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Oulton Park
Location Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
Active from -
Major events British Touring Car Championship, British F3, British Superbikes
Surface
Length 2.692 mi (4.307 km)
Turns 17
Lap record 1:24.68 ([[Image:Template:Country flag alias Wales 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Wales]] Gareth Rees, Super Nova (Reynard-Cosworth 95D), 1996, British F2)

Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about 5 miles (Template:Convert/(5)*1609.344) from Winsford, 13 miles (Template:Convert/(13)*1609.344) from Chester city centre, 8 miles (Template:Convert/(8)*1609.344) from Northwich and 17 miles (Template:Convert/(17)*1609.344) from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was previously known as the Oulton Estate. The track is set in the grounds of Oulton Hall, which were used as an army staging camp by General Patton prior to the Normandy landings.[1] At this time the famous boxer Joe Louis gave exhibition bouts at Oulton Park in the vicinity of the Deer Leap section of the circuit.[2]

It is said that if one wishes to test the abilities of a new driver one sends him to Oulton Park with the car to demonstrate his prowess.[3]

The Circuit[]

 goes through Knickerbrook during the BTCC race

Colin Turkington goes through Knickerbrook during the BTCC race

The track is characterised by its rapidly changing gradients and blind crests leading into unforgiving corners. The full track is 2.8 miles (Template:Convert/(2.8)*1609.344) long, with a selection of shorter circuits also possible. Among many British and foreign drivers it is considered one of the most challenging and thrilling circuits ever constructed.[citation needed]

One of the short circuits is the "Foster's" Circuit which comprises half of the "Cascades" corner followed by Hislop's, or "Hizzy's" chicane. The circuit then heads onto Knickerbrook and up Clay Hill to work its way round to the start/finish straight. This circuit is 1.66 miles (Template:Convert/(1.66)*1609.344) in length.

The other short circuit that is used almost exclusively for the MSA British Touring Car Championship. This circuit comprises all of the Cascades Corner and Lakeside but then forks off into a hairpin before Island Bend. This hairpin cuts out all of the Island section of the circuit and takes the cars straight back over Hill Top.

For the 2007 season, the marshalling stations were redesigned with a protective cage around each of the marshalling stations. This was to prevent incidents similar to those in the 2006 season, when cars were known to "fly through" the marshalling stations. At around the same time, the marshalling post at the bottom of the back straight, near the chicane preceding Knickerbrook, also had a proper marshals post built behind the existing Armco barrier and was fitted with caging similar to the other marshalling posts.

The paddock facilities are reasonable in size, with large areas of hard-standing and some power points.

A highly-entertaining though rather risqué monologue about the construction of one part of the circuit, "The Naming of Knicker Brook", is told by demolition expert/raconteur Blaster Bates.

A good spot for spectators is alongside either the Fogarty Moss Centre or alongside Hill Top. Most of the track can be seen from these areas.

History[]

Origins – 1950s[]

In the early 18th Century the Oulton Estate comprised a manor house and a formal garden surrounded by Cheshire farmland. By the end of the century this farmland was converted into a park, which now is the site of Oulton Park. Some buildings that were part of the estate still exist to this day; the entrance gates, lodges and screen designed by Joseph Turner.[4]

By the early 1950s England had a goodly number of motor racing tracks but the northwest was not well served. The members of the Mid-Cheshire Car Club took it on themselves to rectify the situation. The circuit was they developed was on the estate of the Grey-Egerton family. With Sir Philip Gray-Egerton permission, a circuit was mapped out starting early in 1953 and by August the new track was in existence, measuring a sinuous 1.504 miles, almost rectangle in shape. [3]

The first meeting took place on 8 August, but the RAC would not allow the public to attend, wanting an opening meeting to be run successfully before allowing paying spectators; none the less some 3,000 club members and its guests attended as spectators. The main event of the day as the 33-lap 49.6-mile Formula Two race which was won by Tony Rolt driving Rob Walker’s Connaught A Type. The supporting Formula III event was divided into three 10-lap heats (won by Don Trueman, Charles Headland and Don Parker) and a 17-lap final which went to Les Leston. [3]

Oulton Park has a vast catchment area which includes Liverpool, Manchester, Chester and Crewe so it is little surprise that the second meeting and last of 1953 on 3 October, attracted a crowd of 40,000. It was a joint motorcycle and car event, the Wirrall 100 Motor Club joining the Mid-Cheshire Car Club in organising it. The car side of the day was confined to three Formula III races and a final which was won by Glaswegian Ninian Sanderson from Ken Tyrrell. [3]

By April 1954, the track had grown to 2.23 miles in length and within a year of the opening meeting had grown again to 2.761 miles. At Easter 1975, another circuit layout measuring 1.654 miles came into use. Oulton Park is unique amongst the new post-World War II circuits in that it is true road circuit whilst its comtemporaries were, with one exception, converted airfields (the exception being the short-lived Blandford). It has something in common with Mallory Park in that it can trace its history back a very long way (possibly as far as Roman times) and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as ‘Aleton’. [3]

The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) brought the British Empire Trophy to Oulton Park in 1954 and ran it for sports cars on the new 2.23 miles Island circuit. Alan Brown won the race in a Cooper-Bristol from Roy Salvadori, driving a Maserati A6GCS, who set the new lap record at 74.73mph. [3]

In August, Oulton Park saw its first International Meeting when the Daily Dispatch sponsored the Oulton Park Gold Cup. Apart from the 11-year period when Aintree ran International Formula One races, it fell to Oulton Park to bring the major formulae to the northeast of England and the Gold Cup was run for all the major formulae: Formula One, Formula Two, Formula 5000 and the big sport cars. Its first running over the second new circuit of the year, the 2.761 mile International circuit, and was for Formula One; the entry was entirely British with the exception of Jean Behra in his Gordini. There were 19 starters, Stirling Moss starting from the back of the grid in his new Maserati 250F which had only arrived from the factory in the morning of the race. By the end of lap one, he had passed the twelve of his rivals and took the lead from Reg Parnell’s Ferrari 625 on the fourth lap to win by 1min 14.4sec at the end of the 36-lap race. Bob Gerard’s Cooper-Bristol and Don Beauman’s Connaught were the only two others car on the same lap as Moss. This was the first of Moss’s victory in the Gold Cup – he was it win it another four times, repeating the win in 1955, 1959, 1960 and 1961. [3]

1956 saw the Vintage Sports Car Club brought the Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Race to Oulton Park from Silverstone, but the BRSCC’s Daily Herald Trophy for sport cars was almost rained off. The race reduced from 56 to 40 laps and the Le Mans-winning Ecurie Ecosse team was withdrawn. Stirling Moss won in his works Aston Martin DB3S from his team-mate Tony Brooks. [3]

Prior to the 1957 season Moss and Brooks tested the Vanwalls at Oulton and advised that the surface should be replaced at Island Bend. Their advice was acted on. [3]

1960s[]

There was a new look to the Cheshire circuit for the 1961 season, the pits being rebuilt into a two-storey affair with a concrete wall to protect the pit crews when working on their charges. The ‘Oulton Park Trophy’ was a televised event for GT cars which was won by Mike Parkes in the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250GT from Graham Hill in a Jaguar E-Type and Tony Maggs in an Aston Martin DB4GT; Innes Ireland fought his way to fourth in another 250GT after a poor start, setting a new lap record on the way. [3]

The 1961 Gold Cup, saw Stirling Moss win his final Cup, but car he was driving was unique. The race was run in damp conditions and this enable Moss to take the flag, driving the four-wheel drive Ferguson P99. It was only race victory for the 4WD F1 car although the car did win the 1964 British Hill Climb Championship. [2][5]

Oulton Park was bought by Grovewood Securities in 1964, to increase the Company’s motor sport portfolio, and later in the year Grovewood also acquired the freehold, thereby ending nearly 500 years of ownership by the Egerton family. Grovewood’s takeover coincided with the increase in required safety measures. Being set in parkland, Oulton Park was more difficult and more expensive to bring up to standard than other circuits but the decision was made that it was to be motor sport first, and parkland second. [3]

The spring meeting that year had a distinctly Scottish flavour, Jimmy Clark winning the sports, GT and saloon car races and Jackie Stewart, starting out in International career, won the Formula Three race in Ken Tyrrell’s Cooper-Austin. Clark was the reigning World Champion yet had time to enter a relatively minor meeting at an England. [3]

1965 saw the revival of the world’s oldest motor race when the Royal Automobile Club’s Tourist Trophy came to the Cheshire track, it was run for Sports and GT cars in two 2-hour heats and was won by Denny Hulme in a 2-litre Brabham. [3]

2 April, 1966, saw prospective spectators at the British Automobile Racing Club’s Oulton Park 200 being turned away, as the circuit was covered in snow! Good Friday 1969 saw the birth of Formula 5000 in Europe: Peter Gethin had a runaway win driving the Church Farm Racing McLaren-Chevrolet M10A. [3]

The last RAC Tourist Trophy to be run at Oulton Park took place on Whit Monday 1969 and ended in tragedy. Paul Hawkins lost control of his Lola T70 at Island Bend and hit a tree; he was killed instantly and the race stopped, Trevor Taylor (who had bravely tried to save Hawkins from the blazing wreck) being declared the winner. [3]

1970s[]

Good Friday 1971 saw Formula One return to the Cheshire circuit to contest the Rothmans Trophy. Victory went to the diminutive Mexican Pedro Rodríguez driving a Yardley BRM P160; he set a new highest race average speed at 115.13mph. The fastest lap was shared with Peter Gethin driving a McLaren M10A (how had harried Rodríguez throughout the race) in 1min 25sec at 116.93mph. [3]

Until 1973 racing had always been restricted to Saturdays and Bank Holidays but that year the local council gave permission for four Sunday meetings – but it was to last for only a year. That first Sunday meeting on 13 May was to feature F5000 as the top race of the day and it saw a 1-2-3 win for Chevron, victory going to Teddy Pilette. [3]


1980s – 1990s[]

At the close of the 2000 season the outright lap record on the International circuit stood to the credit of Gareth Rees, driving a Super Nova Formula 3000 Reynard 95D in the British Formula Two Championship on 6 July 1996. He circulated in 1min 24.68secs, at a speed of 117.91mph. The outright lap record on the Fosters circuit was held by Luca Riccitelli in a Formula 3000 car in 50.09secs (119.30mph).[3]

2000s – 2010s[]

At the start of the 21st Century, Oulton Park is still as popular as ever and still as demanding as it ever has been on drivers and riders, but, in common with so many circuits, it is no longer hosts major international events. Gone are the glory days when all the major Formula One teams (including Scuderia Ferrari) came to Cheshire, now the major events on the circuit’s calendar is the twice-yearly visit of the British Superbike Championship and the annual visit of the British Touring Car Championship. This is no fault of the circuit management – it is just the way the sport has gone. But Oulton Park is still the great challenge it always was. [3]

After many years of decay, Oulton was given new life when it, along with Brands Hatch, Snetterton and Cadwell Park, was bought by MotorSport Vision. MSV, headed by ex-F1 racer Jonathan Palmer, have completely turned the circuits around, tidying them up and pulling the crowds in. Oulton's Gold Cup classic car meeting is dubbed 'the Goodwood of the north'. Furthermore, the BTCC meeting on Sunday 27 July 2008 saw a crowd of 35,000 attend - a record not only for the circuit but the highest crowd at any venue of the BTCC for a decade.[6]

In 2013 Oulton Park hosts the following major UK race championships:

[7]

The circuit also hosts a major event on the historic racing calendar: the HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup. [7]

These events recently been joined by the season-opening Masters Historic Raceday , with Modified Live catering for the opposite end of the motoring spectrum. [7]

During the week the circuit offers some general test days and driving experiences, and can also be hired out for private testing and track days. [8]


Oulton Park Gold Cup[]

Main article: Oulton Park International Gold Cup

The Gold Cup was a prize originally awarded to the winner of a non-championship Formula One race held annually at Oulton Park. First ran in 1954, Stirling Moss won the cup and he would go on the win it four more times. Although the race regularly attracted the top teams from across Britain and Europe, the increasing costs of F1 and more countries wishing to have their own Grand Prix, the Gold Cup fell by wayside with last true F1 race in 1972. The Gold Cup would continue albeit with different formulaes; Formula 5000, Formula 3000; British Formula One through to British GT and British Touring Cars. Since 2003, the Gold Cup meeting is an event run by the Historic Sports Car Club. [1]

Knickerbrook corner[]

 goes through Knickerbrook corner at Oulton Park during a  race.

Jake Rosenzweig goes through Knickerbrook corner at Oulton Park during a Porsche Carrera Cup race.

Pre 1991: The corner was generally known as a 'racers' corner as it required courage and full commitment from the driver. The corner is notorious for causing multiple accidents. There have been several fatalities of racing drivers at this corner. One death in particular, Paul Warwick, caused the corner to be reconstructed as a chicane.

The corner led from a downhill straight [Hill top] into a fifth gear, off camber right bend. There was a deep kerbing section on the inside of the corner which combined with the off camber nature of the corner caused a car to become very difficult to control. The kerbing and camber tended to make the car veer to the outside of the circuit. The Armco barrier on the outside of the corner eventually intersected with the grass verge and caused a lack of run off area.

Blaster Bates, a British Explosives and Demolition specialist from Crewe in Cheshire, related an account during one of his recording sessions of how he and a colleague were once removing tree stumps with dynamite close to the corner. Upon the first detonation, a courting couple were seen to run at speed and in some disarray from the cover of a bush or bank nearby. Closer investigation followed a safe interval later and the two engineers discovered a lady's underwear in the brook, and this resulted in the name of the corner.[9]

Records[]

The outright lap record for the International Circuit configuration is 1:24.68 (117.91 mph), set by Gareth Rees, in his Super Nova Formula 3000 Reynard 95D in the British Formula Two Championship on 6 July 1996 at the circuit's last running of the Gold Cup as a single-seater event. [3]

While on two wheels the outright lap record for International circuit, is held by Ryuichi Kiyonari He set the record abroad a Honda CBR1000RR during the July 2006 round of the British Superbike Championship, stopping the watch at 1:35.44 (101.55 mph).[10]


Major Race Results[]

Formula One Non-World Championship races[]

Year Race Driver Constructor
1954 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Stirling Moss Maserati 250F
1955 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Stirling Moss Maserati 250F
1959 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax T51
1960 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18
1961 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax P99
1962 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias Scotland Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 25
1963 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias Scotland Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 25
1966 International Gold Cup 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco BT19
1967 Daily Express Spring Cup 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco BT20
International Gold Cup 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco BT24
1968 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias Scotland Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth MS10
1969 International Gold Cup 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Cosworth BT26A
1970 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth TS7
1971 Rothmans/Daily Express International Spring Trophy 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM P160
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth TS79
1972 International Gold Cup 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M19A
1978 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23
Oulton Park Formula 1 Trophy 25px Template:Country alias England Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781
1979 International Gold Cup [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Republic of Ireland 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Republic of Ireland]] Tony Trimmer Wolf-Cosworth WR4
Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy 25px Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus-Cosworth 78
1980 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Guy Edwards Arrows-Cosworth A1
Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy 25px Template:Country alias Scotland Jim Crawford Chevron-Ford B45
1982 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi-Cosworth F8

[11]

European Formula 5000 Championship[]

The BRSCC's F5000 championship, organised in the UK but taking in events across Europe, started in 1969. The title sponsorship moved from Guards to Rothmans to Shellsport before the series let in Formula One, Formula Two and Formula Atlantic cars for 1976.

Year Race Driver Car
1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship Rd.1 25px Template:Country alias England Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet M10A
Guards Formula 5000 Championship Rd.11 25px Template:Country alias England Mike Walker Lola-Chevrolet T142
1970 Guards Formula 5000 Championship Rd.1 25px Template:Country alias England Mike Walker McLaren-Chevrolet M10B
Guards Formula 5000 Championship Rd.19 25px Sweden Reine Wisell McLaren-Chevrolet M10B
1971 Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.16 25px Australia Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet T300
1972 Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.8 25px Template:Country alias England Brian Redman Chevron-Chevrolet B24
Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.13 25px New Zealand Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet GM1
1973 Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.6 25px Belgium Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet B24
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet B24
1974 Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.4 25px Template:Country alias England Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet T332
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet T330
1974 Rothmans Formula 5000 Championship Rd.4 25px Template:Country alias England Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet T332
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet T330
1975 Shellsport Formula 5000 Championship Rd.3 25px Template:Country alias England Gordon Spice Lola-Chevrolet T332
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England David Purley Chevron-Ford B30

[12]

International Formula Two Championship[]

Year Race Driver Car
1953 Mid-Cheshire M.C. Formula 2 Race 25px Template:Country alias England Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea Francis Type A
1956 International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T41
1957 International Gold Cup 25px Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T43
1959 British Empire Trophy 25px Template:Country alias England Jim Russell Cooper-Climax T45
1960 Oulton Park Trophy 25px Template:Country alias Scotland Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18
Lancashire & Cheshire C.C. F2 Race 25px Template:Country alias England Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T51
1964 International Gold Cup 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth BT10
1965 Spring Trophy 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Cosworth BT16
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England John Surtees Lola-Cosworth T60
1966 BARC ‘200’ Cancelled – Snow on track
1972 John Player British Formula 2, Rd. 2 25px Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 722
John Player British Formula 2, Rd. 5 25px Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 722

[13]

British Formula 3000/Formula Two Championship[]

Year Race Driver Car
1989 British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 3 25px Template:Country alias England Andrew Gilbert-Scott Reynard-Cosworth 88D
International Gold Cup 25px Brazil Paolo Carcasci Reynard-Cosworth 88D
1990 British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 2 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Reynard-Cosworth 89D
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Richard Dean Reynard-Cosworth 89D
1991 British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 1 25px Template:Country alias England Paul Warwick Reynard-Cosworth 90D
International Gold Cup 25px Template:Country alias England Paul Warwick Reynard-Cosworth 90D
1992 Halfords British Formula 2 Championship, Rd. 1 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Holland 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Holland]] Peter Kox Reynard-Cosworth 91D
International Gold Cup 25px France Yvan Muller Reynard-Cosworth 91D
1993 Halfords British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 1 25px Belgium Philippe Adams Reynard-Cosworth 92D
Halfords British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 5 25px Belgium Mikke van Hool Reynard-Cosworth 91D
1994 Venson British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 1 25px Template:Country alias England Phil Andrews Reynard-Cosworth 93D
1996 Venson British Formula 3000 Championship, Rd. 1 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Wales 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Wales]] Gareth Rees Reynard-Cosworth 95D
International Gold Cup [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Wales 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Wales]] Gareth Rees Reynard-Cosworth 95D

[14]


British Formula Three season[]

Year Race Driver Car
1964 BARC 25px UK Melvyn Long Lotus-Ford 27
Express & Star Championship, Rd. 4 25px UK Jackie Stewart Cooper -BMC T72
1965 Spring Trophy 25px USA Roy Pike Brabham-Ford BT16
BARC Member’s Meeting 25px UK Howard Heerey Brabham-Ford BT9
Spring Grove Trophy 25px UK Piers Courage Brabham-Ford BT10
International Gold Cup (support race) 25px USA Roy Pike Brabham-Ford BT16
1966 BARC “200” ‘’Cancelled – Snow on Track’’
BARC 25px UK Chris Lambert Brabham-Ford BT15
1967 Les Leston Championship, Rd. 3 25px UK Chris Williams Brabham-Ford BT21
Les Leston Championship, Rd. 5 25px UK Alan Rollinson Brabham-Ford BT21
Les Leston Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Mike Walker Brabham-Ford BT21
BARC 25px UK John Miles Lotus-Ford 41
BRSCC 25px UK Morris Nunn Lotus-Ford 41
Les Leston Championship, Rd. 17 25px UK Peter Gethin Brabham-Ford BT21
Les Leston Championship, Rd. 24 25px UK Derek Bell Brabham-Ford BT21
Les Leston Championship, Rd. 25 25px UK Tony Lanfranchi Merlyn-Ford Mk 10
1968 Lombank Championship, Rd.2 25px UK Morris Nunn Lotus-Ford 41
BRSCC Trophy 25px UK Mike Walker McLaren-Ford M4A
Oulton Park ‘100’ 25px UK Cyd Williams Brabham-Ford BT21
Mid-Cheshire Cup 25px Australia Tim Schenken Chevron-Ford B9
Lombank Championship, Rd.12 25px Australia Tim Schenken Titan-Ford Mk3
Lombank Championship, Rd.16 25px Australia Tim Schenken Chevron-Ford B9
Lombank Championship, Rd.17 25px Australia Tim Schenken Chevron-Ford B9
Lombank Championship, Rd.20 25px Australia Tim Schenken Chevron-Ford B9
Lombank Championship, Rd.21 25px Japan Tetsu Ikuzawa Brabham-Ford BT21B
1969 Lombank Championship, Rd.2 25px Australia Tim Schenken Brabham-Ford BT28
Lombank Championship, Rd.6 25px UK Alan Rollinson Brabham-Ford BT21B
BARC 25px UK Cyd Williams Chevron-Ford B15
1970 British Empire Trophy 25px UK Bev Bond Lotus-Ford 59A
Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship, Rd.6 25px Australia David Walker Lotus-Ford 59A
International Gold Cup (support race) 25px Brazil Carlos Pace Lotus-Ford 59A
Lombank British F3 Championship, Rd.10 25px UK Barrie Maskell Chevron-Ford B17
1971 North Central Lombard British F3 Championship, Rd 4 25px UK Sonny Eade Brabham-Ford BT28
British Empire Trophy 25px Australia David Walker Lotus-Ford 69
North Central Lombard British F3 Championship, Rd 8 25px South African flag after 1928 Jody Scheckter Merlyn-Ford Mk 21
1972 Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship, Rd2 25px UK Roger Williamson March-Ford 723
Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship, Rd 4 25px UK Tony Brise Brabham-Ford BT38
North Central Lombard British F3 Championship, Rd 10 25px Template:Country alias LIE Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford LNF3
Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship, Rd 11 25px UK Roger Williamson GRD-Ford 372
1973 John Player British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px UK Russell Wood March-Ford 733
John Player British F3 Championship, Rd 5 25px Sweden Conny Andersson March-Ford 733
North Central Lombard British F3 Championship, Rd 8 25px UK Mo Harness March-Ford 733
John Player British F3 Championship, Rd 12 25px Australia Alan Jones GRD-Ford 373
1974 Lombard North Central British F3 Championship, Rd 1 25px UK Brian Henton March-Ford 743
Lombard North Central British F3 Championship, Rd 3 25px UK Brian Henton March-Ford 743
Forward Trust British F3 Championship, Rd 8 25px UK Brian Henton March-Ford 743
Lombard North Central British F3 Championship, Rd 8 25px Brazil Alex Ribeiro GRD-Ford 374
Lombard North Central British F3 Championship, Rd 13 25px UK Brian Henton March-Ford 743
1975 BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 11 25px USA Danny Sullivan Modus-Toyota M1
BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 18 25px Brazil Ingo Hoffmann March-Toyota 753
1976 Race of the North 25px UK Rupert Keegan March-Toyota 743
BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 7 25px Italy Bruno Giacomelli March-Toyota 763
1977 BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px Sweden Eje Elgh Chevron-Toyota B38
1978 Forward Trust British F3 Championship, Rd 4 25px Brazil Chico Serra March-Toyota 783
Vandervell British F3 Championship, Rd 4 25px Brazil Nelson Piquet Ralt-Toyota RT1
1979 Vandervell British F3 Championship, Rd 17 25px New Zealand Mike Thackwell March-Toyota 793
1980 Vandervell British F3 Championship, Rd 14 25px Flag of Colombia Roberto Guerrero Argo-Toyota JM6
Vandervell British F3 Championship, Rd 19 25px Sweden Stefan Johansson Ralt-Toyota RT3
1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 15 25px Brazil Raul Boesel Ralt-Toyota RT3/81
Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 17 25px UK Jonathan Palmer Ralt-Toyota RT3/81
1982 Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 13 25px Argentina Enrique Mansilla Ralt-Toyota RT3D/82
Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 17 25px UK Martin Brundle Ralt-Toyota RT3D/82
1983 Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 15 25px UK Calvin Fish Ralt-Volkswagen RT3/83
Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 17 25px UK Martin Brundle Ralt-Toyota RT3/83
1984 Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 11 25px UK Russell Spence Ralt-Volkswagen RT3/84
1985 Marlboro British F3 Championship, Rd 14 25px Netherlands Gerrit van Kouwen Ralt-Volkswagen RT30
1986 Lucas British F3 Championship, Rd 10 25px UK Martin Donnelly Ralt-Volkswagen RT30/86
1987 Lucas British F3 Championship, Rd 14 25px UK Martin Donnelly Ralt-Volkswagen RT31
1988 International Gold Cup 25px Australia Gary Brabham Ralt-Volkswagen RT32
1989 Lucas British F3 Championship, Rd 11 25px Australia David Brabham Ralt-Volkswagen RT33
1990 British F3 Championship, Rd 14 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen Ralt-Mugen-Honda RT34
1993 British F3 Championship, Rd 7 25px UK Oliver Gavin Dallara-Vauxhall F393
1994 British F3 Championship, Rd 9 25px Flag of Denmark Jan Magnussen Dallara-Mugen-Honda F394
1995 British F3 Championship, Rd 10 25px Brazil Cristiano da Matta Dallara-Mugen-Honda F395
1996 British F3 Championship, Rd 7 25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Dallara-Mugen-Honda F396
1997 Autosport British F3 Championship, Rd 7 25px UK Peter Dumbreck Dallara-Mugen-Honda F397
1998 Autosport British F3 Championship, Rd 6 25px Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Dallara-Renault F398
1999 Autosport British F3 Championship, Rd 6 25px Brazil Luciano Burti Dallara-Mugen-Honda F399
2000 Green Flag British F3 Championship, Rd 3 25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Mugen-Honda F399
2001 Green Flag British F3 Championship, Rd 7 25px Japan Takuma Sato Dallara-Mugen-Honda F301
Green Flag British F3 Championship, Rd 8 25px Japan Takuma Sato Dallara-Mugen-Honda F301
2002 Green Flag British F3 Championship, Rd 19 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Dallara-Renault F302
Green Flag British F3 Championship, Rd 20 25px Australia James Courtney Dallara-Mugen-Honda F302
2003 British F3 Championship, Rd 13 25px South Africa Alan van der Merwe Dallara-Mugen-Honda F303
British F3 Championship, Rd 14 25px South Africa Alan van der Merwe Dallara-Mugen-Honda F303
2004 British F3 Championship, Rd 15 25px Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Dallara-Mugen-Honda F304
British F3 Championship, Rd 16 25px Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Dallara-Mugen-Honda F304
2006 Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 Championship, Rd 1 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Dallara-Mercedes F306
Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Dallara-Mercedes F306
2007 Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 Championship, Rd 1 25px Germany Maro Engel Dallara-Mercedes F307
Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px Template:Country alias Estonia Marko Asmer Dallara-Mercedes F307
2008 British F3 Championship, Rd 1 25px UK Oliver Turvey Dallara-Mercedes F308
British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px Spain Jaime Alguersuari Dallara-Mercedes F308
2009 Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Dallara-Mercedes F309
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 2 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Dallara-Mercedes F309
2010 Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 1 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Dallara-Volkswagen F310
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 2 25px UK Rupert Svendsen-Cook Dallara-Volkswagen F310
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 3 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Dallara-Volkswagen F310
2011 Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 2 Race 1 25px Brazil Lucas Foresti Dallara-Mercedes F311
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 2 Race 2 25px UK Riki Christodoulou Dallara-Volkswagen F310
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 2 Race 3 25px Brazil Felipe Nasr Dallara-Volkswagen F308
2012 Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 1 25px UK Jack Harvey Dallara-Volkswagen F312
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 2 25px Brazil Pipo Derani Dallara-Mercedes F312
Cooper Tires British F3 Championship, Rd 1 Race 3 25px USA Félix Serrallés Dallara-Volkswagen F312

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European Touring Car Championship[]

Year Race Driver Car
1967 RAC Tourist Trophy 25px Italy Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA

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British Touring Car Championship[]

 (leading ) driving for Vauxhall at the Oulton Park round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship

Fabrizio Giovanardi (leading Colin Turkington) driving for Vauxhall at the Oulton Park round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship

Year Race Driver Car
1960 Supa Tura British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.4 25px UK Don Parker Jaguar XK150
1961 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.8 25px UK Roy Salvadori Jaguar MkII 3.8
1962 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.8 25px UK Graham Hill Jaguar MkII 3.8
1963 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.2 25px UK Graham Hill Jaguar MkII 3.8
British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.10 25px USA Dan Gurney Ford Galaxie
1964 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.3 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus Cortina
British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.8 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus Cortina
1965 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.2 25px UK Roy Pierpoint Ford Mustang
British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.8 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus Cortina
1966 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.7 Classes A & B 25px UK Chris Craft Ford Anglia
Classes C & D 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus Cortina
1967 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.9 Classes A & B 25px UK John Rhodes Morris Mini Cooper S
Classes C & D 25px Australia Frank Gardner Ford Falcon Sprint
1968 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.9 25px Australia Brian Muir Ford Falcon Sprint
1969 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.10 25px UK Dennis Leech Ford Falcon Sprint
1970 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.10 25px Australia Frank Gardner Ford Mustang Boss 302
1971 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.9 25px Australia Brian Muir Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1972 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.2 25px Australia Brian Muir Ford Capri RS2600
British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.7 25px Australia Frank Gardner Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.4 25px UK Stuart Graham Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.11 25px UK Stuart Graham Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1975 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.3 Classes A & B 25px UK Andy Rouse Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Classes C & D 25px UK Stuart Graham Chevrolet Camaro Z28
British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.14 25px UK Vince Woodman Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1976 Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.3 Classes B, C & D 25px UK Tom Walkinshaw Ford Capri II 3.0S
Class A 25px UK Bernard Unett Hillman Avenger 1300
1977 British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.3 Classes B, C & D 25px UK Tony Dron Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Class A 25px UK Bernard Unett Chrysler Avenger 1300
1978 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.2 Classes C & D 25px UK Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S
Classes A & B 25px UK Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTI
Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 12 Classes C & D 25px UK Tom Walkinshaw BMW 530i
Classes A & B 25px UK Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTI
1979 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Rd.2 Classes C & D 25px UK Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S
Classes A & B 25px UK John Morris Volkswagen Golf GTI
Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 12 Classes C & D 25px UK Stuart Graham Ford Capri III 3.0S
Classes A & B 25px UK Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTI
1980 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 2 Classes C & D 25px UK Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S
Classes A & B 25px UK Chris Hodgetts Toyota Celica GT
1981 Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 3 Classes C & D 25px UK Win Percy Rover 3500S
Classes A & B 25px UK Chris Hodgetts Toyota Celica ST
1982 Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 3 Classes A & B 25px UK Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S
Classes C & D 25px UK Win Percy Toyota Corolla GT
1983 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 2 25px UK Jeff Allam Rover Rover Vitesse
1984 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 3 25px UK James Weaver BMW 635CSi
1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship, Rd. 2 25px UK Andy Rouse Ford Sierra XR4Ti
1987 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 2 25px UK Tim Harvey Rover Vitesse
Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 + 25px UK Mike Newman
25px UK Rob Speak
BMW 635CSi
1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 2 25px UK Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500
1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 1 25px UK Robb Gravett Ford Sierra RS500
1990 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 1 25px UK Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500
Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 5 25px UK Robb Gravett Ford Sierra RS500
1991 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px UK John Cleland Vauxhall Cavalier
1992 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 3 25px UK Andy Rouse Toyota Carina
1993 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 5 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i
International Gold Cup 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i
1994 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 7 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
International Gold Cup 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i
1995 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo 850 20v
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 22 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 23 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
1996 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 320i
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo 850 20v
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 19 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 20 25px Germany Frank Biela Audi A4 quattro
1997 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Jason Plato Renault Laguna
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 23 25px UK James Thompson Honda Accord
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 24 25px UK Anthony Reid Nissan Primera GT
1999 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px France Laurent Aïello Nissan Primera GT
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px France Laurent Aïello Nissan Primera GT
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 23 25px France Laurent Aïello Nissan Primera GT
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 24 25px UK James Thompson Honda Accord
2000 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px Switzerland Alain Menu Ford Mondeo
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen Honda Accord
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 21 25px UK Anthony Reid Ford Mondeo
Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 22 25px Italy Gabriele Tarquini Honda Accord
2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 5 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 6 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 19 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 20 25px UK Jason Plato Vauxhall Astra Coupé
2002 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 3 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 4 25px UK Paul O'Neill Vauxhall Astra Coupé
2003 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 19 25px UK James Thompson Vauxhall Astra Coupé
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 20 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Civic Type-R
2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Dan Eaves Honda Civic Type-R
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px France Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra Coupé
2005 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Jason Plato SEAT Toledo Coupé
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Integra Type-R
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px UK Tom Chilton Honda Integra Type-R
2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 7 25px UK Gordon Shedden Honda Integra Type-R
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 8 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Integra Type-R
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px UK Jason Plato SEAT León
2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 13 25px UK Gordon Shedden Honda Civic
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 14 25px UK Colin Turkington BMW 320si
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 9 25px UK Mat Jackson BMW 320si
2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 19 25px UK Jason Plato SEAT León TDI
HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 20 25px UK Colin Turkington BMW 320si
HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 21 25px UK Gordon Shedden Honda Civic
2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Colin Turkington BMW 320si
HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Colin Turkington BMW 320si
HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px UK James Thompson Honda Civic
2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Tom Onslow-Cole Ford Focus ST LPG
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Jason Plato Chevrolet Cruze
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Civic
2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Gordon Shedden Honda Civic
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Jason Plato Chevrolet Cruze LT
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px UK Mat Jackson Ford Focus ST
2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 10 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Civic
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 11 25px UK Gordon Shedden Honda Civic
Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Rd. 12 25px UK Matt Neal Honda Civic

+ endurance race

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Further reading[]

  • Peter McFayden. Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1970s. Veloce Publishing. ISBN 978-1845841645.
  • Peter McFayden. Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s. Veloce Publishing. ISBN 978-1845840380.
  • Kerry Flecther. From a Dream to a Reality …the Memories of Oulton Park. Authors Online Ltd. ISBN 978-0755202355

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