Phil Dowsett

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Phil Dowsett
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active 1977, 19841985, 19871989
TeamsStuart Patterson
Terry Drury Racing
North Essex Motorsport
TOM's GB
Rayscar
Starts49
Wins0 (17 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps0 (18 in class)
Best finish2nd 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]

Contents

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1977 Stuart Patterson Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL BRH OUL THR SIL THR DON SIL
9
DON
?†
BRH
8
THR BRH 31st110th
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
4th482nd
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 13th215th
1987 North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i D SIL OUL THR THR
14
SIL
11
SIL
19
BRH SNE DON
15
SIL
14
16th193rd
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
2nd981st
1989 Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX-GT D OUL
Ret
SIL
21
THR
17
DON
13
THR
Ret
SIL
20
SIL
26
BRH SNE 7th561st
Rayscar BRH
16
BIR
Ret
DON SIL
Source: [5]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

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  2. http://www.race-driver-archive.com/index.php?mode=Driver&id=Phil%20Dowsett wins at race-driver-archive.com
  3. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009. Official 1988 BTCC standings
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