Phil Dowsett

Phil Dowsett
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active1977, 19841985, 19871989
TeamsStuart Patterson
Terry Drury Racing
North Essex Motorsport
TOM's GB
Rayscar
Starts49
Wins0 (17 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps0 (18 in class)
Best finish2nd in 1988
Championship titles
1988, 1989British Touring Car Championship - Class D

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]

  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.