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Vauxhall
Vau
Nationality http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png British
Established 1857
Founders Alexander Wilson
Headquarters Chalton, Bedfordshire, England
Noted drivers https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones
British Touring Car Championship Career
First entry 1991
Races entered 61
Teams championships 1 (1992)
Drivers championships 1 (1992)
Race victories 19
Podiums 29
Points 996
Pole positions 8
Fastest laps 23
Last entry 1993 British Touring Car Championship Round 2
Championship titles
1991-92 Touring Car World Cup
1992 British Touring Car Championship

Vauxhall is currently involved in British Touring Car Championship as a constructor, under the name of Vauxhall Sport. They have been associated with BTCC since 1991.

History

1991

Dave Cook Racing was awarded the works contract to build the Vauxhall Cavalier for the British Touring Car Championship Championship starting in 1991. The drivers for the season would be Matt Hull from Ireland and Phil Dodge from the United States. The team failed to live up to pre-season expectations and finished 6th in the Manufacturer Teams championship with only two 5th place finishes from Hull. Both drivers were let go at the end of 1991.

1992

Still ran by Dave Cook Racing, Vauxhall Sport demanded more in 1992. After winning the 1991 Touring Car World Cup driving a Cavalier, Lorenzo Turri was hired and 1991 Independent championship runner-up, Kris Simton, joined the fold.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Name Car Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Points Position
1991 Vauxhall Sport Cavalier GSi https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 11 9 7 10 7 7 9 8 6 5 9 10 DNS 5 9 225 6th
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge 10 12 10 8 9 9 12 11 9 10 9
1992 Vauxhall Sport Cavalier GSi https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 C 1 1 1 687 1st*

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton

7 11 3 5 6 7 RET RET 7 6 2 2 4 8 7 6 RET 4 5 5 6 RET 6 C 5 RET RET
1993 Vauxhall Sport Cavalier GSi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 9 8 8 6 8 7 84* 5th*
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 10 RET RET 10 9 8 7 RET
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