Jon Dooley (29 April 1946 – 2 September 2020)[1] was a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque. He competed in the BSCC/BTCC from 1976 to 1989, all but one race in an Alfa Romeo.[2]
Racing record
editComplete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Campari Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | A | BRH ? |
SIL Ret |
OUL | THR 17 |
THR | SIL | BRH Ret |
MAL ?† |
SNE ?† |
BRH ? |
10th | 28 | 3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | SIL | BRH ? |
OUL ?† |
THR ? |
SIL ? |
THR | DON | SIL Ret |
DON ?† |
BRH | THR | BRH | 31st | 1 | 9th | |||
| 1978 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | SIL ? |
OUL | THR | BRH | SIL ? |
DON ?† |
MAL ?† |
BRH Ret |
DON 10† |
BRH ? |
THR | OUL | 22nd | 17 | 6th | |||
| 1979 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | A | SIL | OUL 7† |
THR 25 |
SIL 23 |
DON ? |
SIL ? |
MAL 5† |
DON ? |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
SNE ? |
OUL | 11th | 39 | 3rd | |||
| 1980 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | A | MAL 10† |
OUL | THR 15 |
SIL 20 |
SIL Ret |
BRH ? |
MAL 5† |
BRH ? |
THR ? |
SIL 22 |
5th | 58 | 2nd | |||||
| Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | MAL 9† |
MAL ?† |
8th | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | A | MAL 4† |
SIL 13 |
OUL 4† |
THR ? |
BRH 6† |
SIL ? |
SIL 16 |
DON 10† |
BRH 16 |
THR ? |
SIL 10 |
3rd | 65 | 1st | ||||
| 1982 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | C | SIL Ret |
OUL 8† |
THR 15 |
THR 22 |
SIL Ret |
DON 15 |
BRH 10 |
DON Ret |
BRH Ret |
SIL 8 |
8th | 49 | 2nd | |||||
| Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | A | MAL 6† |
OUL Ret† |
6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | B | SIL Ret |
OUL 4 |
THR 4 |
BRH 6 |
THR Ret |
SIL Ret |
DON Ret |
SIL 10 |
DON Ret |
BRH 18 |
SIL 9 |
6th | 36 | 3rd | ||||
| 1984 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | B | DON 12 |
SIL Ret |
OUL Ret |
THR 19 |
THR 8 |
SIL 12 |
SNE 7 |
BRH 8 |
BRH 8 |
DON 9 |
SIL 11 |
3rd | 51 | 1st | ||||
| 1985 | John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | B | SIL 7 |
OUL 5 |
THR Ret |
DON 7 |
THR 4 |
SIL 9 |
DON 9 |
SIL 6 |
SNE Ret |
BRH Ret |
BRH 8 |
SIL Ret |
9th | 43 | 3rd | |||
| 1986 | John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo 75 | B | SIL | THR 6 |
SIL Ret |
DON Ret |
BRH NC |
SNE 6 |
BRH 9 |
DON 6 |
SIL 6 |
10th | 23 | 4th | ||||||
| 1987 | John West Foods Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | B | SIL 9 |
OUL 12 |
THR 12 |
THR DNS |
SIL Ret |
SIL 18 |
BRH 9 |
SNE 9 |
DON 8 |
OUL 8 |
DON 15 |
SIL 8 |
3rd | 47 | 2nd | |||
| 1988 | Brookside Garage | Alfa Romeo 75 | B | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON DNQ |
SIL Ret |
NC | 0 | NC | ||
| 1989 | Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | SIL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL ? |
NC | 0 | NC | ||
Source:[3]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
References
edit- ^ "Jon Dooley 1946-2020". www.aroc-uk.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2009. Official 1987 BTCC standings
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
External links
edit- Jon Dooley career summary at DriverDB.com
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