Pole position: Walkinshaw/Nicholson in 1.39,05
Fastest lap: Soper in 1.40,19 = 169,54 kmh
Distance: 107 laps, 504,933 km
Average speed: 159,82 kmh
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars
Rover last won the Tourist Trophy in 1907, so it has been a long wait; but Sunday's victory for the Hepolite Vitesse of Steve Soper and René Metge will go down as one of the best ever. The Anglo-French combination led from the start, but they deserved the fullest praise for their success. Soper was conclusively the fastest man on the track and he was not in awe of anyone, including new European F2 Champion Jonathan Palmer, who briefly moved into the lead when Soper stopped for dry weather tires. The 107-lap race had started wet but after a few lap, a dry line formed and Palmer, bring the second man to change onto slick, held the lead for a while at mid-distance. |
Division 1, 2 and 3
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1 | 20 | Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Steve Soper, GB René Metge, F |
3532 | V8 | Div. 3 | 107 laps, 3:09.31,73 | 2 | 1.39,06 | 1.40,19 | |
2 | 2 | 14 | Autosport & Design BMW 635 CSi |
Jonathan Palmer, GB James Weaver, GB |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 107 laps, 3:09.48,93 | 5 | 1.40,00 | ||
3 | 3 | 10 | Hartge Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
Zdenek Vojtech, CS Bretislav Enge, CS |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 107 laps, 3:10.38,41 | 4 | 1.39,88 | ||
4 | 4 | 8 | Lucky Strike Team BMW 635 CSi |
Michel Delcourt, B Barrie Williams, GB (Jean-Marie Baert, B) |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 106 | 14 | 1.41,48 | ||
5 | 5 | 3 | Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi |
Dieter Quester, A Hans Heyer, D (Walter Brun, CH) |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 106 | 10 | 1.41,05 | ||
6 | 6 | 1 | Eggenberger/BMW Italia BMW 635 CSi |
Helmut Kelleners, D Umberto Grano, I |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 106 | 6 | 1.40,03 | ||
7 | 7 | 2 | Eggenberger Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
Marco Vanoli, CH René Hollinger, CH |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 106 | 16 | 1.41,58 | ||
8 | 8 | 11 | Hartge Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
Herbert Hartge, D Zdenek Vojtech, CS Milos Bychl, CS ? Rolf Hartge, D |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 106 | 20 | 1.42,32 | ||
9 | 9 | 7 | TWR Jaguar XJ-S |
Pierre Dieudonné, B Enzo Calderari, CH Tom Walkinshaw, GB |
5344 | V12 | Div. 3 | 105 | 3 | 1.39,33 | ||
10 | 10 | 29 | Grace International Racing BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB Brian Muir, AUS |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 104 | 11 | 1.41,05 | ||
11 | 11 | 24 | Gordon Spice Racing Rover Vitesse |
Gordon Spice, GB Neil Crang, AUS Mark Hales, GB |
3532 | V8 | Div. 3 | 104 | 13 | 1.41,47 | ||
12 | 12 | 25 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB John Brindley, GB |
3532 | V8 | Div. 3 | 104 | 15 | 1.41,54 | ||
13 | 13 | 38 | GM Dealer Sport Opel Monza 3.0E |
John Cleland, GB Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
2998 | L6 | Div. 3 | 103 | 24 | 1.42,68 | ||
14 | 1 | 41 | Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Rinaldo Drovandi, I Emilio Rodriguez Zapico, E |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 102 | 25 | 1.42,94 | ||
15 | 14 | 35 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Mike Newman, GB Tony Sugden, GB |
2993 | V6 | Div. 3 | 102 | 22 | 1.42,50 | ||
16 | 15 | 37 | Team Toyota GB Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Win Percy, GB Tony Dron, GB |
2759 | L6 | Div. 3 | 101 | 18 | 1.42,03 | ||
17 | 2 | 46 | Luigi Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Maurizio Micangeli, I Marco Curti ("Spiffero"), I |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 101 | 36 | 1.46,13 | ||
18 | 3 | 42 | Jolly Club Milano Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Giancarlo Naddeo, I Lella Lombardi, I |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 101 | 28 | 1.43,59 | ||
19 | 16 | 19 | TWR Rover Vitesse |
Jeff Allam, GB Pete Lovett, GB |
3532 | V8 | Div. 3 | 100 | 8 | 1.40,37 | Accident | |
20 | 17 | 15 | Dominique Fornage BMW 635 CSi |
Dominique Fornage, F Jeremy Shaw, GB |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 100 | 29 | 1.43,63 | ||
21 | 4 | 52 | Linder Rennsport BMW 323i |
Winfried Vogt, D Siegfried Müller Jr, D Rainer Braun, D |
2330 | L6 | Div. 2 | 100 | 38 | 1.46,55 | ||
22 | 5 | 48 | Alfa Romeo Deutschland Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Mario Ketterer, D Toni Fischhaber, D |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 100 | 35 | 1.45,75 | ||
23 | 6 | 44 | Jolly Club Milano Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I Antonio Palma, I Dagmar Suster, YU |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 100 | 31 | 1.44,26 | ||
24 | 1 | 82 | Richard Longman Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB Rex Greenslade, GB |
1598 | L4 | Div. 1 | 98 | 43 | 1.48,00 | ||
25 | 2 | 64 | RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club VW Scirocco GTI |
Daniël Herregods, B Manfred Trint, D |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | 98 | 40 | 1.47,74 | ||
26 | 3 | 83 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB Alan Curnow, GB Rex Greenslade, GB |
1598 | L4 | Div. 1 | 97 | 44 | 1.48,32 | ||
27 | 18 | 12 | Giuseppe Briozzo BMW 635 CSi |
Georges Bosshard, CH Giuseppe Briozzo, I |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 21 | 1.42,41 | |||
DNF | 4 | 63 | Votex Team Seikel Audi 80 |
Peter Seikel, D Lothar Schörg, A |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | 41 | 1.47,94 | |||
DNF | 26 | Robert L. Kvist Volvo 240 Turbo |
Robert Kvist, S Börje Thor, S |
2141 tc | L4 | Div. 3 | 9 | 1.40,53 | ||||
DNF | 23 | Equipe Esso Ford Mustang 5.0 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB Jonathan Buncombe, GB |
4999 | V8 | Div. 3 | 12 | 1.41,14 | ||||
DNF | 30 | Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport BMW 635 CSi |
David Hobbs, GB Christian Danner, D |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 17 | 1.41,81 | ||||
DNF | 17 | TL Racing AB Volvo 240 Turbo |
Thomas Lindström, S Anders Olofsson, S |
2141 tc | L4 | Div. 3 | 23 | 1.42,54 | ||||
DNF | 18 | IPS Racing Volvo 240 Turbo |
Per Stureson, S Ingemar Persson, S |
2141 tc | L4 | Div. 3 | 27 | 1.43,14 | ||||
DNF | 56 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Phil Dowsett, GB Andy Rouse, GB |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 30 | 1.43,73 | ||||
DNF | 45 | Luigi Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Giorgio Francia, I Marco Micangeli, I |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 32 | 1.44,43 | ||||
DNF | 55 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 34 | 1.44,86 | ||||
DNF | 49 | Alfa Romeo Deutschland Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Frank Jelinski, D Rolf Döring, D |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 37 | 1.46,47 | ||||
DNF | 61 | RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club VW Scirocco GTI |
Pierre-Alain Thibaut, B Philippe Ménage, B |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | 42 | 1.47,99 | ||||
DNF | 6 | TWR Jaguar XJ-S |
Chuck Nicholson, GB Tom Walkinshaw, GB |
5344 | V12 | Div. 3 | 1 | 1.39,05 | Accident | |||
DNF | 4 | Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi |
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D Walter Brun, CH Dieter Quester, A |
3475 | L6 | Div. 3 | 7 | 1.40,19 | Lost wheel | |||
DNF | 43 | Jolly Club Milano Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Roberto Marazzi, I Duilio Truffo, I |
2491 | V6 | Div. 2 | 33 | 1.44,49 | ||||
DNF | 73 | Volkswagen Sport VW Scirocco |
John Morris, GB Cyd Williams, GB |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | 39 | 1.47,18 | ||||
DNF | 59 | Unipart MG Metro Turbo |
Patrick Watts, GB Tony Pond, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | Div. 2 | 19 | 1.42,26 | Head gasket | |||
DNF | 57 | Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 |
Hamish Irvine, GB David Palmer, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | Div. 2 | 26 | 1.43,08 | Accident | |||
DNQ | 72 | R. K. Meacham VW Scirocco |
Bob Meacham, GB Bill Pinkney, GB |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 78 | MSC Rhön Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Herbert Lingmann, D Ludwig Hölzl, D |
1299 | B4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 79 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Andrew Thorpe, GB Michael Schryver Rob Kirby, GB |
1299 | B4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 67 | Team Toyota Denmark Toyota Corolla GT |
John Nielsen, DK Ulf Larsson, S Erik Høyer, DK |
1587 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 68 | AC Bad Honnef VW Golf GTI |
Hans-Jörn Ley, D Josef Rietmann, D |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 69 | Renngemeinschaft Sieglar Audi 80 |
Hagen Arlt, D Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein, D |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | ||||||
DNQ | 58 | Jean Vignon BMW 323i |
Jean-Claude Dubuisson, F Jean Vignon, B |
2330 | L6 | Div. 2 | ||||||
DNQ | 33 | Michael Middelhaufe BMW 528i |
Michael Middelhaufe, D Axel Felder, D Helmut Gall, D |
2799 | L6 | Div. 3 | ||||||
DNQ | 9 | Lucky Strike Team BMW 528i |
Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B Francois-Xavier Boucher, B Guy Trigaux, B |
2799 | L6 | Div. 3 | ||||||
DNQ | 53 | Müller-Bräu Team Mazda RX-7 |
Fritz Müller, D Heinz Kühn-Weiss, D |
2 x 573 | R2 | Div. 2 | ||||||
DNF | 62 | RAS Sport/Belgian VW Club VW Scirocco GTI |
Alex Guyaux, B Mario Hytten, CH |
1596 | L4 | Div. 1 | 1.58,14 | Accident in practice |