Neil McGrath | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | 4 December 1942
British Saloon Car Championship | |
Years active | 1980–1982, 1984–1986 |
Teams | Renault Dealer Racing Linden Racing |
Starts | 36 |
Wins | 0 (2 in class) |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 (5 in class) |
Best finish | 7th in 1985 |
Championship titles | |
1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 | Renault 5 Cup Great Britain |
Neil McGrath (born 4 December 1942) is a former British racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Saloon Car Championship. In 1985 he finished seventh overall and third in Class A. [1] The cars he used were the Renault 5, Austin Metro and Rover Vitesse. [2] He won the Renault 5 championship in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1978. Class champion in a Renault Gordini in the Production Saloon Car Championship in 1979. Career race wins 136. Life long member of the BRDC
(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 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1980 | Renault Dealer Racing | Renault 5 Gordini | B | MAL | OUL | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | MAL ?† | BRH | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC | ||
1981 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | MAL | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH 3† | SIL 18 | SIL 21 | DON 8† | BRH DNS | THR | SIL 13 | 12th | 33 | 4th | |
1982 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | SIL ? | MAL Ret† | OUL Ret† | THR Ret | THR 18 | SIL 17 | DON Ret | BRH 19 | DON 12 | BRH Ret | SIL ? | 17th | 23 | 5th | |
1984 | Linden Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL 9 | SNE 5 | BRH ? | BRH 11 | DON 5 | SIL Ret | 21st | 4 | 9th | |
1985 | Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL 2 | OUL 2 | THR 2 | DON 3 | THR 2 | SIL 4 | DON 4 | SIL 4 | SNE 2 | BRH | BRH 6 | SIL 4 | 7th | 45 | 3rd |
1986 | Linden Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | THR | SIL 2 | DON | BRH Ret | SNE | BRH | DON | SIL | 22nd | 6 | 9th | |||
Source: [3] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
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