Event: Diners Club International Tourist TrophyDate: 17.9.1978
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Tourist Trophy

(Qualifying 1 Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantQ1 Time
1st1Tom Walkinshaw / Umberto GranoBMW 3.0 CSLBMW Italia1:37.1400
2nd2Raijmond van Hove / Eddy JoosenBMW 3.0 CSLLuigi Racing1:38.9500
3rd7Clemens Schickentanz / Hans Heyer / Brian RedmanMercedes-Benz 450 SLCAMG Motorenbau1:41.3700
4th16Chris Craft / Gordon SpiceFord Capri II 3.0SGordon Spice Racing1:43.6600
5th46Edy Brandenberger / Helmut KellenersBMW 320Eggenberger Racing1:43.7200
6th23Martin Thomas / Brian MuirFord Capri II 3.0SBrowne & Day/Connells1:43.9900
7th18Les Blackburn / Gordon BruceFord Capri II 3.0SToric Racing1:44.2300
8th50Kurt König / Heinz WeltrowskiBMW 320Eggenberger Racing1:44.7200
9th14Harald Neger / Heribert Werginz / Roman LoibneggerBMW 530iRacing Corporation Vienna1:44.8200
10th21Vince Woodman / Jonathan BuncombeFord Capri III 3.0SEquipe Esso1:44.8600
11th20Gerry Marshall / Ernst BergFord Capri II 3.0STriplex Safety Glass1:45.1600
12th25Stuart Graham / John CooperFord Capri II 3.0SFabergé Racing Ford Castrol1:45.2600
13th15Gordon Spice / Stuart Rolt / Peter ClarkFord Capri II 3.0SGordon Spice Racing1:45.4500
14th61Willi Bergmeister / Jörg SiegristVW SciroccoVW-Motorsport Jägermeister Racing Team1:45.8200
15th26Stuart Patterson / Jeff AllamFord Capri III 3.0SAllam Motor Services Ltd.1:45.9100
16th17Pete Lovett / Tony Brennan / *Chris CraftFord Capri III 3.0SGordon Spice Racing1:46.3200
17th60Anton Stocker / Hans-Joachim NowakVW SciroccoVW-Motorsport, Hannover1:46.4900
18th32David Palmer / Syd FoxMazda RX-3Merseyside Car Deliveries1:46.7300
19th68Jürgen Reinke / Wolfgang SanderAudi 80 GTEWolfgang Sander1:46.8400
20th8Michel Delcourt / Jean-Marie BaertBMW 3.0 CSLEcurie Chardon des Dunes - Dragons1:48.1400
21st22David Brodie / Tony RosenFord Capri II 3.0SDavid Brodie1:48.6100
22nd62Leif Lindström / Thomas LindströmVW SciroccoTL Racing AB1:49.2000
23rd47Jon Dooley / Leo BertorelliAlfa Romeo AlfettaNapolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team1:50.5000
24th4Tony Dron / Jac NellemanChevrolet CamaroThink Automotive1:51.0100
25th41Tim Goss / Bob NevilleTriumph Dolomite SprintStratstone Ltd.1:51.1300
26th78Miloslav Zapadlo / Josef MichlŠkoda 130 RSDealer Team Skoda1:51.8100
27th51Karl-Heinz Gürthler / Axel-Rainer HoubenToyota Celica GTPostert Toyota Team, Essen1:51.8100
28th80Zdeněk Vojtěch / Břetislav EngeŠkoda 130 RSBohemia Crystal Team Czechoslovakia1:52.7400
29th93Richard Mattozza / Jacques BergerAlfa Romeo Alfasud SprintRichard Mattozza1:53.4300
30th5Jon Fletcher / Richard JenveyChevrolet CamaroCarter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.1:53.6100
31st57Pete King / John Waterman / Dave McPhersonFord Escort II SportRonnie Scott's Club1:54.0500
32nd79Petr Samohýl / Sue Tucker-PeakeŠkoda 130 RSDealer Team Skoda1:54.5900
33rd92Rex Greenslade / John MyerscoughAlfa Romeo Alfasud SprintNapolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team1:55.3200
34th64Richard Lloyd / Bob EvansVW GolfVolkswagen (GB) Ltd.1:56.0300
35th74Jon Mowatt / Barry JohnsonLeyland 1275 GTJ. W. Speedparts1:58.3200
36th24Andy Rouse / Derek LawrenceFord Capri III 3.0SCarrier Properties Ltd.1:58.5900
37th45Paul Geisser / Marco VanoliBMW 2002Pallvano Corse1:58.6300
38th58John Morris / Cyd WilliamsFord Escort MexicoMorris Vulcan Ltd.1:59.3800
39th81Oscar Kessler / Marc DuezDatsun 120A CoupéOscar Kessler1:59.5100
40th73Tony Dickinson / Malc LeggateAustin Clubman 1275 GT2:00.3000
41st84Bodo Eichner / Rolf Jansson / Hans FrenschSimca 1000 Rallye 3Haribo Lakritzen, Bonn2:00.3800
42nd71John Markey / Wendy Markey / Alan ShawMini Clubman 12752:01.1000
43rd42Barrie Williams / Ian BraceyTriumph Dolomite SprintIan Bracey2:05.8900

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
27Jack Robertson / Richard JonesFord CapriTeam Allam Motor Services Ltd.
97Hans Frensch / Hans-Günter Stoffel / Bodo EichnerAlfa Romeo 1300 GTA JuniorHaribo
6Brian Evans / PotterChevrolet CamaroCarter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.
54Terry Watts / Dud MoseleyChrysler SunbeamAttwood Plant Racing with S & L Engine Services

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
3Martino Finotto / Carlo FacettiBMW 3.0 CSLJolly Club
29Bernard Carlier / Les DelanoFord CapriJeremy Nightingale
34Win Percy / Alan FosterVauxhall MagnumLondon Sports Car Centre
48Philippe van de Velde / Robert HanonFord Escort RS 2000Philippe Van de Velde
56David Da CostaFord EscortTonic Accessories International Ltd.
59Drago Regvart / Dagmar SusterVW SciroccoDrago Regvart
72Alan Shaw / Georgie ShawLeyland Mini 1275 GTBritish Woman Racing Drivers' Club
82Oscar Kessler / André Hardy / Marc DuezDatsun 120AOscar Kessler
83Hans Frensch / Hans-Günter StoffelSimca 1000 Rallye 3Haribo Lakritzen, Bonn
85Marc Donner / Michel ChapelSimca 1000 Rallye 3Marc Donner
94Angelo Chiapparini / Giuseppe ChiappariniAlfa RomeoJolly Club