Tourist Trophy 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Diners Club International Tourist Trophy		Date: 17.9.1978
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: unknown
Tourist Trophy
European Touring Car Championship (round 11)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	Umberto Grano / Tom Walkinshaw	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Italia	1:37.140
2^nd	2	Eddy Joosen / Raijmond van Hove	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	1:38.950
3^rd	7	Clemens Schickentanz / Hans Heyer / Brian Redman	Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC	AMG Motorenbau	1:40.510
4^th	8	Michel Delcourt / Jean-Marie Baert	BMW 3.0 CSL	Ecurie Chardon des Dunes - Dragons	1:43.300
5^th	16	Chris Craft / Gordon Spice	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	1:43.660
6^th	46	Edy Brandenberger / Helmut Kelleners	BMW 320	Eggenberger Racing	1:43.720
7^th	23	Brian Muir / Martin Thomas	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Browne & Day/Connells	1:43.990
8^th	18	Les Blackburn / Gordon Bruce	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Toric Racing	1:44.230
9^th	24	Andy Rouse / Derek Lawrence	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Carrier Properties Ltd.	1:44.550
10^th	50	Kurt König / Heinz Weltrowski	BMW 320	Eggenberger Racing	1:44.720
11^th	14	Harald Neger / Heribert Werginz / Roman Loibnegger	BMW 530i	Racing Corporation Vienna	1:44.820
12^th	21	Vince Woodman / Jonathan Buncombe	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Equipe Esso	1:44.860
13^th	15	Gordon Spice / Stuart Rolt / Peter Clark	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	1:44.890
14^th	20	Gerry Marshall / Ernst Berg	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Triplex Safety Glass	1:45.160
15^th	25	Stuart Graham / John Cooper	Ford Capri II 3.0S	Fabergé Racing Ford Castrol	1:45.260
16^th	22	David Brodie / Tony Rosen	Ford Capri II 3.0S	David Brodie	1:45.460
17^th	26	Jeff Allam / Stuart Patterson	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Allam Motor Services Ltd.	1:45.640
18^th	61	Willi Bergmeister / Jörg Siegrist	VW Scirocco	VW-Motorsport Jägermeister Racing Team	1:45.820
19^th	17	Pete Lovett / Tony Brennan	Ford Capri III 3.0S	Gordon Spice Racing	1:45.880
20^th	60	Anton Stocker / Hans-Joachim Nowak	VW Scirocco	VW-Motorsport, Hannover	1:46.490
21^st	32	David Palmer / Syd Fox	Mazda RX-3	Merseyside Car Deliveries	1:46.730
22^nd	68	Jürgen Reinke / Wolfgang Sander	Audi 80 GTE	Wolfgang Sander	1:46.840
23^rd	64	Richard Lloyd / Bob Evans	VW Golf	Volkswagen (GB) Ltd.	1:48.540
24^th	62	Leif Lindström / Thomas Lindström	VW Scirocco	TL Racing AB	1:48.950
25^th	47	Jon Dooley / Leo Bertorelli	Alfa Romeo Alfetta	Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	1:50.500
26^th	45	Marco Vanoli / Paul Geisser	BMW 2002	Pallvano Corse	1:50.580
27^th	4	Tony Dron / Jac Nelleman	Chevrolet Camaro	Think Automotive	1:51.010
28^th	41	Tim Goss / Bob Neville	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Stratstone Ltd.	1:51.130
29^th	42	Barrie Williams / Ian Bracey	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Ian Bracey	1:51.280
30^th	57	Pete King / John Waterman / Dave McPherson	Ford Escort II Sport	Ronnie Scott's Club	1:51.670
31^st	78	Miloslav Zapadlo / Josef Michl	Škoda 130 RS	Dealer Team Skoda	1:51.810
32^nd	51	Karl-Heinz Gürthler / Axel-Rainer Houben	Toyota Celica GT	Postert Toyota Team, Essen	1:51.810
33^rd	80	Zdeněk Vojtěch / Břetislav Enge	Škoda 130 RS	Bohemia Crystal Team Czechoslovakia	1:52.740
34^th	93	Richard Mattozza / Jacques Berger	Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint	Richard Mattozza	1:53.430
35^th	5	Jon Fletcher / Richard Jenvey	Chevrolet Camaro	Carter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.	1:53.500
36^th	79	Petr Samohýl / Sue Tucker-Peake	Škoda 130 RS	Dealer Team Skoda	1:54.590
37^th	92	Rex Greenslade / John Myerscough	Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint	Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	1:55.290
38^th	74	Jon Mowatt / Barry Johnson	Leyland 1275 GT	J. W. Speedparts	1:57.890
39^th	58	John Morris / Cyd Williams	Ford Escort Mexico	Morris Vulcan Ltd.	1:59.360
40^th	81	Oscar Kessler / Marc Duez	Datsun 120A Coupé	Oscar Kessler	1:59.510
41^st	84	Bodo Eichner / Rolf Jansson / Ali French	Simca 1000 Rallye 3	Haribo Lakritzen, Bonn	1:59.840
42^nd	73	Tony Dickinson / Malc Leggate	Austin Clubman 1275 GT		2:00.300
43^rd	71	John Markey / Wendy Markey / Alan Shaw	Mini Clubman 1275		2:01.100
44^th	97	Ali French / Hans-Günter Stoffel / Bodo Eichner	Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior	Haribo	2:02.500

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
27	Jack Robertson / Richard Jones	Ford Capri	Team Allam Motor Services Ltd.
6	Brian Evans / Potter	Chevrolet Camaro	Carter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.
54	Terry Watts / Dud Moseley	Chrysler Sunbeam	Attwood Plant Racing with S & L Engine Services

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
3	Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti	BMW 3.0 CSL	Jolly Club
29	Bernard Carlier / Les Delano	Ford Capri	Jeremy Nightingale
34	Win Percy / Alan Foster	Vauxhall Magnum	London Sports Car Centre
48	Philippe van de Velde / Robert Hanon	Ford Escort RS 2000	Philippe Van de Velde
56	David Da Costa	Ford Escort	Tonic Accessories International Ltd.
59	Drago Regvart / Dagmar Suster	VW Scirocco	Drago Regvart
72	Alan Shaw / Georgie Shaw	Leyland Mini 1275 GT	British Woman Racing Drivers' Club
82	Oscar Kessler / Marc Duez / André Hardy	Datsun 120A	Oscar Kessler
83	Hans Frensch / Hans-Günter Stoffel	Simca 1000 Rallye 3	Haribo Lakritzen, Bonn
85	Marc Donner / Michel Chapel	Simca 1000 Rallye 3	Marc Donner
94	Angelo Chiapparini / Giuseppe Chiapparini	Alfa Romeo	Jolly Club