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FINA RAC Tourist Trophy

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 4/9/1988
Track length: 4.778 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 54
Starters: 46
Finishers: 34

Pole position: Johnson in 1.35,49
Fastest lap: Johnson/Bowe in 1.36,57

Distance: 3 hours
Average speed: 167,25 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1988 Cars

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The Silverstone race produced the most interesting confrontation of the year, and was an indicator of what the axed WTCC could have been. Andy Rouse entered the ETCC for the first time with his Sierras, as did Australia's champion Dick Johnson. Both men were looking to beat the Eggenberger cars to prove a point: that their poor '87 performances in the WTCC were an aberration.
Johnson proved his point by comprehensively taking pole and leading the race before succumbing to a failed water pump, while Andy Rouse took the overall race victory following what was a steady run in partnership with Alain Ferté.

Dieudonné had to settle for second and watch the title slip from his grasp. The M3s were outgunned at Silverstone, and Ravaglia was forced into the role of onlooker to the Sierra battle, but came away from the Silverstone round as the champion-elect, having been classified as seventh overall.



Division 1, 2 and 3
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 33 Rouse/Kaliber Ford
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andy Rouse, GB
Alain Ferté, F
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 105 4 1.36,09    
2 2 2 Eggenberger Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Steve Soper, GB
Pierre Dieudonné, B
(Bernd Schneider, D)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 105 2 1.35,89    
3 3 1 Eggenberger Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
Klaus Ludwig, D
(Steve Soper, GB)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 105 3 1.36,00    
4 4 3 Eggenberger Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
Bernd Schneider, D
(Steve Soper, GB)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 105 6 1.37,16    
5 5 4 Wolf Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Armin Hahne, D
Harald Grohs, D
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 104 5 1.36,16    
6 6 39 Rouse/Kaliber Ford
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Guy Edwards, GB
Jonathan Palmer, GB
(Andy Rouse, GB)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 104 8 1.37,51    
7 1 56 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo
Roberto Ravaglia, I
Altfrid Heger, D
(Markus Oestreich, D)
2332 L4 Div. 2 103 17 1.39,77    
8 2 52 Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Evo
Olivier Grouillard, F
Jacques Laffite, F
(Mark Thatcher, GB)
2332 L4 Div. 2 103 16 1.39,51    
9 7 44 Baynard Cars Ltd.
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Laurence Bristow, GB
Robb Gravett, GB
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 103 7 1.37,32    
10 3 57 BMW M Team Schnitzer
BMW M3 Evo
Eric Van de Poele, B
Markus Oestreich, D
(Altfrid Heger, D)
(Roberto Ravaglia, I)
2332 L4 Div. 2 102 21 1.40,64    
11 4 51 Team Bigazzi
BMW M3 Evo
Winfried Vogt, D
Mark Thatcher, GB
(Jacques Laffite, F)
2332 L4 Div. 2 102 19 1.40,22    
12 8 40 Arquati UK Ltd.
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Jerry Mahoney, GB
Mark Hales, GB
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 101 12 1.39,05    
13 5 66 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo
Will Hoy, GB
Mike Smith, GB
Frank Sytner, GB
(Marc Duez, B)
2332 L4 Div. 2 101 26 1.41,33    
14 9 28 Bemani Toyota Schweiz
Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70
Philippe Müller, CH
Volker Strycek, D
Jacques Isler, CH
2954 L6 Div. 3 100 29 1.42,58    
15 10 46 TWR
Holden VL SS Commodore
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Jeff Allam, GB
4980 V8 Div. 3 100 9 1.37,78    
16 11 16 Bemani Toyota Schweiz
Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70
Philippe Müller, CH
Bernard Santal, CH
2954 L6 Div. 3 100 24 1.41,02    
17 12 17 Bornebusch Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Kaj Bornebusch, S
Ulf Larsson, S
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 100 13 1.39,16    
18 13 12 Conquista
Maserati Biturbo 331 B25
Thomas Lindström, S
Gaston Rahier, B
2491 tc V6 Div. 3 99 28 1.42,11    
19 6 86 John Maguire Racing/FFB Electronics
BMW M3
Barrie Williams, GB
James Shead, GB
Godfrey Hall, GB
2332 L4 Div. 2 98 30 1.42,62    
20 7 60 Wollstadt Racing
BMW M3
Johannes Wollstadt, D
Willi Hatje, D
(Heinz Wirth, D)
2332 L4 Div. 2 98 35 1.46,27    
21 14 41 Dick Johnson
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 97 1 1.35,49   Water pump
22 8 89 John Clark Holdings
BMW M3
Dave Coyne, GB
Vic Lee, GB
2332 L4 Div. 2 97 32 1.44,75    
23 9 87 John Clark Holdings
BMW M3
John Clark, GB
Andrew Jeffrey, GB
2332 L4 Div. 2 97 33 1.44,98    
24 10 55 Herba-Proficraft racing
BMW M3
Milos Bychl, CS
Peter Faubel, D
2332 L4 Div. 2 97 34 1.45,06    
25 11 65 Luigi Bello
BMW M3
Luigi Bello, CH
Jean-Louis Ricci, F
2332 L4 Div. 2 97 31 1.49,57    
26 1 154 TOM's GB
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Phil Dowsett, GB
Tiff Needell, GB
1587 L4 Div. 1 94 36 1.48,03    
27 15 21 Listerine Goode Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Graham Goode, GB
Mike Newman, GB
Alister Lyall, GB
1993 tc L4 Div. 3 93 11 1.37,94    
28 2 122 FINA Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Pierre Fermine, B
Serge De Liedekerke, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 93 42 1.52,29    
29 3 127  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Georg Alber, D
Antonín Charouz, CS
1587 L4 Div. 1 92 41 1.52,04    
30 4 156 MIL Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Alex Moss, GB
John Llewelyn, GB
1587 L4 Div. 1 91 39 1.51,65    
31 5 140  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Stig Gruen, S
Erik Høyer, DK
1587 L4 Div. 1 91 38 1.51,57    
32 6 126  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Eddy Van Esch, B
Noël Van Den Eeckhout, B
1587 L4 Div. 1 90 44 1.53,60    
33 7 153 Chris Hodgetts Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Patrick Watts, GB
Harrison, GB
(Chris Hodgetts, GB)
1587 L4 Div. 1 90 40 1.51,97    
34 8 148 Chris Hodgetts Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Chris Hodgetts, GB
Colin Pearcy, GB
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 Div. 1 86 37 1.51,12    
DNF   23 Nissan Motorsports Europe
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Win Percy, GB
Allan Grice, AUS
2029 tc L6 Div. 3   10 1.37,78   Gearbox
DNF   14 Euromotor/Luigi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Thierry Tassin, B
Jean-Claude Andruet, F
(Georges Cremer, B)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   14 1.39,23    
DNF   5 Jolly Club Bergamo
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Enzo Calderari, CH
Georges Bosshard, CH
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   15 1.39,26    
DNF   6 Jolly Club Bergamo
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Romeo Camathias, I
Massimo Siena, I
(Roberto Castagna, I)
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   18 1.40,04    
DNF   15 Euromotor/Luigi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Roman Feitler, L
Michel Delcourt, B
Georges Cremer, B
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   20 1.40,53    
DNF   43 Lee Asquith Motorsport/ Duckhams
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Karl Jones, GB
Ian Flux, GB
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   22 1.40,70   Electrics
DNF   88 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo
Will Hoy, GB
Frank Sytner, GB
Mike Smith, GB
2332 L4 Div. 2   23 1.40,76    
DNF   85 John Maguire Racing/FFB Electronics
BMW M3
David Sears, GB
Tim Harvey, GB
2332 L4 Div. 2   25 1.41,26    
DNF   20 Team CMS Sweden
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Kurt Simonsen, S
Christer Simonsen, S
1993 tc L4 Div. 3   27 1.42,06    
DNF   121 FINA Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Guy Katsers, B
Jean-Claude Burton, B
1587 L4 Div. 1   43 1.53,40    
DNF   125 Seikel Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Dagmar Suster, YU
Peter Seikel, D
Stanislav de Angelis, I
1587 L4 Div. 1   45 1.55,03    
DNF   124 Seikel Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Girolamo Capra, I
Giovanni da Schio, I
Roland Baumgartner, A
1587 L4 Div. 1   46 1.56,71    
DNQ?   22 Team CMS Sweden
Volvo 240 Turbo
Bengt Thenander, S
Hans Berglund, S
Kurt Simonsen, S
2141 tc L4 Div. 3     ?1.46,19    
DNQ   42 Peter Buxtorf
BMW 635 CSi
Peter Buxtorf, CH
Colin Blower, GB
3475 L6 Div. 3     1.47,56    
DNQ   34 Trident Motor Sport Ltd./The Campari Maserati
Maserati Biturbo 331 B25
Nick May, GB
Bob Evans, GB
2491 tc V6 Div. 3     1.47,93