Vince Woodman
| Vince Woodman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
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† 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