1978 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1978 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 21st season of the British Saloon Car Championship. It was the first year that the championship was sponsored by Tricentrol.^[1] The drivers title was won by Richard Longman in a Mini 1275 GT,^[2]^[3] and was the first to be won by a Mini driver since 1969.

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	19 March	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Tony Dron	Gerry Marshall
2	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	24 March	Not contested.		Tony Dron	Gordon Spice
2	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	24 March	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	27 March	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Tony Dron	Gordon Spice
4	A	Brands Hatch, Kent	1 April	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.
4	B	Brands Hatch, Kent	1 April	Not contested.		Tony Dron	Gordon Spice
5	A	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	28 May	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.
5	B	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	28 May	Not contested.		Tony Dron	Gordon Spice
6	A	Donington Park, Leicestershire	25 June	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.
6	B	Donington Park, Leicestershire	25 June	Not contested.		Tony Dron	Chris Craft
7	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	2 July	Not contested.		Tony Dron	Gordon Spice
7	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	2 July	Rex Greenslade	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.
8		Brands Hatch, Kent	16 July	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Tony Dron	Jeff Allam
9	A	Donington Park, Leicestershire	6 August	Not contested.		None (winner disqualified)	None (winner disqualified)
9	B	Donington Park, Leicestershire	6 August	Richard Longman	None (winner disqualified)	Not contested.
10		Brands Hatch, Kent	28 August	Richard Longman	Win Percy	Barrie Williams	Brian Muir
11		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	10 September	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Barrie Williams	Gordon Spice
12	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	7 October	Not contested.		Barrie Williams	Tom Walkinshaw
12	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	7 October	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car ^[4]	Points
1	Richard Longman	Mini 1275 GT	100
2	Richard Lloyd	Volkswagen Golf GTi	90
3	Tony Dron	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	83
4	Gordon Spice	Ford Capri III 3.0S	75

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions.
^ "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
^ 1978 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 4 February 2014

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions.

[3] "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[4] 1978 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 4 February 2014

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