Neil McGrath
| Neil McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 4 December 1942 Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| British Saloon Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1980–1982, 1984–1986 |
| Teams | Renault Dealer Racing Linden Racing |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 0 (2 in class) |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 (5 in class) |
| Best finish | 7th in 1985 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 | Renault 5 Cup Great Britain |
Neil McGrath (born 4 December 1942) is a former British racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Saloon Car Championship. In 1985 he finished seventh overall and third in Class A.[1] The cars he used were the Renault 5, Austin Metro and Rover Vitesse.[2] He won the Renault 5 championship in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1978. Class champion in a Renault Gordini in the Production Saloon Car Championship in 1979. Career race wins 136. Life long member of the BRDC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Renault Dealer Racing | Renault 5 Gordini | B | MAL | OUL | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | MAL ?† |
BRH | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC | ||
| 1981 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | MAL | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH 3† |
SIL 18 |
SIL 21 |
DON 8† |
BRH DNS |
THR | SIL 13 |
12th | 33 | 4th | |
| 1982 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | A | SIL ? |
MAL Ret† |
OUL Ret† |
THR Ret |
THR 18 |
SIL 17 |
DON Ret |
BRH 19 |
DON 12 |
BRH Ret |
SIL ? |
17th | 23 | 5th | |
| 1984 | Linden Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL 9 |
SNE 5 |
BRH ? |
BRH 11 |
DON 5 |
SIL Ret |
21st | 4 | 9th | |
| 1985 | Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL 2 |
OUL 2 |
THR 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 2 |
SIL 4 |
DON 4 |
SIL 4 |
SNE 2 |
BRH | BRH 6 |
SIL 4 |
7th | 45 | 3rd |
| 1986 | Linden Racing with Connells Estate Agents | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | THR | SIL 2 |
DON | BRH Ret |
SNE | BRH | DON | SIL | 22nd | 6 | 9th | |||
Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
References
- ^ "Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship 1985 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "All Results of Neil McGrath". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
- Neil McGrath career summary at DriverDB.com