Phil Dowsett

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. 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. He finished as runner-up in the championship overall in 1988, five points behind champion Frank Sytner. He is the father of racing cyclist Alex Dowsett.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results (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 DC Pts Class 1977 Stuart Patterson Ford Capri II 3.0s SIL BRH OUL THR SIL THR DON SIL9 DON?† BRH8 THR BRH 31st 1 10th 1984 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 DONRet SILRet OUL14 THR10 THR9 SILRet SNE8 BRH6 BRH9 DON10 SIL8 4th 48 2nd 1985 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 SILRet OUL4 THRRet DON8 THRRet SIL10 DON12 SIL9 SNE7 BRH BRH SIL 13th 21 5th 1987 North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i SIL OUL THR THR14 SIL11 SIL19 BRH SNE DON15 SIL14 16th 19 3rd Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo OULDNS DON NC 1988 TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX-GT SIL10 OUL10 THR18 DON15 THR17 SIL17 SIL18 BRH17 SNE14 BRH17 BIRC DON20 SIL12 2nd 98 1st 1989 Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX-GT OULRet SIL21 THR17 DON13 THRRet SIL20 SIL26 BRH SNE 7th 56 1st Rayscar BRH16 BIRRet DON SIL † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.