Alan Curnow

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Alan Curnow
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1948-03-26) 26 March 1948 (age 75)
Malta
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active9
TeamsPatrick Motor Group
Longman Racing
Starts94
Wins0 (15 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps19
Best finish2nd in 1980
Championship titles
1980 British Saloon Car Championship - Class A

Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver. He raced saloon and touring cars between 1966 and 1991. [1] In 1980 he finished runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship, [2] winning Class A in a Ford Fiesta. His son Ross is also a racing driver.

Contents

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPtsClass
1977 Patrick Motor Group Mini 1275 GT A SIL BRH
Ret
OUL
3†
THR
?
SIL
?
THR DON
5†
SIL
17
DON
Ret†
BRH THR
?
BRH 15th153rd
1979 Datapost Racing Mini 1275 GT A SIL
13
OUL
Ret†
THR
30
SIL
19
DON
?
SIL
?
MAL
4†
DON
?
BRH
?
THR SNE
?
OUL
?†
7th492nd
1980 Datapost Racing Ford Fiesta A MAL
?†
OUL
?†
THR
13
SIL
19
SIL
11
BRH
?
MAL
6†
BRH
Ret
THR
?
SIL
21
2nd731st
1981 Team Datapost Racing with Hepolite and Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS A MAL
Ret†
SIL
12
OUL
6†
THR
?
BRH
?†
SIL
?
SIL
25
DON
7†
BRH
15
THR
?
SIL
12
9th483rd
1982 Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS A SIL
?
MAL
Ret†
OUL
Ret†
THR
Ret
THR
14
SIL
16
DON
12
BRH
Ret
DON
Ret
BRH
17
SIL
Ret
15th284th
1983 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C SIL
9
OUL
?
THR
Ret
BRH
9
THR
8
SIL
Ret
DON
13
SIL
14
DON
12
BRH
13
SIL
11
4th423rd
1984 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C DON
15
SIL
13
OUL
18
THR
Ret
THR
17
SIL
?
SNE
15
BRH
12
BRH
14
DON
15
SIL
14
6th433rd
1985 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C SIL
13
OUL
8
THR
7
DON
11
THR
Ret
SIL
13
DON
Ret
SIL
Ret
SNE
13
BRH
9
BRH
13
SIL
11
5th523rd
1986 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo B SIL
Ret
THR
8
SIL
5
DON
Ret
BRH
19
SNE
4
BRH
6
DON
Ret
SIL
5
8th323rd
Source: [3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

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References

  1. http://www.rosscurnow.com/profile.htm details from rosscurnow.com
  2. http://www.rosscurnow.com/profile.htm Official 1980 BTCC standings.
  3. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 1 November 2022.