1986 British Saloon Car Championship

29th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1986 British Saloon Car Championship 1985 1987 The 1986 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 29th season of the championship, and the final under the name of The British Saloon Car Championship. Chris Hodgetts won the title with his class C Toyota Corolla. Teams & Drivers Guest drivers in italics. Team Car No. Car number Drivers Rounds Class A Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4Ti 1 GBR Andy Rouse All Rover Vitesse 2 GBR Pete Hall All BBW Motorsport Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 3 GBR Dave Brodie 5 6 9 Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 GBR Dennis Leech 1–5, 9 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635CSi 5 GBR Mike Newman All Linden Racing/Connells Estate Agents Rover Vitesse 6 GBR Neil McGrath 5 7 3 GBR Mike O'Brien 2, 4–9 Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra 9 GBR Pete Lovett 1 GBR David Sears 5 Mann's Garage BMW 635CSi 13 GBR Barry Barnes 1 TWR – Herbie Clips Rover Vitesse 20 GBR Jeff Allam 5 22 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 5 T.W. Robinson Demolition/SDC Builders BMW 635CSi 25 GBR Barry Robinson 9 Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 8 GBR Brian Chatfield 3, 5–6 Class B John West Foods – Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo GTV6 30 GBR Rob Kirby 1Alfa Romeo 75 V6 2–9 31 GBR Jon Dooley 2–9 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo 33 GBR Alan Curnow All 44 GBR Richard Longman All Carroll's Transport Mercedes 190E 2.3–16 36 GBR Martin Carroll 5 Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo 38 GBR Mark Hales All Smith & Latimer MG Metro Turbo 55 GBR Colin Pearcy 5, 9 David Gibson Renault 5 GT Turbo 45 GBR David Gibson 5 David Grimshaw Renault 5 GT Turbo 35 GBR David Grimshaw 5 Antony Pownall Renault 5 GT Turbo 46 GBR Antony Pownall 5 Roger Saunders Renault 5 GT Turbo 48 GBR Roger Saunders 5 Class C Peugeot Talbot Sport UK Peugeot 205 GTi 61 FIN Mikael Sundström 5, 7 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 62 GBR Tony Crudgington All Team Toyota GB/DuckhamsCHMS Team/Demon Tweeks Racing Toyota Corolla GT 66 GBR Chris Hodgetts All 77 GBR Alan Minshaw 5–6 GBR Barry Sheene 9 Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS Ford Escort RS1600i 69 GBR Paul Taft All North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74 GBR Richard Belcher 5–6, 9 AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 GBR Geoff Kimber-Smith 1 Abbott Racing Ford Escort RS1600i ? GBR Lionel Abbott 2 Alastair Davidson Ford Fiesta XR2 72 GBR Alastair Davidson 2–3, 5 Nick Sismey Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.5 78 GBR Nick Sismey 5 Class D Containerships Vauxhall Nova Sport 93 GBR James Kaye 5 Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer Vauxhall Nova Sport 91 GBR Tony Lanfranchi 3, 5–6 Brands Hatch Racing SchoolBrands Hatch Racing SchoolFord Escort XR3i ? USA Peter Argetsinger 7 ? GBR Stuart Cole 7 ? GBR Chris Creswell 7 ? GBR Ben Edwards 7 ? GBR Pete King 7 ? GBR Lucy Rogers 7 ? GBR Pete Rogers 7 ? GBR Rick Shortle 7 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 13 April GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 2 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 26 May GBR Mike Newman GBR Rob Kirby GBR Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 June GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts GBR Tony Lanfranchi 4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 15 June GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 5 Brands Hatch, Kent 13 July GBR Jeff Allam GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts GBR James Kaye 6 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 10 August GBR Pete Hall GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts GBR Tony Lanfranchi 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 25 August GBR Andy Rouse GBR Alan Curnow FIN Mikael Sundström None (no entries) 8 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 September GBR Andy Rouse GBR Mark Hales GBR Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) 9 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 5 October GBR Dave Brodie GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts None (no entries) Championship Standings Drivers' championship 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. Unlike previous seasons, full points were awarded to all classes regardless of how many cars started. Only a driver's best seven scores counted towards the championship. Positions are shown as overall/class. Pos Driver Class SIL THR SIL DON BRA SNE BRA DON SIL Pts 1 GBR Chris Hodgetts C9/14/17/14/112/17/15/27/18/1 70 2 GBR Richard Longman B5/17/33/13/18/13/17/2Ret3/1 64 3 GBR Andy Rouse A1/12/21/11/1RetRet1/11/1Ret 57 4 GBR Rob Kirby B7/23/110/35/29/28/511/58/37/4 38 5 GBR Mike Newman A6/51/16/42/27/72/28/42/24/3 37 6 GBR Pete Hall A3/39/34/3Ret5/51/14/34/42/2 34 7 GBR Paul Taft C12/45/28/26/2Ret9/2RetRet9/2 33 8 GBR Alan Curnow BRet8/45/2Ret19/64/26/1Ret5/2 32 9 GBR Tony Lanfranchi D12/124/211/1 26 10 GBR Jon Dooley B6/2RetRetNC6/49/36/26/3 23 11 GBR Tony Crudgington C10/2DNS9/37/3RetDNS17/3Ret10/3 23 12 GBR Mark Hales BRetRetRetRet18/55/310/45/1Ret 20 13 FIN Mikael Sundström C14/33/1 14 14 GBR Mike O'Brien ARetDNS6/6Ret2/23/3Ret 11 15 GBR James Kaye D17/1 10 15 GBR Alan Minshaw C13/210/3 10 15 GBR Dennis Leech A2/2RetDNSDNS4/4DNS 10 15 GBR Dave Brodie ARet1/1 10 19 GBR Jeff Allam A1/1 9 20 GBR Alastair Davidson C11/411/423/5 8 21 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser A2/2 7 22 GBR Neil McGrath A2/2Ret 6 22 GBR Colin Pearcy B11/312/5 6 24 GBR David Sears A3/3 4 24 GBR Lionel Abbott C10/3 4 24 GBR Geoff Kimber-Smith C11/3 4 27 GBR Pete Lovett A4/4 3 27 GBR Nick Sismey C15/4 3 27 GBR Roger Saunders B16/4 3 29 GBR Richard Belcher CRetRet13/5 2 30 GBR Barry Barnes A8/6 1 31 GBR David Grimshaw B20/7 0 32 GBR Brian Chatfield ADSQ10/8Ret 0 33 GBR David Gibson B21/8 0 34 GBR Antony Pownall B22/9 0 NC GBR Martin Carroll BRet 0 NC GBR Barry Robinson ARet 0guest drivers ineligible for points GBR Stuart Cole XR3i12/1 0 GBR Chris Creswell XR3i13/2 0 GBR Rick Shortle XR3i14/3 0 GBR Barry Sheene C11/4 0 GBR Pete Rogers XR3i15/4 0 USA Peter Argetsinger XR3i16/5 0 GBR Ben Edwards XR3i18/6 0 GBR Lucy Rogers XR3i19/7 0 GBR Pete King XR3i20/8 0 Pos Driver Class SIL THR SIL DON BRA SNE BRA DON SIL PtsBold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship Touring Car Racing History – 1986 BSCCAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 10-Tenths.com Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon Car Championship