The 1981 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 24th season of the championship. Win Percy won his second consecutive drivers title in his Mazda RX-7.
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. In races where a class had less than four starters, points would be awarded to the top two finishers (6 & 4 respectively) with one point for the fastest lap. A driver's best nine scores counted towards the championship, dropped scores are shown in brackets. Positions are shown as overall/class.
1981, british, saloon, championship, previous, 1980, next, 1982, 1981, tricentrol, british, saloon, championship, 24th, season, championship, percy, second, consecutive, drivers, title, mazda, contents, teams, drivers, calendar, winners, championship, standing. 1981 British Saloon Car Championship Previous 1980 Next 1982 The 1981 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 24th season of the championship Win Percy won his second consecutive drivers title in his Mazda RX 7 Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Calendar and winners 3 Championship standings 3 1 Drivers Championship 4 External linksTeams and drivers editTeam Car No Drivers Class Rounds Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3 0S 1 nbsp Gordon Spice D 1 4 6 11 2 nbsp Stuart Graham D 1 2 nbsp Phil Martin Dye 3 11 Equipe Esso VMW Motors Ford Capri III 3 0S 3 nbsp Vince Woodman D All 4 nbsp Jonathan Buncombe D 2 4 6 7 10 CSH Racing with Essoand the Daily Mirror Ford Capri III 3 0S 5 nbsp Charles Sawyer Hoare D 1 4 6 11 6 nbsp Andy Rouse D All Patrick Motorsport Rover 3500 S 7 nbsp Brian Muir D All 8 nbsp Rex Greenslade D All 63 nbsp Rad Dougall D 11 TWR Daily ExpressMazda Motorsport TWRTeam BP Rover 3500 S 9 nbsp Jeff Allam D All 10 nbsp Pete Lovett D 1 5 11 Mazda RX 7 20 nbsp Win Percy C 1 10 25 nbsp Barry Sheene C 1 nbsp Chuck Nicholson 8 11 Audi 80 GLE 42 nbsp Martin Brundle B All 43 nbsp Stirling Moss B All Bestmoor Silencers Ford Capri III 3 0S 11 nbsp Graham Goode D 1 3 4 6 8 11 Dennis Leech Ford Capri III 3 0S 13 nbsp Dennis Leech D 2 5 8 10 Track Marshall Ford Capri III 3 0S 15 nbsp Chuck Nicholson D 1 7 Richard Grant Racing Ford Capri III 3 0S 16 nbsp Mike Kimpton D 1 3 8 47 nbsp Nick Whiting D 1 8 10 Carroll Shelby Ford Capri III 3 0S 19 nbsp Wayne Wainwright D 2 5 8 Unknown Ford Capri III 3 0S 40 nbsp Tony Sugden D 8 Castrol Denmark Ford Escort RS2000 96 nbsp Erik Hoyer C 5 John Bishop Triumph Dolomite Sprint 79 nbsp John Bishop C 5 7 10 Mike Buckley Ford Escort RS2000 66 nbsp Mike Buckley C 1 7 9 11 James Burrows Toyota Celica 2000 LB 74 nbsp James Burrows C 3 4 6 8 11 Terry Nightingale Triumph Dolomite Sprint 92 nbsp Terry Nightingale C 5 9 Ian Stirling Talbot Avenger 23 nbsp Ian Stirling C 8 Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica ST 40 nbsp Chris Hodgetts B All Toyota Corolla GT 79 nbsp Jonathan Buncombe B 8 nbsp Gordon Mayers 9 nbsp Dave Brodie 10 11 Morris Vulcan Ltd Volkswagen Golf GTI 44 nbsp John Morris B All Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 51 nbsp Rob Kirby B 2 9 11 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 81 nbsp Jon Dooley A All Unknown Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 56 nbsp Barrie Williams B All 57 nbsp Dave Morgan B All Andy Driver Volkswagen Golf GTI 66 nbsp Andy Driver B 1 3 6 9 11 Peter Buxtorf Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 69 nbsp Peter Buxtorf B 1 8 Demon Tweeks Volkswagen Golf GTI 54 nbsp Alan Minshaw B 2 5 8 10 Robin Carlisle Toyota Celica LB 76 nbsp Robin Carlisle B 5 8 9 11 Bill Postins Volkswagen Scirocco GTI 62 nbsp Bill Postins B 8 John Spiller Talbot Sunbeam TI 82 nbsp John Spiller B 1 2 4 6 8 9 John Tait Toyota Celica GT 84 nbsp John Tait B 1 2 6 8 9 11 Terry Watts Talbot Sunbeam TI 48 nbsp Terry Watts B 8 Team Datapost Racingwith Hepolite and Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS 70 nbsp Alan Curnow A All 77 nbsp Richard Longman A All 57 nbsp Tim Goss A 10 P J Green Racing Mini 1275GT 74 nbsp Tim Goss A 1 8 Julian May Racing Ford Fiesta 1 3 80 nbsp Terry Nightingale A 1 2 4 nbsp Alex Moss 5 nbsp Julian May 8 Haynes Ford Fiesta 1 3 99 nbsp David da Costa A 1 7 9 11 Everest Double Glazing Austin Metro 1300 HLS 74 nbsp Neil McGrath A 5 9 11 Stuart Fowler Ford Fiesta 1 3 85 nbsp Stuart Fowler A 9 David Grimshaw Ford Fiesta 1 3 39 nbsp David Grimshaw A 7 9 Francois Hamon Simca Rallye 3 76 nbsp Francois Hamon A 8 Colin Hawker Ford Fiesta 1 3 42 nbsp Colin Hawker A 2 4 5 Sigma Austin Metro 1300 HLS 87 nbsp Roger Saunders A 2 10 Icon Class A Under 1300cc B 1301 1600cc C 1601 2500cc D 2501 3500ccCalendar and winners editAll 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 A Mallory Park Leicestershire 22 March Not contested nbsp Win Percy nbsp Andy Rouse B nbsp Jon Dooley nbsp John Morris Not contested 2 Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire 29 March nbsp Alan Curnow nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Mike Buckley nbsp Andy Rouse 3 A Oulton Park Cheshire 17 April Not contested nbsp Win Percy nbsp Gordon Spice B nbsp Jon Dooley nbsp Chris Hodgetts Not contested 4 Thruxton Circuit Hampshire 20 April nbsp Richard Longman nbsp Chris Hodgetts nbsp Win Percy nbsp Vince Woodman 5 A Brands Hatch Kent 25 May Not contested nbsp Win Percy nbsp Nick Whiting B nbsp Neil McGrath nbsp Barrie Williams Not contested 6 Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire 21 June nbsp Neil McGrath nbsp Chris Hodgetts nbsp Win Percy nbsp Pete Lovett 7 Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire 18 July nbsp Jon Dooley nbsp Chris Hodgetts nbsp Win Percy nbsp Pete Lovett 8 A Donington Park Leicestershire 16 August Not contested nbsp Win Percy nbsp Pete Lovett B nbsp Richard Longman nbsp Chris Hodgetts Not contested 9 Brands Hatch Kent 31 August nbsp Richard Longman nbsp Chris Hodgetts nbsp Win Percy nbsp Jeff Allam 10 Thruxton Circuit Hampshire 20 September nbsp Richard Longman nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Win Percy nbsp Jeff Allam 11 Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire 4 October nbsp Jon Dooley nbsp John Morris nbsp Mike Buckley nbsp Jeff AllamChampionship standings editDrivers Championship edit 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 In races where a class had less than four starters points would be awarded to the top two finishers 6 amp 4 respectively with one point for the fastest lap 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 MAL SIL1 OUL2 THR BRA SIL SIL DON BRA THR SIL Pts 1 nbsp Win Percy C 2 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 78 2 nbsp Chris Hodgetts B Ret Ret 1 1 11 1 8 4 12 1 1 1 1 8 1 4 7 2 74 3 nbsp Jon Dooley A 4 1 13 2 4 1 2 6 3 2 1 10 4 16 3 3 10 1 65 4 nbsp John Morris B 1 1 8 2 2 5 3 13 2 2 2 2 9 2 3 6 1 60 5 nbsp Richard Longman A Ret 15 3 13 5 1 7 4 2 6 1 14 1 1 11 2 58 6 nbsp Pete Lovett D 5 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 52 7 nbsp Jeff Allam D 8 7 4 4 Ret 5 4 3 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 8 nbsp Andy Rouse D 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 4 5 4 Ret 49 9 nbsp Alan Curnow A Ret 12 1 6 2 3 4 6 7 2 15 2 2 12 3 48 10 nbsp Gordon Spice D 11 9 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 5 4 4 3 7 6 Ret 38 11 nbsp Vince Woodman D 3 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 7 6 5 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 3 4 4 35 12 nbsp Neil McGrath A 3 1 18 1 3 8 3 DNS 13 4 33 13 nbsp Dave Morgan B Ret 24 9 6 18 4 2 2 16 4 4 3 3 12 3 2 9 4 33 14 nbsp Mike Buckley C 10 2 1 Ret 8 2 NC Ret 23 3 3 17 1 31 15 nbsp Martin Brundle B 2 2 6 1 12 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 DSQ 10 1 Ret 30 16 nbsp Barrie Williams B Ret Ret 3 3 14 3 1 1 Ret 3 5 5 13 4 Ret 8 3 30 17 nbsp Nick Whiting D 4 3 Ret 5 4 6 5 1 1 6 5 5 4 6 5 16 25 18 nbsp David da Costa A 5 2 4 4 4 2 Ret 17 4 6 16 5 24 19 nbsp Stirling Moss B 3 3 22 6 2 2 Ret Ret 15 3 22 7 9 6 DNS 5 14 5 20 20 nbsp Roger Saunders A 26 10 4 6 10 5 3 4 5 19 5 5 19 21 nbsp Chuck Nicholson C 8 2 6 2 8 2 Ret 18 22 nbsp Tim Goss A 7 4 6 7 3 11 6 5 4 14 23 nbsp Rob Kirby B 3 5 4 9 5 5 18 5 15 6 14 24 nbsp Peter Buxtorf B 4 4 8 5 5 Ret 10 25 nbsp James Burrows C 2 DNS Ret Ret DNS 21 2 9 26 nbsp Terry Nightingale A 6 3 5 5 8 27 nbsp Terry Nightingale C 14 4 2 NC DNS Ret 7 28 nbsp Brian Muir D Ret Ret 7 6 9 8 11 8 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 29 nbsp Jonathan Buncombe D 5 5 Ret 6 5 6 5 6 30 nbsp Charles Sawyer Hoare D 9 8 7 6 Ret 10 9 9 8 7 6 7 6 11 7 9 7 5 5 5 31 nbsp Alan Minshaw B 21 5 14 6 6 6 5 32 nbsp John Bishop C 9 3 NC Ret 4 33 nbsp Rad Dougall D 3 3 4 34 nbsp Ian Stirling C 14 3 4 35 nbsp Phil Martin Dye D 11 10 6 5 10 9 Ret 10 8 7 5 Ret 4 36 nbsp John Spiller B 5 DNS 6 6 21 7 4 37 nbsp Chuck Nicholson D 6 5 9 8 7 6 13 10 7 6 4 38 nbsp Mike Kimpton D 5 4 14 10 Ret 3 39 nbsp Rex Greenslade D Ret 14 6 5 10 7 8 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 40 nbsp Erik Hoyer C 15 5 2 41 nbsp Graham Goode D 7 6 10 9 8 7 9 7 Ret 1 42 nbsp Robin Carlisle B 20 6 18 7 1 43 nbsp John Tait B 6 25 24 8 20 9 1 44 nbsp Dennis Leech D 12 11 13 11 10 6 Ret 1 45 nbsp David Grimshaw A Ret 22 6 1 46 nbsp Francois Hamon A 6 1 47 nbsp Wayne Wainwright D DNS 8 7 12 9 12 10 0 48 nbsp Andy Driver B DSQ 11 7 DSQ Ret 19 8 0 49 nbsp Colin Hawker A DNS 12 7 0 50 nbsp Alex Moss A 13 8 0 51 nbsp Tony Sugden D 11 9 0 52 nbsp Gordon Mayers B 25 9 0 53 nbsp Stuart Graham D Ret 0 54 nbsp Dave Brodie B Ret 0 55 nbsp Jonathan Buncombe B 0 56 nbsp Bill Postins B 0 57 nbsp Terry Watts B 0 NC nbsp Barry Sheene C Ret 0 NC nbsp Stuart Fowler A Ret 0 NC nbsp Julian May A DNS 0 Pos Driver Class MAL SIL OUL THR BRA SIL SIL DON BRA THR 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 Notes 1 Class A pole position for round 2 is unknown 2 Class A amp B pole positions for round 3 are unknown External links editTouring Car Racing History 1981 BSCC permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1981 British Saloon Car Championship amp oldid 1180747846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,