Tony Neal Ron Rogers Ellis Ford
1968 Tony Neal Jim Esau George Ansell
1969 Stuart Smith Ron Rogers George Ansell
1970 Stuart Smith Doug Cronshaw Jim Esau
1971 Stuart Smith Willie Harrison Doug Cronshaw
1972 Stuart Smith Mick Noden Willie Harrison
1973 Stuart Smith Willie Harrison Doug Cronshaw
1974 Stuart Smith Dave Chisholm John Hillam
1975 Stuart Smith Willie Harrison Doug Cronshaw
1976 Stuart Smith Willie Harrison Frankie Wainman
1977 Stuart Smith Frankie Wainman Willie Harrison
1978 Stuart Smith Frankie Wainman Dave Hodgson
1979 Stuart Smith Frankie Wainman Len Wolfenden
1980 Stuart Smith Frankie Wainman Len Wolfenden
1981 Stuart Smith Len Wolfenden Frankie Wainman
1982 Mike Close Frankie Wainman John Lund
1983 Bert Finnikin Mike Close Len Wolfenden
1984 Frankie Wainman John Lund Dave Berresford
1985 Frankie Wainman Bert Finnikin Stuart Smith
1986 Frankie Wainman John Lund Bobby Burns
1987 John Lund Frankie Wainman Bert Finnikin
1988 John Lund Frankie Wainman Ray Tyldesley
1989 John Lund Peter Falding Ray Tyldesley
1990 John Lund Bobby Burns Paul Harrison
1991 John Lund Peter Falding Frankie Wainman Junior
1992 John Lund Frankie Wainman Junior Peter Falding
1993 Peter Falding Frankie Wainman Junior John Lund
1994 Frankie Wainman Junior Peter Falding John Lund
1995 Andy Smith John Lund Frankie Wainman Junior
1996 Frankie Wainman Junior John Lund Peter Falding
1997 Frankie Wainman Junior John Lund Andy Smith
1998 Frankie Wainman Junior John Lund Andy Smith
1999 Frankie Wainman Junior Andy Smith John Lund
2000 Frankie Wainman Junior Andy Smith Paul Harrison
2001 Frankie Wainman Junior Rob Speak Andy Smith
2002 Frankie Wainman Junior Andy Smith Paul Harrison
2003 Frankie Wainman Junior Peter Falding Gary Castell
2004 Frankie Wainman Junior Paul Harrison Stuart Smith Junior
2005 Frankie Wainman Junior Mark Gilbank Paul Harrison
2006 Andy Smith Frankie Wainman Junior Paul Harrison
2007 Frankie Wainman Junior Andy Smith Stuart Smith Junior
2008 Frankie Wainman Junior Stuart Smith Junior Andy Smith
2009 Stuart Smith Junior Andy Smith Frankie Wainman Junior
2010 Andy Smith Craig Finnikin Paul Hines
2011 Craig Finnikin Frankie Wainman Junior Dan Johnson
2012 Tom Harris Frankie Wainman Junior Craig Finnikin
2013 Ryan Harrison Lee Fairhurst Dan Johnson
2014 Rob Speak Tom Harris Mat Newson
2015 Dan Johnson Rob Speak Mat Newson
2016 Rob Speak Nigel Green Dan Johnson
2017 Stuart Smith Junior Danny Wainman Nigel Green
2018 Frankie Wainman Junior Danny Wainman Lee Fairhurst
2019 Tom Harris Frankie Wainman Junior Mat Newson
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Tom Harris Ryan Harrison Frankie Wainman Junior

References

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  1. ^ "National Points Championship". Stoxnet. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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