1983 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship
April 1 - Oulton Park: Round 2, 20 laps, 33.08 miles
1 Jeff Allam 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 23m15.70, 86.32mph
2 Peter Lovett 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 23m15.89
3 Steve Soper 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 23m16.26
4 Jon Dooley 2.5 Alfa Romeo GTV6 23m46.97
5 Tony Lanfranchi 3.0 Opel Monza 23m54.52
6 Hamish Irvine 2.3 Mazda RX-7 24m09.22
7 Pete Hall 2.5 Alfa Romeo GTV6 24m09.96
8 John Morris 1.6 VW Scirocco GTI 24m21.74
9 Richard Longman 1.6 Ford Escort RS1600i 19 laps
10 Rob Hall 1.6 Ford Escort RS1600i 19 laps
Fastest Laps:
2501-3600cc: Allam, 1m08.29 (87.27mph)
1601-2500cc: Dooley, 1m10.19 (84.83mph)
up to 1600cc: Morris, 1m11.51 (83.27mph)
Qualifying
1 Steve Soper Rover Vitesse 1m08.03
2 Peter Lovett Rover Vitesse 1m08.20
3 Jeff Allam Rover Vitesse 1m08.22
4 Charles Sawyer-Hoare Rover Vitesse 1m08.80
5 Tony Lanfranchi Opel Monza 1m09.95
6 Mike Newman Ford Capri 1m10.63
7 Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 1m10.75
8 Pete Hall Alfa Romeo GTV6 1m10.96
9 Jon Dooley Alfa Romeo GTV6 1m11.03
10 John Morris VW Scirocco GTI 1m11.65
11 Rob Hall Ford Escort RS1600i 1m12.14
12 Richard Longman Ford Escort RS1600i 1m12.48
13 Alan Curnow Ford Escort RS1600i 1m13.20
14 Alan Greenhalgh VW Golf GTI 1m13.65
15 Alan Minshaw VW Golf GTI 1m13.67
16 Ron Kirby Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1m13.82
17 Chris Hodgetts Ford Escort RS1600i 1m14.23
18 Andrew Thorpe Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1m14.92
19 Patrick Watts MG Metro 1m15.60
20 Lionel Abbott Ford Escort RS1600i 1m16.32
21 Jock Robertson Ford Fiesta XR2 1m19.46
April 4 - Thruxton: Round 3, 20 laps, 47.12 miles
1 Peter Lovett 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 30m31.85, 96.60mph
2 Jeff Allam 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 30m32.04
3 Charles Sawyer-Hoare 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 31m06.57
4 Jon Dooley 2.5 Alfa Romeo GTV6 31m12.56
5 Hamish Irvine 2.3 Mazda RX-7 31m17.92
6 Tony Lanfranchi 3.0 Opel Monza 31m25.75
7 Steve Soper 3.5 Rover Vitesse V8 31m32.95
8 Pete Hall 2.5 Alfa Romeo GTV6 31m53.42
9 Alan Greenhalgh 1.6 Volkswagen Golf GTI 19 laps
10 Ron Kirby 1.5 Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 19 laps
Fastest Laps:
2501-3600cc: Soper, 1m28.18 (96.19mph)
1601-2500cc: Irvine, 1m31.65 (92.54mph)
up to 1600cc: Longman, 1m34.31 (89.93mph)
Qualifying
1 Steve Soper Rover Vitesse 1m27.10
2 Peter Lovett Rover Vitesse 1m27.16
3 Jeff Allam Rover Vitesse 1m27.29
4 Charles Sawyer-Hoare Rover Vitesse 1m30.78
5 Jon Dooley Alfa Romeo GTV6 1m31.69
6 Hamish Irvine Mazda RX-7 1m32.48
7 Richard Longman Ford Escort RS1600i 1m32.64
8 Alan Curnow Ford Escort RS1600i 1m33.44
9 Pete Hall Alfa Romeo GTV6 1m33.54
10 John Morris VW Scirocco GTI 1m33.62
11 Rob Hall Ford Escort RS1600i 1m34.62
12 Alan Minshaw VW Golf GTI 1m35.17
13 Alan Greenhalgh VW Golf GTI 1m35.74
14 Ron Kirby Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1m35.74
15 Patrick Watts MG Metro 1m36.10
16 Chris Hodgetts Ford Escort RS1600i 1m36.90
17 Andrew Thorpe Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1m37.02
18 Tony Lanfranchi Opel Monza 1m37.29
19 Lionel Abbott Ford Escort RS1600i 1m37.79
20 Jock Robertson Ford Fiesta XR2 1m38.14
21 Andy Driver Toyota Corolla 1m38.25
Sources:
Automobile Sport, April 1983