1978 British Saloon Car Championship

21st season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1978 British Saloon Car Championship 1977 1979 The 1978 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 21st season of the British Saloon Car Championship. It was the first year that the championship was sponsored by Tricentrol.BTCC 1958-1979 http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=100.BTCC_1980-2001.wtxt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110817134050/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt 2011-08-17 2009-10-26 The drivers title was won by Richard Longman in a Mini 1275 GT,http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2010-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 2011-07-16 Official list of BTCC champions.http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1978%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1978 2010-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010200/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1978%20BSCC.html 2009-03-11 dead and was the first to be won by a Mini driver since 1969. Calendar & Winners All 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 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 19 March GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tony Dron GBR Gerry Marshall 2 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 24 MarchNot contested. GBR Tony Dron GBR Gordon Spice B GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 27 March GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tony Dron GBR Gordon Spice 4 A Brands Hatch, Kent 1 April GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Tony Dron GBR Gordon Spice 5 A Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 28 May GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Tony Dron GBR Gordon Spice 6 A Donington Park, Leicestershire 25 June GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Tony Dron GBR Chris Craft 7 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 2 JulyNot contested. GBR Tony Dron GBR Gordon Spice B GBR Rex Greenslade GBR Richard LloydNot contested. 8 Brands Hatch, Kent 16 July GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tony Dron GBR Jeff Allam 9 A Donington Park, Leicestershire 6 AugustNot contested.None (winner disqualified)None (winner disqualified) B GBR Richard LongmanNone (winner disqualified)Not contested. 10 Brands Hatch, Kent 28 August GBR Richard Longman GBR Win Percy GBR Barrie Williams AUS Brian Muir 11 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 10 September GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Barrie Williams GBR Gordon Spice 12 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 7 OctoberNot contested. GBR Barrie Williams GBR Tom Walkinshaw B GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. Championship results Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car 1978 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 4 February 2014 Points 1 GBR Richard Longman Mini 1275 GT 100 2 GBR Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTi 90 3 GBR Tony Dron Triumph Dolomite Sprint 83 4 GBR Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S 75 References Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon