Phil Dowsett | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Chelmsford, Essex, England | 4 March 1951
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1977, 1984–1985, 1987–1989 |
Teams | Stuart Patterson Terry Drury Racing North Essex Motorsport TOM's GB Rayscar |
Starts | 49 |
Wins | 0 (17 in class) |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 (18 in class) |
Best finish | 2nd in 1988 |
Championship titles | |
1988, 1989 | British Touring Car Championship - Class D |
Philip Colin Dowsett (born 4 March 1951) is a British retired racing driver. He initially competed in Formula Ford, Formula Three and Formula Atlantic in the 1970s, finishing as runner-up in the 1979 and 1980 National Formula Atlantic Championships. [1] He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980s in a Toyota Corolla GT. In 1988 and 1989 he won consecutive class D (up to 1600cc) titles, becoming the last driver to win that class. [2] He finished as runner-up in the championship overall in 1988, five points behind champion Frank Sytner. [3] He is the father of racing cyclist Alex Dowsett. [1] [4]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1977 | Stuart Patterson | Ford Capri II 3.0s | D | SIL | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | DON | SIL 9 | DON ?† | BRH 8 | THR | BRH | 31st | 1 | 10th | |
1984 | Terry Drury Racing | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | B | DON Ret | SIL Ret | OUL 14 | THR 10 | THR 9 | SIL Ret | SNE 8 | BRH 6 | BRH 9 | DON 10 | SIL 8 | 4th | 48 | 2nd | ||
1985 | Terry Drury Racing | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | B | SIL Ret | OUL 4 | THR Ret | DON 8 | THR Ret | SIL 10 | DON 12 | SIL 9 | SNE 7 | BRH | BRH | SIL | 13th | 21 | 5th | |
1987 | North Essex Motorsport | Ford Escort RS1600i | D | SIL | OUL | THR | THR 14 | SIL 11 | SIL 19 | BRH | SNE | DON 15 | SIL 14 | 16th | 19 | 3rd | |||
Terry Drury Racing | Ford Escort RS Turbo | B | OUL DNS | DON | NC | ||||||||||||||
1988 | TOM's GB | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | D | SIL 10 | OUL 10 | THR 18 | DON 15 | THR 17 | SIL 17 | SIL 18 | BRH 17 | SNE 14 | BRH 17 | BIR C | DON 20 | SIL 12 | 2nd | 98 | 1st |
1989 | Phil Dowsett | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | D | OUL Ret | SIL 21 | THR 17 | DON 13 | THR Ret | SIL 20 | SIL 26 | BRH | SNE | 7th | 56 | 1st | ||||
Rayscar | BRH 16 | BIR Ret | DON | SIL | |||||||||||||||
Source: [5] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
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