Vince Woodman
British racing driver (1937–2021)
Vince Woodman | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1937-08-06)6 August 1937 Bristol, England |
Died | 2 June 2021(2021-06-02) (aged 83) |
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 19 |
Teams | VMW Motors BMW (GB) Ltd Vauxhall Motorsport Graham Hathaway Racing |
Starts | 172 |
Wins | 12 (10 in class) |
Poles | 11 |
Fastest laps | 22 |
Best finish | 3rd in 1973 |
Vincent Michael Woodman (6 August 1937 – 2 June 2021) was a British racing driver. He started racing in 1965 and competed mainly in touring cars, mostly with cars from the Ford marque.[1] In 1973 he finished third overall in the British Saloon Car Championship, driving a 1300cc Ford Escort.[2] He finished fifth in the BSCC in 1982, winning four races outright, the last wins for a Ford Capri. Woodman died on 2 June 2021.[3]
Racing record
Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1966 | VMW Motors | Ford Cortina Lotus | C | SNE | GOO | SIL | CRY | BRH | BRH | OUL | BRH 12^ | 30th | 4 | 9th | |||||||
1967 | VMW Motors | Ford Cortina Lotus | C | BRH Ret^ | SNE | SIL | SIL | MAL Ret† | SIL | SIL | BRH | OUL | BRH 17 | 30th | 4 | 10th | |||||
1969 | VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1300 GT | B | BRH 22^ | SIL 14 | SNE 10 | THR | SIL | CRY | MAL | CRO | SIL | OUL Ret | BRH 9^ | BRH Ret | 21st | 10 | 6th | |||
1970 | VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1.0 | A | BRH Ret^ | SNE 17 | THR 18 | SIL 18 | CRY 5† | SIL 25 | SIL 21^ | CRO Ret^ | BRH | 7th | 44 | 4th | ||||||
Ford Escort 1300 GT | B | OUL 11 | BRH 14^ | BRH 8 | 9th | ||||||||||||||||
1971 | VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1300 GT | B | BRH 7^ | OUL Ret | THR 7 | SIL 11 | CRY 1† | SIL 11 | CRO Ret | SIL Ret | OUL 9 | BRH 6 | MAL 4† | BRH 8 | 5th | 59 | 2nd | |||
1972 | VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1300 GT | B | BRH 5 | OUL Ret | THR 6 | SIL Ret | CRY 3† | BRH Ret | OUL Ret | SIL ?^ | MAL Ret† | BRH Ret | 13th | 22 | 3rd | |||||
1973 | Team Esso Uniflo | Ford Escort 1300 BDA | B | BRH 7 | SIL 7 | THR Ret | THR 6 | SIL 4 | ING Ret^ | BRH 5† | SIL Ret^ | 3rd | 51 | 2nd | |||||||
Ford Escort RS1600 | C | BRH 9 | NC | ||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Team Esso Uniflo | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | D | MAL 3† | BRH 4 | SIL 3 | OUL 3 | THR | SIL 1 | THR Ret | BRH DNS | ING 5† | BRH 2† | OUL 3 | SNE ? | BRH 2 | 10th | 39 | 3rd | ||
1975 | Team Esso Uniflo | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | D | MAL 5† | BRH 2 | OUL Ret | THR 7 | SIL 3 | BRH 2† | THR 3 | SIL 4 | MAL ?† | SNE 2 | SIL 2 | ING 1† | BRH 1† | OUL 1 | BRH 3 | 5th | 64 | 3rd |
1976 | Team Esso Uniflo | Ford Capri II 3.0s | D | BRH ? | SIL 9 | OUL DNS | THR 6 | THR | SIL Ret | BRH 1 | MAL 4† | SNE 5† | BRH 7 | 14th | 24 | 5th | |||||
1977 | Team Esso Uniflo | Ford Capri II 3.0s | D | SIL Ret | BRH ? | OUL 6† | THR 1 | SIL 2 | THR 6 | DON 7† | SIL 5 | DON Ret† | BRH 3 | THR 4 | BRH 3 | 11th | 18 | 4th | |||
1978 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | SIL 6 | OUL 7† | THR 2 | BRH Ret† | SIL Ret† | DON 4† | MAL Ret† | BRH 5 | DON 3† | BRH 6 | THR 5 | OUL 5† | 13th | 24 | 4th | |||
1979 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | SIL 5 | OUL 4† | THR 2 | SIL 6 | DON 4 | SIL DSQ | MAL 5† | DON 2 | BRH ? | THR | SNE 2 | OUL | 13th | 37 | 4th | |||
1980 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | MAL 3† | OUL 3† | THR 2 | SIL 3 | SIL 4 | BRH 3 | MAL 4† | BRH 4 | THR Ret | SIL 3 | 9th | 36 | 3rd | |||||
1981 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | MAL 3† | SIL 3 | OUL 4† | THR 1 | BRH 7† | SIL 5 | SIL 26 | DON Ret† | BRH Ret | THR 4 | SIL 4 | 11th | 35 | 5th | ||||
1982 | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0s | D | SIL 3 | MAL 2† | OUL 6† | THR 1 | THR 1 | SIL 2 | DON 1 | BRH 4 | DON Ret | BRH 1 | SIL 7 | 5th | 60 | 2nd | ||||
1984 | BMW (GB) Ltd | BMW 635CSi | A | DON DNS | SIL | OUL 5 | THR 6 | THR 7 | SIL | SNE | BRH 4 | BRH 5 | DON 6 | SIL 6 | 18th | 10 | 9th | ||||
1989 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | C | OUL | SIL | THR | DON 12‡ | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL | 35th | 6 | 9th | ||
1990 | Graham Hathaway Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | DON | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH Ret‡ | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC | ||
Source:[4] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Endurance driver.
^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.
References
- ^ "Racecar". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Official 1973 BTCC standings
- ^ "British touring car legend Vince Woodman dies aged 83". www.autosport.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
External links
- Vince Woodman career summary at DriverDB.com
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