Hamish Edward Thomson Irvine (born October 1946) is a British auto racing driver from Scotland. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship. In his debut season in 1983, he finished fifth overall in the championship with his Class B Mazda RX-7. [1] He returned to the series in 1994 with a privately entered BMW 318iS with little success. In 1995 he finished fourth in the Independents Cup with a Peugeot 405 entered by his own SCB Motorsport Team. He is not related to former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine.
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1982-1984 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded - 1982-1984 only in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1982 | Hamish Irvine | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | SIL ? | MAL 8† | OUL 7† | THR ? | THR ? | SIL Ret | DON ? | BRH 11 | DON 8 | BRH 12 | SIL 12 | 6th | 59 | 1st | ||||||||||||||
1983 | Hamish Irvine | Mazda RX-7 | B | SIL 8 | OUL 6 | THR 5 | BRH 5 | THR 7 | SIL | DON 6 | SIL 20 | DON Ret | BRH 9 | SIL Ret | 5th | 42 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
1984 | Hamish Irvine | Mazda RX-7 | B | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SNE | BRH 10 | BRH | DON | SIL | 21st | 4 | 7th | ||||||||||||||
1994 | Hamish Irvine | BMW 318is | THR | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | SNE | SIL 1 23 | SIL 2 20 | OUL Ret | DON 1 23 | DON 2 Ret | BRH 1 21 | BRH 2 Ret | SIL 14 | KNO 1 13 | KNO 2 Ret | OUL 16 | BRH 1 21 | BRH 2 DNS | SIL 1 23 | SIL 2 DNS | DON 1 21 | DON 2 23 | 31st | 0 | ||||||
1995 | SCB Vehicle Dismantlers | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 18 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 18 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 DNS | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 Ret | OUL 1 16 | OUL 2 Ret | BRH 1 14 | BRH 2 16 | DON 1 18 | DON 2 15 | SIL 18 | KNO 1 14 | KNO 2 17 | BRH 1 20 | BRH 2 Ret | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 DNS | OUL 1 17 | OUL 2 16 | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 Ret | 27th | 0 | ||
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. | Ref |
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2007 | GP Motorsport | John Irvine Ed Lovett Guy Povey | BMW M3 E46 | 49 | 1 | 189 | DNF | DNF | [4] |
2008 | GP Motorsport | Guy Povey Mike Simpson Clint Bardwell | BMW M3 E46 | 42 | 3 | 548 | 12th | 2nd | [5] |
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