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Neil McGrath

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Neil McGrath
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1942-12-04) 4 December 1942 (age 81)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active19801982, 19841986
TeamsRenault Dealer Racing
Linden Racing
Starts36
Wins0 (2 in class)
Poles1
Fastest laps1 (5 in class)
Best finish7th in 1985
Championship titles
1974, 1975, 1976, 1978Renault 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

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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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(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

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  1. ^ "Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship 1985 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "All Results of Neil McGrath". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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