Philip Colin Dowsett (born 4 March 1951) is a British retired racing driver. He initially competed in Formula Ford, Formula Three and Formula Atlantic in the 1970s, finishing as runner-up in the 1979 and 1980 National Formula Atlantic Championships.[1] He competed regularly in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1980s in a Toyota Corolla GT. In 1988 and 1989 he won consecutive class D (up to 1600cc) titles, becoming the last driver to win that class.[2] He finished as runner-up in the championship overall in 1988, five points behind champion Frank Sytner.[3] He is the father of racing cyclist Alex Dowsett.[1][4]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class
1977 Stuart Patterson Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL BRH OUL THR SIL THR DON SIL
9 		DON
?† 		BRH
8 		THR BRH 31st 1 10th
1984 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 B DON
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		OUL
14 		THR
10 		THR
9 		SIL
Ret 		SNE
8 		BRH
6 		BRH
9 		DON
10 		SIL
8 		4th 48 2nd
1985 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 B SIL
Ret 		OUL
4 		THR
Ret 		DON
8 		THR
Ret 		SIL
10 		DON
12 		SIL
9 		SNE
7 		BRH BRH SIL 13th 21 5th
1987 North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i D SIL OUL THR THR
14 		SIL
11 		SIL
19 		BRH SNE DON
15 		SIL
14 		16th 19 3rd
Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo B OUL
DNS 		DON NC
1988 TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX-GT D SIL
10 		OUL
10 		THR
18 		DON
15 		THR
17 		SIL
17 		SIL
18 		BRH
17 		SNE
14 		BRH
17 		BIR
C 		DON
20 		SIL
12 		2nd 98 1st
1989 Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX-GT D OUL
Ret 		SIL
21 		THR
17 		DON
13 		THR
Ret 		SIL
20 		SIL
26 		BRH SNE 7th 56 1st
Rayscar BRH
16 		BIR
Ret 		DON SIL
Source:[5]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

  1. ^ a b "News 2011: A family affair for Airwaves Racing at Dunton shakedown". Motorbase Performance. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.race-driver-archive.com/index.php?mode=Driver&id=Phil%20Dowsett wins at race-driver-archive.com
  3. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009. Official 1988 BTCC standings
  4. ^ Fotheringham, William (11 May 2013). "Alex Dowsett and Sir Bradley Wiggins secure British 1-2 at Giro". The Observer. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 3 November 2022.


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