Charles Sawyer-Hoare (born 21 April 1942) is a British former racing driver. He competed in Formula Three, before switching to saloon car racing with the European Touring Car Championship as well as the British Touring Car Championship. [1]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1977 | Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Renault 5 TS | A | SIL | BRH ? | OUL ?† | THR ? | SIL | THR | DON | SIL | DON | BRH | THR | BRH | NC | 0 | NC |
1980 | Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | MAL | OUL 10 | THR Ret | SIL 6 | SIL 8 | BRH 11 | MAL | BRH Ret | THR | SIL 8 | 35th | 3 | 11th | ||
1981 | CSH Racing with Esso and the Daily Mirror | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | MAL 9† | SIL 7 | OUL Ret† | THR 10 | BRH | SIL 9 | SIL 7 | DON 7† | BRH 11 | THR 9 | SIL 5 | 28th | 5 | 9th | |
1982 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | SIL Ret | MAL 5† | OUL 12† | THR 6 | THR | SIL Ret | DON | BRH 7 | DON | BRH | SIL 6 | 32nd | 4 | 10th | |
1983 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL 4 | OUL DNS | THR 3 | BRH Ret | THR 3 | SIL 4 | DON 8 | SIL 8 | DON Ret | BRH 7 | SIL Ret | 14th | 16 | 2nd | |
1984 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror | Rover Vitesse | A | DON | SIL Ret | OUL DNS | THR | THR | SIL | SNE | BRH Ret | BRH Ret | DON | SIL Ret | NC | 0 | NC | |
Source: [2] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
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