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

Driver standings and results

Overall
DC
Class
Pos
Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts
1 1 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Frank Sytner B 4 6 5 7 13 11 8 7 9 8 C 11 7 103
2 1 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Phil Dowsett D 10 10 18 15 17 17 18 17 14 16 C 20 12 98
3 1 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Andy Rouse A 16 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 10 95
4 2 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Godfrey Hall B 6 8 7 9 9 13 11 Ret 13 9 C 15 Ret 48
5 3 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mike Smith B 5 14 6 Ret 14 12 Ret 8 19 12 C 40
6 2 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tony Crudgington D 11 14 20 19 19 Ret Ret 17 18 C Ret 17 35
7 2 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Jerry Mahony A 1 3 3 Ret 3 8 4 5 8 3 C 9 5 33
8 1 1988 British Touring Car Championship  James Shead C DNS 13 19 18 18 14 16 16 DNS C 19 15 31
9 3 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mike Newman A 2 5 19 5 4 3 6 Ret 4 4 C 4 Ret 28
10 2 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Andrew Jeffery C Ret 16 DNS 13 15 15 17 C 22 Ret 27
11 4 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Roland Ratzenberger B Ret‡ 8 16 Ret 11 C 13 9 26
= 4 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tim Harvey A Ret 4 9 2‡ 5 6 7 Ret 7 2 C Ret 2 26
= 5 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Guy Edwards A Ret 3 11 5 2 3 3 5 C 6 4 26
14 3 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Geoff Kimber-Smith D 12 DNS 14 Ret DNS 21 DNS Ret C 21 Ret 23
15 6 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Steve Soper A DNA 1 2 C 2 21
= 7 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Laurence Bristow A Ret Ret 17 2 Ret 4 3 4 Ret Ret C 14 3 21
17 4 1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Llewellyn D Ret 20 18 19 C 23 16 20
18 5 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Barbara Cowell D 14 19 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 18 17
19 5 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Will Hoy B Ret‡ 9 10 8 16
20 6 1988 British Touring Car Championship  James Weaver B DNS 7 C 12 15
= 7 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Alan Minshaw B 7 7 8 Ret 21 15
22 8 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Robb Gravett A Ret 10 15 2 5 11 2 Ret C 14
23 9 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Gianfranco Brancatelli A 1 10
= 10 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mike O'Brien A Ret 2 4 8 6 10 12 10 DSQ 13 DNQ 10 Ret 10
25 11 1988 British Touring Car Championship  David Sears A 1‡ 9
= 3 1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Brindley C 15 Ret 16 DNS 9
27 4 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Alan Minshaw C C Ret 13 8
= 12 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Karl Jones A Ret 10 Ret 2 9 10 6 6 Ret C 7 DNS 9
= 8 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Lionel Wiffen B 13 Ret DNS 18 Ret 20 DNQ 19 9
30 6 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mark Hales D 11 21 DNS 8
= 7 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Kevin Eaton D Ret 15 16 8
= 9 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Dave Wallis B 12 Ret 12 17 8
34 10 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Barrie Williams B 9 7
= 13 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Chris Hodgetts A 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 C 3 DNS 7
35 8 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mark Goddard D Ret Ret DNS 14 6
= 9 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tiff Needell D 15 6
37 10 1988 British Touring Car Championship  David Loudon D 20 6
= 11 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Lionel Abbott B 17 Ret 16 6
39 14 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Bob Sands A 3 Ret Ret 6 5
= 15 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Graham Goode A Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 7 9 13 5 6 C 5 Ret 5
41 5 1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Morris C 19 DNS 5
= 11 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Alex Moss D 16 5
43 16 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Johnny Dumfries A 3‡ 4
= 12 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Richard Belcher D 14 4
= 17 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Win Percy A 4 4
= 18 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Allan Grice A 4 4
47 6 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Andy Middlehurst C 15 3
= 7 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Martin Wray C 22 3
= 19 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Peter Buxtorf A 9 9 Ret 12 3
= 12 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Robin Parsons B 18 3
= 13 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Alistair Davidson D 20 3
= 14 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Jeremy Rossiter D 22 3
= 15 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Vic Lee D NC 3
54 20 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Rob Speak A 5‡ 2
= 16 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Patrick Watts D 21 2
56 22 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Dave Brodie A DNS 6 1
= 21 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Richard Jones A 6‡ 1
= 8 1988 British Touring Car Championship  James Kaye C 15 Ret 1
= 13 1988 British Touring Car Championship  David Sears B Ret Ret 1
60 23 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Sean Brown A 8 0
= 24 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Graham Hathaway A Ret 13 DNS 13 10 15 16 Ret 10 C 8 11 0
= 25 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Gary Ayles A 10 0
= 26 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Dennis Leech A Ret 11 Ret 14 17 12 0
= 27 1988 British Touring Car Championship  David Carvell A 11 0
= 28 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mark Hales A Ret‡ Ret NC 11 DNQ 18 Ret 0
= 29 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Ian Flux A Ret‡ 14 Ret 0
= 30 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tom Bell A 12 DNS Ret 0
= 31 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Barry Robinson A 12 0
= 32 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Peter Townsend A 13 0
= 33 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Nick May A Ret 21 14 Ret DNQ 24 DNS 0
= 34 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Vic Lee A Ret‡ 20 Ret Ret 18 Ret 15 0
= 35 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Ray MacDowall A Ret 17 0
= 36 1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Lepp A Ret‡ DNS 19 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Pete Hall A Ret Ret 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Jon Dooley B DNQ Ret 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Alistair Lyall A Ret‡ 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Llewellyn C Ret‡ 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Rob Wilson A Ret 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Chris Hodgetts B Ret 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  John Clark C DNS 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tom Walkinshaw A C 0
1988 British Touring Car Championship  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 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)
  • 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 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Frank Sytner BMW M3 B 103
2 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla GT D 98
3 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 A 95
4 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Godfrey Hall BMW M3 B 48
5 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Mike Smith BMW M3 B 40
6 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D 35
7 1988 British Touring Car Championship  Jerry Mahony Ford Sierra RS500 A 33
8 1988 British Touring Car Championship  James Shead Volkswagen Golf GTI C 31

References

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