Richard Arthur Longman is a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert.[1] He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship (then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT for Patrick Motorsport, which ran the works British Leyland supported team.[2] The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta. In 1984 he was class C champion in his Ford Escort Mk3 RS1600i.
| Richard Longman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 18 March 1946 Calcutta, India |
| British Saloon Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1970, 1976–1986 |
| 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 |
He also has a house in the Bahamas as well as property in the New Forest, Hampshire.
Racing record
editComplete British Saloon Car Championship results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:[3]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
References
edit- ^ "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.
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