Charles Sawyer-Hoare

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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]

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Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112Pos.PtsClass
1977 Charles Sawyer-Hoare Renault 5 TS A SIL BRH
?
OUL
?†
THR
?
SIL THR DON SIL DON BRH THR BRH NC0NC
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
35th311th
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
28th59th
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
32nd410th
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
14th162nd
1984 Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse A DON SIL
Ret
OUL
DNS
THR THR SIL SNE BRH
Ret
BRH
Ret
DON SIL
Ret
NC0NC
Source: [2]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

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References

  1. http://www.historicracing.com/driver_detail.cfm?driverID=3373 Career at historicracing.com
  2. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 16 November 2022.