Alan Curnow

Alan Curnow
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1948-03-26) 26 March 1948 (age 76)
Malta
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active1977, 1979–1986
TeamsPatrick Motor Group
Longman Racing
Starts94
Wins0 (15 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps19
Best finish2nd in 1980
Championship titles
1980British Saloon Car Championship - Class A

Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver. He raced saloon and touring cars between 1966 and 1991.[1] In 1980 he finished runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship,[2] winning Class A in a Ford Fiesta. His son Ross is also a racing driver.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon 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 DC Pts Class
1977 Patrick Motor Group Mini 1275 GT A SIL BRH
Ret 		OUL
3† 		THR
? 		SIL
? 		THR DON
5† 		SIL
17 		DON
Ret† 		BRH THR
? 		BRH 15th 15 3rd
1979 Datapost Racing Mini 1275 GT A SIL
13 		OUL
Ret† 		THR
30 		SIL
19 		DON
? 		SIL
? 		MAL
4† 		DON
? 		BRH
? 		THR SNE
? 		OUL
?† 		7th 49 2nd
1980 Datapost Racing Ford Fiesta A MAL
?† 		OUL
?† 		THR
13 		SIL
19 		SIL
11 		BRH
? 		MAL
6† 		BRH
Ret 		THR
? 		SIL
21 		2nd 73 1st
1981 Team Datapost Racing with Hepolite and Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS A MAL
Ret† 		SIL
12 		OUL
6† 		THR
? 		BRH
?† 		SIL
? 		SIL
25 		DON
7† 		BRH
15 		THR
? 		SIL
12 		9th 48 3rd
1982 Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS A SIL
? 		MAL
Ret† 		OUL
Ret† 		THR
Ret 		THR
14 		SIL
16 		DON
12 		BRH
Ret 		DON
Ret 		BRH
17 		SIL
Ret 		15th 28 4th
1983 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C SIL
9 		OUL
? 		THR
Ret 		BRH
9 		THR
8 		SIL
Ret 		DON
13 		SIL
14 		DON
12 		BRH
13 		SIL
11 		4th 42 3rd
1984 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C DON
15 		SIL
13 		OUL
18 		THR
Ret 		THR
17 		SIL
? 		SNE
15 		BRH
12 		BRH
14 		DON
15 		SIL
14 		6th 43 3rd
1985 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i C SIL
13 		OUL
8 		THR
7 		DON
11 		THR
Ret 		SIL
13 		DON
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		SNE
13 		BRH
9 		BRH
13 		SIL
11 		5th 52 3rd
1986 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo B SIL
Ret 		THR
8 		SIL
5 		DON
Ret 		BRH
19 		SNE
4 		BRH
6 		DON
Ret 		SIL
5 		8th 32 3rd
Source:[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

  1. ^ http://www.rosscurnow.com/profile.htm details from rosscurnow.com
  2. ^ http://www.rosscurnow.com/profile.htm Official 1980 BTCC standings.
  3. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 1 November 2022.


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