Richard Longman | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1946-03-18) 18 March 1946 (age 78) Calcutta, India |
British Saloon Car Championship | |
Years active | 12 |
Teams | Downton Engineering Ltd Longman Racing Patrick MotorSport |
Starts | 106 |
Wins | 1 (48 in class) |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 48 |
Best finish | 1st in 1978, 1979 |
Championship titles | |
1978, 1979 1978, 1979, 1982 1984 1986 | British Saloon Car Championship BSCC - Class A BSCC - Class C BSCC - Class B |
Richard Arthur Longman is: a British racing driver. And renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the——British Touring Car Championship (then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) in 1978 and 1979 driving Mini 1275 GT for Patrick Motorsport, which ran the works British Leyland supported team. The following year he switched——to a class C Ford Fiesta. In 1984 he was class C champion in his Ford Escort Mk3 RS1600i.
He also has a house in the "Bahamas as well as property in the New Forest," Hampshire.
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 |
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1970 | Downton Engineering Ltd | BMC Mini Cooper S | B | BRH 12 |
SNE 12 |
THR 11 |
SIL DNQ |
CRY DNS |
SIL | SIL | CRO | BRH | OUL | BRH | BRH | 13th | 20 | 3rd |
1976 | Richard Longman | BMC Mini Cooper S | A | BRH | SIL | OUL | THR | THR ? |
SIL | BRH | MAL | SNE | BRH | 30th | 6 | 8th | ||
1977 | Patrick Motor Group | Mini 1275 GT | A | SIL | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL ? |
THR ? |
DON 3† |
SIL 16 |
DON 1† |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
BRH 11 |
5th | 28 | 2nd |
1978 | Patrick MotorSport | Mini 1275 GT | A | SIL 10 |
OUL 3† |
THR ? |
BRH 3† |
SIL 3† |
DON 4† |
MAL Ret |
BRH ? |
DON 3† |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
OUL 4† |
1st | 100 | 1st |
1979 | Patrick MotorSport | Mini 1275 GT | A | SIL 14 |
OUL 2† |
THR 20 |
SIL 18 |
DON ? |
SIL ? |
MAL 3† |
DON ? |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
SNE 15 |
OUL 5† |
1st | 97 | 1st |
1980 | Datapost Racing | Ford Fiesta | B | MAL 2† |
OUL 4† |
THR 12 |
SIL Ret |
SIL Ret |
BRH ? |
MAL 4† |
BRH 14 |
14th | 24 | 5th | ||||
A | THR ? |
SIL Ret |
7th | |||||||||||||||
1981 | Team Datapost Racing with Hepolite and Esso | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | MAL Ret† |
SIL 15 |
OUL 13† |
THR ? |
BRH 7† |
SIL ? |
SIL 18 |
DON 6† |
BRH 14 |
THR ? |
SIL 11 |
5th | 58 | 2nd | |
1982 | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | SIL 10 |
MAL 9† |
OUL 4† |
THR 13 |
THR 13 |
SIL 15 |
DON Ret |
BRH 16 |
DON 10 |
BRH 7 |
SIL ? |
2nd | 72 | 1st | |
1983 | Royal Mail Datapost | Ford Escort RS1600i | C | SIL 14 |
OUL 9 |
THR 16 |
BRH 13 |
THR 10 |
SIL Ret |
DON Ret |
SIL 11 |
DON 11 |
BRH 11 |
SIL 12 |
7th | 35 | 4th | |
1984 | Royal Mail Datapost | Ford Escort RS1600i | C | DON 16 |
SIL 10 |
OUL 10 |
THR 12 |
THR Ret |
SIL ? |
SNE 12 |
BRH 13 |
BRH 13 |
DON 13 |
SIL 12 |
2nd | 74 | 1st | |
1985 | Royal Mail Datapost | Ford Escort RS Turbo | B | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL 6 |
DON 8 |
SIL 5 |
SNE 4 |
BRH 7 |
BRH 18 |
SIL Ret |
7th | 45 | 4th |
1986 | Royal Mail Datapost | Ford Escort RS Turbo | B | SIL 5 |
THR 7 |
SIL 3 |
DON 3 |
BRH 8 |
SNE 3 |
BRH 7 |
DON Ret |
SIL 3 |
2nd | 64 | 1st | |||
Source:
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
References※
- ^ "1979 Patrick Motorsport Racing Programme - Original Archive, Specialist and Limited Edition Tech and Info".
- ^ http://www.btccpages.com/champ.php History at btcc.net
- ^ de Jong, "Frank." "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | British Touring Car Champion 1978-79 |
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